BOOKS Dedicated Drawings 2024-25 (I)

 

          Some very special dedications recently made on copies of my new artbook The Super Villains and other books of mine.

        Here you have Madelyne Pryor the Goblin Queen and this beautiful Dragon in two copies of the Classic Edition of my previous artbook Legendary Heroes

          

             Here you have Harpya, drawn as a dedication in volume 3 of my French series Le Chant des Elfes

           This other dedication made on a copy of the graphic novel Stalag X

            Here is this drawing made in the compilation album of my Broadway series from the 90s.

        

         And this dedication made in the Seffana Vampirique illustration portfolio.

ARTBOOKS Dedicated Drawings 2023-24 (IV)

 

             Some very special dedications recently made on copies of my new artbook The Super Villains and other books of mine. They are drawings dedicated to collaborators who have participated in these works. 

         Here you have this Baron Harkonnen for the great Kevin J. Anderson, who wrote the preface to my artbook The Super Villains. Kevin has continued the Dune literary saga for more than 20 years together with Brian Herbert. 

         Here is his website: https://wordfire.com/

        

            

               This drawing of the character Midna from the Zelda universe is for Niina Xan, who has worked on the color of many of the illustrations for The Super Villains. In addition to being a colorist, Niina is also a illustrator and creator of her own universe. 

          You can see her work here:  https://www.deviantart.com/niina-xan

  

                 This Jabba drawing is for Nuria Sayago, another of my colorists on The Super Villains. Nuria has a long career as a colorist in the Franco-Belgian market. 

           Here you can see the series in which she has worked: 

https://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-30795-BD-Sayago-Nuria.html

                This other copy of The Super Villains is dedicated to the model Seffy Moon, who has been collaborating with me for a long time on illustrations and covers. 

            Here you can learn more about our collaborations:

               https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/p/seffy-moon-art.html

               Seffy Moon is also represented in this drawing for my colorist Nuria Sayago, made in the Seffana Vampirique Portfolio where both participated. 

       Here you can see the Seffana Vampirique portfolio:

          https://ideesplus.fr/produit/seffana-vampirique/

               This other drawing is also for Nuria Sayago, who participated as a colorist in the special edition Kabur the Red Star, published by Dark Dragon Books in Holland.

          Here you can learn more about this edition:

           https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/2014/02/kabur-red-star.html

                 And another dedication to Nuria Sayago in the Dutch edition of another book of mine: Le Chant des Elfes series previously published in France, also published in Holland with Dark Dragon Books.

           Here you can learn more about this Limited Edition:

     https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/2012/01/le-chant-des-elfes-limited-edition.html

LAST SPECIAL DEDICATIONS

 

        Voy a celebrar las 300.000 visitas en el blog con estas dedicatorias hechas recientemente en diferentes obras mías.

       

    It Was Metal:  https://www.asoundofthunderband.com/it-was-metal

        Seffana Vampirique:  https://ideesplus.fr/produit/seffana-vampirique/

      Stalag X: https://www.stalag-x.com/

    Histoires de Pilotes-T9:  https://ideesplus.fr/produit/histoires-de-pilotes-tome-9/

     Legendary Heroes De Luxe edition: https://ideesplus.fr/produit/artbook-mike-ratera-tirage-de-luxe/

        L´Alat:  https://ideesplus.fr/plein-vol/l-alat/

ITHAQUA - New Characters search

 

      Vous pouvez voir par ici les nouveaux concepts pour les personnages Ithaqua, un projet que j'ai commencé à préparer en 2011 et que j'espère pouvoir réaliser un jour. C'est mon "projet fétiche".

     Voici dans plusieurs dessins la nouvelle version pour la sorcière Deliverance, inspirée depuis le début par mon amie le modèle Seffy Moon.

    La couleur est faite à la main, avec des techniques traditionnelles.

    Vous pouvez voir par ici tous les concepts Ithaqua réalisés en 2011:  https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/search/label/Ithaqua

    Le projet est enregistré dans le monde entier depuis des années:

       https://www.safecreative.org/myworks.4

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         Aquí podéis ver los nuevos conceptos para los personajes de Ithaqua, un proyecto que empece a preparar en 2011 y que espero poder hacer algún día. Es mi "proyecto fetiche". 

     Ésta es la nueva versión para la hechicera Deliverance, inspirada desde un principio en mi amiga la modelo Seffy Moon.

     El color está hecho a mano, con técnicas tradicionales.

    Aquí podéis ver todos los concepts Ithaqua hechos en 2011:

                https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/search/label/Ithaqua

        El proyecto lo tengo registrado a nivel mundial desde hace años:

      https://www.safecreative.org/myworks.4

SEFFY MOON - Emmanuelle

         
       Here you can see some drawings made during the year with my friend the model Seffy Moon sitting in the famous chair of the movie "Emmanuelle", just as illustration composition tests. In the last of these drawings you can see the sketch, the line version and the final art level. 
       I look forward to making many new drawings with Seffy in 2020!

LEGENDARY HEROES - Deluxe Edition

                             LEGENDARY HEROES
                                      ARTBOOK


          DELUXE EDITION
          96 Pages - 24 x 32 cm 
          Hardcover with characters in selective varnish + title on hot iron
          + 5 ex-libris
          + 1 original drawing of one of the characters of the album in 18 x 25 cm 
                          
      
                   Preface by Steven L. Sears
                  Art: Mike Ratera
                  Colors: Cris Ortega - Diego L. Parada- Nuria Sayago - Max - Yuri Shepherd - Miren Pijuan - Carol Sánchez - Claudia Duran  
                  Model: Seffy Moon
                  Publisher: Idées Plus 



        I present you my new artbook Legendary Heroes, where you will find a large selection of drawings and recent works about the universe of super-heroes and characters from TV series, movies and video games.

      The book is in english and will be distributed initially in France and Belgium.

             Appearance: April 2019

            Legendary Heroes-Deluxe Edition more information & orders:
             http://ideesplus.fr/produit/artbook-mike-ratera-tirage-de-luxe/



      Poison Ivy cover WIP color by Cris Ortega:
https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/2016/05/poison-ivy-color-by-cris-ortega-step-by.html



      Cover & Pages previews:

    And the 5 ex-libris for the Deluxe Edition: