I had a friend ask me recently for advice on putting together a basic hardware and software setup for comics-making–with budget in mind. Here’s my response to her: Software: Clip Studio (formerly Manga Studio) is a great program (and reasonably priced). The standard/pro version is sufficient for most drawing needs and goes on sale occasionally …
Tag: Comics
Sep 30 2013
Commissions: Silver Age JLA
Here’re some commissioned drawings I recently wrapped up: the Silver Age JLA. I read mainly Marvel stuff growing up and admittedly don’t know a whole ton about Silver Age DC stuff, but I really enjoyed doing these and I really gained an appreciation for these great costumes. I’m also pretty happy with the way these …
Sep 18 2013
Three Recent Comics Biographies
I haven’t run any reviews here for a long time, mainly because I feel like I don’t have enough time to really dig in and do anything substantive. Here, though, are just a few quick thoughts on some recent reads: Three Recent Comics Biographies Crockett Johnson and Ruth Krauss: How an Unlikely Couple Found Love, …
Sep 01 2013
Sketchbook 9/1
I’ve been doing some drawing in ballpoint pen lately. Here are a few of them–fantasy beasts drawn with a black Bic ballpoint pen. The very last one (the cat with the wavy hair) is in pencil, but also a recent fantasy beast. I really dig the ballpoint cat/mount in the upper right. I’m slated to …
Aug 11 2013
Prophet Fan Art
Hand drawn, inked with Pentel brush pen and Micron. Colored in Manga Studio EX5. I tried to do a bit of “digital aging” on it via Photoshop, but I like the original better. I upgraded to Manga Studio EX5 this weekend and spent some time fooling around with its coloring tools–and I was …
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