lee carter artist

Quick mood shot

2011-10-05T02:19:00.000-07:00

Thought I would post this pic I did, just a mood shot for some concept art thing,
right back to comics :)

right im back

2011-10-04T12:02:00.000-07:00

Hi all,
well i moved as u may know, but all did not go smoothly, well it took such a long time to get on the internet and then when we got the internet my computers all decided to die at the same time :) so then spent weeks trying to fix it,
anyway slowly back up and running now
heres a comic page im working on
:)
lee

Old concepts

2011-08-07T17:15:00.001-07:00

Being diging over a old hard drive, found some work im not sur eif is online,
heres 2 for now,, more to come
Lee

Nemesis, update

2011-08-05T11:35:00.000-07:00

Well Im about to move house, while in the middle of packing i did manage to paint Nemesis up a bit, but as Im about to start the actual house move Im not going to get it finshed, and once I have set up in my new home, im gonna have to start some real work and maybe not get the chance to finish it as I would have liked..still it was a lot of fun :)

Nearly there

2011-08-01T17:29:00.000-07:00

NOt quite finshed but I thought I would update it anyway,,,more stuff to do in the foreground, and the over all theme,,may need some alien planets :)

Nemesis

2011-07-27T16:32:00.000-07:00

Still in the middle of a move, well not really moving just yet,,,more hanging around with some boxes,
anyway,,,here a sketch between projects which I may paint up if Im still not moving anywhere :)
quick edit,,,thought I would post some progress shots while Im at it,
not really spent much time on it today but I managed to put down some flat colours and bit of texture,, at this point I will start painting it up . Add the dark areas, mid tones and highlights last, not touched nemesis yet apart from a quick wash.. oh and needs more texture
edit 2
still plugging away, building up the paint, nowhere near done yet,still looking a bit flat :)
EDIT 3:STILL NOT DONE :)
Not had much time to work on it, still moving house,,,,caught in limbo :(

Judge Dredd

2011-07-21T14:29:00.000-07:00

In a gap between packing and moving thought I would have a go at doing a quick Dredd for fun, end up taken the sketch too far, so I thought I had better leave it as is..

X , as a boy

2011-07-18T09:54:00.000-07:00

right last of the character studies, might as well crack on with the pages, this is X as a boy,,,interesting childhood he had,
may do a Dredd image too, while I have the thought :)

More X sketchs

2011-07-18T06:31:00.000-07:00

X

2011-07-16T12:50:00.000-07:00

I should really be packing and looking for a house, but thought I had better make some sort of start on X, which set in the [Forty-Five]45 universe, Im working with Andi Ewington, Eddie Dieghton and Rob Patey of Com-X on this one. Great Story so all is good :)
BlueSpear which is also set in the 45 universe looks bloody sweet, and a very hard act to follow, anyway still working on the look but here is a character sketch..more to come
cheers Lee

Judge Dredd

2011-06-07T06:40:00.000-07:00

Been a huge 2000ad and Judge Dredd fan for a very long time, 2000ad was the reason I wanted to be a artist and thankfully I have had to luck to follow that path.
I have done quite a few pages now for 2000ad with my work on Deadeyes and necrophim but tommorow is my first Judge Dredd.....Judge Dredd....my seven year old self would be wetting himself right now...
so, keep a eye out in Asda/ whsmiths and your local comic shop for 2000ad prog 1737, Judge Dredd "Scream" written by Gordon Rennie with art by me and lettering by Annie Parkhouse, out on the 8th of june and running into a few parts too :)
right, just pulled a 28 hour shift,,,,going to bed now,,,
lee

My boys art blog

2011-06-01T06:00:00.000-07:00

My apprentice in training is coming on really well, another few years and he will be helping me out :) He even has 2 portfolios already filled to the brim and has just started his blog...
Everyday he comes back from school with some drawing he has secretly done while the teacher wasnt watching. I think his drawings are great and everyday I look forward to seeing what he comes up with.
lee,,,,Calebs Dad

http://calebotoolecarter.blogspot.com/

Last nights sketching

2011-05-17T05:33:00.001-07:00

Spent the night having a doodle in front of the TV.
Not much to show and a bit rough, but I thought I would post it in a effort to keep the blog going.
Lee

Dredd Pencils

2011-05-15T06:34:00.000-07:00

Heres that Dredd panal again, with pencils this time
shame i havent any more inbetween stages on this panal, maybe when Dredd gets published I can show the painting stages on some others.

Com-X ..... X

2011-05-15T06:15:00.000-07:00

Some character tests for com-x
Really need to improve my art work and try out some other techniques. Mainly due to speed and clarity of my work, as Im finding Im putting in too much detail, texture and over working images.
I may look at some of my older pages before I painted them up and take the pencils to inks instead, see what happens :)

More Necrophim pages

2011-05-15T05:43:00.000-07:00

Couldnt remember which pages I had posted in the previous post, so I will drop a few more in this post and a sneaky Dredd(non spoiler) image.
oh and I started a deviant art account :) which no doubt will be updated as much as my blog,,,,not much then :)

http://mrleecarter.deviantart.com/

Necrophim pages

2011-05-15T05:33:00.000-07:00

Some pages from the last series of Necrophim

DREDD

2011-04-01T04:25:00.001-07:00

its coming,

Bizarre Creations , farewell

2011-04-01T03:50:00.000-07:00

Bit late to the wake, but thanks to all the people who where at Bizarre Creations throughout its years it was great wasnt it, unfortuatly the studio closed down in Febuary.
Its really starting to hit me now how great working at Bizarre Creations was, after a month of not been at the studio Im starting to feel the pangs of a old routine,,,well I did spend 13 years there so its a strange shift for me. But Im up for a new challenge and hopefully more doors will open as the old ones close.
heres a few bits and bobs of from over the years at Bizarre,
Bizarre folk.....u will be missed
thanks
lee

FutureQuake

2010-09-06T12:36:00.000-07:00

Finished this for Dave Evans, which I think will be used for the "FutureQuake" anthology.
http://www.futurequake.co.uk/shop.php
http://futurequakepress.blogspot.com/

Had a lot of fun working on the image, will upload the pencils at some point too.

