PARIS

Just a Reminder to friends in the France area, I'll be there this friday, here is my wicked busy schedule!

• Saturday 30th
We leave to Vichy / Cusset  for the Star Wars Festival
• Sunday 1rst
Star Wars Festival
• Tuesday 3rd
Signing session @ Album Comics or ApoKlips in Paris
• Wednesday 4th
Signing session @ Album Comics or ApoKlips in Paris
• Friday 6th to Sunday 8th
Comics festival in Toulouse

looking forward to seeing you there!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!

May your holidays be memorable and safe!

Wizard World and Paris

I'm very excited to announce that I have been invited to be a Special Guest at Wizard World Chicago in August of 2011 and Wizard World Winnipeg in October of 2011. These guys are one of the best in the Convention business and I'm sure it's going to be a show to remember! For more information hit the link at the bottom of this post or at that the top of my page!

I'm equally excited to announce that I have been invited to the Paris Star Wars Convention in May. That show is one of the best in the world and I hope to see you there! I'll have links and info as they become available!

http://www.wizardworld.com/dougwheatley.html

See you soon!!

The Walt Stanchfield Lectures: Volumes One and Two

DRAWN TO LIFE

20 GOLDEN YEARS OF DISNEY MASTER CLASSES...

if your an illustrator or Comic artist, you might read this sub title and think to yourself that although this might be an interesting book, it's not for you, after all your not an animator. In my opinion, it's worth a closer look. I highly recommend these books to all story tellers in the visual arts. Walt Stanchfield's lectures are not only a treasure chest of information on the thinking that goes into drawing, visualizing, and preparation but a bible on the Psychology and the philosophy of drawing, seeing, and being, in relationship to the task of creating. I wasn't prepared for the in depth lectures on attitude, ego, and disappointment, which most of the artists I've met, in any field, seem to deal with quite a bit. Both volumes are pure gold, If I were to sum up these books in one sentence it would be; Finely tuned storytelling for the visual artist! do not let these books slip through your fingers, they'll cost a lot more when they're out of print...and right now, given the content, they are practically free.

Check the link,

http://www.amazon.ca/Drawn-Life-Classes-Stanchfield-Lectures/dp/0240810961

Conan: Road of Kings Cover#3

This is the finished cover for Conan: Road of Kings#3 and some of the layouts I did for this piece. Just a side note: An obvious criticism of this piece would be that the figure's color appear unaffected by the environment. I made a this choice on purpose, as an experiment for my own purposes, it was a conscious decision.

DARTH VADER and the Lost Command

This is one of twelve covers destined to celebrate one of the pioneers of the American comic book and sequential art, not to mention a terrific place to grow as an artist working with the best in the industry. DARK HORSE COMICS 25 years!

Road to Kings layout and the mistakes that came with it

This is the layout for the second cover. I made the worst mistakes you can make when designing a cover.

The 1st. I fell in love with the composition (at the time I did it. you could call it infatuation, it goes away later)

The 2nd. I didn't take the copy into account, so the composition would not work as the cover because there would be no room for the title of the book.

Which brings us back to mistake number 1. I should have re-visualised and redrew the idea, fixing the composition with a new idea based on the space I had. Instead, because I was infatuated with my first comp, I tried to save it...which I guess would be mistake number 3.