The Kid Knight by Steve Conley » Behind the scenes

Arthur Inks

Steve — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:19:31 +0000

Here’s a look at inks from The Kid Knight graphic novel. This full-page image shows King Arthur in battle. Click the image below to see a larger version.

The initial pencil drawing of this page can be seen here.

King Arthur preview pencils

Steve — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:16:48 +0000

Here’s a look at preview pencils for the opening sequence in The Kid Knight. This shows the battle between Arthur and Camlann which sets the stage for the rest of the story. The second image shows the initial rough sketch. Click each image for a larger view.

The Kid Knight, Draco, Leo and Ursa Major – Color

Steve — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:01:21 +0000

Here’s the color version of the of the Kid Knight and his allies with the special effects added. The inked version can be seen here. Click the image below for a larger view.

The Kid Knight, Draco, Leo and Ursa Major

Steve — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:05:37 +0000

This shows the final black-and-white design for The Kid Knight’s armor as well as the latest versions of Draco, Leo and Ursa Major. When the piece is colored, the constellations – as well as the kid’s sword and shield – will have special effects added as seen in the color artwork at the top of the site. — Steve

Camlann

Steve — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:06:19 +0000

This is a character design showing what the sorcerer Camlann looked like 1,500 years ago when his armies invaded England…

Preliminary design

Steve — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:40:14 +0000

This was an early version of The Kid Knight’s armor and the villain’s overall look as well. The thinking at the time was that the villain’s armor was more organic and grown – like a crab shell. I dropped that pretty quickly.

Merlin

Steve — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:17:00 +0000

My take on the legendary wizard. Ink on bristol.

It takes a villain

Steve — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:19:22 +0000

Here’s a creature design. This is inked with a pentel brush pen over blue pencils printed on bristol board.

Pencil roughs

Steve — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:25:25 +0000

Here’s a look at some of the early “roughs” or preliminary sketches for pages from The Kid Knight. I made sure to not include any spoilers in these.