Jun
10
2009
I am doing production work on Alexis Fajardo’s second graphic novel “Kid Beowulf and the Song of Roland”. This is a sample of one of my favorite panels that I watercolored for the prologue to the book. The actual printed book will be in black and white, but the art was created in color for multiple uses in the future.
Check out more samples of the prolog on Lex’s blog: http://www.kidbeowulf.com/?p=821
Click to see more. Artwork is ©2009 Alexis E. Fajardo
Jul
13
2008
This last week I received my copies of Kid Beowulf and the Blood Bound Oath from author Alexis E. Fajardo. I did the cover coloring as well as watercolor rendering on the prologue pages too and all I can say is…the cover looks really sexy. The color printing is rich and has a smooth satin finish, but the characters and title also have a spot gloss on them so they stand out and shine. Wow. The prologue pages are printed in black and white, but the original art was in color so they are ready to go for a color edition. The inside pages are printed on a parchment colored paper which gives it a classy look and makes it easier to read.
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The book can be purchased through Amazon or from the Author and Publisher…
Apr
27
2008
This weekend was the comic book convention — Stumptown, in Portland Oregon. I was not there, but here in the Bay Area. But I was also at the convention…virtually.
First of all I did some graphic work for artist Alexis E. Fajardo for his Kid Beowulf Banner. Here is a photo of it.
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I also was part of the White Rabbit anthology that my friends Mike, Kraig and Dan put together. There all linked in the side bar. The art and coloring is by Mike Hales. Check out his blog and website. My story is called Paradise Lost and I will post some pictures of the 3 page story in May.
My hope is that I can attend the actual convention next year, but I am not going to make any promises.
Mar
14
2008
I just finished doing the coloring work for Alexis E. Fajardo’s Kid Beowulf and the the Blood Bound Oath. Alexis has posted images on his blog, so go check it out.
©2008 Alexis E. Fajardo
Here are two other covers I collaborated with Alexis. It’s amazing to see how far Alexis art has come from the cover for the first book (top image below) with the character on the new cover (above and at the link). I am looking forward to seeing the final book in my hands.
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Mar
06
2008
Well, sort of.
I did some hand watercolor coloring for Alexis Fajardo’s new graphic novel Kid Beowulf and the Blood Bound Oath which have been posted on the official website.
Alexis’ new art work is looking fantastic and for the prologue he illustrated in a more realistic style and ask me to ad some watercolor washes to render the art. The final pages will be printed in black and white, but we decided I would work with some limited color and then converted them. This provides art that will look good in both color and black and white and can be used for many different purposes.
This is one of my favorite panels…
Feb
19
2008
Artist Alexis Fajardo, author and artist of Kid Beowulf was filmed at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa CA from his class on drawing the peanuts characters. Way to go Lex!
