BLADE! the original!!

original sketch on 9x12 paper

The original sketch projected on to 12x18. main lines are traced and improved.

 Lines are then lightened by rolling gum eraser over it.

masking will be difficult on this one since there is so much overlap, so I start with the the part that has the most. 

Since this is ink and not gouache(which can smear and fade even when dry), I can start at the bottom and not worry as much about my hand smearing the previosuly done work when I move upward.

on the right side there is only the knife and the vampire's hair overlapping so I paint in those details wait for it top dry and then I can mask

I can now mask the rest and leave the handle bar and bike tire overlap to be the last think I ink in.

I start with the background to fill in and then move on to bike detail.

Then onto the Blade character

close on the goggled countenance of terror!!!

after finishing all but the overlapping remainder of the handle bar and tire, I remove the mask on the top and...

...complete the gloved hand of Blade and the bike handle bar.

now I can remove the left poart of the masking and...

fill in the remaining detail of the front tire.

with all the  masking complete I can now fill in the spokes.

and we're done!

ROM Spaceknight!!! : A process look.

MATERIALS:

Mechanical Pencil with (2H black lead)

Gummi eraser

Speedball ink(black)

Yellow & Crimson Gouache

#8 round sable hair brush

#10 round sable hair brush

PROCESS:

 Now I roll the gum eraser gently over the pencil lines.

 This give you a lighter image that won't show through some of the more translucent ink wash.

 I achieve the nebula effect by dipping  globs of  white gouache into wet ink. The gouache spreads adn the nebula effect creates itself.

 adding colour: This is essentially a grayscale ink drawing, but I will add a splash of colour with red only.

 close up of the Enterprise

 close up of the Martian ships.

 close up of Martians

 done

 removing the masking

 hi-res scan

 adjusting the contrast digitally

the dream! This is not actually happening, unfortunately, but I'd probably give my right arm to see it happen!