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David Marshall - Comic Book Art | The Null Device

Substance

My original intention was to finish lettering and do slightly-more professional art for "Soaked". Reviewing the story after some much-needed sleep, there seemed to be enough visual and random energy for a finished story.

The first step was making the drawings more convincing. This meant lots of photo research of my local neighborhood, war zones, steampunk weapons and more. The pencil-level art was rendered tight, as if someone else was going to ink it.

About 3 quarters in, I realized I didn't know my characters, much less their motivations. To get everying down, I wrote a full script (as if someone else was drawing it).

Form

Apple PowerBook G4
Wacom Drawing Tablet
Apple TextEdit, Adobe Photoshop + Illustrator + InDesign, Corel Painter
Letter-O-Matic font
Google Web + Image Search
Details of my Digital Art Process for Comic Books

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The Null Device

(PG; SciFi/Action/Dreamscape) Story and art by David Marshall. The final product is inspired by my entry into last year's 24-Hour Comics Day. A lone agent must transmit data into enemy territory, fight an army, rescue a damsel in distress and save the world. Published in Outbound, a science fiction anthology by the Boston Comics Roundtable.