This portrait of Sere is a commission for JK Carrier, for the remarqued editions of the ADS hardcover graphic novels.
The original art is quite delicate and I had to darken considerably for reproduction here. The drawing technique I use for this look is close to that commonly used for silverpoint.
Most pencil artists draw in great swatches with the side of the pencil. I use the hardest, tiniest, sharpest point possible, and create all forms from thousands of tiny strokes instead of a few big strokes.
This takes a long time, obviously. Also, since the pencil is pin sharp, you have to have a very light touch, otherwise the paper is irreparably scratched. After that, it is impossible to get a smooth tone: the flaw in the paper will show through the graphite.
I have been sitting on commissions for ages, and still have a few left to go. As soon as I am positive all are completed and safely in the hands of their owners, I will offer the remainder of the hardcover editions for sale. I have not offered any for sale for some years because I was so far behind on these drawings. I did hundreds of them!
I may begin taking commissions again in about three months.
Remarqued editions will be available in very limited quantities. Each will be $150. I will only accept payment on completion of the work.
Please inquire.
Definately interested in a remarqued edition when you get the time if they aren’t snatched up immeadiately.
A lovely portrait of a not-so-lovely lady
. I adore the delicacy of this technique. Small wonder it takes time, though *g*.
I’d love a remarqued edition as well, when your schedule clears up.
I think this portrait of Sere shows her haughtiness well.
Inquiring
of course.
wow, that’s some ’40′s Hollywood glamor she put on there, huh?
I was watching Marie Antoinette with Norma Shearer.
BTW, I will post more info later, but I have less than 5 ADS hardcover Volumes I and II.
I have a handful of volume III and at least 2 dozen volume IV.
Volumes I and II have, technically, been sold out for about a decade. I am putting my private stash up for sale.
I have enough cash reserve for issue 39, and commissions on this lot may pay enough for issue 40 as well. I just have to balance the commissions with time spent creating new pages for the book.
dibs! DIBS! Ooo oooo ooo!
I am neurotically going over and over every order and every remaining book.
There are more Volume I’s than I thought there would be. I held back extra copies in case I needed to have them rebound to produce lettered state editions. But I had to kill the remaining lettered states when the binder went AWOL. She was great, but she moved and I never got a forwarding address. Alas, other binders wanted even more money than the sale price I was asking. Bummer.
Out of the original 250 limited edition copies, it looks like I have NINE ADS volume I remarqued hardcovers as well as a couple of signed limited editions.
But I only have about 5 volume II.
Volume III, I think there are about 24 remarqued editions left, including a few VERY low numbers. I remembered hanging on to lots of these for customers who wanted books reserved, but sales didn’t go through. So I am offering these back up.
Volume IV was never offered in the super-duper limited edition, but I will take orders for remarque commissions in about three months.
PLEASE EMAIL ME VIA CONTACT FORM to let me know if you want to reserve a book, and which books you want reserved.
I will also make my remaining inventory of signed limited editions available. Not many of those left, either.
I won’t accept advance payments. I will email you when your order is completed.
$150 includes US postage. ALL foreign orders will need to add an extra $10. Signed limiteds will be $50. I can ship them at any time, so if you want an early ADS hardcover, hit the Paypal button. I can ship next week.
I’ll post a formal announcement later.
That’s right, suckers…eat your hearts out, ’cause it’s ALL MINE!!! (cackles with glee)
YAY! I’m not sure what the worst part of this whole process has been: taking so long to complete them, or realizing that when I moved, my boxes and boxes of stuff got so out of order that some of these remarques had been finished for years: I had simply never shipped them.
I can’t thank you, my gentle readers, enough for helping me out with that donation incentive in February. That really helped me get this place cleared out.
BTW, near as I can tell, this will finalize all lettered states as well. Only about 24 (each volumes I and II) of these hand bound leather books in wooden slipcases were made. I believe I have three of Volume II left. One already has a color portrait of Aeren in it. I’m asking $350 each for the hand bound book, wooden slipcase, and full color character portrait. Shipping included in USA, but foreign please add $20.
Inquiries welcome.
I will definitely get in line for those remarqued editions!
Order is placed!
Oh, evil temptation! …. Must think about this…… *whimper*…
Good luck with them all, of course!