27 Jul, 2024

Story Board – Analog – Frame 007

This entry is part 51 of 78 in the series WIP - Todd and the Fae

Project: WebComic – Todd and the Fae In this frame Todd has finished the protection spell, still working out the details of what magic looks like to him since this is a first person story, while I’m not sticking to first person camera view, I am trying to make each shot reflect what Todd would […]

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Story Board – Analog – Frame 006

This entry is part 6 of 78 in the series WIP - Todd and the Fae

Project: WebComic – Todd and the Fae This is Chapter 1, Scene 1, Frame 6.  This frame the really shows how the different greys contrast with each other and not really in a positive way. I think using the cool grey, the yellow grey, and the warm grey all together is the wrong choice. When […]

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Color Swatching Papers

This entry is part 41 of 43 in the series Artist Blog

I color swatched some of my papers. Here’s the results. ** This page contains amazon affiliate links. You can copy and past the name of the product into the amazon search, or into your favorite art store search and find the products your searching for as well. Papers I liked for this project. Artist Loft […]

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Story Board – Analog – Frame 005

This entry is part 6 of 78 in the series WIP - Todd and the Fae

Project: WebComic – Todd and the Fae Just started inking this one, most of the details are missing because I need to figure out how the shadows are going to look. For more information about the materials I’m using here’s a post listing them. What classes are you taking? Manga Comics for Beginners: From Concept […]

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Blog Weekly Update 5/26/2024

This entry is part 42 of 43 in the series Artist Blog

Blog Weekly Update 5/24/2024 3rd Week of May Working on my comic. Playing with colors, and storyboards. This version is Neutral Grey, and Cool Gray only.  The trees and the lamp post have non grey’s to test them against the greys.  This is the laser printer paper storyboard sketch page. The buildings and character are […]

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Story Board – Analog – Frame 004

This entry is part 51 of 78 in the series WIP - Todd and the Fae

Project: WebComic – Todd and the Fae I’ve been working on the Domestika courses, but switched to analog art. I can’t get my brain to engage with the digital art methods the same way I can do with pencil and paper. Giving this a try for a month and see how far I get. I’ve […]

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Story Board – Analog – Frame 004.5

Project: WebComic – Todd and the Fae This is Chapter 1, Scene 1, Frame 4. Title Frame, Penciled and colored storyboard. Added a medium shot, angled down, trying to make the character seem smaller than the creeping shadows. What classes are you taking? Manga Comics for Beginners: From Concept to Creation  A course by Natalia […]

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Story Board – Analog – Frame 002

This entry is part 6 of 78 in the series WIP - Todd and the Fae

Project: WebComic – Todd and the Fae City landscape, skyline, view from a boat on the lake. Pre-dawn 5 am in the spring. Change the browns out for greys. I’m testing colors, and trying different papers. I’m leaning towards analog drawings for the comic, and to use alcohol markers, and gouache paints. This paper is […]

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