Ross Hughes Colors

[rhughes]

Hey guys!

I'm psyched about this site opening up, and I'm glad to be getting in on the ground (v2) floor.

I'm a freelance digital colorist and all-around smart a$$. I'm currently working on a mini-series called Fallen Justice from Red Handed Studios. I've been coloring for about 4 years now (wow, has it been that long?) and I'm getting to the point where I want to make this my full-time gig. I'll use this space (Thanks Mark!) to showcase some of my color work.

Needless to say, if you like what you see, and want me to do some work for you, just shoot me an e-mail and see what I'm up to. If you don't like what you see, that's cool too. Let me know where I'm going wrong. I'm not going to cry. Well...maybe a little, but I'll pull it back together.

Ok! So, lets get started!!!

Here are some promo pieces I did recently for Fallen Justice.

Lines by Harold Edge




















And the covers to issues #3, 5, 6 and a variant #6

Lines by Harold Edge









And a promo piece for a book called Totem, also from Red Handed Studios.

Lines by (who else?) Harold Edge



And a cover for a book called Wannabez from Brant Fowler and Scott Simmons. This book promises to be a really fun read. The characters believe they've received super-powers, but in reality, they're just a bunch of happenstances that lead them to think that way. Or are they....?

Lines by Har...(Sorry. Habit) Scott Simmons




I had this pic commissioned for my wife for her birthday. I stayed up all night to get it colored in time. Needless to say, it went over huge, so it was totally worth it!

Pencils by Carols Gomez
Inks by Julien Hugonnard




And hey, I do some mainstream characters too.

Like Spiderman

Lines by Harold Edge (seriously this time)



Pencils by Wieringo (RIP)
Inks by Manley



Wolvianna Jones

Pencils by Adam Hughes (no relation)
Inks by Tim Townsend



Colossus

Pencils by Chris Bachalo
Inks by Tim Townsend



The Thing

Pencils by Takara



But, hey, I do love me some DC too.

The Joker

Pencils by Jose Jaro



Sgt. Rock (one of my very first pics that I colored)

Pencils by Brian Bolland



Lobo

Pencils by Sandoval
Inks by Esposito



And some miscellaneous stuff that just looks cool.

Robot Chick

Pencils by Jeff Welborn




Well, that's it for now. I'll be back to semi-regularly update things as I go along.

Again, I'm totally open to crits, so don't hold back. These are all pretty much behind me, but that doesn't mean I can't learn things and go back to them at some point.

[nicolaschapuis]

HOLY ****
its nice of you to share your stuff with us but there is no reason to post your entire gallery.
This is image overload and honestly I think you posted your latest and there for best work at the beginning of your post.
Thats usually the only stuff your should show people not stuf you have done like a year ago,
Not meant as a personal insult or anything I like your work.
Just saying this is a message board just keep posting your latest stuff.
And on another note I dont think you will find toooo many people that have never seen your stuff before since most of us go to the same sites and boards like DA DW GZ etc

I dont really have a personal fav amongst these but I think all the colors you have done on the Fallen Justice books are the best looking ones.
Keep posting

[xBORNx]

cool colors makes it really pop out

[rhughes]

Mar 17, 2009 14:59:59 GMT -5 nicolaschapuis said:

HOLY ****
its nice of you to share your stuff with us but there is no reason to post your entire gallery.
This is image overload and honestly I think you posted your latest and there for best work at the beginning of your post.
Thats usually the only stuff your should show people not stuf you have done like a year ago,
Not meant as a personal insult or anything I like your work.
Just saying this is a message board just keep posting your latest stuff.
And on another note I dont think you will find toooo many people that have never seen your stuff before since most of us go to the same sites and boards like DA DW GZ etc

I dont really have a personal fav amongst these but I think all the colors you have done on the Fallen Justice books are the best looking ones.
Keep posting

Are you seriously lecturing me on message board posting dos and don'ts? Come on, man. It's called an introduction, and hardly my entire gallery. Loosen up.

And while a lot of the people that end up here may be some of the same people that go to other sites, not all of them are going to have seen my work, and there is undoubtedly going to be people that do not go to those sites that can see it here. Am I just not supposed to post here because I post on other boards too? I don't think that's the way it's supposed to work.

[nicolaschapuis]

I never told you what you should or shouldnt do.
And I sure didnt tell you that you arent allowed to do this.
All I did was give you my opinion.
Like you said this is a message board so people are entitled to their opinion just because I said mine pubicly rather than just thinking it to myself doesnt make that much of a difference to me.
And again try to see the nice stuff I said.
I said that your latest stuff is your best and by that statment you should be able to see that I noticed your improvment.
In every how to draw comic books book it says you shouldnt show people all your work but just your best.
If you dont want to take the advice cool but there is no need to start an argument just because I spoke my mind.
Is there?

[rhughes]

My wife would say that I think that's the perfect reason for me to start an argument. ;D

But this isn't the thread to do that in, so I'll send you a PM.

Not looking for an argument though. Just felt like your crits were aimed at me rather than at my work.

[melo]

i like them all! really good job:)

[rhughes]

Thanks, Melo!

I'm getting ramped up on issue #6 of Fallen Justice, so I thought I'd toss a page up to see what people think. I'll post some more as I get further into it.

C&C's always appreciated.

Lines by Harold Edge

[juggertha]

Nice solid colors man. Not overlydone, yet still punchy.

[rhughes]

Thanks!

Here is another page from the 6th issue. At this point the main character has totally lost it and is just taking guys out left and right.

This page was both a lot of fun to do and a pain in the ass. =)

Lines by Harold Edge

[rhughes]

This is the cover to the 7th and final issue if Fallen Justice. This has been a blast to work on, and I've grown and learned so much since we first started this thing. I've still got a long way to go, but I'm really proud of this book. I can't wait to put the cap on it.

Lines by Harold Edge



And this is a little promo bonus that I finished up over the weekend.

[melrains]

I love your colors, man. Very vibrant, unlike many dulled comic book colors, very nice stuff. Sorry I won't be able to give much in the way of critique, I'm afraid I barely know what I'm talking about as is.

[rhughes]

Ha. You and me both, my friend.

[Zimmerman]

Hey Ross! Great colors. Cary sent me issue 1 and I really enjoyed it! Your mood and directional lighting is well done. Look forward to seeing more

[rhughes]

Thanks, Zimmerman. It will get MUCH better as you go. You can really see how Harold and I progress as you get into the later issues. We're both on the same page and working to get better at what we do every day.

You ain't seen nothing yet.