December 2009
9 posts
Can't make up my mind...
The torment of the artist - never satisfied with his/her own work, never ending in their search for perfection in their craft.
I just started reading this:
and I haven’t gotten too far into it, but Bradstreet talks about how he strictly does covers after being bit on the ass with a sequentials job he was working on. Now I can fully understand why his cover work is so detailed. it would...
Venice (completed)
Here’s the update: I actually finished this on time (before Christmas eve), printed it on a nice textured paper, framed it, wrapped it (well, my wife did),then presented it to my folks on the 24th.
It was a hit.
It’s one of the first pieces I’ve ever created for my folks. That actually saddens me a bit - I’ve been a professional artist for 15 years and I’ve never...
Venice (partial)
This is a sample of a larger pic I’m drawing for my folks as a Christmas present. Its a view from one of the bridges overlooking the waterways in Venice.
I’m only about half done. I really have to start moving on this before I deliver it on the 24th… if you need me, you’ll know where I’ll be.
In technicolor...
I think I might give it the colour treatment. I’ve been reading way too many mainstream comics with their fancy colour work and effects.
Plus, when I look at Bradstreet’s work on P-Max and some of the White Wolf stuff, it just gives it more life. The process might take longer, but the end result is absolutely wicked.
I’ve never been one to keep to a quick sched with comics,...
In the City
So here’s some inks… still WIP.
It’s getting there. I’m much more satisfied with this. Perhaps a grey wash of some sort is in order. We’ll see…
We built this city...
ON RAWK AND RO-OOOHHHHLL
Fuck the cartoony method for the sake of speed. I’m going back to old school fundamentals. I can still crank out stuff I’m happy with, that has style and realism. This is my pet project after all.
Not like any of the old stuff will go to waste - they make good storyboards.
So that pic - a city I fashioned out of some beauty photog work of NYC. Just changed...
Not so happy
Yeah - I’m not liking the direction of the comic. It just feels too hokey. I wanted to shift the style to something simpler so I could rattle it off faster and get it out there - but its been nagging me for the last year and a bit.
Today I decided I’m going back to my roots and doing the noir photorealistic style (a la Bradstreet) like I intended. I will update you on the further...
Boourns to Slow Intarnets
So tonight we have some freakish weather - it plays havoc with the stuffs on my intarnets, so I can’t gets nothin’ done.
I suppose I could finish coloring page 6, but its Thursday and I’m lazy and I’m off work tomorrow. But I still have to get up early for a dentist appointment, so attach a boourns on to that as well. Then I have to lug all the Christmas decorations...
TDH Update and a New Rig
Okay - 6 pages inked. Once I get the color (greys) laid and the narrative placed, I’m good to go on the release of the first episode.
It’s been a long time coming. I’m looking forward to finally getting up and going.
In other news, I finally bought that rig I’ve been wanting. I never buy anything fun for myself - I think its a subliminal guilt complex to keep me...