tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91889103278318391422024-03-05T20:37:59.617-08:00Orcs SketchbookThe Making of the Graphic Novel, Orcs: Forged for WarJoe Floodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09408804430796306738noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188910327831839142.post-3156912699648872492012-08-30T15:31:00.001-07:002012-08-30T15:32:19.622-07:00ORIGINAL ART for SALE<br />
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Great news, a selection of original comic art is now available for sale on my website <a href="http://www.kneedeeppress.com/">kneedeeppress.com</a>. Pages are available from <a href="http://www.kneedeeppress.com/ORCS_SALE/" target="_blank">Orcs: Forged for War</a>. The prices are very reasonable and shipping is free in the US.</div>
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Joe- I've compiled a list of some reviews for Orcs forged for War. Also check out a preview of the book on <a href="http://www.mtv.com/geek/comic/issue/1671/orc-forged-for-war.jhtml">MTV Geek</a></div>
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<span style="font: 12.0px Helvetica;">J</span>OE: Orcs, Forged for War is officially out in stores in the US today. I highly recommend going to you local comic book store and picking up a copy. But if you're not into the whole brick-and-mortar experience, it's also available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Orcs-Forged-War-Stan-Nicholls/dp/1596434554">Amazon.com.</a></div>
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STAN: What a long, strange trip it's been. But very creative and enjoyable. From conception, when it was entitled Fit For Purpose, to the glowing, finished product freshly released.</div>
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We shouldn't let the day pass without a tip of the helmet to all the great people at First Second Books, not least Mark Siegel, Calista Brill and Gina Gagliano, who made this trip not only possible but smooth.</div>
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It's emerged blinking from the spawn beds to confront one of the toughest bunches the Wolverines have ever faced. </div>
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JOE: I would also like to thank the good people over at First Second, especially our book designer Colleen AF Venable. I'd also like to thank Elizabeth and my good friend Matt, I could not have done this without their constant support. Sadly this will mark the end of daily updates, but not to worry, there will be an occasional post, plus I'll continue to upload new drawings and projects to my Facebook or Google page or what ever people will be using disseminate information in the not-so-distant future.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15951437094426327389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188910327831839142.post-39837049453191859092011-10-10T11:01:00.000-07:002011-10-10T11:01:13.851-07:00Sorceress<br />
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JOE: I saved the best for last, Jennesta, the evil tyrant and sorceress, who has enslaved the orc race and forced them into her war against the Unis (orcs would probably want to fight the Unis regardless, it's jus that Jennesta has the tendency to execute those who don't follow her orders to the letter.) It's almost impossible to talk about the Orcs books without mentioning this character. Not just because she's the main villain, but because of her recreational activities. Her monstrous and gruesome acts are done not only to replenish her magical ability, but to satisfy some horrible need to exert her power over what she considers to be lesser beings. She is not only powerful and cruel but she is uncannily beautiful. And not beautiful a traditional way, but in an unnatural way you just can't put you're finger on, that makes you uneasy. This was the main difficulty in designing her character. I did lots of drawings of Jennesta that just focused or her cruelty and she came out</div>
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looking too ugly. Her ugliness needed to be pushed just under the surface. She is also a sexual being and I wanted her sexual power comes from her confidence. I gave he a wide, almost masculine stance, also having her wear next to nothing</div>
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STAN: There's a sense in which I love Jennesta. Though not in a I'd-quite-like-to-meet-her sort of way. OK, I might have gone a bit over the top with her, a little pantomime, perhaps. But she is, after all, a villain, and writing villains is often more fun than writing heroes. It's easy to get carried away. I'm pleased that Joe managed to make her both alluring and repulsive, and that he overcame the problem of presenting a character with a demanding physical appearance - she being a kind of hybrid. </div>
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JOE: Eegett-Qinx is the goblin sorcerer, who is in charge of the operation, Stryke and his war-band have been ordered to carry out. He is an unpleasant guest among the Wolverines, but they are under orders to do whatever he says. Eegget-qinx also possesses what the orcs do not, magic. He can create a protective coat of flames around him and lob firry orbs of brimstone at his enemies.</div>
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STAN: This character was envisaged as a bastard. Joe's captured that perfectly. He also looks like a pretty convincing wizard.</div>
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JOE: This is how Haskeer refers to goblins, when he learns his war-band will be responsible for escorting a group of them in order to test a new weapon for use in Jennesta's war with the Unis. This is the focal plot point of the Orcs, Forged for War. Even though the orcs are supposed to protect them, the goblins are still hostile towards the war-band and this is the source of most of the conflict in the book. The long road they have to travel is full of danger, and these mean-spirited, petty and secretive lil' sons of bitches don't make it easy for Stryke and his Wolverines.</div>
