M.A.C Art

[marvel1]

Posting again. :happy:

[steveo]

Posting again. :happy:

Nice work!

SteveO
e3w

[marvel1]

More stuff.

[marvel1]

Thanks Steve, once again congrats on the tremendous success of BloodRayne.
:bounce:

[RAMolinelli]

So glad your back! Missed your art very much!

[karenspiderwoman]

Nice F'en work

[darnelbond009]

sweet! is this volume 2 or 3, and if this is 3 where is 2? :har:

[marvel1]

This is 3, 2 is somewhere. :happy:

[VANDAL]

Man,,,i am GLAD to see you back! Posting some great stuff as usual Anthony. If you ever have a chance, i would like to take another shot at a hi res of some of your work to polish up on my inking skills.

[carriertone]

I think I figured out why I like your stuff so much. It's classic comic artistry. A little Byrne, BWS, and Neal Adams. It reminds me of the stuff that brought me to comics in the first place. This stuff is simply amazing. It's dynamic and it conveys the characters perfectly. I love your 4th world and Solar stuff. Classic.

[Imiron]

Some very, VERY nice pics ya got going there. :thumbs:

[Enrique]

That's just out of this world. I can see Byrne has been one of your biggest influences, just as me.
It's rarely seen such an awesome super-pro work on art forums.
I just can say this: http://www.elotrolado.net/images/smilies/adora.gif

Thanks for sharing!

[Blackjack]

Amazing stuff as usual! The crowded pieces especially made my jaw drop in awe.

[emeraldkeiguy]

Cool stuffs :)

[dpendleton]

You have a bunch of great stuff,I love the bryne influence in your art.

[Cinar]

where were you?you've been away for a whhile.missed your stuff.:)
great work man!

[marvel1]

Hey Cinar-
Just wanted to concentrate on commercial work and focus on other
aspects of art. Now the years almost over and i wanted to post the
few things i managed to do in between.
MAC

[uncle wya]

Oooooooooooooooooh man. It is SO cool to see Valiant characters again. I use to love them. Great art Mister.

WyA

[marvel1]

Thanks Ryan, youve been posting some really great work and i anticipate
Marvelous and Dynamic Concepts in your future. :rolleyes:
Some layouts for Mikes NIGHTSTAR,i'll post the inks as soon as i get them.
MAC

[OZ!]

Your art is crazy cool. Nice stuff.

[Steve Robinson]

More stuff.
i love your BWS work! ;)

[Atomicage1]

WOW, everything looks great! Love the Valiant work it reminds me of all the fun I had when I worked there back in the later part of the 90's....man those where the good old days :)

Later

[andie tong]

beautiful. too awesome.

[Paul Sanderson]

Holy crap that's fantastic! :D So you're doing Nightstar eh? Very cool, best of luck with it.

[mikeexner3]

Anthony...

Wow! I am loving all of this art. Obviously I've seen the Night Star pages, and I'm waiting as intently as you are for the inks, so hopefully that won't be much longer. But, man...

The Valiant pin-ups (especially X-O Manowar, X-O/Bloodshot, and the four biggies together) are amazing pieces. And I love the New Gods spread too. Impressive work. How do you do it!? :laugh:

[mikeexner3]

Holy crap that's fantastic! :D So you're doing Nightstar eh? Very cool, best of luck with it.

Just the initial story, Frank. Anthony was kind enough to do the 6-page debut. I had no illusions of hanging onto him much longer than that. :har:

[uncle wya]

Thanks Ryan, youve been posting some really great work and i anticipate
Marvelous and Dynamic Concepts in your future.

Thanks! But I am happy where I'm at, I actually get to use my IMAGEination. :p

WyA

[marvel1]

Loyalty goes a long way Ryan. Good man
Thanks again guys, there still more stuff i have to find and post and
a secret project i have planned for next year.
Mike- I hear ya, wait till you see the stuff, SWEET!!
MAC

[Kanati]

LOVE that blue devil. :)

[Paul Sanderson]

Just the initial story, Frank. Anthony was kind enough to do the 6-page debut. I had no illusions of hanging onto him much longer than that. :har:

That's cool, that's still 6 pages of stellar quality on its way to you. I can't wait to see them. Awesome character.

[marvel1]

Thanks Paul!! I try my best.
MAC :happy:

[marvel1]

Happy Holidays everyone!!
MAC

[denseboy]

Anthony! Glad to see you back and I'm glad you're posting again. I love all of this stuff as always. Your work feels so classic without feeling 'old' or stale.
Any chance you're still interested in doing a BC pinup? :)
More! More!

[denseboy]

Just sent you a (non-BC related) PM. If you can, get back to me when you get a chance...

