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How To Kill Osama Bin Laden


IGI Member, Eoin Coveney, share with us one of his last commissioned work. A very nice project indeed.


It was the first commissioned work from my agent, NB illustration.

The brief was to provide 11 colour illustrations for a 6 page feature for september’s issue of FHM magazine. The feature was written by Chris Ryan, formerly of the british SAS, now a successful author entitled: “How to kill Osama Bin Laden”

The art director wanted it drawn in a modern british comic style and the deadline was quite short- only 8 days to complete the job.
I was initially struck by how easy it would be to demonise and humiliate OBL, so I opted not to show his face. Regardless of his reputation and the deeds done in his name, I felt it would be too facile to depict him simply as the Boogeyman.

I spent many hours collecting references. I thought that since it was written by a military expert, it would have to be as factually accurate as possible, so I had to be sure the uniforms, hardware and weaponry were current and correct.
There were no changes made to the pencil stage so I was able to really sink my teeth into the inking and colouring stages.

I recently tracked down some lovely hunt 101 dip pens and this was my first chance to let rip with them. After a couple of late nights and changes to the colouring of the opening illustration (which I’m glad to say was welcome as it was too bright initially), I was done.

The feature will also appear in the international edition of FHM sometime this year.

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10 Responses to “How To Kill Osama Bin Laden”

  1. David McClelland
    August 31st, 2010 10:37
    1

    Amazing work Eoin, especially love the illo of the dog on the man

  2. mario sughi
    August 31st, 2010 11:20
    2

    wow so professional and yet so colorful! super!

  3. fintan
    August 31st, 2010 11:28
    3

    Great stuff Eoin..well thought out and brilliantly executed..no pun intended!

  4. Steve Doogan
    August 31st, 2010 11:33
    4

    Congrats Eoin!

  5. adrienne geoghegan
    August 31st, 2010 12:23
    5

    Love it!

  6. Chris. J
    August 31st, 2010 18:19
    6

    Fantastic work Eoin can’t believe you did it in such a short time.

  7. maggie suggs
    August 31st, 2010 19:30
    7

    LOVE IT!

  8. Peter
    August 31st, 2010 19:33
    8

    Fantastic work Eoin…what a great gig, sounds like you had a blast working on it.

  9. Brabazon
    August 31st, 2010 22:19
    9

    Great compositions. Lovely work…

  10. Eoin
    September 1st, 2010 10:41
    10

    Thanks so much for the feedback, folks!