Following my recent Looney Tunes post featuring the step-by-step creative process, I thought I'd post a Scooby one!
Here's the final cover art I did for Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #44. This first image is a scan of the actual printed cover that came out. Some highlights from the paper it was printed on were picked up by the scanner though. I hate that glossy paper. Anyway...
Here's the original thumbnail that WB chose to go with as a design. I did four designs in all for this cover on 8.5" x 11" paper. Even at this small size this design works in its simplicity and balance. Again I used a 40% Warm Gray marker to make the thumbnail pop. I usually make notes on the sides so that whomever is looking at it will know what I have in mind.
This is a scan of the final art that was done on DC Comics art board. Because I used my light table and inked over top of my rough sketch, the final art is super clean, which makes scanning easy. I didn't show my rough art as it basically looks exactly the same! Again, my stuff is super tight so it does seem like I'm doing the work twice.
In the photo below, I'm using a brush with Pro White paint on it to touch up some lines on the art.
I inked it during the evening and the soft white bulb above my drawing table added a spooky ambience to the process! I recently had the same experience with a Phineas & Ferb cover that had a spooky feel to it. I used to do a lot of work in the evening as it was quiet and calm.
Then Candace Rock, who was at Heroic Age at the time, did the coloring
for it based on the script and any notes I had. Once final approval from
DC Comics and WB came through again, it was off to the production department at DC Comics to finalize.
Finally, I included this cover version as well as this was the final cover for the
digital release of the comic. The nice thing about a digital release is that you lose the UPC box in the corner.
All in all, I like this cover a lot! A great shot of Scooby and the Gang with
an air of mystery to it!
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