[Paul Sanderson]

Happy Holidays everyone!!
MAC

Now you're just making my mouth water..... :thumbs:

[carriertone]

Happy Holidays everyone!!
MAC
Did you color this as well as draw it? If you did, you gotta let me know how you did it. It looks straight out of the sixties. Awesome man. I'm lovin' everything you're showin us. Keep 'em comin'.

[Nar]

I really really like this. :)

[K.E. Woolfork]

[Your work is. . .] a little Byrne, BWS, and Neal Adams. It's dynamic and it conveys the characters perfectly.

That Shadowman/ Batman pic makes me add Jim Lee to the list as well.

What's with all the NEW Valiant Heroes work? And I saw a few others title Digital Webbing Presents COVER.

All in all, you're obviously tremendously skilled in your craft. Definitely a force on the boards. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

k.

[marvel1]

Thanks again guys. I like reading what you think my influences are.
Believe me, theres a laundry list of them. :har:
MAC

[Paul Sanderson]

More beauty :D

[Gwlister]

Looks like I definitely have my work cut out for me! I'm set to work on Frank and Mike's NightStar/Wraith crossover doing the pencils. You set the bar pretty high, Mac.

[Paul Sanderson]

You'll do us all proud, Gary :thumbs:

[mikeexner3]

I love that Valiant villains spread. Master Darque is a really visually stunning character. Sweet artwork, Anthony. Now email me, ya bum! :laugh:

[marvel1]

Mike, e-mail sent. I love you too! :fart:

[RAMolinelli]

Great stuff man please tell me you didn't design that Spidey costume on the Marvel announcement!

[mikeexner3]

Probably not, because the one here looks halfway decent. :D

[marvel1]

Just random stuff. Ive been getting color requests on the SM design, someone suggested white instead of gold.
MAC

[Cinar]

someone should get all your work you put here and print them as a book.that'd be cool.
(hmmm...I guess I can make myself a copy in a priint store.:) )

[marvel1]

My last thread is long gone, I dont know if theyre saved or what.
Most of the originals are given away, sold or destroyed so if you made copies, saved jpegs, whatever the case. Go ahead and print yourself a copy.
Send me one if you do.lol
MAC

[marvel1]

3rd Rail weekly jam sketh, all wacom tablet, finally bought one.
MAC

[mikeexner3]

Ha! Even I have a wacom tablet, and my art is... bleh.

This is pretty cool work, Anthony. How long did it take you to do? I went and checked out the rest of the draw-off. Awesome work there.

[Paul Sanderson]

You continue to impress, Anthony.

[marvel1]

Paul, Mike, Cinar RAM, thanks.
GwLister- Im sure youll do a bang up job.
:har:

[Cinar]

Anthony,that is an awesome sketch!!!

[Blackjack]

More cool stuff! Don't know what to say... I'm speechless... Again.

[mikeexner3]

It really is a great sketch. It looks like FoJ has an extensive stable of bad guys already! :laugh:

I sent you an email, Anthony.

[denseboy]

Awesome stuff as always! Love it!! :happy:

[Paul Sanderson]

Great energy in that piece, love it.

[carriertone]

Did you have some cybernetic imagination/drive chip implanted somewhere or something? Where does all this come from, man? Great stuff yet again. Looking at all your posts definately motivates me to draw though.

[cinlach@aol.com]

i usually download one of everything MAC posts either here or elsewhere...he knows i'm a stalker so it's all good...lol.

i use them along with a ton of other comic images (covers, pin-ups, etc.) as my screensaver at work and at home.

there was a lot of cool stuff in the "valiant heroes" thread.

now if you'll excuse me i'll return to my stalking activities...

by the way, thats a joke...i'm really not a stalker, just a fan of the man, the myth, the castrillo...lol

[marvel1]

More stuff. The X-O MANOWAR is a commission. Drawn after the inimitable style of Marvels EIC Joe Q.
MAC
Mikes pages will shortly be uploaded so the NIGHT STAR wait is over.
Now, if only i can find time for my other 12 jobs. :mad:

[Steve Robinson]

marvel your last post was a sequential page i moved it to the sequential forum you can post all sequentials in that thread from now on Bro! :thumbs:

[marvel1]

Thanks for the heads up, Steve.
MAC

[Paul Sanderson]

Jaw dropping, as always...I'm speechless.

[VANDAL]

That XO Manowar is absolutely stunning! I just love looking at your work, man.

[Greg Blackman]

Man if I had even half of your grasp of anatomy and placing bodies in space I would be happy. Top flight stuff in a classic comic vein my brother. Don't you dare stop. :kewl:

[marvel1]

As long as i have great responses to my art, i'll keep posting!lol

MAC
Ink prelim.

