Bradstreet does DREDD

[Noeland]

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/05/12/judge-dredd-movie-poster-circulating-cannes/

Tim posted this over on FB, figured I'd share it for those who haven't seen it yet. Seems pretty fresh off the presses.

 

[upandatom]

Bradstreet and Dredd is a match made in heaven, thanks for sharing this!

 

[Wake]

He's wearing a Termight Replicas badge and an SD Studios belt buckle (from the Stallone film). This image may be nothing to do with the new film at all. Follow this link.

 

[Noeland]

I'm pretty sure the producers of the new film are working directly with the publisher of the comics. I'll ask Tim if he knows for sure.

Also, Tim's not a prop guy. I'm positive he just used reference photos and past comics to create the costume.

 

[KnightAsylum]

Never been a Dredd fan, but Tim's work is always fantastic and really anything with guns is his domain so this is a great fit.:thumbsup

 

[cayman shen]

Nice! The first Dredd movie is a guilty pleasure. Another one in the works you say? Cool, yo.

 

[Ramiel]

Maybe I'm in the minority here, also because I know his works almost only for his covers, but I think that drawing on pictures (and not using them just as references) is a cheap way to make realistic drawings... I know 'cause I did it in the past and probably I will do it again to make realistic portraits if I'm in a hurry, but seriously, I think a lot of people with a good resources of pictures and some artistic abilty can do his works...

The composition, the shadows the poses, the inking, the coloring and the mood are always great, mind you! But I think this guy is a little overrated from what I've seen so far (and, I repeat, I didn't study all his works or his background as an artist, I'm just talking about his cover and illustration works I've seen on the net, that's it, I could be totally wrong on this guy...:confused)

 

[KnightAsylum]

To each there own opinion, Ramiel - but I can assure you after being the submissions editor at a comic company for 5 years and looking at thousands of submissions that people can't do it, and those that think they can seem to be looking through some "special" glasses.
Not to say you could not, or that others could not, but it is not easy, not common, and not something that many of the folks who want to work in the buisness seem to be able to do. In all aspects of what makes it work as a cover Tim tends to hit the nail on the head 95% of the time. That is not a common trait for most artists.

Then again just my opinion (and those that apparently keep him busy with work - and pay him well to do it):thumbsup

 

[The Stig]

I have to agree with Ramiel here.

 

[Ramiel]

Absolutely, I know what you mean, I've seen guys trying to draw over a picture and the end result has been worse then this infamous tattoo:
http://sdbfoundation-org.cwcin.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/worst-tattoo.jpg
You have to know what to put on paper and what to leave out, and that's the "art" needed to pull this off.
He surely can do it.
I just feel that a Travis Charest or Adam Hughes work has more "character" so to speak (personal tastes of course!)
But I repeat that I think he can use dramatic lighting, great composition, and good colors/mood in every piece I've seen, it's just that sometimes it looks like his drawing style seems a little like a photoshop filter
I'm not jealous of him being able to make a living out of it of course! It's just weird that it seems that I am in the minority here, so it surprises me. Maybe I just "don't get the feel"

-EDIT-
I tiped this when "TheStig" were posting apparently!:lol
So while I'm still in the minority, at least I'm not alone!:lol

 

[KnightAsylum]

WAIT!!
You mean we all do agree on what we like in art????
When the heck did this happen?????????
Since when does things like personal taste and aesthetic appeal have anything to do with art???
:cool

:cheers

 

[The Stig]

WAIT!!
You mean we all do agree on what we like in art????
When the heck did this happen?????????
Since when does things like personal taste and aesthetic appeal have anything to do with art???
:cool

:cheers

Your face has to do with art!

*holds up clenched fist*

 

[Noeland]

I don't think I can put it much better than Knights did, but here goes anyway.

I think this guy is a little overrated from what I've seen so far

You've every right to your opinion, and God knows the man has plenty of "You just trace photos? Anybody can do that." detractors, but with all due respect Ramiel every artist has their own process.

