Louis Cyr Art
Here are a few more pieces of artwork from my "Louis Cyr, Champion of Strongmen" graphic novel project. The first one is simply a test piece to work out the look of the character and rendering. The type was not final; on the actual book the cover type was different, done by the art director...I just added it for fun.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3n6iPsep6VBWqT7JXk-34TIJTBarJAkQsETTLyLlzrYAqdBSEZlJOKK9yPh7S_egKzoObmfrWPnEn5LwHPJXjN922CjSQNFSqoh1ZVfYXl8HYgK2mVC7ic2q3HaqrgpefWMHatQ/s400/CYR2.jpg)
Here's the linework alone:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUg7x1aybf3xsplQQ2qzaS7Z0tcEc5qX8AdyQYk67xcWWy5N5MOTzM6EP4ieI1FTJxizU7pOX_6mHVZt_Ko-8fb_TeHPC7BX6y1Rt8m-8dhxKralQtRLFw3ipYsaZ1hF-biPwyw/s400/CYR.jpg)
A page of rough scribbles working on designs for some villains during the time Cyr was on the police force:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHis-SC0FSZgEdYU93arkz8H53c1who_xIY0T1gDbt-BBV5eAFB1CDCgZKqex4q21_jBm4eV_irRcZmQsjovgx5LtMxvtLhqTKBZFMiYaoagQeFdSiM_wVe5wB8BavXPHVPuX3jg/s400/CYR_criminals.jpg)
The final art for page four of the book:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3n6iPsep6VBWqT7JXk-34TIJTBarJAkQsETTLyLlzrYAqdBSEZlJOKK9yPh7S_egKzoObmfrWPnEn5LwHPJXjN922CjSQNFSqoh1ZVfYXl8HYgK2mVC7ic2q3HaqrgpefWMHatQ/s400/CYR2.jpg)
Here's the linework alone:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUg7x1aybf3xsplQQ2qzaS7Z0tcEc5qX8AdyQYk67xcWWy5N5MOTzM6EP4ieI1FTJxizU7pOX_6mHVZt_Ko-8fb_TeHPC7BX6y1Rt8m-8dhxKralQtRLFw3ipYsaZ1hF-biPwyw/s400/CYR.jpg)
A page of rough scribbles working on designs for some villains during the time Cyr was on the police force:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHis-SC0FSZgEdYU93arkz8H53c1who_xIY0T1gDbt-BBV5eAFB1CDCgZKqex4q21_jBm4eV_irRcZmQsjovgx5LtMxvtLhqTKBZFMiYaoagQeFdSiM_wVe5wB8BavXPHVPuX3jg/s400/CYR_criminals.jpg)
The final art for page four of the book:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvgzTu5fmJtfgptKdManm4eYhyphenhyphenzlOFVaQxijVN5_I4gdfYc6yWteLli01GCsZoArkWyq5rgnH3V2Qnf63-UUfLblZ1UDg0wISL04wAdY30fvbPl_OTJsT5ALeRyfzIWoIS4m6lA/s400/CYR_page4.jpg)
3 Comments:
Looks great! Wish I had comics as well made as this in my school readers as a kid.
Thanks Michael! I know what you mean, it's funny how things turn around: as a boy in 1960's Montreal, one of my early memories is that of having a cherished Kirby-drawn issue of "Challengers of the Unknown" confiscated by the crabby teacher. Flash-forward, they now look at comics completely differently---back then they thought it would hinder children's reading development!
Thanks for posting these Paul. I love seing prelim work.
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