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“BOOT THE FOOT” #44: ELLIOT FERNANDEZ VS. “ACE DUCK”!

SKUMMBEAST:  How would you describe your art style and what influences have helped shape that style?

FERNANDEZ:   Classic/Contemporary Comic

SKUMMBEAST:  Share a bit about your history with TMNT.

FERNANDEZ:  My first real contact with the TURTLES was the cartoon and I wasn’t really too keen on the whole concept. They seemed silly to me as compared to shows like THUNDERCATS, SILVER HAWKS, MIGHTY ORBOTS, BIONIC SIX and such. However, I came across a two issue arc in the comic series drawn by Michael Zulli and I was stunned.. I was so impressed with this more serious mature take on the turtle concept and I have been hooked ever since.

As I mentioned before, my first consumption of this property was in the cartoon show so I have always found the color coded turtle props surprisingly pleasant and less confusing than all the characters wearing the red (so I guess the purists would seek to have me flogged). But I have always been attracted to the over all design of the characters especially when they are treated by artists with a simple-line approach.

SKUMMBEAST:  Which was your favourite of the four Turtles?

FERNANDEZ:  Raphael is one of my favs (along with Leo).

Thanks, Elliot! You can follow more of ELLIOT FERNANDEZ’S work at:

ELLIOT FERNANDEZ’ FACEBOOK ART PAGE

ELLIOT FERNANDEZ ON DEVIANT ART

ELLIOT FERNANDEZ ON TUMBLR

ELLIOT FERNANDEZ ON TWITTER

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Coming up next tomorrow …. “Chromedome” by Jason Gammon!

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“BOOT THE FOOT” #43: RICK HILL VS. “KRANG”!

SKUMMBEAST:  How would you describe your art style and what influences have helped shape that style?

HILL:   I would describe my art style as clean vector cartoony style. I’m a huge fan of cartoons so that’s had an impact on my style.

SKUMMBEAST:  Share a bit about your history with TMNT, and tell a bit about why you chose this character and decided to interpret it this way.

HILL:  I remember skateboarding with my friends up to the theater and watching the new TMNT movie. Nothing beats, watching a movie with skateboarding in it while your feet on resting on your board. The movies had an arcade in the front so it was def a place we hung out. I picked Krang because I just love the idea of a character controlling another character by being inside of it. I mean look at this guy, its just a fun character. So of course I had to make him poop himself out.

SKUMMBEAST:  Which was your favourite of the four Turtles?

HILL:  Not sure I had a fav but I remember liking them all as a group. 

Thanks, Rick! You can follow more of RICK HILL’S work at:

RICK HILL STUDIO OFFICIAL WEBSITE

RICK HILL CREATIVE OFFICIAL WEBSITE

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“BOOT THE FOOT” #42: ELLIOT FERNANDEZ VS. “RAPHAEL”!

SKUMMBEAST:  How would you describe your art style and what influences have helped shape that style?

FERNANDEZ:   Classic/Contemporary Comic

SKUMMBEAST:  Share a bit about your history with TMNT, and tell a bit about why you chose this character and decided to interpret it this way.

FERNANDEZ:  My first real contact with the TURTLES was the cartoon and I wasn’t really too keen on the whole concept. They seemed silly to me as compared to shows like THUNDERCATS, SILVER HAWKS, MIGHTY ORBOTS, BIONIC SIX and such. However, I came across a two issue arc in the comic series drawn by Michael Zulli and I was stunned.. I was so impressed with this more serious mature take on the turtle concept and I have been hooked ever since.

As I mentioned before, my first consumption of this property was in the cartoon show so I have always found the color coded turtle props surprisingly pleasant and less confusing than all the characters wearing the red (so I guess the purists would seek to have me flogged). But I have always been attracted to the over all design of the characters especially when they are treated by artists with a simple-line approach.

SKUMMBEAST:  Which was your favourite of the four Turtles?

FERNANDEZ:  Raphael is one of my favs (along with Leo). This depiction actually started out as an “IMAGE COMICS” styled approach and slowly evolved into a mixed media watercolor painting.

 

Thanks, Elliot! You can follow more of ELLIOT FERNANDEZ’S work at:

ELLIOT FERNANDEZ’ FACEBOOK ART PAGE

ELLIOT FERNANDEZ ON DEVIANT ART

ELLIOT FERNANDEZ ON TUMBLR

ELLIOT FERNANDEZ ON TWITTER

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Coming up next tomorrow …. “KRANG” by Rick Hill!

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“BOOT THE FOOT” #41: ROBB MOMMAERTS VS. “WALKABOUT”!

SKUMMBEAST:  How would you describe your art style and what influences have helped shape that style?

MOMMAERTS:   I’d say retro-cartoony. Old-timey illsutration styles, line treatment and colors have greatly influenced me. I’m also great inspired by vintage comic art, a good example would be that of the whole 1950’s EC Comics publications.

 

SKUMMBEAST:  Share a bit about your history with TMNT, and tell a bit about why you chose this character and decided to interpret it this way.

MOMMAERTS:  I actually became interested in the characters when I first saw the toy packaging artwork at the home of some family friends with two kids that were several years younger than me.  What a weird and fascinating new concept!  At that time I was out of my toy phase and starting my teenage years, but was really captivated by the bold designs and character personality.  Soon after I discovered the original and more “adult” Eastman & Laird comics and fell in love with those. I was also a fan of the frustrating to play Nintendo game, I still have that in it’s original box. I’ve cursed out that game many times back in my teenage years.

