Young GEORGE LUCAS likeness for Ridley Scott's "Prophets of Science Fiction" on The Science Channel

I'm drawing motion comics for Ridley Scott's "Prophets of Science Fiction" the George Lucas episode for The Science Channel and trying to get the likeness down. So weird seeing him younger. Fine beard and mane, sir! So, how am I doin'?

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*UPDATE*These are some actual frames from the show. I had created them to be animated, so the arms, hands, head, waste, everything could be moved separately. The find show didn't have enough time to do as much as we all hoped, but it still turned out awesome!

George Lucas with his imagination showing.

Pitching Star Wars to execs who just didn't get it. (Funny sequence in the show)

Look at those dorks. Those film execs from the 70s are some fun cameos of my long-time friends (who weren't born until the 80s) John Johnson & Jeremy Fiest.

Concept Artist Ralph McQuarrie & George Lucas. It was an honor to draw him. He passed away shortly after I did. :(

George Lucas was in a nearly fatal car accident in 1962 just after graduating high school. It almost stopped him, but was also his inspiration. To learn the rest of that story, check out Ridley Scott's "Prophets of Science Fiction" on The Science Channel. Really interesting story!

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"These aren't the droids you're looking for."
(That was a hard hand gesture to not make look weird!)

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TURTLES: DAWN OF THE NINJA - Chapter 1 (30pgs) now FREE ONLINE!

CLICK HERE TO READ CHAPTER 1 AND PREVIEW CHAPTER 2!!

Written by Luke Keith & Jeremy Feist

Painted & Lettered by ME! (Psst. Ray Dillon)

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TEMPERANCE DEMON - Digital Commission!

For Jonathan Lock for his comic book project! I'll have to get his links and repost them here. The character designs for this book are KILLER! And the story is also very intriguing. I can't wait to see how this book progresses!

--> Get a Commission from me! YOUR favorite character, person, animal, monster, etc!

~Ray

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Comrade Hero - Fundseeking

I'm attached as artist for this, but they need funding to get it going. Awesome character design! Please go check it out and help if you can!

My Colors! - Marvel, DC, GI Joe, & Transformers!

These are pages I colored for Marvel, DC, and IDW as part of the Hi-Fi Team! Brian & Kristie Miller of Hi-Fi are awesome!

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Have a great day!

~Ray

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Sonic the Hedgehog: Universe #25 Preview!

My colors start here on a 4-issue arc called "Silver Saga." I would love to hear your thoughts!!







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THE LAST UNICORN Hardcover is #2 on NYTimes Best Seller List!!!

This is incredible news! Art by my wife Renae De Liz, inks and colors by me! Published by IDW Publishing. Based on the novel by Peter S. Beagle.

Click HERE to see more art and information about The Last Unicorn comics and hardcover graphic novel!

How do you get a copy?

ORDER FROM US & GET ART TOO!!! This is a special, limited deal. You'll get a signed and personalized copy of The Last Unicorn hardcover, you can pick two penciled pages from the comic (11"x17" on bristol), and an original sketch by my wife Renae De Liz all for just $200. Please email me if you have questions or want to order!

CONLAN PRESS Order directly from Peter S. Beagle (the novelist/creator) and we get $1 per copy sold!! Plus you get it signed by Peter S. Beagle (we'd also be happy to sign if you mail to us with SASE. Email for details!) Go to Conlan Press>>>

COMIC BOOK STORES Help your local comic shop which helps our whole industry! Go to http://www.comicshoplocator.com/ to find your nearest store!

AMAZON: If you use this link http://amzn.to/f02Mk1 it will link to our Affiliate account for which we get just about a $1 per copy. But try to use one of the other options first because that benefits other people, too. But if Amazon is your only option, please use that link.

Or your local book store can likely order it. Borders or whatever you have.

Every order helps my wife and I in our careers and helps support an amazing, classic creation by Peter S. Beagle. If you do order, please let us know. We'd love to hear all about it!

Thanks so much for your support!!

~Ray

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THE LAST UNICORN Hardcover Collected Edition!

Pencils by my wife Renae De Liz. Inks and Colors by ME! Published by IDW Publishing. Based on the novel by Peter S. Beagle. This book is really special to us. It was my wife's favorite movie as a little girl and inspired her in huge ways. We got the opportunity to work on this book right around the time we got married, found out we were having a baby, and wrapped it up shortly after our son was born. Renae was working on it all through the pregnancy. We even moved from Kansas to Maine while working on it. It was an epic adventure in our art and in our real lives.

** If you use that Amazon link, it will attach to our Amazon Affiliates account and we get a few cents for each book sold. Not much but still helps our family.

And please help spread the word! We hope to do a lot more projects like this and creator-owned projects. The only way to ensure that can happen is by making this book a big success. Shop owners and fans, please do what you can to get this book in your local store! Great all ages book!

To see more previews of the book, go here: http://raydillon.blogspot.com/search?q=last+unicorn




Thank you for looking!

~Ray

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New Painted Graphic Novel

Can't say much about it yet, but It's a really cool story based on a screenplay. Details to come.




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ZOMBIE YEARS - Digital Commission!

Speed painting for the website ZombieYears.com

GET YOUR OWN!!! I've started taking Digital Commissions of just about anything (YOUR creator-owned character, your fav character from comics, movies, games, etc, animals, people, celebrities, sports figures, monsters, whatever YOU are interested in). To learn how to get one, click here>>>

Thanks for looking!

~Ray

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DC Comics: Brightest Day #13 - My Colors!

Thanks to Peter Steigerwald and Aspen MLT I did some colors for a couple of issues of Brightest Day. It's particularly amazing to me that I got to do the credits page, that awesome spread of Hawkman, and with my name right there next to some of my favorite creators.

~Ray

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ISLAND TALES Covers

Island Tales is a comic anthology based on folklore and mythology from the Pacific. Some stories are adapted from traditional stories while others are modern retellings of the classics.

Created by our great friend Stephen Smirl. He's a genius and one of the nicest guys in the universe!

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I pencil, ink, color, and letter digitally in Photoshop CS5 with an Axiotron Modbook (Apple Tablet Computer)

You can also see Island Tales work by my wife, Renae, and I. She pencils 'Pono Loa' and I ink and color.

I will be doing a ton of work for Island Tales, so stay tuned for more! And please spread the word! Let your comic shop know, share it on your social networks. Help us make this something special! Thank you!!

Thanks for looking!

~Ray

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Droid-x Phone Art with Autodesk Sketchbook

My wife once again blows me away with her amazing Christmas gifts! (Previous gifts like the Axiotron Modbook!) This time with a Droid-X phone, which is going to be huge help this year! With the drawing app Autodesk Sketchbook I'm able to almost work on the level of my normal stuff in Photoshop, save PSDs, and export immediately to blog, email, twitter, etc. In fact, this post was created on my droid, too. Anyway, this is some of the work I've done so far. These are really super fast and still learning on a learning curve. Once I get really warmed up to the system I bet I'll be using this a LOT. Art in the grocery check out, paint at a traffic jam, etc. Score one for productivity! Thanks, wife!!

This was created using this neat 'Mirror Drawing' feature in Autodesk Sketchbook

Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5

Thanks for looking!

~Ray

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