Dave Acosta's Art Blog

More Marvel Samples

2013-12-17T19:18:00.000-08:00

Work in Progress Inks

2013-10-08T10:47:00.000-07:00

Harley Quinn Tryout Page

2013-10-01T12:18:00.000-07:00

Well, the contest is over, so I might as well post this, my Harley Quinn tryout page for DC Comics.

Batman Print Pencils

2013-09-20T16:16:00.001-07:00

Making a new print, hopefully I will have it done in time for Detroit Fanfare 2013. HB lead on Strathmore 300 series bristol board.

Northhampton Clown

2013-09-15T15:03:00.000-07:00

Just had to get this out there before someone else did.

MARKET PRICE page 3 Pencils

2013-09-12T11:43:00.001-07:00

Page three of my short story "Market Price".

Market Price page 2 pencils

2013-09-05T13:55:00.000-07:00

This one got messy - lots of drawing and redrawing!

Selina in color

2013-08-29T11:06:00.001-07:00

Here is my Selina print, with color by the outstanding Hugo Froes.

2013-08-27T06:54:00.000-07:00

Here is a page of pencils, from a short story I am writing and drawing. I love creepy, old Victorian houses and thought I'd have a go at drawing one. I ended up laying/writing out a six page short story around it. No photo tracing or Google Sketch Up shortcuts here, just old fashioned pencil on paper. Enjoy?

Time For Haunted House Stories yet?

2013-08-23T12:34:00.000-07:00

Something from a personal project.

Doc Savage

2013-08-21T07:17:00.000-07:00

Continuing the Pulp Hero theme, here is Doc Savage, an early influence on Batman, Superman, and so many others. Ripped shirt optional.

The Shadow!

2013-08-20T10:46:00.000-07:00

Quick little turnaround of one of my favorites, THE SHADOW. I love how Wilfred Torres has been rendering the character on The Shadow: YEAR ONE.

Selina Inks

2013-08-19T08:51:00.000-07:00

Inks for my latest print.

Sample Pencils

2013-08-06T05:15:00.000-07:00

I have had the opportunity to be involved with some very cool projects this year. Unfortunately, they are all still in various states of completion, which means that I can't share any of the art. So I came with some sample pages to share. Enjoy!

Emma Frost sketch from Wizard World Philly

2013-06-06T05:58:00.001-07:00

This one was huge - 11x17. Sorry to see it go!

Uncommon Thieves Cover

2013-05-21T07:50:00.000-07:00

CATWOMAN Full Pencils

2013-01-16T11:47:00.002-08:00

My favorite crazy Cat-Lady.

Drago pages 7.26-7.30

2012-11-26T09:14:00.000-08:00

Drago Pages

2012-11-20T13:28:00.000-08:00

Here is a load of pages from Issue 7 Drago Bentley. Enjoy!

Detroit Fanfare 2012

2012-10-25T11:30:00.001-07:00

I will be in Artist Alley at Detroit Fanfare this weekend, Oct. 26th, 27th, and 28th, selling all the usual wares, prints, sketches, and comics. The con will be at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Dearborn, MI. I'm hoping things go a lot smoother than last year, when the con was at Cobo Hall. That venue caused a lot of unnecessary headaches.

They have a lot of great artists this year, including one of my faves, Yannick Paquette.

I recommend that any nerds in the Detroit area attend. Three day tickets are only $15 - cheap!

SATAN IS ALIVE: A Mercyful Fate Tribute

2012-10-20T13:04:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys,

I have an illustration in the recently released "SATAN IS ALIVE: A Tribute to Mercyful Fate". It's a graphic novel tribute to one of the greatest Heavy Metal bands of all time, created by illustrator Mark Rudolph. It contains art from a slew of talented folks and I'm very honored to be included. The list includes:

Tom Neely (Henry & Glenn Forever/The Wolf/Popeye/The Blot)

J. Bennett (Decibel/Terrorizer/Revolver Magazine/Ides of Gemini)

Bruno Guerreiro (Decibel Magzine)

Kim Holm (Pickman's Model/ Hole in the Sky 2010 Memories)

Chuck BB (Black Metal Part 1 & 2, Decibel Magazine's Stone Cold Lazy)

Tim Sievert (That Salty Air/Clandestinauts)

J.T. Dockery (In Tongues Illustrated)

Ed Luce (Wuvable Oaf/ Henry & Glenn Forever and Ever)

Kevin Cross (Barbarian Riot Squad/ Pitch Black/ Nerve Agents)

Johnny Ryan (Prison Pit)

Stephanie Buscema (The Little Tales of otto & Olive/ Web of Spider-Man)

Sara Turner (Ghosts of Pineville)

Nick Green (Decibel Magzine)

Roger Langridge (Popeye/ The Muppet Show/ Fred the Clown/ Snarked!)

Tim Shagrat (Acid Witch)

Ben Marra (Lincoln Washington: Free Man!/Henry & Glenn Forever and Ever)

Vasilis Lolos (The Pirates of Coney Island/Spider-Man Family)

Mark Rudolph (Dagon/ Metal Hammer/ Decibel/ Tombs of the Blind Date, Henry & Glenn Forever and Ever)

Also: Danny Martin, Sam Wolf, Ali Horn, Kelly Larson, Mark Thompson and Mike Erdody.

With forewords by Scott Carlson (Repulsion/ Death Breath/ Cathedral), Fenriz (Darkthrone) and Trevor Strnad from Black Dahlia Murder, with a afterword by Phil Anselmo! A Mercyful Fate family tree and interviews with Brann Dailor (Mastodon), Erik Danielsson (Watain), David Vincent (Morbid Angel), Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates, Disfear) and many more.

You can pick yourself up a copy through Mark's website here.

Catwoman Pencils

2012-10-13T13:47:00.000-07:00

Before and After

2012-10-03T19:45:00.001-07:00

Uncommon Thieves Page 2

2012-09-19T20:06:00.000-07:00

More process pages. Less changes to this page than page one.

Uncommon Thieves

2012-09-19T12:10:00.000-07:00

This is from a project I'm working on with writer Alex De-Gruchy. It's a monster comic that we co-created called Uncommon Thieves.

It is really is a dream project. Unfortunately, my endless compulsion to change and "correct" things can tend to get a little out of hand. Thankfully, I have Alex to bounce ideas off of. Here is my process for pencilling and inking page one. As you can see, there were many versions, even more than posted here. Anyway, enjoy!

And, finally, the inks!