*Updated WILDSTORM SUBMISSION

Nick Pitarra · 03-10-2006, 02:54 PM

Still not complete but this will be the last chance i get to use this 11 by 17 scanner before I leave on tuesday. So heres what I got so for........thanks for viewing guys.....feel free to leave some comments and crits....thanks for your time guys
~nick

JeffW. · 03-10-2006, 03:29 PM

Dude these look great! Your tech and the Deamonites look fantastic. That shot of Zealot leaned back looks pretty cool. I like the layouts a lot as well. But I'm curious as to why you skip around the panels like that. Why not just finish one page then move on? I'm just wondering.

Nick Pitarra · 03-10-2006, 04:07 PM

Hey Jeff!....most of the time I do draw one page at a time. But i approached this submission differently...kind of as a whole. Going in knowing that Jim Lee was going to be judging(upon availability)...I went back and read some of his thoughts on page layouts/story telling....he believes that each page should have an 'anchor panel' ...a shot that is large...visually apealing.. and lingers in the viewers mind. Usually I have pretty simple layouts and sacrifice visual appeal for story telling.....with this submission I just went for a money shot on each page.....so I spent a ton of time doing roughs and focusing on those shots.....and then I paced the story telling panels around those shots. So when it was time to light box stuff, i just picked and choosed what ever I was more confident about. And hence I'm all over the place when working on these pages.

Thanks for posting and best of luck to you with your pages Jeff Dub.
~nick

sevans · 03-12-2006, 03:47 PM

Overall these pages look very strong.

However the big guy (don't know the comic) flying in page 1, has very strange arms - the connection to his shoulders /torso looks very awkward. Especially HIS right arm.

Your scenery and linework looks great. And I'm loving the detail packed pages. Reminds me of Geof Darrow - IMO a great artist because his work stands up to 're-reading' over and over because of all the small details.

Keep posting.

AndOne · 03-13-2006, 02:46 AM

Looks awesome man

Love the detail and style. Crazy!

nolanjwerner · 03-15-2006, 05:11 AM

Holy ****

If you EVER need a writer, send me an email: nolanjwerner@yahoo.com

I love your work.

Nick Pitarra · 03-20-2006, 01:43 AM

Hey guys...just got back from the convention (still have to fly back to Texas in the morning) and I'm super pumped. So far I've gone as far in the contest as allowed...they still haven't picked a winner. Here's the article from comic book resources. Thanks to all you guys who posted crits and were encouraging...it means allot. Also, JeffW. who post on these boards was one of the finalist who wasn't there to exept...you can check out his submission in the sequential art section<--I believe its titled "Wild Storm Submission"

~Nicholas Pitarra

http://www.comicbookresources.com/ne...em.cgi?id=6935

Rob Norton · 03-20-2006, 03:13 AM

yeah...wow is right. these do look great. all the tech detail is awesome. whoever said they can see a geof darrow similarity is right on...and thats a good thing for sure.

rob

JeffW. · 03-20-2006, 09:19 AM

Congratulations Nic!

Now get to work on that next script!

Willustrator · 03-21-2006, 09:34 AM

Wow, well done, i had a feeling these pages would go far

Gonzogoose · 03-21-2006, 10:17 AM

That's awesome, man, keep us posted!

Justice41 · 03-21-2006, 11:59 AM

Congrats man, That's two artists From sites I go to who are in the finals. I hope you can dig deep and bring it man. Good luck.

sgm · 03-21-2006, 01:07 PM

Congratulations man!
You put a lot of work into this and it came out great. Making it to the finals is a testament to that.
Good luck!

midknight · 03-21-2006, 01:11 PM

congrats, man!

VANDAL · 03-21-2006, 01:32 PM

I knew you had the talent the first time you sent me some work to ink. Congratulations Nick,,you totally deserve it!

