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“hero boots” cover sketches
“Hero Boots” is one of what I hope will be two new Kekionga minicomics in Mammoth. The script is almost finished, and I’ve done two sketches for the cover, right on the yellow legal pad where I am making final … Continue reading
book cover idea
Many sketches. There are many, many sketches. Now, at last, there’s an idea that doesn’t look stupid, although I haven’t worked it out well enough to show in public. My favorite cover idea for the book was always based on … Continue reading
the anonymous animal-pencils
The “anonymous animal” project continues to progress. Regular readers will remember how I found this image on tumblr:and was instantly reminded of Josef: Here are the pencils for the finished version of the drawing. Not included: Josef’s French thought balloons … Continue reading
josef *is* the anonymous animal
Here’s a sketch of Josef as “L’animal Anonyme”, as seen in the previous post. I just wanted to see if I could make a recognizable Josef in the same odd proportions as the original anonymous animal. The answer is … Continue reading
scribble from the iPod
Here’s a little two minute scribble from my sketchbook, drawn with my current favorite fountain pen. (That’s the brown Lamy Al-Star with the B nib, if you’re scoring at home.) It’s been a long, long day, and my desktop Internet … Continue reading
“magic” cover pencils
Here’s something that’s pretty close to the finished pencils for the “Magic” cover:Everything’s been tightened up, the cup has been filled with pens and pencils and the bookcase with boxed journals, and I put a Sinclair green brontosaurus on top … Continue reading
the “magic” cover
A week or so ago, Mr. Bob Corby offered me the opportunity to do the cover for this year’s OH Comics! anthology. And I have been working on it, honest, though several days were lost to the thing that was … Continue reading
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minicomics live 4– post 10: a new character design
So it’s 11 am– that’s close, right? I’ve actually been up for quite a while and gotten a fair amount done: took care of dogs, read papers, ate breakfast, took a shower, answered the mail, made a list, made a … Continue reading
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minicomics live 4– post 7: the rest of the scribbles
Here are the rest of the scribbles. They really look quite appalling– apparently I can’t freehand 8 sketches that are even approximately the same size. And they make it clear that I am not quite ready to draw, since the … Continue reading
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minicomics live 4–post 6: scribbles
Here are the first four scribbles. For people who may not be familiar with how I work, a scribble is a more or less full sized, very fast, very loose breakdown for a minicomics page. For long or complex stories, … Continue reading
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