Comix Buro

A few pages from the Comix Buro sketchbook.
I'm hoping to have them for sale here on the blog once they become available. So keep your eye on this space.





Sketchbook Presing
Author : Bill Presing
ISBN : 9782916518534
Format : 18x22 cm (roughly 7 x 8.5 inches)
48 pages - Paperback

Comix Buro
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Sketchbook PRESING

Coming soon from Comix Buro!
I'll be signing them at the end of the month at the comics festival in Angoulême.
January 26th - 29th.



You've seen some of the contents here on the blog, but for the most part it's all unpublished material.

Burlesque!

A relatively new drawing, however, it's based on some life drawings I did a couple years ago at Dr. Sketchy's in San Francisco. The model was Flame Cynders, I wasn't really going for caricature here, but it's not a total unlikeness I suppose.

Kimono

I did this one a while back. Been meaning to post it.

Bananas For Process

I scanned this one in progress for your enjoyment.

First I "inked" the line art with acrylic.


Second I built up layers of acrylic wash. to create the forms and values. This is the underpainting.


Thirdly and finally, I lay down a transparent layer of concentrated watercolor.


The study is done simultaneous to test the colors.

Bananas From Heaven

Medium is my usual acrylic wash, concentrated watercolor combo.

SketchTraveling

A while back I made a post about SketchTravel to which I contributed a page. The published version is soon to be released and the actual book full of original art is soon to be auctioned.

Sketchtravel is a unique international charity project brainchild of my good friend Dice Tsutsumi and Gerald Guerlais. The idea is to benefit Room to Read, an international non-profit dedicated to increasing child literacy in developing countries. You can find all the wonderful details about the SketchTravel adventure and its final Art Auction coming on October 17th in Brussels at their brand new SketchTravel website. One of the important things SketchTravel has done is pull together a diverse and amazing community of artists from all around the world, even more importantly the project’s goal is to build one library ($20k) and sponsor one local children’s book publishing ($15k). I ask you kindly to support in anyway you can this wonderful project. There are different ways to give a hand:
1) Donate to Room to Read.
2) Visit and “like” SketchTravel’s Facebook page.
3) Re-share this information to spread the word.
Thank you for your support everyone!