[RAMolinelli]

DUDE your stuff is awesome in every pic, do you ever miss? Its a hit everytime!

[RAMolinelli]

Oh yeah Anthony you coming to NYCC this Feb?

[marvel1]

Im IN NYC, buddy. And i hope to see alot of you guys there.
I NEVER do conventions, the last one was in 97.
MAC :slap:

[cinlach@aol.com]

i'm still kicking myself since i can't go to the big apple con in march/april.

a bunch of valiant fans are going and i was looking forward to getting to meet mac after all this time.

but alas...i'm poor.

[mikeexner3]

Wow, Anthony. I love the colored versions of the Valiant characters. You could convert those into cards and I bet they'd sell like hotcakes. Everything else looks really good too, and I'm really looking forward to receiving those Night Star scans. He's also mailing me the art, people! :w00t:

[denseboy]

Awesome stuff as always! I just saw that you posted the Black Coat pinup prelims. Cool!!! We'll definitely get it into the back of one of the upcoming issues! :)

[Jorelson]

Holy Crap!

Your art is wonderful! I definitely see a John Byrne influence to your style, but you have taken it up a notch. Incredible!

I don't know whether to be motivated or depressed!

Thanks for posting your work.

[marvel1]

Hey guys and gals, have been busy with tons of stuff but found some time to post some old and new work.
BTW: The amazing posts i have seen are very inspirational, keep em coming!
Moderator: Please do not move the"sequential" pages since i dont consider them worthy of that description.
Thanks,
MAC

[marvel1]

Some more before bed.
mac :confused:

[mikeexner3]

Brilliant artwork all around, MAC. The colors on that Nightcrawler are AMAZING! Glad to see you're still plugging away.

[marvel1]

Thanks Mike, once i get the ok from my editors i'll post some
sequential and cover art. :)
mac

[marvel1]

Requested art for sketchbook.
mac

[Fuego]

Amazing work!!! It is inspiring to see so much work of such caliber. :happy:

[Paul Sanderson]

You continue to amaze me, MAC. Superb work.

[mikeexner3]

:eek: ROM!!!

I see ROM!!!!!!!!!!

I like ROM...

[END]

Wow! Just awesome works man...looking at your body of work reminds me why I love comicbooks...You're in NY too? :)

[marvel1]

Thanks guys!
I was supposed to do "convention sketches", which is another way of saying
crappy head drawings but i cant do that so i drew these up.
And yes in the East village.
mac
ROM inks by Darren Taylor. :har:

[Paul Sanderson]

You need to do a Wraith sketch one day, MAC ;)

[Xero Khan]

This is some of the best comic art I've ever seen in my entire life.

[marvel1]

This is some of the best comic art I've ever seen in my entire life.
Im not too sure about that but thanks none the less.

:D
Inks over Luke Smith over at JBs forum.

[marvel1]

More inks over Luke smith.

[ponyrl]

you make me miss the valiant era.

:(

[marvel1]

VALIANT was cool.
I miss working there more than anything.
Here the last of my inks over Luke Smyth.
I may try inking a book just for the fun of it.
mac

[mikeexner3]

You should definitely consider it, Anthony. The work you're showing right now is a definite improvement over the pencils. Not that they're bad, but your inks enhance what I'm seeing. The colors are a nice bonus too, but you should post all the stages so we can see.

Um... you can ink some MegaStar artwork I have if you want. :p

[Paul Sanderson]

MegaStar? You haven't renamed Nightstar have you?

[marvel1]

Mike- Send me the pages with return postage and ill ink your pages.
MAC

[mikeexner3]

Mike- Send me the pages with return postage and ill ink your pages.
MAC

Ha! That's okay, Anthony. Most of the work I have done is sent through email, not regular mail. I appreciate the offer, though. If I ever do have the opportunity to send you some work to ink, I'll definitely accept the service. :D

And yeah, Frank. I changed the name. I'm even trying to change the look of the character. Anthony, you could do that if you want... :p

[Paul Sanderson]

And yeah, Frank. I changed the name. I'm even trying to change the look of the character. Anthony, you could do that if you want... :p

Hmm...sorry, the name MegaStar ain't catching with me. Nightstar was perfectly fine. Sometimes I think you chop and change a little bit too often (name and costume for example). Sometimes it's best to stick with what you have and go from there. I don't think this is a good idea at all, and that new name really doesn't work for me. Sorry mate, but I was a fan of Nightstar as he was.

[Nar]

I love your work. I remember some of these pieces. I hope your work lives on forever bud.

