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Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Victorian Detective

I know you're all waiting breathlessly for the cover process step-by-step I promised, and though I am working on it, it's not done yet. So in the meantime here's another old concept painting I did that is either Sherlock Holmes or Simon Archard (or maybe a little bit of both) -


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12 comments:

  1. jokesterjmacFebruary 3, 2009 at 9:43 PM

    I love the rich colors in the background. very painterly

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  2. AlanFebruary 4, 2009 at 4:59 AM

    Brilliant - perfect mood - really captures the literary pea-soupy London

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  3. ShaneFebruary 4, 2009 at 11:01 AM

    Incredible! Such a moody shot. It certainly looks like a scene out of something much bigger!

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  4. Jay BoazFebruary 4, 2009 at 3:17 PM

    I have to agree, the mood is absolutely phenomenal in this piece!

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  5. S.H.I.E.L.D boyFebruary 5, 2009 at 6:11 AM

    Mr. Epting, are you going to draw Captain America #50?

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  6. Lee TownsendFebruary 6, 2009 at 5:00 AM

    Lovely work Steve! was this done in oils?

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  7. Anthony SchiavinoFebruary 6, 2009 at 8:55 AM

    I particularly like the atmosphere/fog that flows down the street. It's subtle but it's a big part of the mood.

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  8. Steve EptingFebruary 6, 2009 at 12:23 PM

    Thank you for the comments everyone.

    Lee - this was done entirely in Photoshop 7

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  9. jokesterjmacFebruary 7, 2009 at 1:36 PM

    Steve, what size tablet do you use?

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  10. François SubtilFebruary 9, 2009 at 5:49 AM

    Whouaouh! Amazing work! Atmosphere, colors. I link you on my blog if you agree!!

    Amazing...^

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  11. Steve EptingFebruary 9, 2009 at 11:25 AM

    Jokesterjmac - It's a Wacom Intuos 6 x 8.

    Franz' - Sure you can link - and thanks!

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2009 at 4:21 PM

    I've always been curious how you can simulate paint brush strokes on photoshop

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