I got on a sketch opportunity with Tim Townsend (who is probably my favourite modern inker) through Jake (Mercenary Art Studio). He showed a sample of what the sketches will look like, and it was a pretty solid piece (pictured to the left), so I was very excited to get on this sketch list, off course.
Today Jake showed me my finished commissioned piece, and I totally love it! I asked for a 'Retro Iron Man' - the reason being is because I saw a piece he did with Chris Stevens and I thought it was brilliant.
...So without further ado... I present to you, my Tim Towsend, Iron Man sketch cover!!
I responded to Tim and said "Tim... I am totally loving this sketch cover! WOW! It's better than I ever imagined it being. Totally made my day. Thanks so much Jake and Tim!"...
Tim's reply was, "And YOU totally made MINE! Im thrilled to hear you like it. You might get a kick out of knowing that this piece pretty much directed me as opposed to the other way around. This cover stock had some sort of coating on it that made it highly resistant to the ink. At one point it had a ton of black finger prints all over it. This is why I opted with the black backdrop. THEN I had to end up using the Kirby-crackles outside the black backdrop to cover up even MORE finger prints. Lol. It just kept going and going. Its kind of fun though, when you end up with something you hadnt set out to do. Again, Im glad you like!".
Again - Thanks Tim! I love it.
I just got back from seeing the Thor movie in the cinema (second time seeing it), and I would go as far as to say it's in my top 5 favourite Marvel movies EVER!
