ECCC Commission process

A few weeks ago, I opened up 5 commissions spots for Emerald City Comic Con. My goal was to get all 5 done before we left for Seattle. I managed to get 3 done, and took my portable lightbox to finish the other 2 at the hotel. I sketched all 5 out and printed digital composites of my sketches for each piece then inked them on Bristol a lightbox (using the printout as a guide behind the Bristol). Below you can see process images for each.
Mouse riding a Northern Saw-whet Owl printout of pencils scanned, sized, & tinted

Inking on the lightbox
Finished inks!
Groot & Rocket Raccoon: Printout of tinted pencil sketches
Inking Groot on the lightbox
More Groot inks (hard to know where to stop with this guy)
Finished Inks!


TMNT: Donatello & Splinter sparring: Printout composite of tinted sketches, a quick sewer model, & a perspective grid
Donatello getting inked on the lighbox at the hotel

Splinter getting inked on the lightbox at the hotel Finished inks!


Frenzied Rocket Raccoon: Printout of composite sketch with star-burst stock art background 

Inking Rocket on the lightbox
Finished inks!


Celanawe & Conrad on a ship of Shell & Timber Scrap: Printout composite sketches of each mouse & model photograph
Celanawe getting inked on the lightbox at the hotel

Finished inks!

For those ready to ask, here's the way I handle commissions: I do not have an open list and no not take commission requests by e-mail. I do inked 7" x 7" commissions like these in conjunction with conventions only. In the week before a convention, I open up a list in my online store for pickup at the convention.


2014 Appearances:C2E2: April 25-27
FCBD: Harrison's Comics: May 3Motor City Comic Con: May 16-18Comicpalooza: May 23-25Phoenix Comic Con: June 5-8Special Edition NYC: June 14-15Heroes Con: June 20-22San Diego Comic Con: July 23-27Boston Comic Con: August 8-10Baltimore Comic Con: Sept. 5-7NY Comic Con: Oct. 9-12