Prisoner

This is the first piece I am doing for my new pin up book.

Update on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 12:36PM by Jim Vargas

The Inks.

Update on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 12:37PM by Jim Vargas

Flats with a rough background.

Update on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 12:39PM by Jim Vargas

Flats with background.

Update on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 12:42PM by Jim Vargas

Quick tones added in.

Update on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 12:43PM by Jim Vargas

More tone and blue hues added in.

Update on Friday, September 30, 2011 at 05:20AM by Jim Vargas

Way more tone and textures...almost there.

Update on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 06:38PM by Jim Vargas

And finally the finish !!!

Alish Portrait 1

Here are the pencils. Which are a lot tighter than I usually do.

Update on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 02:12AM by Jim Vargas

Next up the inks.

Update on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 02:13AM by Jim Vargas

Next the simple flats.

Update on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 02:13AM by Jim Vargas

This I did for fun, just to see.

Update on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 02:15AM by Jim Vargas

Early tones and background.

Update on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 06:23AM by Jim Vargas

More tones and refinement.

Update on Friday, May 6, 2011 at 06:25PM by Jim Vargas

The Finish.

Face off cover

These are the inks to a possible cover for the second issue of Faithless.

Update on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 07:32PM by Jim Vargas

Next flats followed by textures and rough tones and a quick backdrop.

Update on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 08:11PM by Jim Vargas

The Finish.

The Double Page Pillow Fight

Here I am beginning to arrange the rough pencils.

Update on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 08:05PM by Jim Vargas

Next I create a simple background, before I finish arranging the pencils. This is so The chracters wont create any obvious tangents with the background after their inked into place.

Update on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 03:45AM by Jim Vargas

Next the figures are inked.

Update on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 03:53AM by Jim Vargas

Next flatted out.

Update on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 07:02PM by Jim Vargas

Rough tones added into figures and background darkened and texturized.

Update on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 08:28PM by Jim Vargas

Additonal background and details.

Update on Monday, February 21, 2011 at 04:36AM by Jim Vargas

More rendering and falling feathers added in.

Update on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 03:20AM by Jim Vargas

Almost there .....

Update on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 07:45PM by Jim Vargas

The Final.

The Process of the Katerina Roof Top Scene Pin up

The rough pencils

Update on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 03:03AM by Jim Vargas

The digital inks

Update on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 03:04AM by Jim Vargas

The flats

Update on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 03:04AM by Jim Vargas

Jump ahead to some tones and a digitally made background.

Update on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 03:06AM by Jim Vargas

Rough color tones added in

Update on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 03:07AM by Jim Vargas

Darkening up some more still

Update on Monday, February 7, 2011 at 12:24AM by Jim Vargas

Working in reverse I add in more sfx. I do this because I like to know how the surrounding areas will look first to get a better idea how the figure will be affected

Update on Monday, February 7, 2011 at 03:37AM by Jim Vargas

More depth add shadows added in for background. Also figure starting to be modeled.

Update on Monday, February 7, 2011 at 07:24PM by Jim Vargas

And after continuing to define the details heres the finish.