MAKING OF THE 2000AD PROG 1793 AQUILA COVER!!!

Ok, this sexy, sexy baby came out in stores yesterday! It's the second part of 2000AD'S AQUILA: BLOOD OF THE ICENI, also featuring my cover. Want to know how I made it? THEN STOP TOUCHING THAT FOR A MINUTE AND READ ON!!!!

I gave Tharg options, being in two minds about which to do myself. The first I liked because I knew it would be easy to do, but the second I knew would be worth the effort if I did it. So as you know, the boss picked the second option.

After taking manly reference photos of myself that you will not see because I'm just too damn buff for you, I did the pencils. I should add that at this point in time, I hadn't seen the script of what Aquila was wearing, so unfortunately you won't actually see him in this exact outfit in the story...

 Followed by inks (you know the drill by now)...

At this point I thought I'd start experimenting with my techniques, and so added an ink wash to the background to give my colour work some much needed texture...

Hiding that layer for a moment, I went onto flatting the colours. Now I love the opportunity to colour my own work, but the one thing I don't love is FLATTING. It's damn tedious and time consuming. If ever I get a chance to colour my own interiors, I'll be tempted to employ my own flatter.

Very nearly done....this was what I thought was the finished cover...until The Mighty Tharg thought that the light appearing from between Aquila's legs looking like a fart... neeeever thought I'd hear Tharg say that....

And so here is the FINAL version of the cover. I added a paper texture last minute, which also gave it a warmer shade that I quite liked. Pretty happy with this one!

The 2000AD design bots slam the logos and headlines on, as seen at the top of this post, and you can find it in all good stores NOW!

Right, now I gotta get back to drawing part 7!

2000AD JUDGE DREDD ORIGINAL ART SALE!!! (UPDATED!)

UPDATED 18TH JANUARY 2018!

Hey guys, just added 16 Dredd pages to sell at cheap prices, from both 2000AD's and the JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE!

All pages are india ink on A3 bristol board or cartridge paper.

As with other art sales I have such as:
2000AD KINGMAKER

DC/LEGO BIONICLE

2000AD DEFOE

MIXED PROJECTS

2000AD AQUILA

OK, all prices are ABOVE each page and add £7 postage if in the UK, elsewhere in the universe we'll talk. Thanks!

If interested in any, email me at leighgallagher2000@yahoo.co.uk and payment is accepted via PAYPAL or bank transfer.

                                       1: £45 (SOLD!)

2: £45 (SOLD!)

3: £55 (SOLD!)

4: £50

5: £50

6: (SOLD!)

7: £55

8: £55

9: £55

10: £65 (SOLD!)

11: (SOLD!)

JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE 391 cover.

I'll also include a print of the colour version.

12: £50

13: £55

14: £50

15: £50

16: £50

Unpublished A3 sketch

"DAY OF CHAOS"

17:  (SOLD!)

18: (SOLD!)

 19: (SOLD!)

20: £100 (SOLD!)

21: £100 

 22: (SOLD!)

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 24: (SOLD!)

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 27: (SOLD!)

 28: (SOLD!)

 29:(SOLD!)

 30: (SOLD!)

 31: £100

 32: (SOLD!)

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 35: (SOLD!)

36 : £60

37: £60

 38: £60

 39: £100

 40: (SOLD!)

 41: £100

42: £100

                            

43: £100 (SOLD!)

 44: £60

 45: £100

PROG 2013: "THE RIGHT THING."

47: £120

                           

 48:£120

49: £60

 50: £60

51: £100

52: £60

53: £60

                           

54: (SOLD!)

 55: £140

"DOG SOLDIERS"

56: (SOLD!)

 57: £60

 58: (SOLD!)

 59: (SOLD!)

 60: £60

 61: £100

 62: £60

 63: £45

64: £50

 65: (SOLD!)

"THE FAMILY MAN"

These are actually TWO pages drawn on each A3 board!

 66: (SOLD!)

 67: (SOLD!)

   68:(SOLD!)

69: £60

70: £60

 71: £60

 72: £100 (SOLD!)

73: 2000AD PROG 1770 COVER

(Will include colour print)

(SOLD!)