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STAN: Haskeer has a way with words. When he isn't involved in slaughter he's busy working on a book of etiquette. As should be apparent by now, just about everybody's hands are turned against the orcs. But if they have a particular set of antagonists - apart from rapacious humans, of course - it's goblins. The animosity between the two races goes back a long way. Part of it stems from their widely divergent natures. Where orcs are plain-speaking to and beyond the point of bluntness, goblins are duplicitous; they revel in meanness of spirit, whereas orcs recognise a code of honour, however crude; goblins derive pleasure from sadism, while orcs favour a clean kill. The two are oil and water. And oil burns on water.</div>
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JOE: Once I read all the way to the end of Stan's first Orcs trilogy, I decided to do a chart showing the anatomy and proportions relative to each other of every race in Maras-Dantia. At the time I drew this I still wanted orcs to be slightly shorter than a human. I didn't necessarily stick to this chart religiously, it was more of a guideline. It's an interesting artifact in my journey through this project.</div>
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JOE: Both Nyadds and Sirens seem to conjure the same nautical feeling so I've grouped them together. There's no mention or appearance of Nyadds in the Orcs graphic novel, so I have very little sketch-wise. The sirens show up, but there appearance is brief.</div>
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STAN: Joe's nyadds are great, but his sirens excel. Very sexy. You could imagine being irresistibly drawn to their rock even if they didn't make an enticing sound. Readers of the orcs graphic novel, which is original and separate from the series of orcs prose novels, will realize that Joe's illustrations of the nyadds, the bounty hunters, the brownies and some other characters here in the sketchbook are based on events in the novels, not the graphic novel. That he chose to sketch characters that wouldn't appear in the graphic novel - to get his eye in, so to speak - shows his dedication to the project.</div>
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JOE: Then they are the inhabitants of Maras-Dantia that have crossed paths with the orcs and for whatever reason, they rub each other the wrong way. I don't want to get into the specifics, pick up the first Orcs trilogy if you want to find out the details of how the Wolverines run afoul of trolls, goblins, kabolds and of course, three of my favorite human characters, the three orc bounty hunters. I'm not sure if troglodytes have any issues with orcs. All I know is that they're subterranean dwellers enslaved by the sorceress Jennesta. I just thought they were a good fit for this entry.</div>
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STAN: Having so many different races, creatures and characters in play gives a writer plenty of possibilities to toy with. Of course it gives an artist an equally wide scope, too. Having to depict all this diversity must have been a challenge for Joe. But I think he had fun with it. The orc bounty hunters - which is to say the trio of disreputable humans who hunt orcs for a living - are favorites of mine. And here we have another rare example, for me, of a character taken from a real person. One of the three - I'm not going to say which - was based on somebody who did me wrong. I described this character almost exactly like the person in question, and I even gave him a very similar name. I got a lot of pleasure from killing him. The character, that is, not the real person! </div>
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STAN: The story's setting, Maras-Dantia, teems with diverse life. A task I set myself was to give some kind of role to virtually every mythical, legendary and imaginary race or creature I could think of - though admittedly some of the more obscure ones have only walk on parts. (In some cases slither, flap or creep on parts.) In such a varied society there's bound to be a lot of conflict, giving ample opportunities for drama. There would also be the making and breaking of alliances, and a great deal of political maneuvering. So it's a continuously shifting situation. But there is one constant. Just about everybody hates the orcs.</div>
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JOE: I was tempted to do an entry just about dragons, but they're not really a focus in any of the Orcs novels I've read. From the orcs perspective, they are just another weapon in Jennesta's arsenal. They're used, similar to the way airplanes are used in modern warfare, as tactical support to ground troops when they need a to incinerate a target from above. I've also thrown in a griffin, a hippogriff and an enchanted mechanical giant, know as a Watcher.</div>
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STAN: The dragons in the orcs series are formidable but unreliable, in a bull-in-a-china-shop sense. They're just as likely to clumsily incinerate friends as burn foes to a crisp. The only ones that really have an empathy with them, and can control them (more or less) are the race of brownies. Potentially, this gives the brownie dragon-riders a great deal of power, though being generally placid folk they rarely exercise it unwisely. The Wolverines have a certain sympathy for hippogryphs and their ilk because, like orcs, they tend to be feared and despised. Not that the orcs are above hunting them when food's short. </div>
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JOE: The giant lizards that the race known as Kobolds use a s pack animals were just awesome to draw. At the time I also had a pair of leopard geckos as pets, which I used as reference, sadly i had to give them away when i moved from Brooklyn to Atlanta. Reptiles don't do to well on 16 hour car rides. (Note: I never got around to photographing my lizards when i had them, the images of leopard geckos are off the web, i need to get better at taking photos of stuff.)</div>
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JOE: I really enjoy the way Stan allowed me to interpret his creations in my own unique way. No creature is a better example of this, than his large carrion birds, called harpies. They have little in common with the Harpies from greek myth, but are instead more reminiscent of a pterodactyl. My love of cutting and pasting different animals together is most apparent here.</div>
