FadingSun Studio

2012-01-01T10:01:00.004-08:00

Happy New Year!

Here is the finished page of the second Teeth story to run on http://www.ericpalicki.com/, beginning on January 4th.

11x17 (Original B&W Illustration)
Ink on Bristol Board, Digital Zip-A-Tone.

Ink wash by Kyle Parker.

You can camper it to the pencils and see what changes were made in the inking stage!

If you haven't had a chance to check out Teeth, you can ready the first story in its entirety by following this link:

http://www.ericpalicki.com/teeth1-0.html

Here's to a great year!

Check back for updates on TEETH!

2011-12-27T19:58:00.001-08:00

Sherlock Holmes goes Widescreen!
Now with a larger image...

Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Noble Bachelor part six.

In the January 2012 issue of A Sandusky Bay Journal.

Don't miss it!

2011-12-12T17:58:00.002-08:00

...And it is finally here!

Teeth makes its mark on http://www.ericpalicki.com/

Watch www.ericpalicki.com for details!

Teeth.

A web comic written by Eric Palicki, illustrated by J. Christopher Greulich, and colored by Kyle Parker.

From the FadingSun Studio.

Follow the link to see the first instalment
http://ericpalicki.com/?p=193

The first two story pages are live now, with updates to come every Monday and Wednesday!

Check it out!

2011-11-22T06:15:00.002-08:00

Teeth.

A web comic written by Eric Palicki, illustrated by J. Christopher Greulich and colored by Kyle Parker.

Coming Soon from the FadingSun Studio.

Watch www.ericpalicki.com for details!

2011-11-22T03:33:00.002-08:00

Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Noble Bachelor part five.

In the December 2011 issue of A Sandusky Bay Journal.

Don't miss it!

2011-10-31T11:26:00.001-07:00

Indiana Jones.

11x17

Ink on Bristol.

Colored pencil and Digital Zip-a-tone.

Coloring in progress at time of post.

Note:

Jim Steranko was the production illustrator for Raiders of the Lost Ark, just as Ralph McQuarrie was for Star Wars. Steranko describes Indy so, "He's a man of action who carries a whip and a Colt.45, Woody Allen he's not."

2011-10-26T13:25:00.000-07:00

Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Noble Bachelor part four.

In the November 2011 issue of A Sandusky Bay Journal.

Check it out where available!

2011-10-08T12:27:00.001-07:00

Dryads
by Micha F. Lindemans

In Greek mythology, the dryads are female spirits of nature (nymphs), who preside over the groves and forests. Each one is born with a certain tree over which she watches. A dryad either lives in a tree, in which case she is called a hamadryad, or close to it. The lives of the dryads are connected with that of the trees; should the tree perish, then she dies with it. If this is caused by a mortal, the gods will punish him for that deed. The dryads themselves will also punish any thoughtless mortal who would somehow injure the trees.

"Dryads." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online. [Accessed October 08, 2011].

2011-10-08T12:22:00.002-07:00

The Fire and Darkness.

Sequential Poetry 2011.

11x17

Ink and pencil on Bristol.

Colored pencil & Digital zip-a-tone.

2011-09-25T11:18:00.003-07:00

Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Noble Bachelor part three.

In the October 2011 issue of A Sandusky Bay Journal.

Check it out where available!

2011-09-10T09:43:00.001-07:00

Teeth.

A web comic written by Eric Palicki, illustrated by J. Christopher Greulich, inked by Johnny Yager, and colored by Kyle Parker.

Coming Soon from the FadingSun Studio.

Watch www.ericpalicki.com for details!

2011-08-30T19:17:00.011-07:00

World Citizen Organization.
by
Greulich, Kuntz, & Stephenson http://www.worldcitizenorganization.com/

I put together a quick animation of the process for creating a page from the WCO.

I hope you enjoy!

More WCO on the way. The next two pages are penciled and with Rob for inking. Dan is hard at work on the "file card" information for The Leader and for Calavaras. I have the forth pages half penciled at this time. This is a leisurely project among friends, so please stay tuned!

.j.

2011-08-30T18:27:00.001-07:00

Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Noble Bachelor part two.

In the September 2011 issue of A Sandusky Bay Journal.

Check it out where available!

2011-07-25T08:20:00.003-07:00

2011-07-25T08:17:00.001-07:00

Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Noble Bachelor part one.

Beginning in the August 2011 issue of A Sandusky Bay Journal.

Check it out where available!

2011-07-25T08:14:00.001-07:00

Thor Illustration.

Here are the pencils for a Thor picture that I am creating for one of my son's friends.

It is now in the inking stage.

2011-07-05T12:30:00.003-07:00

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb! Part Seven. An Homage to David Aja.

