30 Dec, 2024

Story Board – Analog – Frame 006.5

This entry is part 57 of 82 in the series WIP - Todd and the Fae

Project: WebComic – Todd and the Fae This is a new frame. To break up the flow. This frame the perspective is shifted. the vanision point is on the left instead of in the center of the frame. I’m testing colors, trying to find the right mix of greys. Added this distance shot to show […]

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Story Board – Analog – Frame 008

This entry is part 6 of 82 in the series WIP - Todd and the Fae

Project: WebComic – Todd and the Fae This is Chapter 1, Scene 1, Frame 008. No change still struggling with the Trolley shape and perspective. Including because I tried drawing it differently in the page layout rough draft that I worked on this week. Added the shadows and some color. This is after the shield spell […]

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Story Board – Analog – Frame 007

This entry is part 51 of 82 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 82 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 40 of 52 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 005.5

This entry is part 56 of 82 in the series WIP - Todd and the Fae

Project: WebComic – Todd and the Fae This is a new frame, I added a face close up of Todd. He has a moment where he talks about the shadows, and I need to add the dialogue and internal monologues to all these frames. For more information about the materials I’m using here’s a post […]

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Story Board – Analog – Frame 005

This entry is part 6 of 82 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 43 of 52 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 82 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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