STREET ORACLE

After a long delay we're back on Babylon. Sorry to those who have waited a bit too long for an update. Here's the beautiful Farrah Ferguson as a Street Oracle. The background characters are played by Jeff Snider, Nick Iannitti (X2) and the always amazing Bianca Black. More artwork coming soon!

Transport Pilot

One of the joys of creating the Babylon project has been experimenting with various combinations of photographs, 3D model work, and a variety of artistic processes. This is a shot of a Transport Pilot guiding his ship in towards the city at dawn.

Test Page Detail

This is the detail from a panel of the test page.

Test Page

This is a test page showcasing one of the art styles we will be utilizing throughout the graphic novel. This will not be the final art. Trisha Thompson beats the hell out of Babylon Smith on a rooftop at the opening of the book.

Club Girl

The beautiful Jaime-Lee as a 'Club Girl' in the graphic novel.

The Adjuster

This is another image we put together to test a more painted look for the book. The model is Jeff Snider. We called him The Adjuster.

Corporate Assassin

The amazing Jeff Snider as a Corporate Assassin sent to kill Babylon!

A Look Back...

We were inspired to do the Babylon Smith graphic novel by comic legend Timothy Bradstreet. His cinematic style and amazing design work really made us sit up and take notice. We have followed his incredible career for over twenty years.

This is the image that started it all. It was an early attempt at creating a ‘Bradstreet style’. We have since developed our own illustrated style for the book but the influence of Bradstreet is never far away. This image was originally shot in 1996 and was subsequently reworked in 2008. Our old friend Jeff Snider is the model (he also provided the costuming and props). We shot this in Paul’s living room with a desk lamp and a crappy disposable camera. Inks on the soldier were provided by Kelly Dodd. The background is a composite made up of hydro lines shot in Quebec and buildings shot in Vancouver.

3D Modeling

In addition to the photo-illustration techniques we'll be using in the graphic novel we'll also be incorporating some 3D model work as well for some of the non-human characters and futuristic environments. This is a test shot of a Corporate cyborg standing guard at one of the robotic facilities.

The Goddess

A drunken confession. Babylon talks to the Face of the Goddess. Babylon is played by Paul Green and Robin Dostaler plays the Goddess.

Still another test image

Still another test image from the graphic novel. The beautiful Jenn Medusa Pop as Medusa Smith.

Another test image

Another test image for the graphic novel featuring Jenn Medusa Pop as Medusa Smith.

Early graphics test DETAIL

This is a detail view of the test image to show the linework.

Early graphics test

This is an early test graphic featuring the amazing Jenn Medusa Pop as Medusa Smith (Babylon's ass-kicking daughter). This was the first studio image we shot to see if the art style we were pursuing would be viable.