Finished art and design of the July issue of A Sandusky Bay Journal for the Sherlock Holmes feature.

I used elements form the previous six illustrations to compose this layout based on a recent Green Arrow alternate cover created by David Aja. You can find him and that cover posted at:
http://blog.davidaja.com/

2011-06-19T10:39:00.004-07:00

Final Student Project. Spring 2011.

18x24. Acrylics, Inks, Oil Pastels, and Charcoal on High Quality Art Paper.

I have included the final painting as well as the sketches involved.

2011-06-19T10:27:00.003-07:00

Student Works. Spring 2011.

2011-06-19T10:16:00.002-07:00

The Shadow: Dark of Night.

11x17. Ink, Blueline, Photoshop, Printed Digital Zip-A-Tone, and Sand Paper on 80lbs. Xerox Expressions cardstock.

This past week I was thinking about my personal art techniques, and I decided to try a few new things. I haven't draw the Shadow in a while, so I made the decision to use him as the test subject.

I have included the final piece, the color original art scan, and the original sketch.

2011-06-03T21:09:00.002-07:00

My Tribute to Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000)

According to

http://www.schulzmuseum.org/

Biography
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 26, 1922, Charles M. Schulz was the only child of Dena and Carl Schulz. From birth, comics played an important role in Schulz’s life. At just two days old, an uncle nicknamed him “Sparky” after the horse Spark Plug from the Barney Google comic strip, and throughout his youth he and his father shared a Sunday morning ritual reading the funnies. Schulz always knew he wanted to be a cartoonist and was very proud when Ripley’s newspaper feature, Believe it or Not, published his drawing of the family dog in 1937. The Schulz family moved to Needles, California, in the summer of 1929, when Sparky was six years old; they only stayed there for about a year before returning to Minnesota.

Schulz put his artistic ambitions on hold during World War II while serving as a machine-gun squad leader, though he regularly sketched episodes of daily army life in his sketchbook. Following his discharge in 1945, Schulz returned to St. Paul to pursue a cartooning career. Between 1947 and 1950, he drew a weekly comic panel for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and also sold seventeen comic gags to The Saturday Evening Post. After many rejection slips, Schulz finally realized his dream of creating a nationally-syndicated daily comic strip when Peanuts debuted in seven newspapers on October 2, 1950. By 1965, Schulz was twice honored with the Reuben Award by the National Cartoonists Society for his talents, and Peanuts was an international success.

Schulz once described his thoughts on the art of cartooning as this: "Drawing cartoons is a great way to share your ideas. A cartoonist is no different from any other type of artist—he or she wants to express him/herself. There is a joy in playing the piano or painting a wonderful watercolor. There is also a joy in communicating a thought, whether serious or funny, to another person." (1996)

When Schulz announced his retirement for health reasons in December 1999, Peanuts was in more than 2,600 newspapers worldwide; he died shortly thereafter, on Saturday, February 12, 2000, just hours before the final Peanuts Sunday strip appeared in newspapers. The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, California, opened in his honor in August 2002, with the mission of preserving, displaying, and interpreting the art of this legendary cartoonist.

2011-05-27T13:47:00.005-07:00

Dr. John Watson, Victorian Badass!

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb! Part Six.

Finished art and design of the May issue of A Sandusky Bay Journal for the Sherlock Holmes feature.

Also, Watson's preliminary drawing.

2011-05-15T15:34:00.002-07:00

Indiana Jones sketch no. 1

I'm a huge Indy Fan. I finished my first Indy sketch.

I am going to expand on this, and illustrate my own Kingdom of the Crystal Skull movie poster image.

If you're an Indy Fan and have never listened to the Indy Cast, you need to check it out here:

http://www.forcecast.net/c-indycastnews.asp

or on iTunes!

2011-05-15T15:31:00.000-07:00

TEETH "I Dig Your Grave" reboot.

Here is the colored art for page three of the expanded six page story written by Eric Palicki, illustrated by myself, and colored by Kyle Parker.

More TEETH to come as the year unfolds.

2011-05-03T19:04:00.002-07:00

Indiana Jones sketch no. 1

For those of you that know me really well, you know I'm a huge Indy Fan.

I was thinking about Indy the other day and realized that I have never draw him. I started my first Indy sketch today at work. I will post further developments.

Hope you like...

If you're an Indy Fan and have never listened to the Indy Cast, you need to check it out here:

http://www.forcecast.net/c-indycastnews.asp

or on iTunes!

2011-05-01T09:26:00.001-07:00

TEETH "I Dig Your Grave" reboot.

Here is the colored art for page two of the expanded six page story written by Eric Palicki, illustrated by myself, and colored by Kyle Parker.

More TEETH to come as the year unfolds.

