warwick's words and pictures: 2015

Monday, 9 November 2015

Great review of The Shadow Constabulary on Down the Tubes here:

http://downthetubes.net/?p=26912

The Shadow Constabulary reviewed on awesome comics podcast. Episode 19. It's the first book reviewed, about 5 minutes in. http://awesomecomics.podbean.com/ I'll be flogging copies at Thought Bubble in Leeds this weekend. If you're in town, come over and say hi!

Friday, 6 November 2015

Excellent review of The Shadow Constabulary by author Tarn Richardson here. http://tarnrichardson.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/revenger-shadow-constabulary-by-warwick.html

Monday, 28 September 2015

A Revenger Poster pin up that also grew out of a doodle. A2. © Warwick Fraser-Coombe 2015.

Another mushroom cloud painting that I did whilst playing with some new brushes I'd made on Photoshop. Final image is about A1. Maybe two days work. No inks. No pencils. No reference. But lots of fun. © Warwick Fraser-Coombe 2015.

Doodle to finished image.

Same process as before. Pencils. Some textures thrown on.

Doesn't start to really rock until the inks are thrown on.

A splash of paint on Photoshop.

And voilà. I hope you enjoy.

The final finished image is a nice poster sized A2. © Warwick Fraser-Coombe 2015.

I thought I'd share some of my thumbnails to final piece stuff as I often get asked about processes (which is difficult for me as they are always changing and developing). Usually (but not always) I start off with a thumbnail scribble in a notebook. In this case I worked away sketching digitally until I got a very rough working layout. I also used SketchUp to scratch build the overlapping chain background to figure out the lighting. But I'll also build an image up on top of t...his, using whatever I think it needs, from comped, photosmashed backgrounds, for realism and speed, to using 3d models, and my own textures, whatever works. In this case, I kept it simple! On most occasions, for me, the work doesn't get interesting, or pretty until the inking stage, which I do by hand, and it only gets really fun when it comes to colouring on photoshop! All in all this was probably two full days work, and the final finished image is a nice poster sized A2. © Warwick Fraser-Coombe 2015.

Tuesday, 28 July 2015

Limited edition A2 poster/print images to go with the release of The Shadow Constabulary © Warwick Fraser-Coombe 2015.

All back from the printers and on sale now! Revenger: The Shadow Constabulary, 140 pages, of full colour mayhem. Collecting the first 5 issues. Available now. £10 per copy plus £2.90 postage and packing (UK prices only. Worldwide delivery will vary). PM me for a copy!
(contains scenes of violence, sex and cuss words- in other words, not for children! All images © Warwick Fraser-Coombe 2015.

Monday, 13 July 2015

Just got proofs for The Shadow Constabulary back from the printers. Looking mighty fine in it's wraparound coat!
Warwick Fraser-Coombe's Revenger: The Shadow Constabulary, 140 pages, of full colour mayhem. Collecting the first 5 issues. Available very soon!

© Warwick Fraser-Coombe 2015

Thursday, 19 March 2015

An awesome review of Revenger, by Jim Steel can be found in Interzone 257, so check that out!

Though I was quite amused to see Jim had inadvertently elevated me to the position of contributor to 2000ad, that's a real compliment, though not true, I've just been very lucky to win and be shortlisted once or twice for the regular monthly art competition on their forums.

Working for them would be a dream job however!

Anyway check out Interzone 257, for the review, which also includes another full page advert for Revenger and my illustration for Brainwhales are Stoners Too, by Rich Larson.