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junkyard moon transformed
When all around you is chaos, it sometimes, somehow, clears your mind in the most marvelous way. That happened yesterday. With contractors on the roof and all domestic routines in chaos, I had an actual idea.That’s a cover sketch for … Continue reading
a word of advice– learned the hard way (inking)
If you are a one man band cartoonist, one of those slightly crazy folks who write, break down, lay out, pencil, ink and letter their own comics, you would be wise not to pencil several stories and then wait a … Continue reading
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the steaming pool– finished comic!
I’ve actually had The Steaming Pool finished for several days, but there have been some fiddly technical problems with getting the images scanned and ready to display here. I’m still not sure this is the best way to arrange the … Continue reading
minicomics live 4– post 26: page 8 inks
And there we go– the basic inks for The Steaming Pool, completed from raw idea in about 22 hours of work spread over 5 days. In that same period, I also wrote a 1250 word essay, made 4 drawings of … Continue reading
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minicomics live 4–post 24: page 6 inks
Hmm– everybody seems to be staring off into space here but the dog. I will absolutely fix this in the finishes, probably by redoing the steam creature’s eyes so she seems to be either conversing with the man or lecturing … Continue reading
minicomics live 4– post 23: page 5 inks
Before you hate this too much, remember this page has two of the three major lettering errors. Do not blame the man and his dog, the steam creature or the rocks for these problems. This page is probably going to … Continue reading
minicomics live 4– post 22: page 1 pencils
Here’s the cover– I felt free to go ahead with it once I figured out how to ink a cactus. I actually really like this fine line method. The little blots along the left side of the main trunk (if … Continue reading
minicomics live 4– post 21: page 4 inks
This is the best of both worlds: an inked page with an on-the-fly change that makes the composition better, and a great big mistake that will have to fixed. The change is in the dog’s position, which reads much more … Continue reading
minicomics live 4– post 20: page 3 inks
Yes, the pool sign is going to have to be messed with, and the fair side of the man’s face needs a correction in both panels, and I have to deal with the issue of the end of the bench … Continue reading
minicomics live 4– post 19: page 2 inks
And the story begins … and yes, I’m starting with page 2, not just because it’s the first panel of the actual story, but because the cactus is on the cover and I don’t want to ink it there until … Continue reading