2011-04-27T14:36:00.001-07:00

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb! Part Five.

Finished art and design of the May issue of A Sandusky Bay Journal for the Sherlock Holmes feature.

2011-04-27T06:32:00.000-07:00

Sketch for part of the upcoming May 2011 Sherlock Holmes Illustration.

2011-04-26T18:52:00.002-07:00

Ink Preview for part of the upcoming May 2011 Sherlock Holmes Illustration.

2011-04-22T16:11:00.001-07:00

Sketch for part of the upcoming May 2011 Sherlock Holmes Illustration.

2011-04-19T10:50:00.002-07:00

TEETH "I Dig Your Grave" reboot.

Here is the colored art for page one of the expanded six page story by Eric Palicki and myself.

We have found our colorist, Kyle Parker.

Eric is expanding the script.

2011-04-11T10:47:00.000-07:00

Still Life in Graphite & Charcoal Student Work 4.11.11

2011-04-03T07:38:00.012-07:00

World Citizen Organization.
by
Greulich, Kuntz, & Stephenson http://www.worldcitizenorganization.com/

Full Name: Laurel Melinda Preston
WCO Filing #: 1715328
Status: Field Operative
Specialty: Tracking, Crime Scene Investigation, Psychological Profiling

Laurel Preston was raised with all the best. Coming from a wealthy family in upstate New York, she never wanted for anything and spoiled would be an understatement. Sometime around age 18, Laurel discovered that she was ½ Seneca Indian, a secret her family had kept from her. Laurel was not seen or heard from for 10 years until she re-emerged a full member of the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma. Little if anything is known about her activities or training on the reservation, but she returned with a never before seen ambition. Laurel declined the easy path of taking over the family business and instead went on to earn a masters in criminology at Yale. She was recruited by the FBI and her star rose quickly after several high-profile and successful manhunts. She has proven herself to be an invaluable asset in the field.

Director’s Note: “Laurel Preston is, simply put, the best living tracker on the planet. I’m not sure how she does it, but she has an intangible knack for locating even the most elusive of targets. Which in our line of work does not come easy, as the people and things we are looking for often do not wish to be found. I daresay her recruitment might be one of the best actions ever taken by the WCO”

2011-03-30T02:57:00.003-07:00

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb! Part Four.

Finished art and design of the April issue of A Sandusky Bay Journal for the Sherlock Holmes feature.

2011-03-26T10:50:00.000-07:00

My First Marvel Credit, So To Speak.

A few years back I was in the fortunate position to help friend (from my childhood LCS, The Game Room in Toledo Ohio) and Masterworks Collection Editor Cory Sedlmeier find some rare STERANKO material.

For this I was awarded a special "Thank You" in the front of the Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Volume 2. The book Reprints: Nick Fury from Strange Tales #154-168 and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1-3.

If you don't have this quintessential work by STERANKO, you are doing yourself a disservice.

2011-03-15T14:11:00.003-07:00

TEETH "I Dig Your Grave" reboot.

Here is the art for the expanded six page story by Eric Palicki and myself.

We are looking for a colorist at the moment.

Eric is expanding the script.

2011-03-01T08:25:00.002-08:00

Three Eagles.

Here are three eagle sketches I did recently, in preparation for a new project.

2011-02-23T08:11:00.001-08:00

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb! Part Three

Finished art and design of the March issue of A Sandusky Bay Journal for the Sherlock Holmes feature.

2011-02-17T07:02:00.003-08:00

Theiss the Werewolf from TEETH "I Dig Your Grave" Reboot.

Here are the inks to the previous post. These inks completed the 6th page of the reboot.

Keep your eye out for more TEETH in the future!

2011-02-16T07:12:00.001-08:00

TEETH "I Dig Your Grave" Reboot.

Theiss in wolf form. This is the third design for how I imaged the wolf.

Eric Palicki (master scribe) and I have decided to expand the one page story we did into six pages, to flesh this episode out a bit.

Expect more Teeth this year!

2011-02-12T14:00:00.001-08:00

Cowboys.

I have been doing a lot of drawings as try-outs for paid gigs as of late.

Here is one of those images.

2011-02-11T15:03:00.003-08:00

TEETH "I Dig Your Grave" Reboot.

Page One.

Eric Palicki (master scribe) and I have decided to expand the one page story we did into six pages, to flesh this episode out a bit.

Expect more Teeth this year!

2011-01-29T05:12:00.006-08:00

Daredevil: The Subterraneans.
A fictitious graphic novel written by Johnny Depp and illustrated by myself.

I chose Johnny Depp as writer because he is a huge Jack Kerouac fan, as am I.

The Subterraneans is a 1958 novella by Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac.

