André - New Short Story

erdna1 · 06-07-2012, 05:10 PM

Hi,

My name is André and I'm a portuguese comics artist. Here's a short story I recently published on my blog, belonging to the world of my creation CRUX ET GLADIUS. Below you can find the first 5 pages. For the complete story and some extra artwork, follow the link: http://andrelimaaraujo.blogspot.pt/2...t-story-i.html

If you like my work, you can find me at or want to publish this comic: erdna1 (at) gmail (dot) com
Fell free to explore the rest of the blog: http://andrelimaaraujo.blogspot.pt/
I'm also on deviantart.com: http://erdna1.deviantart.com/ and on twitter: @erdna11

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Bishop · 06-07-2012, 05:11 PM

Beautiful work! I see some Moebius and Art Adams influence in here I think...

Scribbly · 06-08-2012, 01:25 AM

Excellent artwork and interesting story.

Why the b/w pages look that old?
It look as if those pages were made 30 years ago.

For publishing this material you seriously should contact serious publishers as Archaia or Image. Vertigo DC?
Also Dargaud or Glenat.

sevans · 06-08-2012, 05:29 AM

Those are some fantastic characters and very sexy inkwork.
Great pages.

shannonh · 06-08-2012, 07:48 AM

The human's face stands out as the weakest part of these pages. Everything else looks awesome.

jedipencil · 06-08-2012, 08:36 AM

Love the artwork.... really love it...

Eagle · 06-08-2012, 08:37 AM

I can't say the human face is particularly weak, personally.

The drawings are really strong, but there isn't as much depth in the colours as there could be, though they do suit the drawing style pretty well.

There's a great sense of anatomy with these creatures.

The camera work and pacing feel pretty good. Not the greatest, but still strong.

erdna1 · 06-08-2012, 08:56 AM

Thanks. I have to say that I really liked the coloring Arsia did, I'm very happy with it.

erdna1 · 06-08-2012, 09:01 AM

And a general thanks to all that commented here.

OZ! · 06-09-2012, 12:39 AM

Really love the art here. Not particularly blown away by the colors. seems your art made it look better than it really is.

erdna1 · 06-09-2012, 06:05 AM

Thanks. I must say again, I'm happy with it.

emmanuelxerxjavier · 06-09-2012, 07:25 AM

these are amazing stuff!. it's very difficult to draw animals but you nail each one uniquely and made each one look so cool!. Awesome pages!. love the lizard and the dog and the rat specially!

erdna1 · 06-09-2012, 09:04 AM

Thanks Emmanuel. I wanted to make sure I would draw the animals properly, so I studied each specie. All of them are a lot of fun to draw!

leemilewski · 06-11-2012, 08:34 PM

Excellent pages! I think you completely nailed everything, love the different species mixed into the fantasy setting. My only gripe is if you decide to self publish or something along those lines, you may want to revise your text throughout. Even the slightest spelling error will bring down your overall page; but still the lineart is great and stands on it's own.

thejaz180 · 06-11-2012, 09:59 PM

I like this a lot, awesome. Wait since you got a lotta C&C’s from mostly everyone else I would feel left out if I dint put my 2 cents in… the coloring looks cool but the only problem I have is the lack of distinction between surfaces, textures, etc (they blend together being flat). I’m saying the details in the line art for these different areas speaks for itself, but in my opinion if ya just wanted to push things further it’s a suggestion to try a different brush technique but if you want your coloring to be this way it still looks cool, honestly, awesome.

06-07-2012, 05:10 PM	#1
erdna1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 42	André - New Short Story Hi, My name is André and I'm a portuguese comics artist. Here's a short story I recently published on my blog, belonging to the world of my creation CRUX ET GLADIUS. Below you can find the first 5 pages. For the complete story and some extra artwork, follow the link: http://andrelimaaraujo.blogspot.pt/2...t-story-i.html If you like my work, you can find me at or want to publish this comic: erdna1 (at) gmail (dot) com Fell free to explore the rest of the blog: http://andrelimaaraujo.blogspot.pt/ I'm also on deviantart.com: http://erdna1.deviantart.com/ and on twitter: @erdna11 cover page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5

06-08-2012, 08:36 AM	#6
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06-07-2012, 05:11 PM	#2
Bishop Keeper of random thoughts Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In your head. Posts: 4,192	Beautiful work! I see some Moebius and Art Adams influence in here I think...

06-08-2012, 01:25 AM	#3
Scribbly Easy Reader Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Amerika Posts: 3,769	Excellent artwork and interesting story. Why the b/w pages look that old? It look as if those pages were made 30 years ago. For publishing this material you seriously should contact serious publishers as Archaia or Image. Vertigo DC? Also Dargaud or Glenat.

06-08-2012, 05:29 AM	#4
sevans www.sevans.co.nz Join Date: May 2004 Location: behind you ...... MotherF**KER! Posts: 4,543	Those are some fantastic characters and very sexy inkwork. Great pages.

06-08-2012, 07:48 AM	#5
shannonh Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 233	The human's face stands out as the weakest part of these pages. Everything else looks awesome.

06-08-2012, 08:37 AM	#7
Eagle Colourist Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 107	I can't say the human face is particularly weak, personally. The drawings are really strong, but there isn't as much depth in the colours as there could be, though they do suit the drawing style pretty well. There's a great sense of anatomy with these creatures. The camera work and pacing feel pretty good. Not the greatest, but still strong.

06-08-2012, 08:56 AM	#8
erdna1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 42	Thanks. I have to say that I really liked the coloring Arsia did, I'm very happy with it.

06-08-2012, 09:01 AM	#9
erdna1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 42	And a general thanks to all that commented here.

06-09-2012, 12:39 AM	#10
OZ! All Powerful Wizard Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 4,499	Really love the art here. Not particularly blown away by the colors. seems your art made it look better than it really is.

06-09-2012, 06:05 AM	#11
erdna1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 42	Thanks. I must say again, I'm happy with it.

06-09-2012, 07:25 AM	#12
emmanuelxerxjavier Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 151	these are amazing stuff!. it's very difficult to draw animals but you nail each one uniquely and made each one look so cool!. Awesome pages!. love the lizard and the dog and the rat specially!

06-09-2012, 09:04 AM	#13
erdna1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 42	Thanks Emmanuel. I wanted to make sure I would draw the animals properly, so I studied each specie. All of them are a lot of fun to draw!

06-11-2012, 08:34 PM	#14
leemilewski Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 43	Excellent pages! I think you completely nailed everything, love the different species mixed into the fantasy setting. My only gripe is if you decide to self publish or something along those lines, you may want to revise your text throughout. Even the slightest spelling error will bring down your overall page; but still the lineart is great and stands on it's own.

06-11-2012, 09:59 PM	#15
thejaz180 The artist from Brooklyn Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 2,509	I like this a lot, awesome. Wait since you got a lotta C&C’s from mostly everyone else I would feel left out if I dint put my 2 cents in… the coloring looks cool but the only problem I have is the lack of distinction between surfaces, textures, etc (they blend together being flat). I’m saying the details in the line art for these different areas speaks for itself, but in my opinion if ya just wanted to push things further it’s a suggestion to try a different brush technique but if you want your coloring to be this way it still looks cool, honestly, awesome.