Submissions

Continuity does keep it's eyes open all the time for usable talent. What we do here however, is very specific. Continuity offers a distinct professional look that our clients come to us for. We can offer no less than the best. For this reason, we throw away 95% of the samples we see after a first glance. We are looking for a photo-realistic style and few ever make the cut. Below you'll find pictures of examples taken from our sample sheets.

Pencilers. You see from this picture that although there's a style to the line work, it still remains photo-realistic. Often people use the work "style" to cover up for bad art work. Style can only be added to good work, it is not an excuse for bad work.

Inkers. Neal does most or all of the inking here. That way he can fix anything that needs fixing. However he's always got his eye open for a talented inker.

Colorists. Below you will see samples of marker and marker airbrush coloring. for the work we do the colorist must be able to blend evenly with markers and understand lighting.

On occasion we do work with a different "style". Below is an example. We feel that this is a good example of style being added to the work without being an excuse for bad art.

Comics. The majority of portfolios we are sent are of comic work. I've seen people show Neal there comic work a thousand times and hear the same things over and over. There's always a kid with a "Jim Lee style" or "Mcfarlane style" or some other artist "style" and they develop this "style" by copying from that artists comics until the drawings look similar to that artist. That's where the artist trips up and for the millionth time Neal gives them "THE LECTURE".
The lecture is basically this. Stop copying from comics. Copy from photos. TRACE photos. You learn by tracing. people always seem to be afraid to trace because it seems like cheating. It is not cheating. That is how you learn. People don't use photo's nearly enough and they never become really good. Well that's the short version of "the lecture". And that's why so many portfolios hit the trash can. people just don't learn how to draw.
When Neal did Ben Casey, he used photo's that he and his wife took for each and every panel. When there was a phone or a toaster in the background, he didn't just draw one and he didn't copy one from a drawing, he took a picture of a real toaster and traced or drew it from the photo. After years of working this way, Neal became good enough not to need photo's for everything but, if you go to any art studio in the world you will find file cabinets full of photo's and pages from magazines meticulously sorted for easy reference. All good artists have these files.

If you'd still like to submit work you may do so by:
a) Making xerox or color copies and mailing them to us at

Continuity
62 west 45th street, 10th floor
New York, NY 10036
Attn: Submissions

We do not mail the samples back but on some occasions we keep them on file for when something opens up. The rest are thrown away. We don't respond by mail and will call you if we can use you.

b) You may call for an appointment to show your work in person to our art director Jim DeGregory.
(212)869-4170