Boo Cook has also produced a stunning cover for "Something Wicked" another futurequakepress publication.
http://boocook.blogspot.com/

Forty-Five

2010-09-06T12:18:00.000-07:00

If anyone hasnt picked up Andi Ewingtons "45", I suggest you do, its a great read, very accessible and jammed pack full of great art, a lot of 2000ad artist's in there, Oh and i got to do a page too

"Forty-Five is a series of Superhero interviews documented by James Stanley. As a soon-to-be father, James wants to find out what lies in store for his family if his unborn child turns out to have a Superpower. Forty-Five features Forty-Five different industry artists, all having just one page to capture the essence of each interview.
I hope you'll join James on his quest to learn from the gifted few that fly above our cities.
A.Ewington"

http://thefortyfivecomic.blogspot.com/

necrophim...close ups

2010-08-29T04:58:00.000-07:00

Im battleing with detail in my work,,,,i think the zoom in photoshop maybe my down fall.... a bad habit i need to stop. I cant help doing it....zooming in that is.
Im working on pages that will never be seen at the size i draw them, and so much gets lost when in print...all those details become gray blobs...must stop....learn to pull out and not get so caught up.

Nothing to show really

2010-08-29T04:52:00.000-07:00

Hi, been a bit busy. Not even sure if I can say what im doing...
So just to keep the blog going, i drafted in my aprentice, my 6 year old son to fill the gap..

sketchs

2010-06-09T14:17:00.000-07:00

While Im here might as well post these sketchs i did for my sons pal... did scan em first though :)

Deadeyes

2010-06-09T14:09:00.000-07:00

man i am going have to work on my writing in the blog.... feel i should say a little more. but my mind goe blank :) so heres some close ups on the 2000ad strip Dead Eyes wrote by John Smith... while i think about what to write

The Darkness

2010-06-09T14:04:00.001-07:00

I was lucky enough to get to do a few pages for Top Cows "The Darkness" 75th issue. A lot off great artists in that issue.

sketch book 2

2010-05-19T17:02:00.001-07:00

sketch book

2010-05-19T16:57:00.000-07:00

Thought i practise some sketching in time for Bristol comic con,

Back from Ibiza

2010-04-25T14:37:00.000-07:00

Took the family away to Ibiza...the quiet end :)
Got a bit stuck, due to some sod letting a volcano off...
Anyway back now after a long drive, still managed to get some sketching done...

never been inked before

2010-04-13T09:26:00.000-07:00

A good friend of mine Ashly Sanders has taken the time to ink some of my dredd pencils, and a fine job he has done....I have never been inked by another artist before, great to see how others adapt the pencil to ink
check out more over at his blog..
Some sharp 2000ad fans might remember Ashleys work for Judge Dredd "lawman of the future". Where he got to draw Missionary Man in the style of the movie universe

right...linking never works for me....dont know why...
http://ashleysandersart.blogspot.com/2010/03/lee-carter-pencils-i-scribble.html

Dredds lawmaster

2010-04-07T15:41:00.000-07:00

Had some fun doing this

Website is up :)....NOW working proper like :)

2010-03-19T14:56:00.000-07:00

Firstly a big thanks to Phil Matthews. For he has created a very cool website for me.

Some other bits and bobs to add like a bio etc, but Im sure he wont mind if i give u a preview.

http://www.lee-carter.co.uk/

Judge Dredd

2010-03-18T16:02:00.001-07:00

not really done any proper inking in years, bit rusty, not sure if i should be tight or loose....so i think i need to spend a bit more time working on a inked style that im happy with , or stick with pencils:)

Unfinished Business

2010-03-17T13:19:00.000-07:00

Heres a few sketchs for fun, took them to a point but never really gotten anywhere

Judge Dredd WIPs

2010-03-08T15:10:00.000-08:00

Working on some more Dredd samples, not quite finshed yet, hopefully find some time to add some colour and tighten them up a bit. maybe do a inked version ..but didnt want neglect the blog so here is where im up too...

Zombie....

2010-02-28T13:47:00.000-08:00

zombies, running, walking, Im easy, the more the merrier

Necrophim

2010-02-28T13:38:00.000-08:00

Going to post a few close ups of Necrophim,I hope u like seeing them a bit bigger than the printed versions...

Mr Stuffins

2010-02-28T13:34:00.000-08:00

Something a little different from 2000ad's Necrophim.

More Judge Dredd

2010-02-27T14:00:00.001-08:00

Judge Dredd

2010-02-27T12:23:00.000-08:00

Dredd sketchs, trying to get him right

Still Testing

2010-02-27T11:59:00.001-08:00

Just testing

2009-09-14T08:46:00.000-07:00

Just testing, i will come back with more info etc, I just need to get a spell checker :)
more art work here
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=154203