Category: Color

Batman

2/20/2016

Jim asked Sandy about the above artwork.

Sandy:

DC Comics published a special deluxe format edition for the 50th issue of The Legend of the Dark Knight, one of their approximate 179 Batman titles of the time. About half the issue (if memory serves me right) was devoted to pin-ups of the character by various artists. The only thing really memorable about the assignment was the fact that the editor- the much beloved Archie Goodwin- gave me a call immediately on receiving it, and showered me with praise. That sort of thing can really make a freelancer's day.

Sandy's inked and rough/color guide are included here:

Batman inked by comic artist Sandy Plunkett

Tarzan and Jane

11/29/2015

Jim asked Sandy about the above painting

Sandy:

This piece was something of an exercise. Most of my color work is done kind of coloring book style. I do a black and white drawing and then start coloring in, trying not to go outside the black line. One gets a MUCH different effect if one eliminates the line drawing. The piece will feel much more like a true painting and less like an illustration.

This portrait of Tarzan and Jane was one my numerous attempts to ween myself off the use of line and paint directly over the penciled drawing. Unfortunately, the illustration board I was using began to behave badly—it started to produce what's known as a 'granulated texture' as I put down the glazes of color. Sometimes you can make that effect work for you, but not when trying to capture the texture of flesh, and this was a particularly bad case of granulation. So, after a good cry, I abandoned the piece.

Bodacious Berries

11/24/2015

Jim asked Sandy about the above drawing

Sandy:

A fellow by the name of Rod Nippert gave me a call one day way back when, wanting me to come up with something to use for a new venture he was embarking on: raspberry farming. Seemed like my big chance—an opportunity to break into into the lucrative field of southeastern Ohio produce art.

Well, not really.

Rod didn't have much money to pay for the work, but for a month or two I was eating more red raspberries than you could imagine. He used the logo on his business cards and eventual had it blown up and put on the side of his pickup.

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