11x17
Ink and Prisma Color Colored Pencil on Bristol, Digital Zip-a Tone, Dr. Ph. Martin's: Watercolor Dyes, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

The images included showcase my creative process.
1. Final image with custom logos.
2. Colored images before the design was applied.
3. Final composite inks, as the inks for the main figure and the background were done on separate art boards.
4. Figure inks.
5. Background inks.
6. Figure pencils.

2011-01-25T12:05:00.000-08:00

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb! Part Two

Finished art and design of the February issue of A Sandusky Bay Journal on their Sherlock Holmes feature.

2011-01-01T12:48:00.002-08:00

Happy New Year!

Here are the inks to the main figure of an upcoming Daredevil Illustration.

11x8.5 (Original B&W Illustration)
Ink on Bristol Board, Digital Zip-A-Tone.

Here's to a great year!

Check back for updates on TEETH!

2010-12-24T05:37:00.003-08:00

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Engineers's Thumb!

Finished art and design of the January issue of A Sandusky Bay Journal on their Sherlock Holmes feature.

2010-11-24T18:22:00.002-08:00

Sherlock Holmes the Return!

With the December issue of A Sandusky Bay Journal, I make my return as the regular artist on their Sherlock Holmes feature.

Here is the finished art with a cameo appearance by the Ghost from Teeth "I Dig Your Grave!"

2010-11-01T09:09:00.007-07:00

Teeth "I Dig Your Grave !" Motion Comic

Press Release - Palicki and Greulich Show Their TEETH

Palicki and Greulich Show Their TEETH

For immediate Release

TOLEDO, OHIO –

Eric Palicki and J. Christopher Greulich are pleased to introduce Thiess, a very different kind of werewolf. Thiess is set to star in TEETH, a self-published comics mini-series slated for release in 2011.

“TEETH was inspired by an actual historical account of a werewolf in Europe during the 17th century,” says Palicki, who scripted the series. “During his inquisition, Thiess claimed that he and other werewolves were the ‘hounds of God,’ demon hunters who often did battle with the Devil himself. TEETH finds a fictionalized Thiess still alive today, still a hound of God, still fighting demons.”

The creators hope to raise funds through Kickstarter.com to produce and self-publish the first issue of TEETH, and they are making limited edition ashcans, posters and signed comics available to donors. In addition, the creators have made a one-page sequential story – “I Dig Your Grave!” – available to online readers.

Those interested in learning more can find the Kickstarter project at http://kck.st/a1nWLP. Writer Eric Palicki maintains a blog and a webcomics catalog at www.ericpalicki.com. Illustrator J. Christopher Greulich maintains his online portfolio at fadingsunstudio.blogspot.com.

Contact:

Eric Palicki Writer 419.450.1817
epalicki@gmail.com http://www.ericpalicki.com/

2010-10-27T13:38:00.005-07:00

Teeth “I Dig Your Grave” Working Method.

01. Receive script from Eric Palicki, my partner in crime.
02. Read over Eric’s script. Make any notes on the script I need to, i.e. setting and costume reference needed.
03. Thumbnail sketch for layout. I do my thumbnails in a variety of ways, depending on the day. These were rendered in ballpoint pen and grayscale Prismacolor markers @ 5.5x8.5 size. That’s about three times larger than normal for me, but it was that kind of day.
04. Send Thumbnails to Eric for approval.
05. Pencils. These are rough layouts. If I am inking my own project, I do not complete full pencils. This allows me to be more “fresh” with my ink lines.
06. Inking. I have used a variety of materials to ink with over the years. Again, it all comes down to the day or the project. Most of my work over the past five years has consisted of a combination of a black Staedtler Mars Graphic 3000 Duo Watercolor Brush Marker and a full range of Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens and brush markers.
07. Colors. I have colored using just about any art tool I have had my hands on. Thought I color mostly on the computer these days, my favorite way to color is a hybrid of watercolors and the computer. Here I used Dr. Ph. Martin's: Watercolor Dyes and Photoshop.
08. Lettering. I letter in Illustrator, for the most part. I have used other programs for special effects on various occasions.

For the complete lettered story, visit Eric’s site:

http://ericpalicki.com/?p=165

2010-09-30T08:54:00.002-07:00

Teeth

"I Dig Your Grave"

by Palicki & Greulich.

Coming soon...

2010-09-24T15:39:00.010-07:00

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/epalicki/teeth-an-unlikely-werewolf-comic-book

TEETH is an ambitious comics project written by Eric Palicki (www.ericpalicki.com) and illustrated by J. Christopher Greulich (www.fadingsunstudio.blogspot.com). TEETH seeks to explore the supernatural elements of dark fantasy and horror fiction from a historical perspective and to reclaim those elements, to some degree, from the clutches of TWILIGHT. For those already familiar with mainstream comics, TEETH will be similar to the DC Comics/Wildstorm series Planetary in execution.

