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Ray Frenden
Ray Frenden is a boy, has been a member since July 19, 2007, has scored 481 submissions, giving an average score of 2.17, helping 18 designs get printed.
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URL: http://frenden.com
AIM: rayfrenden
Some process shots...
I haven't posted process shots in a while. There are a lot of new ones on my Flickr account, but I've been neglecting blogging. Here or anywhere else. I just completed an illustration for Republic of Loose. This is my fourth or fifth illustration for the band and we've gotten into a bit of a collaborative groove, I think.

They understand and appreciate my weird sensibility for things that are monstrous, retro, campy, creepy, and sometimes borderline-inappropriately-sexual. I can't help it. I make what I make. I'm not good at clever concepts. I'm just trying to make something personal and interesting.

Below is my first concept, the revision, and the subsequent completion of the image.

RoL01

RoL02

RoL03

RoL4

RoL5

RoL6

(As usual, bigger and more images available on my Flickr page.)

d3d
   d3d on Dec 18 '10 at 4:37pm
awesome
Chengui
   Chengui on Dec 18 '10 at 4:37pm
cool stuff, thanks for sharing! I like the Madonna ourfit in the first sketch :p
reags
   reags on Dec 18 '10 at 4:42pm
awesome indeed - and 2/6 subs printed - I like those odds!
reags
   reags on Dec 18 '10 at 4:42pm
wait 2/5! I r blind.
Ray Frenden
   Ray Frenden on Dec 18 '10 at 4:53pm
I'm probably going to do a personal work based off the first image, Chengui. I like the Madonna boobs too.

I should probably sub more.
tjc45
tjc45 on Dec 18 '10 at 5:13pm
THAT'S AMAZING. $5

You seem like a pro: How do you search in the blogs?? I'm trying to search for myself :)
Ray Frenden
   Ray Frenden on Dec 18 '10 at 5:18pm
The arrow next to the search box on the top right of the screen lets you search the "forum" if that's what you mean?
tjc45
tjc45 on Dec 18 '10 at 10:13pm
OH! You're a saint! And I'm a stupid for not figuring that out!
d3d
   d3d on Dec 19 '10 at 1:42am
St Ray, patron of gorilla rape.
Boycey
Boycey on Dec 19 '10 at 1:55am
The girl looks great!

How do you make that linework? I've been looking into using Illustrator more, but I can't make the brush strokes like I want to.

Also, don't worry if it's a trade secret. You don't have to explain anything.

The hand drawn text looks fantastic too!
Boycey
Boycey on Dec 19 '10 at 2:06am
Oh, it's OK, scrap that found out how to do it. Just gotta find some good brushes. The zoom/page size is always a hassle on Illustrator though.
RebelKSSx
RebelKSSx on Dec 19 '10 at 2:14am
What programs and tools did you use? Just Photoshop, or just Illustrator? Or a combination of the two?
Boycey
Boycey on Dec 19 '10 at 2:28am
It looks like the sketch was done in Photoshop (blue lines) and then the final in Illustrator. Could be wrong though.
d3d
   d3d on Dec 19 '10 at 2:29am
Just gotta find some good brushes

make a few of your own. it's pretty easy and breaks you out of the generic vector mold better than using the inbuilt ones.
Ray Frenden
   Ray Frenden on Dec 19 '10 at 10:42am
The pencils were real pencil. The inks were raster, not vector, in Manga Studio. Most of the time I ink with a real brush and real ink.
Boycey
Boycey on Dec 19 '10 at 11:13am
Cool, Manga Studio, I'll have to try that out!
Thanks.
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Ray Frenden is a self-taught illustrator with a penchant for monsters and the macabre.

Drawing from a childhood weaned on horror comics, detective novels, trashy films, and retro sci-fi, his brush and ink work hearkens to an older era.

That juxtaposition of old sensibilities for crafting line and a footing in current color and design trends make Ray’s work unique.