[mikeexner3]

Hmm...sorry, the name MegaStar ain't catching with me. Nightstar was perfectly fine. Sometimes I think you chop and change a little bit too often (name and costume for example). Sometimes it's best to stick with what you have and go from there. I don't think this is a good idea at all, and that new name really doesn't work for me. Sorry mate, but I was a fan of Nightstar as he was.

I definitely chop and change a little too often somtimes, you're right about that. This is really just an evolution of the character, Frank. I don't want to bury Anthony's thread with my own stuff, but I'll show you what I have when it's finalized and hopefully it'll change your mind.

[marvel1]

Heres another "convention sketch".
mac

[Press Oblivion]

VALIANT was cool.
I miss working there more than anything.
Here the last of my inks over Luke Smyth.
I may try inking a book just for the fun of it.
mac
Very nice job! I love The Thing and the subtle changes that you made from the pencils have meade the drawing stronger.

The Stewie surfer drawing is great! :laugh:
Great thread! :w00t:
EJ

[marvel1]

Thanks EJ!
Heres another con sketch.
mac

[Press Oblivion]

Thanks EJ!
Heres another con sketch.
mac
This is great!
I think that the current Hulk book could use a little of this flavor!
I love the Hulk!

I'd love to get your opinioin on my Doc Samson work if you have a chance.

Again, this drawing of the Hulk is great!

[marvel1]

EJ-
Just visited your site and was very impressed with your work,
I love the angles you use on just about every piece, I think your work is more suited for DC.
The way Frank Quitely made his debut with an offbeat book"FLEX MENTALLO".
You have a lot of potential.
mac

[marvel1]

and another.
34 to go.
mac

[marvel1]

Another con sketch.
ma

[Press Oblivion]

EJ-
Just visited your site and was very impressed with your work,
I love the angles you use on just about every piece, I think your work is more suited for DC.
The way Frank Quitely made his debut with an offbeat book"FLEX MENTALLO".
You have a lot of potential.
mac
Thanks for doing that & getting back to me, that's very kind of you.
I love the new Drawings! :bounce:

[studio_hades]

Hey MAC, how about inking some of my stuff... I'll actually PAY. It's hard to find inkers that can do Silver Age/Bronze age, like Sinnott/Stan Kaye/Palmer.....


Evan
Studio-Hades
http://www.studio-hades.com

[Paul Sanderson]

Great new sketches, Anthony. Keep 'em coming :)

[mikeexner3]

Hey, Jack of Hearts. I always liked the look of the character. My request would be for Sunfire in his original costume. I always dug the look of that uniform too. Everything is looking top-notch, Anthony. My only complaint would be the positioning of Hulk's feet in that sketch. Something looks slightly off/awkward about them.

edit: But that Jack of Hearts... hooo, boy! You can sense the power in that sketch. JoH looks tough!

[marvel1]

Thanks Mike!!! :bounce:
Ill do a Sunfire.
BTW, i received your e-mail.
Ill be leaving soon for the midwest and will be back in late August.
So i'll try to send you stuff before then.
Heres another con sketch.
MAC

[tmac]

Nice to see your work again. Impressive as always. Hope you're health is doing well.


TMac

[marvel1]

Tmac-
Send me a PM regarding the boards and how much they cost.
mac
And if you do paypal.

[mikeexner3]

Thanks Mike!!! :bounce:
Ill do a Sunfire.
BTW, i received your e-mail.
Ill be leaving soon for the midwest and will be back in late August.
So i'll try to send you stuff before then.
Heres another con sketch.
MAC

Sweet! Can't wait to see the Sunfire, MAC. And of course I'll be thrilled to see any stuff you send before your trek to the midwest. Hope you have a nice trip.

Love the swashbuckling Nightcrawler. Wish we got to see that fun style in the X-Men more frequently.

[marvel1]

A step by step.
mac
Remember its only a sketch, not too much thought goes into these.
Mike- :thumbs:

[Press Oblivion]

I'm diggin the breakdrowns here. Very nice drawing.

[Thorcus]

only a wow for your work :) great - thumbs up.

[marvel1]

Thanks Thorcus!
More layouts.
mac
Next up, wonder woman and big barda.

[L Jamal]

Man, how WW and BB have changed :D
Damn DC and there multiple Crisises! :D

[marvel1]

quick layouts.
mac

[Paul Sanderson]

Superb man...now get on to that Wraith sketch :laugh:

[Press Oblivion]

Love the chicks!
More Chicks!

