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Darth Vader by Frank Kadar

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:10:24 +0000

This amazing Darth Vader piece by Frank Kadar is currently on auction on eBay. It’s a 11″ x 17″ inked piece on bristol vellum. Absolutely perfect for framing and displaying the most famous Sith! (As long as you remember Darth Vader from the original trilogy rather than the prequel.)

Darth Vader :

Catwoman by Chrissie Zullo

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:57:22 +0000

Showcasing a very cool Catwoman piece by featured artist Canadian Chrissie Zullo. This piece was done using Copic markers. Love the little details like the money raining down!

How long do you usually take to do a commission?

A few hours, most pieces take me like 4 to 6 hours depending on how fast I get a sketch I like.

Be sure to check out Chrissie’s Blog to see more of her artwork!

2011 Year in Review

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:20:32 +0000

2011 was definitely an interesting ride. Earlier in the year, I got to meet Laura Vandervoort (a.k.a. Supergirl) in a recent convention. (She was as sweet as pie!) Also in 2011, sigmatestudio.com was fortunate enough to interview and showcase the talents of some amazing artists!

Thanks to all the below artists for their time and absolutely amazing contributions :

It’s really hard to pick a single piece in 2011 which so much great artwork but after a tough time, Frank Kadar’s coloured Arkham piece was my choice. (Definitely Joker’s crazy eyes that made it memorable!)

So what’s waiting in 2012? Well it’s a blockbuster year for comic movies with Avengers bringing all the characters from Marvel’s shared universe and the Nolan’s final chapter in the Batman Trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises. Both trailers are incredible and the 7min prologue with Bane is buzzing up the anticipation.

Hope it’s a great 2012 for everyone. Be good!

French Comic Con Poster by Geoffo – Happy New Year

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:58:33 +0000

Featured artist Geoffo designed an amazing poster for a recent French Comic Con. I love the use of the negative space and the very different art styles!

On another note, this has been a pretty life changing 2011 for me. It’s been the year of major changes in direction (mostly positive!) and all these changes have really taken up a lot of my life. (Ask me if you are interested to know what changed!) Looking forward to 2012 and wishing everyone a very Happy New Year!

Final Poster :

WIP :

For a little nostalgia check out the 2010 Year in Review! I’ll try and get the 2011 Year in Review up soon. Have a safe and happy break. Be sure to like the Facebook page (top left) for this site.

Wonder Woman – Zatanna – Christmas by Cedric Poulat

admin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:02:17 +0000

A nice Christmas post showcasing some amazing artwork by Cedric Poulat. Make sure you check out his Deviant Art page for more his work! Wishing all readers of this site, a very Merry Christmas. Hope everyone has a safe and fantastic holidays.

Wonder Woman :
I especially like this one even though I’m a Zatanna fan! Wonder Woman receiving her old costume as a present.

Zatanna :

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Batman Villians – Movie – Dark Knight Rises – Frank Kadar

admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:19:45 +0000

In preparation for the 2012 – Batman – The Dark Knight Rises, Frank Kadar has created 2 sketch cards of the villians of from the Nolan series of movies. Click on the picture to be taken to the respective eBay auction. (Bid high and bid often!) These are amazing pieces done in copics, prismacolors and color pencils. Love the use of shadows of Bane, very terrifying! Can’t wait for the movie in 2012.

Bane :

Joker :

Marvel Universe – Iron Spider-Man – Black Spider-Man

admin — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 06:14:13 +0000

More amazing work from Frank Kadar for the 2011 Marvel Universe Card Set. The card set has 90 amazing cards with one hand drawn coloured sketch card per box! Frank (shadowchaser076 [at] yahoo.com) still has Artist Proofs for sale so email him if you are interested. Thought I’d showcase two amazing Spider-Mans. Was never a big fan of the Tony Stark design, always reminded of a variant of the Iron-Man armour right down to the colour scheme.

Iron Spider-Man :

Black Spider-Man :

Keep Calm and Call Batman

admin — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:20:57 +0000

Thought this was cool enough to showcase! Not sure who to credit this one to but if you are the original creator, I’ll update this post with the correct acknowledgment. Until then, “Keep Calm and Call Batman“.

Update :
Found the creator (or rather she found this site). Thank you Gaila for this very cool piece!

World of Flashpoint – Original Artwork – Eduardo Francisco – Alex Lei

admin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:52:40 +0000

A rare opportunity to get some original artwork from World of Flashpoint pencilled by Eduardo Francisco and inked by Alex Lei. The original art pages measure 11″ x 17″ and showcase amazing artwork as well as recognisable characters like Flash, Batman and the original Justice League. Bid high and bid often!

Click on the respective picture to be taken to the corresponding eBay auction. If I have the spare $$, I would be bidding on the page 16. Very nicely laid out with Flash running in the foreground as Aquaman and Wonder Woman battle in the background!

World of Flashpoint – Issue 2 – Page 16

World of Flashpoint – Issue 1 – Page 10

Avengers 2012 – New Trailer – Batman – Dark Knight Rises – Amazing Spider-Man

admin — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:38:16 +0000

2012 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for comic book movies with three big releases Avengers, Batman – The Dark Knight Rises and the new Amazing Spider-Man. The latest Avengers trailer has been released and it looks amazing with snapshots at all the main characters. It looks like Tony Stark will be stealing all the best lines! Can’t wait for this one to be released.