The 'I Got A New Piece Of Art' Thread, (for everybody!)

[Mayhem]

Another two sketch covers... click through for bigger images of both. Both done by a guy called Gary Parkin here in the UK. Didn't know a whole bunch about him beforehand, but I liked the work, and it didn't cost very much either

[Redrumh2o]

Very cool Mayhem!!!...guy has some talent! I love just the b&w!!

I hope to start a Shredder collection now on those blanks

[zkarlette]

Those covers are amazing! Great finds sofistocat and Mayhem!

[Plasticplayhouse]

Love that eastman raph and those shredder blanks are ridiculously cool!

[Jay $tarkiller]

Originally Posted by Redrumh2o

Just got my Raph in the mail...WOW.....I took a pic of it next to the Mikey I already had...the quality/details/background/colors are so much better....I may have to get another Mikey and sell the one I already have if this quality stays the same/increases.

Thanks Nate!!!

Duuuuude, thanks for posting a close up. I've only seen distant shots of it on FB when Kevin posted them colored.

Can't wait to get my Raph in the mail. Instant framing garanteed

[Sofistocat]

Some new stuff. I have just picked some of the color guides from the TMNT Book III by First Publishing. This was the first TMNT books that were offered in color, and the first TMNT book (Book III) I ever bought with my own money. Mom wasn't happy I spent allowence on some book that had big boobs(Renet) on the cover. Dad was cool with it...

These are from 1987 and are the oldest TMNT pieces I now own. Mousers, Triceratons, Fugitoid, Utroms and exo suits, the Fearsome Foursome and Splinter... What more could a guy want? It doesn't get any better than this, that is until I get them signed! Grail type stuff for me and it's Friday!

TMNT Book III page 9 Color guide/acetate overlaid

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TMNT Book III page 9 Color guide/acetate side-by-side

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TMNT Book III page 18 Color guide/acetate overlaid

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TMNT Book III page 18 Color guide/acetate side-by-side

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TMNT Book III page 103 Color guide/acetate overlaid

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TMNT Book III page 103 Color guide/acetate side-by-side

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[Jay $tarkiller]

Awesome pages!!! Congrats, bro!

Here are my new additions:

[Redrumh2o]

Sofistocat....where did you get those?

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Sofistocat

Got these back from CGC recently, I figured I would post some better pics:

Michael Dooney @ Baltimore Con 2013

I asked him to do a TCRI programmer April. It's kinda tough to see, but the turtle shell necklace is a nice touch. Dooney is the man!

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Neat! Dooney seems to have done this in a slightly more cartoony-style than some of his past April pieces I've seen. And the turtle necklace is a nice touch.

The idea of April working a TCRI job is unique. [Kinda makes me wonder if she's got an Utrom hiding in her gut!] What made you think to request that concept, Sofistocat?

[spp]

Ok art peoples, I need some help with this please:

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=45840

[Sofistocat]

Originally Posted by Jay $tarkiller

Awesome pages!!! Congrats, bro!

Here are my new additions:

Glad to see that you didn't get another Casey Jones Jay! Looks grrreeaaat!

Originally Posted by Redrumh2o

Sofistocat....where did you get those?

A little web based marketplace called "The Bay"... Was kinda surprised to see nobody bid on them...

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Neat! Dooney seems to have done this in a slightly more cartoony-style than some of his past April pieces I've seen. And the turtle necklace is a nice touch.

The idea of April working a TCRI job is unique. [Kinda makes me wonder if she's got an Utrom hiding in her gut!] What made you think to request that concept, Sofistocat?

April was a computer programmer in the vol.1 comics from issue 2 all the way through City at War(She even got a job as a programmer when she was out in Cali living with her sister). I'm a vol.1 purist, nuff said. Her face in the early issues of the original comics was very similar to the cartoon from the 80's. It wasn't until after her Dad's shop got trashed and set ablaze (issue 10) that she transitioned from Brunette to Black hair.

[Jay $tarkiller]

Originally Posted by Sofistocat

Glad to see that you didn't get another Casey Jones Jay! Looks grrreeaaat!

me too, bro!

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Sofistocat

April was a computer programmer in the vol.1 comics from issue 2 all the way through City at War(She even got a job as a programmer when she was out in Cali living with her sister). I'm a vol.1 purist, nuff said. Her face in the early issues of the original comics was very similar to the cartoon from the 80's. It wasn't until after her Dad's shop got trashed and set ablaze (issue 10) that she transitioned from Brunette to Black hair.

Oh, sure, I'm quite familiar with Mirage Volume 1, but I was just curious as to the specific connection between April & TCRI. Come to think of it... in the Fugitoid issue, there was a female Federation soldier who was selling information to the Triceratons for drugs. Lonae was her name, and I always thought her design was almost a reflection of the same design E&L used for April O'Neil in her initial appearance:
http://tmntentity.blogspot.com/2010/...oseries-1.html

[Sofistocat]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Oh, sure, I'm quite familiar with Mirage Volume 1, but I was just curious as to the specific connection between April & TCRI. Come to think of it... in the Fugitoid issue, there was a female Federation soldier who was selling information to the Triceratons for drugs. Lonae was her name, and I always thought her design was almost a reflection of the same design E&L used for April O'Neil in her initial appearance:
http://tmntentity.blogspot.com/2010/...oseries-1.html

April was an intern programmer at TCRI. Not sure if that was the connection you were speaking of, but that was my reasoning.

[Slade]

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Originally Posted by Redrumh2o

Wish I would have gotten one of these, they look awesome. I have some stuff I could post, just can't get them to load up on photobucket..

[Sofistocat]

I couldn't pass on this page. The original "Let me tell you a story", nuff said.

Tales vol. 1 Issue 1 page 16

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[Jay $tarkiller]

Sofistocat, you got quite a way of getting your hands on raaaaad pages. Teach me how you do that

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Sofistocat

April was an intern programmer at TCRI. Not sure if that was the connection you were speaking of, but that was my reasoning.

Makes sense to me!

[TheCanadiandrome]

some really great pieces bought everyone! grats!

[OA]

Nice early Lawson piece! I nearly picked this up myself a while back. Congrats!