To be honest, I did not know of Walkabout until recently starting this project. I liked him because he was a kangaroo (and I love kangaroos), plus he has a lot of detailed junk and gear attached to him, which is fun to draw. Kangaroos are not always depicted as being bad-ass looking which is refreshing. I think what I’d like to do with him is make him built more like an actual Kangaroo and less “dog-like” as the figure seems to depict. I’d like his color scheme to stick to the original figure colors because I think that was what made them so attractive and reflective of the time period.

I had to include the little “buddy” that came with the original figure. As I could see, he was molded in solid orange plastic, so I had to figure out what his actual colors would have been.

SKUMMBEAST:  Which was your favourite of the four Turtles?

MOMMAERTS:  Donatello  

Thanks, Robb! You can follow more of ROBB MOMMAERTS’S work at:

ROBBVISION OFFICIAL WEBSITE

ROBB MOMMAERTS ON FACEBOOK

ROBBVISION’S DEVIANTART PAGE

ROBBVISION’S ART BLOG

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Coming up next tomorrow …. “RAPHAEL” by Elliot Fernandez!

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“BOOT THE FOOT” #40: MATT KAUFENBERG VS. “KING LIONHEART”!

SKUMMBEAST:  How would you describe your art style and what influences have helped shape that style?

KAUFENBERG:   I’m constantly experimenting with different styles, but I always try to keep my illustrations simple. Simple shapes, minimal detail, and simple colors. I also strive to create work that has a traditional feel to it and doesn’t look overly digital (even though i created it in Photoshop).

I mainly look to children’s book illustrators, such as Roger Bradfield, Art Seiden, and Ed Emberley, for inspiration.

SKUMMBEAST:  Share a bit about your history with TMNT, and tell a bit about why you chose this character and decided to interpret it this way.

KAUFENBERG:  Growing up in the 80’s, I have numerous TMNT memories but my favorite one is when a neighborhood friend would bring over his Turtle costumes and we would battle it out in the backyard. The costumes came with a weapon and a mask that had a turtle nose connected to it. I thought they were the coolest thing ever. 

I jumped onto this project a bit late in the game so there were only a few characters to choose from. King Lionheart stood to me because I always enjoy drawing animals and thought it would be fun to depict in in a more vintage style.

SKUMMBEAST:  Which was your favourite of the four Turtles?

KAUFENBERG:  Definitely Michelangelo…nothing beat his nunchucks.  

Thanks, Matt! You can follow more of MATT KAUFENBERG’S work at:

MATT KAUFENBERG’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE

ART OF MATT KAUFENBERG ON FACEBOOK

MATT KAUFENBERG ON TWITTER

MATT KAUFENBERG’S BIGCARTEL SHOP!

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Coming up next tomorrow …. “WALKABOUT” by Robb Mommaerts!

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“BOOT THE FOOT” #39: BRAD MCGINTY VS. “MUCKMAN & JOE EYEBALL”!

SKUMMBEAST:  How would you describe your art style and what influences have helped shape that style?

MCGINTY:  I don’t know how I would describe my art style. I’d like to think that my worked looked like Jack Davis Inking Dave cooper, but I would never put myself in the same class as those greats. As far as influence goes, those early Mirage TMNT comics were the biggest influence on me. They were black and white, they had lots of different artists with different styles working on each issue. Sometimes they were funny, sometimes they were serious. I loved that stuff. I still do actually! It holds up much better than most of that image stuff I got into later on. 

SKUMMBEAST:  Share a bit about your history with TMNT, and tell a bit about why you chose this character and decided to interpret it this way.

MCGINTY:  Man, I’m a big TMNT fan. As a kid I was never into the cartoon as much as I was into the Comics and toys. The Archie TMNT comics were some of the first comics I ever owned. I bought them at a gas station near my house (along with ALF and Count Duckula). The comics were way stranger than the cartoons. Lots of random adventuresand a variety of cool art styles. It wasn’t long after I maxed out my gas station comic selection that I hit up my local comic shop and found the Mirage TMNT series. I was Absolutely obsessed with the early Mirage TMNT comics. They got me hooked on those 80’s BnW “underground” comics that I still love today. 

As far as Mcukman goes, I think he is one of the greatest action figures ever made. When I saw him as a kid I was just blown away by the level of detail that he had. The figure still holds up too! he is the only figure I have next to my desk. The only thing I wanted to do in my drawing was make sure I included EVERY detail from the figure. From the frog on his leg, to the weird teddy bear in his guts, I tried to get it all in there!

SKUMMBEAST:  Which was your favourite of the four Turtles?

MCGINTY:  I was definitely A Michelangelo fan as a kid, but I wish I were Donatello these days.  

Thanks, Brad! You can follow more of BRAD MCGINTY’S work at:

BRAD MCGINTY’S “PAPER PUSHER” OFFICIAL WEBSITE

BRAD MCGINTY’S AMAZING STORE HOLE!

BRAD MCGINTY’S “BATTLE ZOO” COMIC AT WIDE AWAKE PRESS

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Coming up next tomorrow …. “KING LIONHEART” by Matt Kaufenberg!