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Hillman

Hey guys,

Just recently joined the forum. Big time fan of Penny Arcade, so it was nice to see an subforum for art here!

Anyways, I've been drawing for well over 12 years now and I gotta say it's my true love(don't tell my girlfriend).

Here's some stuff of mine, you can check out my other works via my website or my DA.

http://www.shanehillman.com

http://bryantheevery.deviantart.com/

Spectre-x

Welcome aboard! And I must say that I am really digging a lot of this stuff, especially the second picture!

earthwormadam

cool xenomorphs yo

Tam

ooooh I like these

one thing on that last piece though- it seems really heavily weighted to the right

Fugitive

Yesssss

Such awesome colors

A minor gripe with the second one, it took me a second to recognize Jason. The way the sandworms are posed with the tattered shirt sleeves made him look like he had sandworms for arms

Do you ink traditionally or is it all digital?

immilesaway

wow man, really love your lines and colors.

Paradise

These are really cool, man. That Summerfest stuff on your DA is impressive too.

Hillman

Thanks guys!

I work all traditionally except for colors, which are done in Photoshop CS3.

Tam: I completely agree. I think I might plan on doing the right side for this Halloween so the xenomorph is straight in the center.

Fugitive

What kinds of tools do you use for that?

Nappuccino

The lines between the two sandworms are really bothering me. The lines per each sandworm are the same thickness all through out when they should change to add emphasis to the depth of field each one has.

Hillman

Thanks Nap, I agree on the line widths. It's still something I am trying to get a handle of and manage. I just have to keep myself from compulsively filling lines with the same widths. I will make sure to pay attention more to this in the future. Thanks for the heads up!

Here is a page from a comic that is part of a anthology due this summer. Colors are by http://pyawakit.deviantart.com/


And for questions about materials, here are some videos regarding my process.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCSU1HR5NFQ

immilesaway

nice video. i kinda feel like maybe you can cut your workload in half, by just inking, digitally. But thats just me, i really enjoy your work man. really inspirational.

Shiekahn_boy

Holy crap...

This is Awesome.

Hillman

Thanks!

immilesaway - Yeah, I cannot do that. I believe strongly in analogue inking. I don't ever think I could fully move towards digital inks. I also inking pretty fast, averaging 4-6 hours per piece, depending on the size/scale.

PierceNeck

These are really cool, I'm a fan.

For the one with all the movie monsters, I can ID all of them except the guy on the top left. Who is that? I must know.

pineappleherb

such awesome awesome colors

Moorkus

These are really nice and I want to see more

Gimme

pretty please

fightinfilipino

Hillman wrote: »

Thanks guys!

I work all traditionally except for colors, which are done in Photoshop CS3.

Tam: I completely agree. I think I might plan on doing the right side for this Halloween so the xenomorph is straight in the center.

that might make the xeno too much of a focus and distract from the other characters?

aside from that, that pic totally looks like it belongs in a basement hangout and is completely awesome.

Cristoval

I love these colours! I love these arts!

I want to taste them!

Hillman

Pierce: It's the King Demon from The Gate(1988).

Fight: Yeah, it'll probably throw it off but the xeno is my favorite Sounds like a lame excuse. Hell, it is a lame excuse!

NakedZergling

i'm sure you already know...but if not i feel you will love Joe Ledbetter http://joeledbetter.com/

Hillman

Joe is pretty good. I feel his style is a bit too blocky for my liking though.

Hillman

Hey guys,

I'll be livestreaming colors on a Batman illustration shortly. Just thought some of you might wanna drop by! ^_^

http://www.livestream.com/shanehillman

PROX

Wow! really cool stuff. welcome to the forums!
Im especially impressed by that rad Robocop toy.

HugmasterGeneral

I love your colors. Usually, people say that when they just want to be nice without lying, but your colors really are the best part of what you do, but your lines are also incredibly clean and deliberate. I tried to find flaws in your stuff, and I just can't.

Hillman

Hey guys,

Here is the first out of a long list of commissions I have done recently along with a process. You can view the whole coloring process via http://www.livestream.com/shanehillman

My buddy wanted me to do a Batman piece with his rogue gallery, so I started with two concepts of Batman. I went with the one on the left for obvious reasons, haha.


Working through the layout with characters and such finally emerging.


Still stuffing in as many villains as I can.


Final pencils via lightboxing.


Final Inks


Final colors. Took forever to get happy with them but I am still not 100% pleased.


Red variant.


Violet variant.

Mustang

Love it, though batman is a far too short for his hulking upper body.

Observe;


I'm afraid you've done a Liefeld.

Nappuccino

but he's the goddamn batman, he can change his body shape at will!

Spectre-x

Despite the weird Batman, that is still one hell of a thing you drew there, holy shit. And most problems with Batman would be solved if it looked like he was kneeling instead of having tiny legs.

Mustang

I suppose he could be so muscular and full of maddening rage that he's started to sink into the earths crust.

Hillman

Haha thanks guys!

Yeah, he's supposed to be hunched over, although that is my fault for not illustrating that well enough.

clerise

I thought it was very clear in your initial sketch, but has now since been lost in translation.


Man. Dem tones. I think I like the yellow splattered batsignal the best.

Mustang

Honestly though, it's really not that noticeable. Your average comic reader is going to be too overawed by it's inherent awesomeness to notice details like that.

pineappleherb

my only crit is that mr. freeze is a little too clean compared to the other villains

simple fix- i think just getting some blood spatter on his helmet would mess him up like the rest of em, or add some bumps and detail to his face

either way its a fantastic piece overall, i love love the colors

Hillman

Very good idea pineappleherb! I completely agree! I might have to double dip and fix this shit.

Spectre-x

Maybe put some frozen stuff on there, since Mister Freeze freezes people and doesn't really do anything that would make them bleed on him. Frost looks cooler than blood anyway.

Mustang

Frosty blood, you can thank me later.

earthwormadam

Yeah frost and maybe some cracks would be more appropriate. Good shit though, love the inks and the color variations are fresh.

Paradise

earthwormadam wrote: »

Yeah frost and maybe some cracks would be more appropriate. Good shit though, love the inks and the color variations are fresh.

"Delicious" might be the best descriptor. I want to eat up your art, Hillman.

NakedZergling

Mustang wrote: »

Love it, though batman is a far too short for his hulking upper body.

Observe;


I'm afraid you've done a Liefeld.

he could easily be crouched over and walking, if the view is 3/4 from above it would be even more distorted. By the angle of the eyes i would say we're looking at a 3/4 angle

brokecracker

Thank you for posting your progress! That is crazy badass.

I love getting to see work evolve. Even with the batman being a little crazy, I love it. (but I love all your stuff)