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"Somewhere Beyond The Wall" is a large picture I am currently attempting to finish. This is a drawing of a man that has left a violent and destructive world only to discover a vast new world of serene beauty.

KODY CHAMBERLAIN - GRAPHIC NOVEL ARTIST

THIRTY DAYS OF NIGHT - BLOODSUCKER TALES: "DEAD BILLY DEAD"

Human Figure Artist. Distinct style of strict pen and ink. The absence of more soft medium enhance the features of the characters.

FRANK MILLER - GRAPHIC NOVELIST AND NARRATIVE ARTIST

DWIGHT McCARTHY - FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY

Frank Miller is best known for his grim film-noirish comic book stories using characters like Batman and Daredevil as well as original works like Sin City. For Sin City, Frank Miller's art technique is quite simple in terms of composition and for that reason is so striking. The simple black and white contrast clearly conveys the image and adds much drama and character to the image. The black and white create a main focus on emotion rather than realism. For instance, Frank Miller may exagerate physical characteristics of many of his characters, but that small element of pushing the qualities of the character over the edge highlight the feeling and the factor of realism is outweighed.

PORTFOLIO

(soon to come)

FRANZ VON STUCK - SPIRITUAL ARTIST

LUCIFER

Franz Von Stuck is an artist of gothic work and fades the edges and lines of figures and setting in his work to emphasis the extreme drama of each picture.

AREA OF CONCENTRATION

Bowman's area of concentration is anything and everything dark - dark expressions, dark environments, dark figures, etc.

TIM BRADSTREET - NARRATIVE COVER ARTIST

FRANK CASTLE - THE PUNISHER

Tim Bradstreet is extremely talented at creating eye catching covers for graphic novels, such as The Punisher series and Hellblazer series. He starts off by photographing models then converts the photographs into a format in which they begin in black and white. Bradstreet, at this stage, paints in the monochromatic image and it becomes a stunningly realistic painting.

For The Punisher, Tim Bradstreet has his model in several different positions that best convey character's staunchness and seriousness. When he groups his common icons within his Punisher covers (Frank Castle, skull shirt, and various weapon), he accomplishes presenting the character with great power and authority. These iconic factors combined with the realism of the piece contribute more to the idea of the reality of this character's existence in the world and less to the fact that he is a cartoon, making his persona all the more powerful. Bradstreet also has his figure, Frank Castle, placed in some rough situation or environment in which he seems to be quite powerful.