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Quote from user: FuriennaVery good! :)
Thanks Furienna! Was a little off model (no model sheet on hand) but was drawn on the fly.

Groundhog Day was fun. Didn't hear much from PETA, but I doubt they would've had a warm reception. (re: They made the news last week by trying to convince the town to use an animatronic groundhog in place of Punxsutawney Phil.)

Like your inking. Do you use a Wacom?
You've managed to make the inking look "inkish"...
As for the coloring, I like the rough shadowy brushes - and the textual effect on the chair.
Keep 'em coming.

Quote from user: Kneon...Actually, I didn't ink this drawing. I scanned in the pencil drawing...then used Photoshop levels to give it a more "inked" look.
Well, that's probably why the freshness of the inking is so "live" !?

Hedberg and Robb_K:
Thanks! I was aiming for a look something along the lines (no pun intended) of the xerography technique used in the animated films of the 1960s and 1970s. The Sleuth series started in that era, so I thought it was fitting.

Quote from user: Robb_KQuote from user: KneonQuote from user: NefariousIs it OK if I don't need the original? Not doing it to et out of the shipping I've done commissiosn before figure I'll save it to a disk for original :)

How much for color?
Drop me an email at (Email removed) and we'll talk! ;)
Can we really sell our own drawings of copyrighted Disney characters in an independent action, without asking permission from The Disney Company (and without giving them an agreed-upon share)?
If it's hand-made and not mass produced, was always my understanding. They've been to my blog several times over the past year when I was selling sketches, and I've yet to get slapped with a cease and desist letter. Comic artists sell sketches and sketch cards of copyrighted characters at conventions and such all the time, and I haven't heard of any legal repercussions. I've seen some American Duck artists "go rogue" and sell their own sketches of Disney characters as well.

Couldn't tell you definitively where Disney is on this. Craft marketplace Etsy is littered with scores and scores of handmade (copyright infringing) Disney goods:
http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=handmade&search_query=disney

I also know they seem to turn a blind eye to sites hosting scans of older Disney comics online (despite being made aware of their existence.)

I'm doing this mostly for practice drawing Disney comics characters. However, if Disney tells me to stop, I will.

EDIT: I should add that there's probably a difference between what's technically *legal* and what's simply overlooked by Disney (and other IP holders) as it's simply not worth their time and money to pursue a lawsuit.

Though I am really curious about artists like Van Horn and Pat Block. I've seen their sketches and such for sale, but do they have explicit permission from Disney to produce such drawings?

Awesome job as usual!!

A few years ago I'd talked to some of the folks over at Gemstone about a Darkwing Duck re-imagining that would be more closely tied into the Duck comics, as opposed to DuckTales. There was some interest, I guess, but nothing ever became of it (unfortunately!)
A few months ago, I decided to sit down and write a script for a first issue based on what I'd talked about years ago. I started penciling the book in a 4 tier Egmont style. After several pages, I decided that the 4 tier pages weren't really that suitable for a comic like DW (too many tiny panels!) so I scrapped the 4 tier format and started over completely... working in a more traditional American superhero style.
Anyway, here are scans of a few of those early pencils. The revised version looks nothing like this. I plan on posting some of the *final* inked/lettered/colored story right here in a few weeks. ;)
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/KneonT/Darkwing_Duck_Comic_01.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/KneonT/Darkwing_Duck_Comic_02.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/KneonT/Darkwing_Duck_Comic_03.jpg

Quote from user: stavnerIt's too bad nothing came of your DW submission. I'd like to do something similar with Gadget.
Gadget from Rescue Rangers? Cool. :)

I never formally submitted anything to Gemstone. I guess there was some interest, but I didn't think the budget was there for much new art (and certainly not a new title!)

Those are also pretty old pages... from last year. Wasn't happy with the 4 tier layout. Will be posting the *final* ones here soon.