February 2012
12 posts
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INVINCIBLE 92 cover.
Pencils to inks for my part of the cover. The bottom part, seen in the color version, is drawn by Cory Walker! This issue will be awesome! Cory will be drawing some pages as well for this, it shall be glorious! And the radical colors are by none other than John Rauch.
Ryan
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hopetacular asked: hey. big fan of invincible, love it to death. right now i'm working on a proposal for Image with the hopes that i'll end up like you. any advice for an aspiring comic book guy?
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Happy Valentine's day
Here’s your cards. Skybound made a bunch, get them all here, for free! »> http://www.skybound.com/storage/2012valentines/Skybound_Valentines.pdf
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linternez asked: i never seen such a 3D render on a comic drawing, seems like you form the clay instead of drawing into a flat surface and Rauch colors completely hits that side of your art. it's just a natural attitude or you pay attention on masses construction on the layout phase? almost all the artists try to give a real feeling instead of a "solid" feeling to their drawings, it's a rare...
farfartothewestofeverywhere asked: so how do you go about drawing space? i'm sure you'ved answered this before, but i missed it if someone did. I remember when I took art lessons as a kid we did watercolor and I would use dots of wax, then paint over it...but you can't do that with penciling or inking. Just curious. Loved the last issue, of course :)
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INVINCIBLE 88 page 8 Pencil to ink!
Another page from issue 88, pencils to inks! Had fun re-designing Robot here, well not really re-design, just updated for space combat. In the script it said to have Robot subduing Mark, I thought instead of him just flying up and grabbing him that some electric looking power rope thingies that he’d fire at Mark and wrap around him would be cooler. I don’t think they should be called...
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INV88 page 11 pencil to ink process.
INVINCIBLE 88 came out this week! Here’s a process page, I inked my own pencils for this issue. So here’s what my pencils look like before I throw inks on top. I ink with a Kuretake and/or Pentel brush pen. And some Staedtler pens, only sizes I use are 005, .01, and .03.
Background stars are added in Photoshop, no I didn’t stipple out all those stars! That’d be a huge pain...
January 2012
18 posts
HEAVY LIQUID pic in now up!
http://www.thesindiecate.com/post/16522818862/heavy-liquid-i-kept-to-the-same-color-palette-of
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INVINCIBLE 87 page 1-3
Here’s my pencils to the 1st 3 pages of issue 87. I inked the last 7 pages of this issue so I’ll show a process of pencil to ink soon. For these pages I did a little re-design of Omnipotus, my first design way back in issue 27 looked a little rusty. So I just updated him a bit, he’s a pretty fun dude to draw.
Ryan
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sinisteroy asked: Is Invincible going dark side? (it was nice to see your pencils and inks in #87 after the short brake)
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Dinosaurus stuff and website!
My buddy Derek hooked me up with a much sleeker blog, my old one was getting, well…old. You can see the store is up(the 25% off sale is still going on, just put the word OPEN in the coupon area), there’s a link to my art dealer at Splashpageart. We’re trying to get it so the posts transfer to Tumblr, Twitter, and Facebook with ease. Images keep getting weird on Tumblr though....
So yesterday I posted that I found 2 of my art books VIOLENCE and PIGGYBACKS. I figure the best way to get rid of these is auction it off. Starting bid is a penny.
Ryan
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290659120496
potatosheep asked: Hi ryan! I bought the Invincible Compilation with the Viltrumite War its my first Book! And I loved it! Can you spare me some advice I want to start My own Comics but I'm not really an Art student anything would do:)
I posted my Umbrella Academy pic. White Violin. http://www.thesindiecate.com/post/15723115432/umbrella-academy-white-violin
RYAN OTTLEY STORE IS NOW OPEN!
I finally have a STORE up! Go HERE> http://ryanottleystore.bigcartel.com/products For this GRAND OPENING I’m doing a 25% off sale. Just input the coupon code “OPEN” at checkout.
I have Trade Paperbacks, sketchbooks, prints, Library HC’s! I’m trying to finally get rid of the tons of boxes of stuff I have that I’m probably never going to do anything with. Its...
INVINCIBLE 7 hard cover
Cover for the next hard cover, this has a release date of February 15th! Here’s a process scan of how I do things. Layout on Cintiq in that first pic. Then I print it out in blueline, and do finished pencils and inks on bristol board. I always have a hard time with these covers, they are always packed with everyone from the issues so it’s tough to get any kind of composition....
My tribute to WHITEOUT is up on the SINDIECATE.
http://www.thesindiecate.com/post/15346048042/whiteout-have-a-great-winter-everyone-love
bamikeyd asked: Any advice for someone aspiring to be a dedicated comics inker? Is it a dead field or should can an inker still find work in the industry?
December 2011
10 posts
I drew a MOUSE GUARD.
http://www.thesindiecate.com/post/14975260607/mouse-guard-just-says-no-to-predatory
jackietam asked: Hey Ryan, have you decided which comic conventions you're going to attending in 2012? Hopefully NYCC and Wizard World NY (Big Apple Con)!
KING CITY pic is now up on the SINDICATE! Peep it now! …I never say “peep it”, I’m sorry. Never again, I promise. http://www.thesindiecate.com/post/14617720363/king-city-yeah-the-collected-book-is-coming-out
My BODYBAGS pic is up!
Here at the SINDICATE> http://www.thesindiecate.com/post/14263347711/bodybags-jason-pearson-is-awesome-ill-always#notes
himynameisnickolas asked: Do you ever think that staying on Invincible is holding you back from expanding your skills? Would you ever want to branch out and do other kinds of comics? As an Invincible fan I would never want you to leave, but as a Ryan Ottley fan, I think it would be cool to see you do other books.
YO!
My Sindicate drawing is up! SKULLKICKERS! Click it>
http://www.thesindiecate.com/post/13920940941/were-back-good-to-be-back-from-our-hiatus
torturedxgenius asked: im really looking forward to the debut of the new Invincible (hope we get to know his name soon it's awkward saying Black Invincible) can't wait!! Something of a random thought: for issue 100 do you have an idea for the cover(s)?
descartez asked: What do you do to practice sketching or see things in new ways? You clearly have your own style (which is excellent btw), how did you come into that?
November 2011
3 posts
I drew a drawing of RASL. Yes I did. SINDIECATE! →
I posted up my drawing for this week, tribute to... →
October 2011
12 posts
disco-dan asked: Not only have you become my favorite artist, but "Invincible" has become my favorite comic book since having discovered the wonderful series two weeks ago. Do you have any idea when TPB #15 is coming out?
tonysoldo asked: Has Marvel or DC ever tried to hire you? (I'd be surprised if they didn't, and I definitely don't want to see you leave creator-owned books!)
My SINDIECATE drawing is up. LUTHER STRODE! →
My Walking dead tribute pic is UP! Check it out,... →
100 Bullets SINDIECATE drawing is now posted up.... →
rikardlind asked: (if mr. Kirkman has reveled this mighty secret to you) How come the Viltrumite-males all rock the Freddie Mercury Mustasche?