ON STYLE:

AS YOU VIEW THE SAMPLES, YOU'LL NOTE SLIGHT STYLE SHIFTS FROM STORY TO STORY. THIS MIGHT DISTRESS SOME EDITORS AND OR COLLABORATORS. INHERENTLY, WHEN I APPROACH ANY GIVEN MATERIAL: THE MATERIAL DICTATES MY APPROACH. STYLE, I FEEL, IS AS IMPORTANT AS SET DESIGN OR LIGHTING. I SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BEND SLIGHTLY IF THE STORY'S MORE HUMOROUS OR DARK.

*if prompted, 'allow pop-ups' to view gallery.

PLEASE READ on SCRIPTS: WHAT I'LL ACCEPT AND OR REJECT ON THE SPOT.

SOME GROUND RULES: UNLESS THERE IS A PAGE RATE INVOLVED OR I PERSONALLY KNOW YOU, I'M BACKING OFF OF COLLABORATIONS FOR A WHILE.

HAVE SCRIPTS LOCKED DOWN! BY THIS I MEAN LITTLE TWEAKS ARE FINE AFTER PAGE ART HAS BEEN SEEN. BUT WHOLE CHANGES TO DIALOGUE OR PANELS AFTER I'VE GONE TO FINAL IS A REDO (ADDITIONAL FEES MAY INCURE) I ONLY DO ONE CORRECTION PER PAGE. ANYTHING OVER 30% OF THE PIECE IS CONSIDERED A REDO (ADDITIONAL FEES MAY INCURE). ALL THIS WILL BE HAMMERED OUT IN THE INITIAL PHASE WITH A CONTRACT.

THERE MUST BE A KILL FEE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER I OR THE CLIENT KILL THE JOB. DUE TO THE SHEER VOLUME OF WORK INVOLVED, IT'S ONLY REASONABLE. NO EXCEPTIONS.

ON GRAY-TONES / COLORING:

Here's a sample of coloring. It will give you a feel for the before and after. I try to synch with the art. The swipe is from THB.

ON INKS/ PENCILS:

   MY PENCILS ARE PRETTY LOOSE. ALMOST RESEMBLING A COLORING BOOK WHEN YOU FIRST LOOK AT THEM. I AM MORE THAN HAPPY     TO PROVIDE THUMBNAILS BEFORE BEGINNING. BUT I'M NOT A PENCILLER, I'M A CARTOONIST. YOU WON'T FIND ANY SPOT BLACKS     NOTED DOWN. THE FINISH IS ALL INSTINCTUAL. IF I HAVE AN IDEA FOR A SPOT I'LL POP IT IN WITH AN 'X' NOTATION. MOST OF THE     TIME IT'S NOT. I'VE ALWAYS FOUND THE RESULT OF DOING PENCILS THEN SOMEONE INKING OVER THAT TO BE HORRIBLY STIFF. THE     RESULTS ARE MIXED AND AN INKER CAN ALWAYS TRASH THE UNDER DRAWING. THE ONLY THING I'D FARM OUT FOR THE SAKE OF     SPEED IS COLORING. IF THERE ARE ANY SPOTS THAT NEED TWEAKED, I'LL TWEAK THEM IN THE COLORING STAGE. OR IF IT'S FARMED     OUT, I'LL DO IT BEFORE I SEND IT OUT TO THE COLORIST. THAT SAID, HERE'S SOME  SAMPLES OF THE INKS BEFORE I COLOR..

(above & below pages) IMAGINARIANS. for IDW. 2007

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*I encourage anyone to first hit up your local comics shop. if by chance they don't have any of the books below, well you fought the good fight. -thanks, tom.