Friday, May 31, 2019

One of the websites I've been watching the longest (20 years or so) announced a contest this morning. What they're looking for is designs for a new series of woodblock prints that involve cats and a list of eight depictions that are traditional in ukiyo-e. One of them is night rain, and since I did an image of Tamino in the rain recently, this seemed kind of perfect. So far, all one has to do is submit a rough sketch which I've done. Then I inked it, because. That's what's here. I won't win, but I might have a chance to have my work seen. And it's a sign that I haven't given up, which is important to some people, including me.

Monday, May 27, 2019

Used my Memorial Day fairly well. Started off cleaning the bathroom and kitchen, which doesn't need images. Then I sat down and started and finished another Ghiroy page. Then I napped. Played some Zelda, made dinner and am now writing this. The comic's coming along. I wish it could go even faster. I only feel this way as I recently watched a fantasy cartoon series on Netflix, got through the whole first season in two days, and wished I had an 'instant' story like that. Yes, I know that a whole group of people worked for years to make that, it's just there's this pressure to have something in a huge chunk RIGHT NOW these days. I'm not sure an audience is patient enough for bits and pieces. There's enough evidence of this in the comics world. Hell, that's how I read my comics. An issue at a time is for chumps. When did we become so greedy? I'm just as guilty as anyone else. But I want a whole story, not a piece of it and I'm sure anyone I'd want to read this or any comic by me would want the same thing. So I get it. And, as fast as I can be with Ghiroy, I can't be fast enough. Maybe around page 100 or so, I'll get some attention. Only 90 pages to go to reach that milestone. :"D

Saturday, May 25, 2019

Been awhile since I did a page of this. Some of it was various visits and surgeries, some of it was likely laziness and distraction. That being said, I do like this comic. I like making it, I like the characters. I only wish it took even less time to make. I'd love it if it were already 100 pages on or so. Seeing as I can get a new page done in generally just a day, start to finish, I shouldn't complain.

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Took some time to enter a little contest. "Tales of Alethrion" is a web animation series I helped kickstart a few years ago. They're trying for a season two the same way, and I certainly hope they make it. In any case, they started a character design contest where you could try posting a pair of characters that, if you won and if they make it to season two, would show up in the show. So I repurposed Digby, mashing him up with the early design of Crow from "Ghiroy," gave him Mikilo as a partner in crime, giving the elf blue skin and Estarion's beard and tried out a version of the style they use for the cartoon. The style was surprisingly fun to draw in. Like I need another one of those. Still, Procreate to the rescue again. Here's hoping.

Friday, May 17, 2019

Second eye surgery seems successful. Also had a vacation in Boston right before. Both of those things together means that I don't do any art. Which might be fine in that I'm losing a lot of faith in Art in general. Too much to go into here and would be a total rant. That being said, might become a practice that I do self portraits when I just can't say what I want. Sure, this isn't the spitting image, but I don't really care. It expresses what I want it to and there's a surface resemblance. And it made my hand feel good to draw.

Monday, May 06, 2019

Another quickie on the iPad. Smatt is getting nastier looking all the time. I can totally see this style being used for a short comic. And it's fun to do.

Thursday, May 02, 2019

Two quick Procreate sketches today, same style different approaches. I think I like the rougher Smatt better than the slicker, more 'realistic' Terry but that's ok. Both were fun to do and I got some art done. Also did another episode of the podcast. We approach our 50th episode which is kind of crazy. Means we've been at this for almost a year. I do feel good about that.

Wednesday, May 01, 2019

A quick before work sketch of the skater mice. The current sub-style works well for some characters, less well for others. The monkey doesn't really work with this but Digby and the mice seem to. Just a simple image to see how they'd work. They really lend themselves to be rendered in a much rougher fashion.