[ponyrl]

DO a surfer without Stewie? It was perfect until that detail. :(

[marvel1]

Hellooooooooo!!!!
Heres a piece for a Cystic Fibrosis fund raiser.
The left was done by Sean Chen and the right by me.
Colors are available and ill post them as soon as i get the file.
Cheers,
MAC

[Paul Sanderson]

Great work, as always Anthony.

[mikeexner3]

Really pretty, MAC. I really like how detailed the "generic" robots look, and all of the Valiant characters are spot-on.

[marvel1]

Colored art from Mike McGuire.
mac

BTW- Working on the MEGASTAR redo Mike. :)

[marvel1]

Inks by Bob Layton.
mac :har:

[mikeexner3]

BTW- Working on the MEGASTAR redo Mike. :)

Lookin' forward to gettin' it in the email, MAC. Wait until I show you the homage cover I'm having done for the first story. I think you'll dig it a bunch.

By the by, the artwork... ESPECIALLY the last two X-0 pieces are fuggin' brilliant. Layton compliments the heck out of your pencils.

[quahkm]

Hey Mac, firstly I need to apologise to you. To tell you the truth i've never even bothered to look at your thread all this while... not because i have no interest in your work but simply because i've overlooked the brilliance of your art. For this I must apologise again. I happened to bump onto this thread by accident really... and when i opened up the first page i thought for a moment John Byrne and Jerry Ordway has join the ranks of DW...cool. Not that i'm dissappointed after i realised it's not.... I just can't imagine how someone can naturally draw like this... i mean i grew up living and breathing Bryne and Ordway, and it's because of greats like them that i'm drawing comics. Man, you really brought back those feelings in me again. I mean, i used to draw exactly like Byrne but somehow over the years the effects wore off and I draw like somebody else now :whistlin: . Isn't it great to be inspired... get jealous and try to do better?

You're giving me that... and I'm raring to do better than what i've done today.

Thanks for the inspiration and keep up the great work.

PS - your work rate is also amazing btw... ;)


Alan Quah

[Fresco]

Inks by Bob Layton.
mac :har:

:thumbs: very Swanky-- good for you!!!


Nice team-up ...is this the first time you two collaborated on a piece?

[marvel1]

Alan- Wow! Im glad i can be of service. :)
Believe me, it happens to me when i look at Neal Adams or
Frank Frazetta. So, thank you for the compliment.
Fresco- Still amazed by your work.
And Bob was my editor in chief back in the VALIANT days and
would always say we would work together but sadly nada.
The amazing thing is the actual art for the piece is just a sketch.
I cant wait to have finished,polished pencils inked by him.
mac

[marvel1]

Something for Ed.
mac

[Paul Sanderson]

BTW- Working on the MEGASTAR redo Mike. :)

Megastar...ugh! Stick with a name that actually works...Nightstar!!

[marvel1]

I like both names.
mac

[Paul Sanderson]

One works...one is corny beyond belief.

[quahkm]

I like both names.
mac


Another masterpiece, Mac... I respect you for your work rate. Great job as usual... ')



A

[mikeexner3]

I like both names.
mac

Ha! You liar! :har:

You better be almost finished with that cover too, mister. Especially now that I've seen this new FoJ cover. That is awesome artwork.

[marvel1]

Wip.

[marvel1]

Wip.

[marvel1]

Heres a color guide for Mike.
Sorry it took awhile but here it is.
mac

[Paul Sanderson]

Nightstar looks great, though the glasses make him look a bit like a blonde Wonder Man.

[mikeexner3]

Yeah, the glasses are a bit much. I abandoned that look pretty early on in the character's development, but MAC has been around since the beginning, and it's a little late to change the cover now. Heh.

The art is beautiful, Anthony, and the colors ain't half-bad neither. Thanks for doing this.

[Paul Sanderson]

That's cool. The quality of the art more than makes up for it :)

[marvel1]

Thanks Mike, Paul.
:D

[RAMolinelli]

Anthony your stuff always puts a smile on my face!

[marvel1]

Thanks buddy! I aims to please!! :bounce:
mac

[RAMolinelli]

Thanks buddy! I aims to please!! :bounce:
mac


Well you do good!

[marvel1]

And here is the X-O colored by Mike Mcguire. He dusted off his old set of Dr Martins for this.

[marvel1]

Unearthed 2002 ink sketch,
mac

[Cadre]

ANTHONY!!! or MAC Art... found ya...

I thought you were referring to M.A.C. Art as your member name... lol... my bad.

Howdy by the way... in case ya don't remember me. My name is Jesse "Cadre" Hansen, one of the inkers for the Cadre Corner Studios (http://www.cadrecorner.com) .

I commented on your Fist of Justice cover piece that I liked.

