JSousa-Art Inglês

Update

2009-06-20T17:51:00.000-03:00

After the longest time I have FINALLY updated the website.

Expect changes in here soon, both visual and functional, which will ensure much more frequent updates for this website.
Plus, I won't have to keep bugging my awesome and gifted webdesigner to upload images here. :p

I've put in a new "Illustration" category filled with my little finished works.
Also includes a couple of logos I produced earlier this year.
Click here to check it out!

Hope you dig it!

I would also like to inform that I am open for commissions and freelance works in any style, Comics, Cartoon, an so on.
If you are interested, just contact me though jsousa.art@gmail.com.

Cheers!

Good News and EXCELLENT News

2008-08-18T12:20:00.001-03:00

My portfolio just got a little update. In the "Sketchbook" section, there is a fresh one of Shadow Lass, from the Legion Of Super Heroes.

Another excellent news is that it only took finally posting some pieces on my Deviant Art account and doing a little networking by finding some artists I'm a fan of, and it payed off!!!

My Zatanna pin-up got a comment from WildStorm Studio's Michael Lopez!!!

The only way this could get better is if I got praises on my artwork by Adam Hughes himself. But if that happened i'd probably go into a coma and wouldn't be able to post it here. ;P

Batgirl Colored Sketch

2008-05-13T09:30:00.000-03:00

Last one of the lot, although I really liked the final result, I still think the Dawnstar one looks better.

Cheers.

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Portfolio Updated

2008-05-07T20:00:00.000-03:00

New additions to my portfolio.
In the new "pin-ups" section you will find a sexy Zatanna pencil illustration.
And there are also new images in the sketchbook, in the "color" and "inks" sub-sections.

Check it out!

More Colored Sketches

2008-05-06T09:30:00.000-03:00

Today I'll post another Adam Hughes sketch I colored, it is the second-to-last of the lot and, in my opinion the best final result.

Click to enlarge.

New colorization.

2008-04-29T10:04:00.000-03:00

Hello again.
Just posting another sketch downloaded from the internet and colored in Photoshop.

This one is from Frank Cho. I did this one a while ago, right after the Rogue from the previous post.
I think it shows evolution in using the program.
Hope you enjoy it!

Comment!

Cheers!

Click to enlarge.

Photoshop

2008-04-22T09:43:00.000-03:00

Photoshop is one of the greatest tools an artist has at his disposal nowadays.
And, in the age of Google, finding tutorials on how to use the program is one of the simplest things.
Like this and this, you can also find excelent tutorials here.
Now, vídeos of people coloring, inking or painting in that program, are a whole other level of fun.
Below you will find an example, from brazilian artist Ronaldo Barata's website, featuring the coloring of a sketch.

Part 01.

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Part 02.

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Part 03.

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And speaking of sketches, and staying on-topic with my last post about Adam Hughes, I'm posting one of his sketches I downloaded off the internet and colored as a little Photoshop CS2 training a while ago. This Rogue sketch is the first one of a series of four I colored.
Here's hoping you like it.

Click to enlange.

You Tube

2008-04-15T18:00:00.001-03:00

Hello, everybody.

I've been spending some time on You Tube searching for videos of the great masters of comic art doing what they do best.
Since you end up finding A LOT of stuff, for today I'll post a true LESSON by someone I consider one of the modern MESTERS.
ADAM HUGHES.

It's always nice to know that not only he is one hell of a professional, but also seems to be a very accecible guy.

The videos:

Part 01

Part 02

Part 03

Part 04

Part 05

STEP-BY-STEP: Halo Sketch

2008-02-27T12:32:00.020-03:00

Hello, this is the first step-by step I will be posting here. It's a very simple sketch from the game "Halo".

Since I'm not particularly familiar with the game, I went hunting for references on Google Images, finding many hi-res images to use.

Then it's time to decide the soldier's position. Normally this part works by trial-and-error, sketching and erasing until I find the ideal pose, but in this case I made various examples so that I could post them here.

I wanted something iconic but simple. So I ended up going through examples 1, which I thought came up too simple and 2, which I didn't use because I found it too cliche. Until I decided on number 3, for it is iconic without the cliche factor and simple but not too simple.

From there it was a matter of sketching up the details, based on the references. On this stage I'm not too worried about the weights of the lines or shades, I just want to make sure that all the elements are there.

And finally I complete the sketch, adding more line thickness to objects and parts that are closer and defining the shading. Normally my art has heavier shading, but I opted to make this sketch lighter to avoid hiding all the armor details.

FINALLY IT'S HERE!

2008-02-21T11:44:00.001-03:00

After stringing my webdesigner along for a LONG time, finally the website is born (and I say "born", because it took me NINE MONTHS to move my ass and select the material I wanted to put online)!

Anyway, I am (for now) an aspiring comic artist trying to get by in Brazil... Maybe I should've listened to my mom and become a dentist... ;-P

But, back to the point, here you will be able to surf through my Portfolio, following the progress of my comic samples and previous work, or visiting my Sketchbook.

You can also take a look at my Biography, to better find out who the hell I am, or you can follow this Blog, where I will be posting the progress of work and Sketches as I produce them.

So, WELCOME and please comment, after all an artist only grows through compliments and, especially, criticism.

And I am sorry in advance if this website goes long periods without updates... I have a SERIOUS procrastination problem.

Cheers

Juliano de Sousa