Allen, Andrew :: Through a MICROscope: MARIONETTE Issue 3

MARIONETTE (MICRONAUTS) #3 -fake cover- by ANDREW ALLEN / TOM NGUYEN

Artists: Andrew Allen (Penciller) , Tom Nguyen (Inker) , Michael Golden (Layouts)

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MARIONETTE (MICRONAUTS) #3 -fake cover- by ANDREW ALLEN / TOM NGUYEN Comic Art

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Title:	MARIONETTE (MICRONAUTS) #3 -fake cover- by ANDREW ALLEN / TOM NGUYEN
Artist:	Andrew Allen (Penciller)
Artist:	Tom Nguyen (Inker)
Artist:	Michael Golden (Layouts)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	534
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	1/8/2025
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I decided to base this piece on the vintage Michael Golden pencil sketch I've recently purchased.

I had an idea to drop a blueline scan of Golden's old sketch into an environment which might dovetail with the body gesture that Golden used for Mari. Golden has a few famous examples of 'LOOK OUT BEHIND YOU' sort of covers, so this one does seem to fit with that idiom. I credit Golden with layouts, since the whole piece is built around his old sketch.

Secondary images show my process. I printed out a 6-inch-high copy of the Mari sketch, placed it near one of the tires of my car, and dropped that photo into Photoshop. I added a few pictures of rats/mice filched off the internet, and presto! Composition complete!

I then lightboxed a version onto one of my MARIONETTE templates, and worked detail into the pencils.

Comic Inker Tom Nguyen gave the final product a professional finish.

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