03-10-2006, 02:54 PM	#1
Nick Pitarra Illustrator Extraordinair Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: TEXAS-The Best Damn Country in the United States Posts: 1,277	*Updated WILDSTORM SUBMISSION Still not complete but this will be the last chance i get to use this 11 by 17 scanner before I leave on tuesday. So heres what I got so for........thanks for viewing guys.....feel free to leave some comments and crits....thanks for your time guys ~nick

03-10-2006, 03:29 PM	#2
JeffW. I always finish what I st Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,154	Dude these look great! Your tech and the Deamonites look fantastic. That shot of Zealot leaned back looks pretty cool. I like the layouts a lot as well. But I'm curious as to why you skip around the panels like that. Why not just finish one page then move on? I'm just wondering. Last edited by JeffW.; 03-10-2006 at 05:35 PM.

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03-10-2006, 04:07 PM	#3
Nick Pitarra Illustrator Extraordinair Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: TEXAS-The Best Damn Country in the United States Posts: 1,277	Hey Jeff!....most of the time I do draw one page at a time. But i approached this submission differently...kind of as a whole. Going in knowing that Jim Lee was going to be judging(upon availability)...I went back and read some of his thoughts on page layouts/story telling....he believes that each page should have an 'anchor panel' ...a shot that is large...visually apealing.. and lingers in the viewers mind. Usually I have pretty simple layouts and sacrifice visual appeal for story telling.....with this submission I just went for a money shot on each page.....so I spent a ton of time doing roughs and focusing on those shots.....and then I paced the story telling panels around those shots. So when it was time to light box stuff, i just picked and choosed what ever I was more confident about. And hence I'm all over the place when working on these pages. Thanks for posting and best of luck to you with your pages Jeff Dub. ~nick

03-12-2006, 03:47 PM	#4
sevans www.sevans.co.nz Join Date: May 2004 Location: behind you ...... MotherF**KER! Posts: 4,525	Overall these pages look very strong. However the big guy (don't know the comic) flying in page 1, has very strange arms - the connection to his shoulders /torso looks very awkward. Especially HIS right arm. Your scenery and linework looks great. And I'm loving the detail packed pages. Reminds me of Geof Darrow - IMO a great artist because his work stands up to 're-reading' over and over because of all the small details. Keep posting.

03-13-2006, 02:46 AM	#5
AndOne Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 69	Looks awesome man Love the detail and style. Crazy!

03-15-2006, 05:11 AM	#6
nolanjwerner Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 305	Holy **** If you EVER need a writer, send me an email: nolanjwerner@yahoo.com I love your work.

03-20-2006, 01:43 AM	#7
Nick Pitarra Illustrator Extraordinair Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: TEXAS-The Best Damn Country in the United States Posts: 1,277	Hey guys...just got back from the convention (still have to fly back to Texas in the morning) and I'm super pumped. So far I've gone as far in the contest as allowed...they still haven't picked a winner. Here's the article from comic book resources. Thanks to all you guys who posted crits and were encouraging...it means allot. Also, JeffW. who post on these boards was one of the finalist who wasn't there to exept...you can check out his submission in the sequential art section<--I believe its titled "Wild Storm Submission" ~Nicholas Pitarra http://www.comicbookresources.com/ne...em.cgi?id=6935

03-20-2006, 03:13 AM	#8
Rob Norton apprentice of the pencil Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: utah Posts: 2,750	yeah...wow is right. these do look great. all the tech detail is awesome. whoever said they can see a geof darrow similarity is right on...and thats a good thing for sure. rob

03-20-2006, 09:19 AM	#9
JeffW. I always finish what I st Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,154	Congratulations Nic! Now get to work on that next script!

03-21-2006, 09:34 AM	#10
Willustrator Will Sliney Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 216	Wow, well done, i had a feeling these pages would go far

03-21-2006, 11:59 AM	#12
Justice41 Piss Off Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 9,365	Congrats man, That's two artists From sites I go to who are in the finals. I hope you can dig deep and bring it man. Good luck.

03-21-2006, 01:07 PM	#13
sgm pencil and ink monkey Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 607	Congratulations man! You put a lot of work into this and it came out great. Making it to the finals is a testament to that. Good luck!

03-21-2006, 01:11 PM	#14
midknight Armando Batista Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: queens, ny Posts: 2,043	congrats, man!

03-21-2006, 01:32 PM	#15
VANDAL VANDAL Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,189	I knew you had the talent the first time you sent me some work to ink. Congratulations Nick,,you totally deserve it!