Jul 30 2009
While it’s true that I’ve not posted anything here for a good while, there’s a compelling reason I’ve not done so: I’ve been hard at work on the initial twelve pages of Oyster War (12 pages of art/15 pages counting flip). I just completed pencils on the pages and am set to start inking this …
Jul 05 2009
When people discuss the fundamentals of comics-making they most often discuss narrative, panel-to-panel action, storytelling, etc., but there is something to be said for really hunkering down and digging into one image for a while. For us comics folk, that usually comes in the form of a “splash page.” Here’s one I just wrapped up …
May 08 2009
So, here’re inked versions of the Oyster War characters I posted yesterday. This is actually my second attempt at inking them; the first was pretty disastrous. I’m giving myself some real challenges with this book both because of the format and the technique I want to use. First, I’m wanting the finished book trim size …
May 07 2009
I’ve been using the few weeks since I wrapped up my Amelia pages to take on a number of tasks, among them getting back to work on Oyster War. One of the first things I wanted to address was my character designs. I really want to move away from the level of visual literalism that …
Dec 15 2008
I recently answered a message board post from someone wanting the convenience of those pre-ruled comic book pages that you sometimes see for sale in art supply stores, but wondering if there existed a similar product that was actually printed on decent paper. The notoriously fibrous nature of that paper has been a complaint among …
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