Cover Art: Cerebus #187

The original art for Mars by Gerhard

The black and white illustration of Cerebus and Cirin
Art by Dave Sim & Gerhard

The assembled coloured cover art to Cerebus #187
Art by Dave Sim & Gerhard

The final printed version of Cerebus #187 (October 1994)
Art by Dave Sim & Gerhard

GERHARD:

(from Comic Art Patrons)

I can't be 100% certain of anything about this cover without holding it in my hands or without some really good high resolution photos but here is what I think is the most probable scenario:

-Dave pencilled and inked the figures on a piece of Bainbridge 172 illustration board.

-then, on the same board, I pencilled and inked the throne and chunk of granite and carpet but NOT the background stars.

-this is piece #1

-I copied piece #1 onto a sheet of high quality copy paper using A-V's high quality photocopier.

-I adhered that copy with a high quality spray adhesive onto another piece of 172 board.

-I coloured the characters and throne, etc. with W&N watercolour dyes

-I blacked in the background and added stars

-this is piece #2 and is the one you have

-I painted mars on a separate piece of 172 board

-this is piece #3 and is the other one you have."

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