KABUR Color Page-Step by Step

         
                 Here's the process work on one of the extra pages for the album KABUR THE RED STAR, to be published this March, with my Dutch publishers Dark Dragon Books.

                Here you can see the black & white page with my stroke "pencil-ink" (pencil final art) and some of the stages of color, made ​​by Nuria Sayago ((who has painted all the extras of the album).

               More about this book in this link of Dark Dragon Books website:
                  http://www.darkdragonbooks.com/c-2304628/kabur/

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          Trabajo por etapas en una de las páginas extra de la edición holandesa de mi album KABUR THE RED STAR, que saldrá el próximo mes de marzo con Dark Dragon Books. El color de todo el material extra del álbum (10 nuevas páginas, color nuevo para la portada y guardas interiores) ha sido realizado por Nuria Sayago.

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

                                        BON NADAL !!

                      MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

                          JOYEUX NOËL !!!

                          FELIZ NAVIDAD !!!

KABUR & ARTBOOK

         My two new books, both scheduled for publication in March 2014 with my Dutch publishers DARK DRAGON BOOKS.
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         Mis dos nuevos libros, ambos para ser publicados al mismo tiempo en Marzo 2014 con mis editores holandeses DARK DRAGON BOOKS.



                     KABUR THE RED STAR
                   KABUR DE RODE STER

               The extended version of my first french album "KING KABUR" (éditions Semic-2003): 56 pages instead the 46 pages of the first edition, new cover & other extra bonus !

               More information about this book in the Dark Dragon Books website:
                          http://www.darkdragonbooks.com/c-2304628/kabur/
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                          THE BEST OF MIKE RATERA

                   My "Best of" within the ARTBOOKS Collection with Dark Dragon Books.

                     More information about this book in the Dark Dragon Books website:
    http://www.darkdragonbooks.com/a-35800439/artbooks/best-of-mike-ratera-verwacht-maart-2014/

STALAG-X #2 B&W Preview Pages

             A lot of black & white pages from STALAG-X Issue #2 !

                    Previous STALAG-X posts:
       http://mikeratera.blogspot.com.es/search/label/Stalag-X

STALAG-X - Alien races: the Malta

     

      I present here one of the first designs for another alien races of Stalag X series: the Malta,  bipeds, looking like a cross between a Ray Harryhausen creation and a bird of prey.
         First appearance: Issue # 3.

                 
           This was my first graphic interpretation for the Malta race, and the color version by Max.

         Previous Stalag X posts:    

          http://mikeratera.blogspot.com.es/search/label/Stalag-X

                        

                             

ITALIAN COVERS (2)

      Here you can see some of the latest covers with my artwork for the Italian publishing magazines AUREA Editoriale.  .....................................................................................................................................................................

    Aquí tenéis algunas de mis ilustraciones publicadas como portadas para las revistas italianas de AUREA Editoriale.

                          The color of this illustration is made by Max

                      To see the step by step of this illustration:
                    http://mikeratera.blogspot.com.es/2009/09/poster-con-bruno-graff-editions.html

            The color of this illustration is made by Nuria Sayago
                       The model is Francesca Vegas

                       To see the step by step of this illustration: 
                      http://mikeratera.blogspot.com.es/2011/09/covers-work-in-progress.html

              The color of this illustration is made by Yuri Shepherd
                         To see the step by step of this illustration:                             
                        http://mikeratera.blogspot.com.es/2011/09/covers-2-work-in-progress.html     
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                          To see more italian covers:
                        http://mikeratera.blogspot.com.es/2011/11/italian-covers.html

STALAG-X - Full Trailer & Downloads

            STALAG-X # 1 Digital Exclusive Edition available from iBooks, Kindle & Graphicly:
                http://www.gestaltcomics.com/product/digital/stalag-x1/

          Watch the spectacular full trailer STALAG-X, created by Skye Ogden & Gestalt Comics:

 

STALAG-X #1 Preview Pages

        Here you have to preview the step by step of the first 3 pages of Issue # 1 STALAG-X.

       You can see the black & white final version of the pages, the color versions made ​​by my Australian team Angelina Tan & Skye Ogden and the final versions for pages, with leettering and FX !

     
        For more information and to download STALAG-X # 1 go to this link for the website of my Australian publishers Gestalt Comics:
    http://www.gestaltcomics.com/product/digital/stalag-x1/

STALAG-X - Exclusive Variant Cover

             I present here the step by step of the variant cover for Issue # 1 STALAG-X Special edition for the Denver Comic-Con.

         1- First, two pencil roughs which are a variant of the idea that I got the writers of the series Kevin J. Anderson & Steven L. Sears

     

2- The last rough was chosen as the final composition of the cover. Here you have the traced pencil version, with some adjustments over the rough.

3- This is the final black & white version !

4- And the color version by Angelina Tan.

For more information and to download the STALAG-X # 1-Denver Comic Con Variant, go to this link on the website of my Australian publishers, Gestalt Comics:

http://www.gestaltcomics.com/product/digital/stalag-x-1-dcc/#!prettyPhoto

KABUR THE RED STAR - Dark Dragon Books

       I present here the process of working on one of the extra pages (10 extra pages in total) for the album "KABUR THE RED STAR" I'm preparing for my Dutch publishers Dark Dragon Books
       The book is due for release in March 2014.
       The color of the extras of the book (new pages, double page guards interior and new cover) is doing Nuria Sayago, faithfully following the color style of the first edition of the album, from 2003.
      For more information about this album : http://mikeratera.blogspot.com.es/2013/03/kabur-red-star-dutch-edition.html

       And here you have the process of realization of this splash page: initial pencil, all fitted and well defined. The stylus end, with this strong pencil effect equivalent to inking reviewed (but without using real ink) and excellent color finish by Nuria.
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      Os presento aquí el proceso de trabajo en una de las páginas extra (10 páginas extra en total) para el álbum "KABUR THE RED STAR" que estoy preparando para mis editores holandeses Dark Dragon Books
       El libro esta previsto que salga para marzo 2014.
      El color de los extras del libro (nuevas páginas, página doble guardas interiores y nueva portada) lo esta haciendo Nuria Sayago, siguiendo fielmente el estilo del color de la primera edición del álbum, de 2003.
     Para más información acerca de éste álbum: http://mikeratera.blogspot.com.es/2013/03/kabur-red-star-dutch-edition.html

      Y aquí teneis el proceso de realización de esta espectacular página: el lápiz inicial, todo encajado y bien definido. El lápiz final, con éste fuerte efecto de repasado que equivale al entintado ( pero sin utilizar verdadera tinta china) y el excelente color acabado por Nuria.