Williams entered the comic scene in 2005, when he began work with DC Comics on the comic series Robin and on the Eisner Award-winning series Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle. He has since gone on to work on several crossover series including Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II, He-Man/ThunderCats and Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe.
Williams was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, and now lives in Lees Summit, Missouri, with his wife. He was raised in an impoverished single-parent home, and often dreamed of flying away like Superman. His sister supported his love of comics and his dream of becoming a comic book artist. Williams was inspired to become a comic book artist at the age of 15 after seeing Jim Lee's artwork in Uncanny X-Men #272.[dead link][1]
In 2006, Williams signed an exclusive contract with DC Comics.[2] He became the regular artist on Robin beginning with issue 149 in 2006, and began illustrating The Flash in early 2008.
Williams appears frequently on comic book-related podcasts including Comic Geek Speak, Half Hour Wasted, Raging Bullets, and Fanboy Radio.[citation needed] He also posted online tutorials about creating digital artwork in comics.[3] The tutorials are available on his YouTube page.[4]
On December 23, 2014, Williams was a featured guest on Episode 26 of the web show Best of the Worst by RedLetterMedia and has since made multiple appearances in RedLetterMedia's videos.
Williams is the author of a book about digital artwork, The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics.[5]
Technique and materialsedit
Williams trained in traditional art methods but is primarily a digital artist who uses a "hybrid method", as detailed in The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics.[1] In addition to working digitally, he is also known for working in traditional media, including ink wash (diluted India ink). Williams has made a variety of "How To" videos listed as "work in progress" on his website, to demonstrate the methods he utilizes to create his artwork.
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freddie, williams, other, people, named, freddie, williams, freddie, williams, disambiguation, freddie, williams, born, 1977, american, comic, book, writer, artist, williams, 2012, diego, comic, conborn, 1977, 1977, kansas, city, kansasnationalityamericanarea,. For other people named Freddie Williams see Freddie Williams disambiguation Freddie E Williams II born May 30 1977 is an American comic book writer and artist Freddie Williams IIWilliams at the 2012 San Diego Comic ConBorn 1977 05 30 May 30 1977 age 46 Kansas City KansasNationalityAmericanArea s Penciller InkerAwardsEisner Award for Seven Soldiers Mr Miracle serieshttp www freddieart comWilliams entered the comic scene in 2005 when he began work with DC Comics on the comic series Robin and on the Eisner Award winning series Seven Soldiers Mister Miracle He has since gone on to work on several crossover series including Batman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Batman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II He Man ThunderCats and Injustice vs Masters of the Universe Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Technique and materials 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editWilliams was born in Little Rock Arkansas grew up in Kansas City Kansas and now lives in Lees Summit Missouri with his wife He was raised in an impoverished single parent home and often dreamed of flying away like Superman His sister supported his love of comics and his dream of becoming a comic book artist Williams was inspired to become a comic book artist at the age of 15 after seeing Jim Lee s artwork in Uncanny X Men 272 dead link 1 Career editWhile attending the 2005 San Diego Comic Con International Williams submitted a portfolio to the DC Comics talent search He was hired to do a few issues of Seven Soldiers featuring Mister Miracle for which he won an Eisner Award He is known for drawing characters such as Robin the Flash Green Arrow Conan the Barbarian Star Lord and Thor Since then he has illustrated Batman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 Batman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II Batman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III He Man ThunderCats and Injustice vs Masters of the Universe In 2006 Williams signed an exclusive contract with DC Comics 2 He became the regular artist on Robin beginning with issue 149 in 2006 and began illustrating The Flash in early 2008 Williams appears frequently on comic book related podcasts including Comic Geek Speak Half Hour Wasted Raging Bullets and Fanboy Radio citation needed He also posted online tutorials about creating digital artwork in comics 3 The tutorials are available on his YouTube page 4 On December 23 2014 Williams was a featured guest on Episode 26 of the web show Best of the Worst by RedLetterMedia and has since made multiple appearances in RedLetterMedia s videos Williams is the author of a book about digital artwork The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics 5 Technique and materials edit Williams trained in traditional art methods but is primarily a digital artist who uses a hybrid method as detailed in The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics 1 In addition to working digitally he is also known for working in traditional media including ink wash diluted India ink Williams has made a variety of How To videos listed as work in progress on his website to demonstrate the methods he utilizes to create his artwork Notes edit a b c Freddie E Williams II Comicspace article 2007 12 23 Archived from the original on November 30 2007 Retrieved 2008 01 26 Newsarama article 2006 10 24 Archived from the original on 2006 11 29 Retrieved 2008 01 26 Freddie E Williams II webpage tutorials 2005 Retrieved 2009 09 14 Freddie E Williams II youtube page 2009 Retrieved 2009 09 14 The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics 2009 ISBN 978 0823099238 References editFreddie Williams II at the Grand Comics DatabaseExternal links editOfficial website Freddie Williams II at the Comic Book DB archived from the original Freddie Williams II Work In Progress How To Videos Freddie Williams II Comic Book Checklist Freddie Williams II Youtube ChannelPreceded byDaniel Acuna Flash artist2008 Succeeded byPaco DiazPreceded byScott McDaniel Robin artist2006 2007 Succeeded byDavid Baldeon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Freddie Williams II amp oldid 1218402174, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
