Blue Lantern Corp Symbol Cigar Box

Blue Lantern Symbol Cigar Box, 2012

4" x 5" etched, stainless steel mounted to a cigar box.

Silver Surfer

Silver Surfer, 4" x 5" Stainless Steel, 2012

After a few month delay, I was able to finally etch eight plates this past weekend. Most are for gifts and I won't be able them off until the holidays, but I did knock out a few for myself.

This is one I've been wanting to do since I started playing around with stainless steel. Based on a sketch by Bruce Timm of Marvel Comics' Silver Surfer. I painted the background a flat black to contrast the shine of the steel.

Man of Steel... in brass.

Superman, 2010

This is an early etching I did in 2010. 3.25"x4.25" brass. I've left this on uncoated to let the brass oxidize.

#1 in a series: Comics

Liberty Meadows #1 by Frank Cho, 2010

One of my major influences is comic and sci-fi art. Since most comic art is lineart, I am able to reproduce it in brass easily. These two plates are from a Liberty Meadows comic strip by Frank Cho. http://libertymeadows.com/  I did these early on to see how much detail I could hold. Eventually I am going to reproduce the entire strip on one plate. Also, I couldn't resist making a plate of a chimp in a top hat.

Liberty Meadows #2 by Frank Cho, 2010