[marvel1]

Sketches and concept art to follow.
mac

[mikeexner3]

Awesome visual on the Fist of Zombie, MAC. I am majorly impressed. Are you doing the interiors for this one? If so, you rock beyond all comprehension of the word.

[marvel1]

WIP- Still fudging with it.
mac

[denseboy]

Whoo-hooo!!! You put a smile on my face today! :D
This is looking killer, Anthony!
It will be a fantatstic addition to the BC TPB. Can't wait to see the final piece.

:thumbs: :D :D

[steveo]

wow...

Nice job, Anthony!

SteveO

[marvel1]

Inks started.
mac

[DESTRO]

Looks very old school, I love it!

[marvel1]

I guess im old. :(
mac

[mikeexner3]

Heh heh... old-timer!

Awesome work, MAC. See the sword BC is wielding? THAT'S how I would have wanted Valencia's to look...

...kinda. :har: You draw a really gorgeous female, by the by.

[marvel1]

Thanks Mike!
We will see..... :whistlin:
I have so much shit on my plate im trying to get done it feels like i'll never have time to do certain things.
But, we'll see.... :whistlin:
mac

[mikeexner3]

That just means you're in demand, MAC. That's a good thing! So stop complaining, old-timer! ;)

p.s. sent you an email...

[denseboy]

Did I mention how jealous your work makes me?
...How about happy? :)

[Cadre]

Good day Anthony sir... great stuff all over this thread, gotta say.
Your style is crisp, clean and pleasing to the eye.

I'll have some stuff for ya to look at this coming week btw.
One is complete of the list that I sent ya. :D

Hope ya like. ;)

[marvel1]

Colors by FRISBEEGOD.
mac

[marvel1]

70% done.
mac

[marvel1]

80% done.
mac :bounce:

[denseboy]

Looking really good! Nice effect on the background!

[marvel1]

Almost done.
mac :banana:

[danedawg99]

wow. that's amazing.

[marvel1]

Finished art.
Hope you like it Ben.
mac

[denseboy]

This is AWESOME! I love it!! Thank you so much! :) :)
I got the hires too. You rock, man!
I'll keep you (and everyone) posted on how the TPB comes together, and of course, send you a copy.
Hurray! :D

[mikeexner3]

Wow. How could he NOT like it, MAC? Beautiful artwork, and/or :kewl:

[marvel1]

CIVIL WAR commission.
mac

[Cadre]

Looking sweet thus far MAC... gonna be inked? hmmm? hint hint... hehe...

speaking of inks... I've inked two of the illustrious MAC's works and they can be seen here (http://www.digitalwebbing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66315&page=4)

Come by and lemme know what ya'll think.

More to be done this weekend if I can make some time... next week at the latest. :D

Keep up the great work...

[marvel1]

Jesse-
I saw the work and have some issues with your decesions. But then again those are sketches.
I have to give you full pencils to see what you can do.
I havent done full pencils in years so that will be a challenge for me.
Anyway, here are inks by me, 20 minutes each.

[Cadre]

Well, I'd love to hear some feedback from ya'll here on the boards.

Best way to improve is to hear of the things which hold one back.

[marvel1]

The Blackcoat!!!

[marvel1]

Liefeld page.
mac

[Cadre]

love what ya did on the side of his head and the added splatter on the last panel hand... cool work man...

[uncle wya]

This stuff is finominel. Heh. Sorry, I don't know how to spell phenomenal. Really great stuff, always inspiring.

WyA

[marvel1]

Thanks Cadre and Wya!
The above page took forever to finishe, more like getting a root canal.
But i had to finish it.
Wya, i saw some pages of yours over at Marvel. REALLY NICE!
Dusty Abell asked me to do a piece for the INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE HANDBOOK and after seen your work I have a lot of catching up to do. LOL
mac

[Cadre]

Posted the inked version of your Shadowman sketch over in the other thread... click here. :D (http://www.digitalwebbing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66315&page=4)

[uncle wya]

Wya, i saw some pages of yours over at Marvel. REALLY NICE!
Dusty Abell asked me to do a piece for the INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE HANDBOOK and after seen your work I have a lot of catching up to do. LOL
mac

You saw MY work at Marvel? I havn't done anything for Marvel yet, I have done some stuff for Dc. That's great Dusty got you to do something for the Handbook, it's seriously going to rock. Thanks man!

WyA

[marvel1]

Copies get passed around my friend. :har:
You got skillz!
mac

[marvel1]

approved cover layout. :rolleyes:
mac

[Paul Sanderson]

Cover to what?