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JOE: My first instinct was to look at the harpy's namesake, and if you are familiar with the South American eagle that bears the same name, you can see why I looked at if for inspiration. The harpy eagle is a fierce raptor with enormous talons capable of snatching monkeys, sloths and other large prey from the treetops. This was a good jumping of point.</div>
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JOE: Next instead of looking at prehistoric flying reptiles, I looked towards the ground at the extinct and flightless Titanis Walleri, often referred to as the Terror Bird.</div>
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JOE: I'm not surprised that Stan mentioned velociraptors, both the book and the film, <i>Jurassic Park</i> were a huge influence on me. Unfortunately I did not learn of the wonder that is Ray Harryhausen until I was an adult. From what I've heard his films were played constantly on Saturday afternoons, about 10 years before I was born. Way to drop the ball local TV affiliates.</div>
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JOE: One of the best things about being able to work on a comic that features so many imaginary creatures, is that you get to stitch together whatever animals you want from nature. For Stan's ogre, I combined an elephant with an orangutang.</div>
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STAN: And a very convincing ogre it is, too. It looks plausible, and I love the portrayal of inherent strength and savagery. An impressive piece of figure-work. This is a creature you can believe in. </div>
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JOE: I have yet to find a more difficult thing to draw that a figure on horseback. There is just something about it, no matter how much you research and look at the way horses run, it never gets easy. People have been trying to capture the beauty and grace of a horse in mid stride for, I don't know, since cave men learned how to draw on caves. This will be a challenge I'm sure I'll have to face again and again throughout the rest of my artistic career, yet I will alway face it with great optimism and joy. (Ps. I've never ridden on a horse, I fell into horse manure when I was 5 at the circus, and that was that.)</div>
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STAN: I've no doubt that drawing horses convincingly is a real challenge, but Joe's managed it magnificently. It must be one of those yardsticks by which an artist's talent is judged. (Some say it's the ability to draw feet convincingly. Which reminds me that that was a [very unjust] criticism levelled at the late, great Jack Kirby, who invariably hid his characters' feet. But all things considered I think we can easily forgive him for that.) The sketches of orcs using bows while on horseback particularly intrigue me. As someone who's ridden a horse, badly, and who also has a passion for archery, I can think of few things more difficult to attempt. I make no claims for my archery, by the way - when you get into it you realise it takes a lifetime of dedication and practice to achieve something approaching competence. I've probably improved a bit compared to my first fumbling attempts though, when even standing behind me wasn't safe. </div>
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JOE: My book designer asked if she could see a version of one of my previous cover designs with the orc looking back over his shoulder at the viewer, and my response was, "Can I make it a wrap-around?" She said sure and the rest was a piece of cake. Just add some dragons and a little computer magic and I had a finished cover.</div>
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STAN: Making it a wraparound was inspired. It flows really well. I have to chuckle at Joe saying that he "just" had to add a couple of dragons and a under take a bit of computer tinkering. Yeah, right. The same way I "just" write a book. Don't believe him - it's hard work. I've finally become "Nicholls". Hurrah!</div>
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JOE: To chime in on Stan's previous comment, I agree, it is hard work. I guess what I'm saying is different aspects of creating a piece of art like this, the stages have relative difficulty. The hardest part could be seen in the previous three entries, where I'm struggling to find the perfect image for the cover. None of the early incarnations were good enough, and the grueling part is going back and forth to find what works and what doesn't. Once you find the right image, the rest comes naturally and all of the surface elements, like the ones added in Photoshop (challenging as they may be) are easier because all of the difficult decisions have already been made. I'm also glad I finally learned how to spell Stan's last name. </div>
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Joe Floodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09408804430796306738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188910327831839142.post-60659141335055572602011-09-27T08:49:00.000-07:002011-09-27T08:49:39.643-07:00I Saw Red<br />
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JOE: This version of the cover was my attempt at a more contemplative pose. My editor dug this one too, and suggested it as an inside cover. That's where it ended up, I don't have a copy of the final version that was used, but the book designer went with red on red and it looks awesome.</div>
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JOE: While I was working on my first attempt, I was working on my back up. The idea evolved in my head of an orc walking away from the viewer, right after an exhausting battle, a massive pile of dead bodies in his wake. My editor thought this might make a great back cover illustration, so I continued with the concept.</div>
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JOE: My finished version was the book designers favorite, but wanted to see a version with the orc looking back over his shoulder at the viewer. To be continued…</div>
