The Anchor #5 inks

bjhoceancity Suggested I post these. I didn't scan the pencils for these pages, otherwise I'd post them too.

The Anchor #5 layouts

I don't think anyone really cares about seeing this stuff, but I certainly like it when I get a looksey at the process, so here goes.

Oh, and for those folks who get commissions and original pages, I always throw in a few pages of layouts and other goodies as a bonus. You'll never know what you get.

Thanos

A mystery?

I finally cleaned out my box at Floating World Comics and found this tucked into an issue of BPRD.

Psy-clops

Hellboy pin-up

This was a drawing of some of my favorite peripheral characters from the Hellboy-verse that I started but never finished. Maybe some day.

The Anchor #4 preview

Here are a few pages. Alternate cover by Phil Hester. Colors by Matthew Wilson.

...this guy

Yeah, I dunno.

Emerald City Con art COLOR

Colors by Jeremy Shepherd. Yeah. I know. He's awesome.

ECCC charity book

This is going to be in a book that Emerald City Comicon is putting together, the proceeds of which go to charity. The theme is monsters and babes. Here's my contribution. Colors by me. The original of course, is for sale. Contact me if interested. Thanks.

Emeral City Con art

Did this for the good ol' Emerald City Con. I guess they're going to use it for flyers and programs and such. Colors will help tame this one down. Separate the planes a bit... Dammit.

This one's for sale, so if you likes it, contact me.

Vampire Guy

Whatever.

The Anchor #3 layouts

I did most of them on a single, 11" X 17" piece of paper. I have no idea what kind of paper it is, as I bought a huuuuge stack of it at a garage sale of all places (they were selling a crap-load of unused art junk, which I surmised was the bi-product of someone buying a bunch of art crud, being all inspired one moment, then casting it aside the next when said inspiration had dissipated). Anyhoos, I'm a process nerd, so I post this stuff for like-minded doucheryboodles like myself.

Also, I recently sent said sheet of layouts, along with a few other sketches and designs as a bonus to someone who bought an original page. That's right folks, you get extra goodies when you buy original art. You never know what you'll get...

Want some original art? Contact me. EVERYTHING IS FOR SALE. Well, almost everything.

TTFN

Some Anchor layouts

I don't usually layout in PS, but I did for this issue. I convert the file to monotone blue and print if out directly onto the Bristol (Strathmore 500 Vellum), in effect making the layout my underdrawing, and thus, in theory, saving a little time. Thanks for looking.

Blood Farm #2

For those folks who didn't see it in the back of The Anchor #2.

The Anchor #5

Saw this on the interweb so I guess it's cool to share.



Written by Phil Hester, art by Brian Churilla, covers by Churilla and Robbi Rodriguez.

The Breeder and his monstrous offspring have been defeated, but the mysterious Wound has set his sights on The Anchor's companion, Hofi. The Anchor must choose between finally learning the truth about his past or saving the life of the one he loves. The first part of "Black Lips" is a perfect jumping on point for anyone who failed to get aboard the comic book juggernaut that is The Anchor!

The Anchor #2 in stores today!!!

Quote of the day: "...awesome." - Newsarama

Here's a look at the process behind cover A:

The Anchor #4

THE ANCHOR #4

Written by Phil Hester, art by Brian Churilla, covers by Churilla and Hester.

The Anchor’s battle with the offspring of the demonic Breeder comes to an earth shattering conclusion, but will victory require a sacrifice The Anchor is not prepared to make? Plus, the mysterious Wound holds the key to The Anchor’s forgotten past, but is he friend or foe? Answers revealed, arcs concluded, minds blown, comic racks melted.

The Anchor page progression

Here's the process of a page from issue #1 of The Anchor.

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