Blog Weekly Update 5/24/2024
I’ve been working on my comic. I’m still in the testing phase, trying to figure out supplies, layouts, colors, etc. I’m finalizing the dialogue as part of the rewrite of the chapter.
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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
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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Story Board – Analog – Frame 003.5
Project: WebComic – Todd and the Fae This is Chapter 1, Scene 1, Frame 3. Added a medium shot, side view, action of the player walking, and the shadows creeping up on him. I’m testing colors, trying to find the right mix of greys. I’m leaning towards analog drawings for the comic, and to use alcohol […]
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Story Board – Analog – Frame 001
Project: WebComic – Todd and the Fae This is a color sketch of the title page. 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 Mixed Media, Backmore, 110lb, 180 g. The alcohol markers feather and don’t hold […]
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Blog Daily Update 5/19/2024
I played with how I want the shadows to look. I need to pull out my ink and start testing those and see how they layer on these markers and the different papers.
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Blog Weekly Update 5/18/2024
I’ve been working on my comic. I’m still in the testing phase, trying to figure out supplies, layouts, colors, etc. I’m finalizing the dialogue as part of the rewrite of the chapter.
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Color Swatching Markers
I color swatched my grey markers so I can pick what I want to use a little easier. The caps really aren’t all that accurate. Have fun and enjoy! ** 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 […]
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Comic / Manga Materials
Now you will notice a theme, here. I don’t buy the most expensive art supplies that exist. I buy what’s accessibly, and works for my project. It’s more important that I enjoy the project and I’m not afraid to use my supplies. If you don’t need $300 set of supplies, then don’t. Get the least […]
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Story Board – Analog – Frame 010
Project: WebComic – Todd and the Fae I’ve been working on the Domestika course, and switched to analog, I rewrote the chapter to be first person, Todd’s perspective, and added 3 pages, and quite a few frames to the project. This is Chapter 1, Scene 1, Frame 010. This frame is the view of the Trolley […]
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