Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Aliens - Lumina

Lumina

Here is the original entry for the Alien Race: Lumina to the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe".

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And here is my entry to the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Redux.  

The Lumina (like the Lem) first appeared in the "Shogun Warriors" comic.  The Shogun Warriors were giant Robots/Mechas--almost proto-Transformers from the day, as I think they changed into ships and such, if I remember correctly.  Because of that, I tried to make the Lumina a Mecha-Suit which resembled an updated take on the Shogun Warriors.

I have a nostalgic fondness for the series, of which I have about a half-dozen issues that were among some of the first comics I got as a kid in the late 1970's  (Giant robots?  I'm in!).  I may have to dig through my various long boxes to see if I still have the issues... :-D

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STEP ONE:  Here are the pencils, done with a .5mm, HB lead on 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock.

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STEP TWO:  The inks were done with a brush and ink.  Originally, I was going to do up some mecha-style fins that rose from from the back of the Lumina, but decided to leave them off.  It just seemed to add visual noise to the picture and was more of a "What the heck is that?" sort of thing.  So, off it went.

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STEP THREE:  After it was scanned into PhotoShop, I colorized it with a MULTIPLY Layer.  Most of the time, I like to use the Chalk Brush in PhotoShop, but this time I mostly used the Airbrush for the mecha suit.

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Done with Pen-and-Ink on 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock, colored digitally.

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Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Aliens - Levians

Levians

Here is the original entry for the Alien Race: Levians to the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe".

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And here is my entry to the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Redux.  

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STEP ONE:  Here are the pencils, done with a .5mm, HB lead on 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock.  

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STEP TWO:  The inks were done with a brush and ink.

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STEP THREE:  After it was scanned into PhotoShop, I colorized it with a MULTIPLY Layer.

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Done with Pen-and-Ink on 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock, colored digitally.

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Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Aliens - Lem

Lem

Here is the original entry for the Alien Race: Lem to the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe".

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And here is my entry to the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Redux.  

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STEP ONE:  Here are the pencils, done with a .5mm, HB lead on 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock.  And, once again I have to say I think the pencils are superior to the inks.

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STEP TWO:  The inks were done with a brush and ink.

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STEP THREE:  After it was scanned into PhotoShop, I colorized it with a MULTIPLY Layer.

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Done with Pen-and-Ink on 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock, colored digitally.

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Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Aliens - Laxidazian

Laxidazian

Here is the original entry for the Alien Race: Laxidazian to the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe".

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And here is my entry to the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Redux.  

The OHOTMU Alien Races entries are four on a page, so the rest of 'em should be coming in over the next couple days if all goes as planned (which it never seems to do, of course).  :-)  

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STEP ONE:  Here are the pencils, done with a .5mm, HB lead on 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock.  And, as usual, I think the pencils are superior to the inks.  Ah, well, I need to practice, Practice, PRACTICE my inking.  Sigh...

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STEP TWO:  The inks were done with a brush and ink.

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STEP THREE:  After it was scanned into PhotoShop, I colorized it with a MULTIPLY Layer.

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Done with Pen-and-Ink on 8-1/2" x 11" paper, colored digitally.

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Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Maximus

Maximus

Here is the original entry for Maximus in the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe".

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And here is my entry to the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Redux.  

Some more entries to the OHOTMU opened up, so I grabbed a few more.  :-)

I've always been interested in Maximus, brother to the Inhuman's leader, Black Bolt.  Then again, I'm a fan of genius-type characters who are a dozen or more steps ahead of everyone else.  Maybe it's projection on my part, or more likely just 'cuz I'm a dullard who dreams of being much smarter than I really am.  :-)

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STEP ONE:  Here are the pencils for Maximus.  I used a .5mm (4B) mechanical pencil to sketch everything out on a 8-1/2" x 11" piece of cardstock.  As usual, there are many parts of the pencils which I like more than the inks.  Sigh...

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STEP TWO:  I did the inks with a 02 size brush and ink.  I made a few changes between the pencils and inks to try and match parts of the original entry a little more.

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STEP THREE:  The picture was imported into PhotoShop and colorized in a MULTIPLY Layer.

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Done with Pen-and-Ink on 8-1/2" x 11" paper, colored digitally.

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