[Cadre]

Yeah, MAC... Inquirers wanna know... ;)

[marvel1]

I think for ADVENTURES, not sure.)DONT QUOTE ME ON THAT) lol
Heres a quick sketch done at last months NYC con for a friends sons birthday.
BTW, anyone hear from Ed lately? :whistlin:
mac

[Cadre]

congrats either way man... :D

[Paul Sanderson]

Why should we hear from Ed? I see he posts on the board here regularly, as always.

Great Spidey, mate. But where's your Wraith :laugh: ;)

[mikeexner3]

Ed told me he has a ton on his plate at the moment the last time I emailed him, so if he doesn't get back to anybody right away, that's probably why. Layouts look good, MAC.

[Paul Sanderson]

That guy's one busy hombre.

[marvel1]

THATS why i asked, Ed told me the news and i figured his focus will be elsewhere for sometime.
BTW, has he made an official announcement?
MAC

[Paul Sanderson]

Nope, not to my knowledge.

[marvel1]

Well, congrats regardless. Some sketches to be inserted in purchused sketchbooks.
mac
:bounce:

[Cadre]

I'd love to get some of the high rez's of some of these bub... slap some ink on 'em. :D

[Blackjack]

You should stop posting and start you rule here at the showcase. I bow to thee! :D

[marvel1]

You may offer me your first born. :har:
Thanks bud! Im always trying to improve but it takes
too damn long!!
mac
http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/QFhse/Untitled-1.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[marvel1]

Pencils for commission, i dont bother wasting lead. :rolleyes:
mac
http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/QQhsc/SPIDERMAN+COVER.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[ponyrl]

I LOVE YOU MAN! *SNIFF, SNIFF* Makes me want to collect again. :( lost era of greatness, memories you bring back to me with your work.

[Joel_Herrera]

great, great stuff

[Caio Reis]

Your work is fantastic! I can see so much of classic masters on your pieces such as John Buscema and Alan Davis! Your characters are full of energy and movement! :thumbs:

[marvel1]

Pony,Joel and Ciao, thank you.
Its nice to hear that, i try to keep my work as contemporery as possible but maintain that old illustrative quality.
Sometimes i succeed.
mac
:thumbs:

[marvel1]

Redesigned my own layout.
\Check out Darios(PANDYBROS) thread for original.
mac
http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/Qecee/Untitled-4.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[ponyrl]

At least you're not a tracer.

You rep what comic art was and will always be true to.

Exciting!

;)

[marvel1]

Final "pencils".
mac
http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/Qesce/Untitled-2.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[mikeexner3]

Is Batman dropping one of the spikey-type ninja thingies? Cooooool. :p

Nice pencils, MAC.

[Grande]

I am...speechless. Awesome artwork. :happy: Really, really awesome work.

[Paul Sanderson]

Looks like Batman raided NightStar's equipment, Mike ;)

Great stuff, as always, mac. You continue to inspire.

[khoipham]

holy shit! 6,050 posts! that's gotta be, like, a record or something.

oh, and that batman and robin piece is fanfreakingtastic.

[marvel1]

I usually put ALOT of stuff up. LOL
The last time it went thru to 10.000 and that thread vanished.
After this one is done i'll start a new one.
mac
BTW- Thanks for the comments!!
Still WIPs.
http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/QXUQe/batv.2.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/QXUQc/inks+v.2.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[marvel1]

Almost done.Spotted the blacks and cleaned up, now some PRO-WHITE to fix certain thing and FINISHED!!!
mac
http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/QXecc/Untitled-2.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[Newbs]

holy$h!t. awesome, awesome work. really inspiring stuff.

[marvel1]

Thanks Newbs!
Here is another commission im working on, while the ink dries on BATMAN.
mac
http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/QXech/Untitled-12.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[cinlach@aol.com]

strangely i find myself pulling for venom...lol

i love the wince in spider-man's eye. it's almost like you can see him thinking "holy crap...this is REALLY going to hurt."

[thecarrierone]

wow
you make me inadequate

[Nick Pitarra]

I like your work allot...you should start posting in new threads so i want miss anything.

:carrot: much beta carotine love
~nick

[marvel1]

Sadly Trent Collins passed away this morning. This was to be a get well card from the members over at VALIANTFANS.com.
I was debating keeping the piece intact or just burning it but before i decide i want to have others appreciate it as much as i know he would have.
mac
http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/QXcth/BATMAN.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[cinlach@aol.com]

trent was a good guy...speaking as one of those valiantfans.com members my heart is simply breaking right now.

that piece, as far as is known right now, will be placed with trent forever.

and as bad as i feel right now, that thought makes me smile.

