Sumo Alfred
A Sumo Alfred E. Neuman for an Australian MAD Supersize special.
I used the same method that I do with all my MAD covers- pencil, Photoshop, Painter (see Paperboy tutorial), but this time I made more of a conscious effort to blend the linework into the painting. It's still there, but nowhere near as strong as this method usually produces. Gives it a slightly more traditionally painted feel, I think.
Also below are a couple more of my MAD Supersize covers from last year.
posted by Chris Wahl at 12:54 AM
16 Comments:
Great job! I always learn here.
Hold on, I'm still recovering from the Chewbacca Illustration O_o
hehe just kiddin' ;)
Great as usual!
Hi Chris,
Fantastic stuff as always!
This is probably the wrong forum for my question but I couldn't find an email... I just wanted to ask:
- What kind of art training have you done?
- How did you get your start in the industry?
Cheers,
Joseph
Another great one Chirs. and yes, I'm back!
:)
-heri
Another beauty. Great skin tones, your pencil to color technique is facinating. I'd love to see the original pencils for the Alfred sumo.
wow... freakin' incredible!! it's so slick it's sick!! ;)
Hey Chris... Dope Sumo... PEACE!
J
are these covers only used in Australia or are they used in the united states as well?
That is really cool Chris, I love how your digital work really feels traditional . . . you're a genious (not sure if I spelled that right? So you're a really smart guy, like a rocket surgeon or something.)
Thankyou all for your comments.
jbjose- Thanks
To answer your questions-
- Completely self taught (no art training except for an extensive library of books)
- My first professional freelance work was for MAD magazine, who I approached at a comic convention with a portfolio.
Before that though I was self-publishing comics and working at Walt Disney Television animation.
Oh and my email address is back up in the profile section. For some reason it disappeared when I switched to the new blogger.
Michael- I'll post the pencils when I get the chance (have to rescan them)
jert- Unfortunately, Australia only.
Wow, another amazing piece Chris! bravo! Viva Australia!
Hey Chris, Thanks for the post. I'm sorry I haven't commented recently. Your stuff still looks great. How was it working for disney? I keep hearing two very polar sides. Great or terrible. I'll keep in touch and try to comment more often.
-Henry
real nice work! That's a tough challenge, to get all those hangy forms right at that angle and pose.
Henry- Back when I used to work for Disney (91-95), it was a very laid back atmosphere. I never went to uni or college and for me working at Disney was the next best thing. I didn't learn a great heap about animation (although it did improve my linework), but the mix of all the different arty types that worked there was a fantastic learning ground.
They've since shut their doors here in Oz, mainly due to the Pixar revolution and lack of demand for 2d animation.
Oh and while we're on the subject of Disney, I'm not the same Chris Wahl who animated on Aladdin and Over the Hedge etc. It's been a common misconception since we both worked for Disney (we actually met briefly back in the early 90's, real Twilight Zone stuff). Quite frankly I can't animate to save my life.
I really love your work!!
Cheers
Thanks gonzalo!
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