Travis Charest is one of my favorite artists ever. I love his work. Adam Hughes as well is one of the greats. They have very different ways of getting from A to Z. Dave Dorman is another artist I love who heavily uses photos. Tony Harris too. The list goes on.

I've done plenty of light table work over photos. There is a lot of skill needed to carry line weights through an image properly, adapt the shadows to hard lines properly, and direct the eye over the piece. You take the photo somewhere else when you do it, and you have to know where you are going before you start. Just like any other illustration.

It's not like if you put the photo side by side with the drawing you'd just say "He didn't even need to draw anything, they are exactly the same thing."

Tim takes his own photos, and it's just a means to an end to create a certain kind of image. He's still composing it himself. Using models is nothing new, and I don't think it should be dismissed as some kind of cheat.

I know guys who think digitally colored work is cheating, and if you use a digital drawing pad you're not making anything tangible and real, therefore you're not an artist. That if you can't control a brush on a canvas, or a pencil on paper, you don't have any real skills.

I also know guys who think selling your art is some kind of immoral act. They believe artists should only give away their work as gifts. Granted, those guys smoke a lot of weed and smell like patchouli, and one of them still lives at home even though he's 40, but still.

NO, I'm not talking about me.

 

[Ramiel]

I don't think I can put it much better than Knights did, but here goes anyway.



You've every right to your opinion, and God knows the man has plenty of "You just trace photos? Anybody can do that." detractors, but with all due respect Ramiel every artist has their own process.

Yes, Absolutely, this also reminds me of the dialogue on "Chasing Amy" about the inker that does nothing but trace what the penciler did:lol

Travis Charest is one of my favorite artists ever. I love his work. Adam Hughes as well is one of the greats. They have very different ways of getting from A to Z. Dave Dorman is another artist I love who heavily uses photos. Tony Harris too. The list goes on.

Yes I know, every artist I know has used photo references sooner or later, I think it's a "forced" step to learn, and I absolutely agree on using pics, in some cases are NEEDED to nail a weird pose or a peculiar lighting condition, that's for sure!

I've done plenty of light table work over photos. There is a lot of skill needed to carry line weights through an image properly, adapt the shadows to hard lines properly, and direct the eye over the piece. You take the photo somewhere else when you do it, and you have to know where you are going before you start. Just like any other illustration.

And that's what I said about his skills, he surely know composition, how to take photos (I think it's a great photographer actually, he could make a living out of it too!) and balance light and shadows and such.

It's not like if you put the photo side by side with the drawing you'd just say "He didn't even need to draw anything, they are exactly the same thing."

Tim takes his own photos, and it's just a means to an end to create a certain kind of image. He's still composing it himself. Using models is nothing new, and I don't think it should be dismissed as some kind of cheat.

I know guys who think digitally colored work is cheating, and if you use a digital drawing pad you're not making anything tangible and real, therefore you're not an artist. That if you can't control a brush on a canvas, or a pencil on paper, you don't have any real skills.

I also know guys who think selling your art is some kind of immoral act. They believe artists should only give away their work as gifts. Granted, those guys smoke a lot of weed and smell like patchouli, and one of them still lives at home even though he's 40, but still.

NO, I'm not talking about me.

:lol
Well, except for the hippie things it could be me, I feel "dirty" for asking people to pay my works (that's why I'm totally broke...)

And of course my intent wasn't to tell people to not like him or his style, I was really curious to know why (knowing that a lot of people don't get how much work is involved in an illustration and often jump to conclusion that computers did all the work) someone that "clearly" seems to trace pictures is so well considered as an artist these days.
(Still thinking that his sense for composition and lighting is really good, but not appreciating the style so much, again, just for my tastes)

But thank you very much to taking time to reply, in great detail and with such competence, I really appreciated!

Out of curiosity, is this something that is appealing for Bradstreet fans then?

 

[fuelish]

I like the way it looks but it also looke like it was done from a real photo in photoshop(Which does take skill and artistry)