[ponyrl]

Hey, M.A.C. I ORDER YOU TO GET A SKETCH BOOK OF YOUR WORK PRODUCED BY SOMEONE AND SELL THE DAMN THING!

Because I'd pay to own a book with your sketch work, inks, full color, etc.

Don't make me come to manhattan and hunter you down. It's only an hour train ride away you know. :man:

RIP trent. :(

[marvel1]

Yep, its going out this week and will be placed with Trent.
Very honored and touched.
mac

[Paul Sanderson]

I order you to include a Wraith pic in your sketchbook...

...just thought if pony could do it, I may as well give it a try :laugh:

[ponyrl]

LIVE! :laugh:

[marvel1]

LAYOUTS.
mac :whistlin:
http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/QhUhs/Untitled-6+copy.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/QhUsF/Untitled-4.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/QhUsQ/Untitled-2+copy.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[M@u::]

great stuff!

[cinlach@aol.com]

holy crap...looks like F.O.J. just got his A.S.S. handed to him...lol

very dark and moody...nice stuff.

[marvel1]

http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/QhQUQ/SPIDERMAN.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[mikeexner3]

Gorgeous, Anthony. That is an absolutely brilliant piece of art. You're getting better and better all the time. I think the inking on this is particularly impressive. It has a gritty feel to it, and you can really feel the impact the characters are making. I love this.

[mikeexner3]

Whoa! I got so enamored with the Spider-Man vs. Venom work that I completely missed the FoJ stuff. More excellent work, Anthony. The character design for the villain is sharp, and both cover-style pieces of art look amazing. I reiterate that you're getting better and better all the time.

[RAMolinelli]

Wow that is great stuff!

[marvel1]

Thanks guys!!
Im on a roll!!
Here is a rough for the cover above, FoJ IS getting his ass kicked and
i want to show that hes far beyond help.
mac
http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/Qhccs/Untitled-2.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[marvel1]

And TA-DA!!!!
mac
http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/QhctX/Untitled-2.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[cinlach@aol.com]

you continue to impress...

i see a little kubert in there too...GREAT scene.

[steveo]

And TA-DA!!!!
mac


Anthony,

Your FOJ cover rocks!

SteveO
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[Paul Sanderson]

About time ole Fistie had his ass handed him :laugh: Looks superb, as always :)

[marvel1]

http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/QhhtF/FoJ+.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[steveo]

Wow...

I'd love to own that. Ed and Mike are drooling as I type this.

Nice piece!!!!

SteveO
e3w

[Paul Sanderson]

I dunno about Ed or Imby, but I'm sure drooling...

[marvel1]

http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/Qhhts/FoJ+.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[INFINITEDREAMS]

Dude, You are Amazing! I cant believe the sheer volume of your Quality work, Im stunned.

[Cadre]

Well, guess I didn't earn that inking opportunity... too bad... that's an awesome cover man... nice work!

[marvel1]

Well, guess I didn't earn that inking opportunity... too bad... that's an awesome cover man... nice work!
Its not that you didnt earn it, Ed need this right away and i can ink faster than Fed Ex can get it to you. LOL
Something will come up but in the meantime look at how i approach the pencils and that'll help immenslly when you do ink my work.
Till then keep up the great work!
A re-layout for SteveO.
http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/QthtF/Untitled-2.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[marvel1]

A quick grey tone study.
mac
http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/Qthtr/Untitled-2.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[Press Oblivion]

This one is awesome!

Feels a lot like Jim Lee, man! Great job!

[steveo]

A re-layout for SteveO.
[/URL]

Holy crap!

That's the old one? Wow, what's the new one going to look like???

:)

I'm a happy guy...very happy.

SteveO
e3w

[kong]

damn thats spectacular!

[marvel1]

Thanks guys!
Heres the finished, it looks better in hirez.
Even better in person.
mac
http://www.largeimagehost.com/HL/eUUQr/TIGERWRATH.jpg (http://www.largeimagehost.com)

[Caio Reis]

Fantastic works, mate! Really impressive stuff.

I don't know if you've mentioned before on this thread, but what material do you use for inking??? I like the little white dots effect that you use. :thumbs:

[marvel1]

I use PITT markers, any brush that i can get my hands on and the dots are simply an old toothbrush dipped in PRO-WHITE and then splattered on the board.
Hope that helps. :happy:
mac

[steveo]

Thanks guys!
Heres the finished, it looks better in hirez.
Even better in person.
mac


Love to see it colored up....

SeanE or king

Like to have a go at it? I have the high rez...and the color scheme for her outfit. Let me know.

SteveO
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[Don.Edwards]

OK , Ok, we get it...you were/are a pro. Yay, you. Now post something current on here fer cryin' out loud.