A historical account of an alleged werewolf provided the initial kernel of inspiration for TEETH. From Wikipedia: "A notable exception to the association of Lycanthropy and the Devil, comes from a rare and lesser known account of an 80-year-old man named Thiess. In 1692, in Jurgenburg, Livonia, Thiess testified under oath that he and other werewolves were the Hounds of God. He claimed they were warriors who went down into hell to do battle with witches and demons."

TEETH re-imagines Thiess as an immortal, still alive in the present, still a ‘Hound of God,’ still doing battle with demons and witches. Thiess carries the burden of almost 400 hundred years’ worth of history and myth. TEETH will explore the myriad ways in which history and myths are seamlessly connected.

The creators intend to produce at least six issues of TEETH. Kickstarter will be used to fund production costs only for the first issue.

Kickstarter support will cover the following expenses:

1. Art supplies (paper, ink, etc.) for the production of a five-page prologue/preview story and the first 22-page issue of the projected six-issue series.

2. A professional colorist and a professional letterer to provide finishes over J. Christopher Greulich’s linework for the first 22-page issue of TEETH.

3. A full-color print run of TEETH #1. The size of the print run will be determined largely by Kickstarter pledges.

4. Production of a limited number of ‘ashcan’ comics, which will include an exclusive 5-page preview/prologue story, and posters, to be used for promotional purposes at conventions and online.

Project location: Toledo, OH

Eric Palicki lives and writes in Toledo, Ohio. His previous webcomics work includes THE UNDERTAKER'S DAUGHTER. That's Eric in the profile picture, looking appropriately grizzly.

J. Christopher Greulich lives and draws in Central Ohio. His work has appeared in Shadowline Comics' NIGHTMARE WORLD, collaborating with writer/creator Dirk Manning. J. Christopher has a lifelong fascination with werewolves. ericpalicki.com
fadingsunstudio.blogspot.com

Pledge $1 or more
"Team Jacob" - Everyone who pledges will receive three exclusive 1-page TEETH comics stories. These stories will be arrive by email. The files will be of print-quality resolution and suitable for framing.

Pledge $10 or more
"Daniel 'Oz' Osbourne" - Receive the reward listed above and a copy of TEETH #1, autographed by both writer and artist.

Pledge $15 or more
"Jack Russell (Jacob Russoff)" - Receive the rewards listed above and a copy of the script for issue #1, autographed by the writer.

Pledge $20 or more
LIMITED REWARD 200 of 200 remaining
"Eddie Quist" - Receive the rewards listed above and a limited edition, signed & numbered promotional chapbook/'ashcan' containing an exclusive 5-page TEETH prologue story.

Pledge $25 or more
LIMITED REWARD 100 of 100 remaining
"Bigby Wolf" - Receive the rewards listed above and a limited edition, signed & numbered promotional poster.

Pledge $100 or more
LIMITED REWARD 10 of 10 remaining
"David Kessler" - Receive the rewards listed above and have your likeness drawn as a minor character in TEETH #1.

Pledge $400 or more
LIMITED REWARD 5 of 5 remaining
"Larry Talbot" - Receive the rewards listed above and receive a page of original art from TEETH #1. (The page you receive will be at the artist's discretion.)

2010-09-23T13:41:00.003-07:00

Teeth "I Dig Your Grave"

one pager

Palicki & Greulich.

Panel 4 rough pencils.

Coming soon...

2010-09-22T07:18:00.005-07:00

Teeth
by Palicki & Greulich.

Inks to pages 1 & 5 of the prologue story.

2010-09-19T10:10:00.002-07:00

Mr. Rhee by Dirk Manning.

Chapter head. www.nightmareworld.com relaunch of the series due this fall.

2010-09-16T08:27:00.001-07:00

TEETH is a comics project that hopes to accomplish several important goals: reclaim the werewolf trope from the clutches of TWILIGHT, explore the historical basis of werewolf mythology, and use those myths as a platform for exploring other popular horror/dark fantasy tropes and storytelling conventions. (For those familiar with mainstream comics, TEETH will be similar to the DC/Wildstorm series PLANETARY in execution). The intent is to produce a 5-page preview "ashcan" (available to all supporters) and 4 to 6 22-page self-contained chapters. The Kickstarter funds would cover production of only the preview story and the first issue. Kickstarter support would cover the following: art supplies (ink, paper), the hiring of a professional colorist and letterer/finisher, printing costs for a print run based in large part on the amount of kickstarter support, printing costs for promotional materials that will be available to Kickstarter supporters (e.g. posters). The initial kernel of inspiration comes from an actual historical account of an alleged werewolf, recorded in Eastern Europe during the 17th century: "A notable exception to the association of Lycanthropy and the Devil, comes from a rare and lesser known account of an 80-year-old man named Thiess. In 1692, in Jurgenburg, Livonia, Thiess testified under oath that he and other werewolves were the Hounds of God. He claimed they were warriors who went down into hell to do battle with witches and demons.".

