Sketchbook cover

I just finished the back cover for my sketchbook and so now it's all about formatting everything properly to send off to the printer.  Here's the initial version for the final cover.  I've changed the color on the title but otherwise it's pretty much the same.

Open For Commissions

After thinking about it for a while now I've decided to officially open myself for commissions. Here are a few examples of commissions and my rates are below.  Size is on 11 x 17 Bristol.

Pencils only:

• 1 character no background - $40
• 1 character w/ minimal background - $60
• 1 character w/ detailed background - $80
• Addl character - $20

Inks:

• 1 character no background - $60
• 1 character w/ minimal background - $80
• 1 character w/ detailed background - $100
• Addl character - $40

Full color Copics:

• 1 character no background - $80
• 1 character w/ minimal background - $100
• 1 character w/ detailed background - $120
• Addl character - $60

If you are interested in a commission please send an email with your request to moonlightpress93@gmail.com

Recent Commission

A friend recently commissioned a drawing from me of Lord Vader.  Decided to do this one in Copics and overall I thought it came out reasonably well.  Hope my friend likes it.

Sketchbook update

Well, looks like it's going to be Aug before I get my sketchbook out.  I have been working hard on Grace Awakening and have completed several more pages but I've still got the covers and a double-page spread on the sketchbook to finish coloring.  So, going to be shifting gears slightly and trying to get these pages finished in the next week.

I'm a little nervous overall because I really like how the pencils and inks came out on these, and I don't want to mess up the colors, but I've got good scans of all of them so if I had to I could recreate from them.  I will probably be selling the originals though provided they come out well.

Work Continues

So I haven't updated in a little while - I apologize for that.  I've actually been working on finalizing things for my sketchbook - which hopefully should be on it's way to the printer by the end of the month (July) - and also working on additional pages for "Grace". 

Since the script I wrote originally is a little dated I have been making some updates and trying to figure out how to best tell the story now in light of where I want to take the character.  That's required a few adjustments and changes to the original, but I think we're back on track now and moving forward.

Here are a couple of panels from the book as it's developing. 

 

 

 

 (All artwork and images are the property of Eric McConnell - Copyright 2011 and may not be used or reproduced without permission)

Heroes Con Wrap-up

Heroes was a great time this year and once I got some good pain meds it got even better. I set up on Sat and Sun thanks to a friend who split his table with me in Artist Alley. I ended up selling several sketch cards as well as several 9x12 pieces and a few commissions as well (the one to the left is one that I completed on Sunday). So all in all it was a good weekend. I've definitely decided to get a sketchbook together and should have that ready to go by the end of the summer.

I also got a lot of great feedback on the book and folks enjoyed seeing the first several pages I have done. So that's encouraging. I'm starting back on the book now and my goal is to finish a page a week (pencils and inks). Working a full-time job and having 4 kids now out of school for the summer I'm not sure I can go much faster than that. LOL.

So again, a great Heroes and will definitely be setting up there next year.

Heroes Con 2011

Well day one at Heroes is over for me. I had to leave early today as I just got too tired and sore from the wreck yesterday. BUT while I was there today I got an offer to take a seat at the con in Artist Alley with a friend, Ed Eargle, an inker. So we'll be over in the 100 aisle in the alley next to the wall.

I'll have some of my sketch cards there for sale and will be doing sketches as well.

Hope to see you there!