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X-Key. Messing around with markers and photoshop.
Bases for illustrations…flat colors with no effects. You can see the originals in an earlier post.
Sharpie renderings of the protagonists of two different stories. “X” from “The Story of X” and “X-Key” from her self titled story “X-Key”.
X-Key from test animation project in 2013.
Getting ready for next week. New issue of the comic and new artwork coming.
A colored version of one of the earliest drawings of X-Key from 2010. In this concept version she is shorter and has a slightly different build. Her hair is also pretty different. This was done with colored pencil and ink.
Sharpie renderings of X-Key with and without her helmet.
Vincent Tairs, an agent assigned to ARC. From highoctanerevolution.com
Artwork for a sticker X-Key ORDER 1. Law Enforcement Operations.
This ended up being used on our website but was originally planned to be a sticker for NYCC.
Working on a design for X-Key T-shirts.
Getting ready for the next round. A box of X-Key flyers.
Actress Lupita Nyong’o. Was demonstrating different styles of etching to a team member.
Line art for highoctanerevolution.com.
A sketch of X-Key’s creator and original author. Our late friend Chloe, who is missed greatly.
Another older drawing that I liked, X-Key with Copic Gray Markers.
Our latest post on tumblr takes a look at sketches for our artwork at NYCC2014.
Artwork from an upcoming issue of Rebellion. X-Key with a special camouflage.
More test animation. This was from when we were working out X- key’s fighting style.
A preview from an upcoming video that goes deeper into our animation process.
The original artwork for our banner at NYCC and the stickers we gave away.
Last one (well for tumblr at least).
Another photo from NYCC a friend sent me…ok I’m almost done.
Right before the con.
Chihsuan posing with X-Key.
More Set up at the booth…
Setting up the booth at New York Comic Con.