CRACKED Cover Reference #2

In this cover by artist Michael D'Antuono (he also did a great spot illo of the infamous "Omarosa" from "The Apprentice" in this issue) we can again see how important good reference material is. In this case Michael labored long and hard to get the "Donald's" look, with numerous revisions before finishing all the color work digitally.

Incidentally this cover idea came from Scott Gosar (my editorial counterpart) http://www.themadstore.com/ who wanted a similar feel of the background of a dingy office like that on the Sept 1986 cover of The National Lampoon.