2010-08-29T13:56:00.002-07:00

TEETH Advertisements.

2010-08-14T13:37:00.001-07:00

TEETH by Eric Palicki. Final cover

2010-08-01T14:46:00.001-07:00

TEETH by Eric Palicki

Cover Inks.

2010-07-21T14:22:00.000-07:00

TEETH by Eric Palicki

Cover Pencils.

2010-07-09T07:32:00.000-07:00

TEETH

Cover rough

2010-07-06T16:20:00.001-07:00

Green Hornet

City Burning cover layouts

2010-06-24T11:17:00.001-07:00

Character Sketch for Series Proposal Written by Donovan Feuring.

2010-06-11T10:58:00.000-07:00

TEETH.

Page 5 Finished Pencils.

2010-05-21T08:02:00.001-07:00

Teeth.

page 4
rough layouts.

2010-05-14T06:35:00.001-07:00

Sketch Cards No. 2

Zorro.
Captain America.
Saucy Minx.

2010-05-12T09:56:00.000-07:00

Ms. Jones.

ink from sketchbook

11x14

2010-05-10T11:18:00.001-07:00

Mike Grell's Jon Sable

pencils for an upcoming pin-up.

2010-05-10T11:15:00.001-07:00

World Citizen Organization.

by
Kuntz and Greulich
coming 2010

2010-05-10T11:12:00.000-07:00

Sherlock Holmes.

My Last Bow

December 2009

2010-05-09T16:21:00.004-07:00

Sketch Cards No. 1

Orson Randall.

Daredevil.

Spiderman in black.

2010-05-01T05:40:00.000-07:00

The Phantom.

Figure rough for a cover design.

2010-04-30T13:39:00.002-07:00

TEETH.
by Eric Palicki.

Page one(of five) pencils.

I will begin page two soon.

2010-01-01T09:18:00.005-08:00

The Dark Knight and The Blue Moon.

12x18(Original B&W Illustration)
Ink, High Contrast photo collage, Zip-a tone on Illustration Board.

and

11x17(Final Painted Illustration)
Ink, Wash, Prisma Color Marker, Acrylics, Pencil and Digital on Canvas.

Good afternoon,

Welcome to 2010. This is my first illustration of the new year. I will be over hauling this site in the near future, and invite you all back to check on new works as they are completed.

In addition to updates here, you can visit the site for my new project with writer Dan Kuntz:
www.worldcitizenorganization.com

Thank you for your interest,

.j. christopher greulich
1.1.10

2009-01-01T11:54:00.003-08:00

The Rocketeer.

First work of the new year.

Medium:

Ink on Bristol, Digital Illustration.

10x15.

2008-09-07T13:36:00.001-07:00

A recent submission to Moonstone comics.

2008-06-30T15:13:00.001-07:00

TMNT
The Gritty City.

2008-03-28T12:30:00.001-07:00

Dave Steven's The Rocketeer.
Here is the pencil art to a Steven's tribute pin-up that I am working on. It will soon be up at www.davestevens.com.

Dave passed away recently.

He will be missed.

2008-02-15T06:11:00.001-08:00

Sounthern Dusk Entertainment
Here are a few conceptual drawings I did for Southern Dusk over the last week.

They have offered me a spot as a conceptual artist.

2008-01-03T15:12:00.000-08:00

Western Justice!

Here is a cowboy that I drew today.

This was done as a tryout for an upcomming comic project.

2008-01-02T05:57:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!

Zorro: The Midnight Run.
Here is a Zorro pin-up I created using Photoshop and Illustrator.

There is no physical art for this what so ever.
I plan to have this displayed on Dynamite's Fan Forum.

2007-12-23T06:44:00.000-08:00

Eric Palicki's Alex Boulevard
Here is a penciled sketch of Eric's up comming character. This is a sketch penciled by Undertaker's Daughter artist Wendell Cavalcanti.

I inked the sketch and provided the design work for the background.

You can see more of Eric's amazing comics here:

www.ericpalicki.com

2007-12-23T06:42:00.000-08:00

Ape Entertainment's Barnstormer.

Here is the final pencils to the main figure for an illustration I am doing for Ape Entertainment.

2007-12-02T06:13:00.000-08:00

The Sherlock Holmes Illustration Process.

