27 Jul, 2024

Blog Weekly Update 6/28/2024

Been a weird month. As I’ve mentioned before, my primary goal this year is my health. So in alignment with that I spent quite a bit of time making appointments, and arranging transportation. Then dealing with the appointments themselves, medications, and followups. Add my general stress over being around medical types and migraines, and it’s […]

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Story Board – Analog – Frame 006.5

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 78 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 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 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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