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STAN: See? I've become "Nicholas" in this version. Had to happen. I rather liked the idea of having the figure with his back to us. It kind of breaks a rule and is all the more arresting for it. But I can see the wisdom in having him casting a glance back at us. The cover's really starting to come together at this point.</div>
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STAN: I'm not sure that I agree about sketches being better than the finished artwork. They can be as good, but different. In the same way that a black and white and a colour photograph of the same subject can be equally compelling. I'm amused to see that I'm "Stan Nicholis" at this stage. That's no criticism of Joe; for some reason my name often gets mangled, and you'd be amazed at some of the variations. "Nicholas" is a common one. Which is OK except for the way some people pronounce it - ie "Nickelarse". But we all have our crosses to bear.</div>
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Joe Floodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09408804430796306738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188910327831839142.post-77629203331245267512011-09-24T10:20:00.000-07:002011-09-24T10:20:59.772-07:00Cover Concepts<br />
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JOE: Here are the earliest concept sketches for the cover. Stan's novels have amazing covers featuring beautiful and detailed sculptures, wonderfully photographed in close up. I felt my art would never be able to compete with that, so I went with my strength, movement. Oh and red, lots of red.</div>
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STAN: It's hard to overestimate the importance of covers. After all, it's usually a reader's first connection with a book, and they aren't going to go further and investigate if the cover's off-putting. I like the impression of dynamic movement in these sketches. And red is a wise choice - witness its importance in so-called "retail psychology". It has a power to draw the eye unrivaled by most other colors.</div>
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JOE: For Jup to have the reach with a blade that would facilitate a lot of the moves I wanted him to pull off, they would have to be long swords, not the short ones from earlier sketches. But with longer swords, something as simple as a light jog would be difficult.</div>
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STAN: Here we have Joe confronting the same sort of problem writers have to resolve. It's the old function versus decorative conundrum: what looks cool isn't necessarily practical. In one of my other fantasy series, the Quicksilver trilogy (known as the Dreamtime trilogy in the US), my central character carried his sword strapped to his back - something else that was probably influenced by samurai movies. But while it's a convenient way to transport a weapon, it's hopeless if you need to draw it in a hurry. In the end you tend to go for some kind of compromise between elegance of appearance and reality. </div>
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JOE: I did a series of sketches, of Jup just drawing his swords, to see if this was something he could do easily and quickly. It was at this point I began contemplating giving him an axe instead.</div>
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JOE: I was 100 pages into penciling when I came to this particular page. I was torn, the swords look cool, but how on earth would Jup be able to draw them both while on a horse.</div>
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JOE: Jup is the only non-orc in the war-band, he's' an outsider and the other orcs are mistrustful of him. A perfect comparison would be Toshiro Mifune's wandering samurai in Kurosawa's<i> Yojimbo</i>. I came to this piece for inspiration out of desire to move away from the traditional depiction of the red-bearded, nordic-inspired dwarfs, with their battle axes and horned helmets. ( ironically, Mifune played the title character in the film, Red Beard). Samurai's have the mastery of swordplay and code of honor that I thought would be a good fit for Jup.<br />
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STAN: I'm pleased that Joe didn't go for the traditional, not to say clichéd, depiction of dwarves. And the samurai aspect certainly rings a bell with me - I'm pretty sure it was one of the influences in the ragbag of my subconscious. Mifune had a unique screen presence, and was equally convincing as fool or hero. He was unforgettable in Seven Samurai, and perhaps even more so in Throne of Blood. It's nice to think that something of his spirit made its way into the graphic novel. </div>
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JOE: Boy, I sure do have a lot of drawings of Haskeer beating the living crap outta people.</div>
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JOE: But my all time favorite sketch is this one of Haskeer sitting on a barrel, enjoying his pipe full of pellucid. I love the way he is still such a badass, and yet there is something dainty about the way he's holding that pipe.</div>
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STAN: That "dainty" pose is a very nice touch. One of the things I love about the graphic art is how a little detail can speak volumes about a character. At times like this I wish I could draw a straight line . </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">JOE: Haskeer is the one orc character that went through the least amount of changes, through the entire process, his basic design is unchanged. The proportions vary, but the squat nose, heavy brow and cleft chin (not naturally occurring, I've always pictured him taking a axe blade to the chin) remains consistent. The mace was also an early decision, but the type of mace, even up to today, varies from drawing to drawing. (Although in the graphic novel I went with Haskeer wielding two smaller ones for throwing). Haskeer is essentially orc prime, and all of my other orcs are variations, or at times deviations from him.</span></div>
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