03-The finished art in whatever medium chosen.

02-The pencil art for the work.

01-Thumbnail sketches of the proposed work.

In this case I did the foreground in charcoal, The midground in ink lineart, and background in ink wash.

2007-12-02T06:06:00.000-08:00

Douris and the Serpent Media
This three pager was completed for a professor at Bowling Green State University over the summer.

2007-12-02T06:04:00.000-08:00

Sarah The Sheep Girl
Here are the final approved pencils to an upcomming website illustration. I am now in the process of inking and coloring.

2007-12-02T06:03:00.000-08:00

Deathly Illumination A Shadow 2min mystery.By .j. christopher greulich

Here is the uncut version of this quick mystery, almost twice as long as the published version. It runs 902 words long. To hit the 2min mystery mark, the stories have to be 500 words. This version has much more characterization than the published.

Deathly Illumination
A Shadow 2min mystery.
By .j. christopher greulich

CRASH!

The lightning out side had been forging on for two days straight. The power had been out for the better part of thirty-six hours. Candles now lighted the old brownstone.

Joe Cardona, ace detective of the New York City police force was on the case.
“Gentlemen, what I’m seeing here on my note pad isn’t giving me a whole lot to go on.”

Three men look around at each other. There was disgust in their eyes, not for the situation, but for each other. These men shared a hate that on family could produce.

There was a fourth man in attendance, unnoticed and unobtrusive from his vantage point in a far darkened corner of the room stood motionless The Shadow.

“So, your all cousins, that I can see from the resemblance in your faces. Names: Jacky Birk, Rene Willis, and Neal Set. Ages: 38, 33, and 29 respectively. Occupations: Banker, Lawyer, and Librarian. No known priors for any of you. That makes my job harder.”

“There has been a murder here, gentlemen. We are not leaving until we have a culprit.”

Indeed there had been a murder The Shadow had thought as her recalled the facts...
Millionaire Lea Maroon was found dead in his secret study this evening by frequent houseguest Rene Willis. Other guests in residence were Jacky Birk and Neal Set. Second to arrive was Jacky Birk, having heard the scream from Mr. Willis. Mr. Set was the last to arrive, a full five minutes later.

Cardona continued his investigation, “ So, Mr. Willis, I have to say my money is on you. You were the first on the scene, and you are the executor of the only known will of Lea Maroon. You have been the keeper of Mr. Maroon’s finances for years now. As everyone who reads the New York Classic knows, you and your bank have been in a little bit of hot water lately, something top do with non payment of taxes and a gentleman by the name of Capone. A story cracked by one Clyde Burke, reporter, and no relation to you Mr. Birk. Different spelling. You have anything to say, Willis, before I take you in?”

Rene Willis looked a little frightened when he began to speak,” Yes, I have been having some of my own financial issues as of late, but Lea was a dear friend of mine. I went looking for Lea because we were supposed to play our nightly game of chess. He was running forty-five minutes late, so I made my way around the house looking for him. The last place I ended up was here in his study. This is a completely secluded room. It is built in the center where there is no access to the outside walls of the house. It opens from the hallway located at the center of the first floor. As you can see, there is a brilliant Victorian era silver mirror hanging directly across from the entranceway. A large crash of lightning light up the whole room. It was in its reflection that I noticed Lea’s body on the floor. I would never do anything to hurt him. I would think that Jacky or Neal here would be better suited to do this sort of thing. We all knew where this secret study was located. Jacky is twice Lea’s size and could have easily overpowered him. He may be a layer, but he has been known to work for Charles "Lucky" Luciano.”

Jacky Birk rose to his feet, he was indeed the largest man in the room. He stood over six foot four inces tall. He was in a rage. “That is perpostorious! I was no where near that room. I hadn’t seen Lea since dinner. If you want my opinion, Neal seems like the type to commit this act. He is easily the less fortunate of us all, and we all knew of the cash stash that Lea keeps in here, and his room is right next door to this one, and he was the last to arrive,” concluded Jacky with some sence of satisfation.

“Well, that’s good enough for me,” came a commanding voice from the coorner. The Shadow stepped out of his hiding place. “Cardona, you may contenue with your investigation, but the guilty man has already confessed!”

What did The Shadow mean?

The Shadow knows that Rene Willis is indeed the guilty party. His account if the discovery of Lea Maroon’s body was all the confession that he needed to hear. Rene told how he went in search of Lea and discoverd him in his study thanks to the illumination of a lighting bolt, which was immpossible due to the seckusion of the room to the outter walls of the house. The Shadow knows.

