Well, for any of you (three or so) folks following along at home, there it is: the final image that’s come of my various posts on this once-panel now-spread. Amelia is just about wrapped up now. I’m anticipating sending off completed files tomorrow; although, I may have to revisit some of my gray layer work. …
Tag: Amelia
Apr 03 2009
Craft: Full Page Aerial View Spread
Well, my old friend from a few weeks back, the aerial view of L.A. from Amelia, has returned. This page has come up previously on this blog in a discussion of layouts vs. finishes, and I’m once again working on it. No, not just inking that same page… but, before I get into that, here’s …
Dec 18 2008
It’s On: Inking Amelia
I’ve heard back from the “powers that be” and although I’ve got a list of revisions a few pages long, it’s for the most part relatively minor stuff… so, I’ve received the AOK to begin inking. After months and months of penciling, it feels really good to break out the old brushes and nibs. This …
Dec 15 2008
Craft: How to Quickly Create Page/Panel Grids
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 …
Nov 30 2008
Finished Penciled Pages for a GN: The Weigh-In
One thing most folks who aren’t cartoonists probably don’t consider much is the sheer mass of the many, many pages of finished artwork cartoonists wind up with. I’ve got tons of pages lying around my studio, and I only manage to produce a book every few years. I can’t imagine what artists who, say, pencil …





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