.j. christopher greulich is a graphic illustrator, a former student of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon & Graphic Art, and has been a devout Shadow fan since discovering the 1970’s Kaluta vision. j. christopher has been illustrating the adventres of Sherlock Holmes for A Sandusky Bay Journal for the last year and a half, and is currantly working on a pulp story with illustrations for Ape Entertainment with a 2008 release date. He lives in Lancaster, Ohio with his wife and three sons. You can find him on the web at http://www.fadingsunstudio.blogspot.com/. jchristophergreulich@hotmail.com.

2007-12-02T05:20:00.000-08:00

Call Me Comedy.

Comming Soon from FadingSun Studio.

2007-12-01T19:54:00.000-08:00

Will Eisner's The Spirit.
11x14

Media:
Pencil in Sketchbook

This will be the opening illustration in my 2008 convention portfolio.

2007-12-01T14:05:00.000-08:00

The Original Mr. Miracle
Here is a recent tribute work that I did in honor of James Steranko.
It will soon be up on the web at Tony Robertson's amazing DRAWINGS OF STERANKO:

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Nebula/8650/

Media:
12x18 Ink on Illustration Board
Photo Collage, Graphic Design,
Computer Color.

2007-10-20T05:54:00.000-07:00

How Many Licks?
This is a spoof of the old Tootsie Pop commercials.

I wrote this in a response to our world wide oil dependancy.

When will we ever learn?

2007-05-16T04:55:00.000-07:00

Barris
Media:
Ink
in Sketchbook
11x14

2007-05-10T18:32:00.000-07:00

The Ladies

These are a couple of sketches that I did over an unknow annimator's pencils(for Red) and Bruce Timm's pencils(for Harley). I did these after a friend was trying to convince me of the vurtues of inking with a Sharpie marker. Fun, but not for a living.

Media(both):

Sharpie Finepoint on Bristol.

8.5x11

2007-05-10T16:18:00.000-07:00

Up, Up, and Away!
Superman sketch

Media:
Pencil on Vellum.
8.5x11

2007-05-09T14:27:00.000-07:00

"Oh Captain, My Captain!"

Here are some inks I did over Kirby pencils late one night as a warm-up peice.

Media:

Ink on Bristol

8.5 x11

2007-05-07T16:24:00.000-07:00

Were oh Were has my little dog gone?

This sketch was done in order to land a 5 page story that I am in the process of working up.

2007-05-07T16:23:00.000-07:00

New Graphic Illustration Work.
First we have a Tee design created for a local elementary school. I was commissioned to create an updated rendering of their schools mascot in a walking position. These are being given out to all of the students and staff for a walk-a-thon to raise money of a new outdoor walking track for the school.

Second we have a pencil sketch of an as yet unnamed sheep girl commissioned for a website, finished pencils and inks forth coming.

2006-12-02T13:54:00.000-08:00

Yager Strikes Again!

Here is a previously posted Mystique dawing, now inked by John Yager.

I Photoshopped it up into this design, shot a non-repro blue print of it on artboard and gave it to John.

2006-11-26T07:59:00.000-08:00

Two For The Show...

First we have a sketch of Batman Beyond that I drew in my sketchbook last year when my oldest son, Sage, and I discovered this great annimated series togehter.

I had missed it in it's original run.
I missed out.

The need for me to finish some of the many incomplete illustrations that I have had going over the last several years, and this one in particular, is what brought John Yager and my self into our collaboration.

The second image is the inked version of this Batman Beyond by John Yager.

This is the style in which our upcomming web comic will be executed. And for those of you who read Dirk Manning's Write or Wrong column at Newsarama this week, including comments from me reguarding the importance of collaboration, here is a fine example of John taking my basic drawing, using it as a guideline, and adding so much more with his stylistic choices, that it became an illustration with a whole new life.

Third we have a reworked version of the is sketch into the black costumed Spiderman. I intend for this to be displayed on a fansite, or at CountingDown.com in the near future.

2006-11-23T08:47:00.000-08:00

There's A New Inker In Town!

Here is the inked version of the rocketman that I have previously posted.

Noted how John has added a striking high contrast effect to the artwork.

In the coming weeks John and I will be releasing a weekly serialized web comic.

I will handel the writing, penciling, lettering, and some of the design work.

John will be inking the pages, and handeling the bulk of the creative design work. The style that John will be using will add tremendously to the atmosphere of the story.

I hope to see you soon!

.j. christopher greulich

2006-09-15T17:51:00.000-07:00

Only Happy When It Rains
Here are the pencils and the finshed art to a one page I did up for Nightmare World. It was to be a spoof o the Creature from the Black Lagoon. I suggested to the writer Dirk Manning tat we could make the couple Archie and Veronica, there by making it a double spoof. He agreed and it seemed to work out well. What do you think?