It’s the last day of my first week of my self-imposed comics rehab (what an awkward sentence). Except for a few late starts and some rustiness at the drawing table, I’d say it’s been fairly successful at getting me back to the drawing table on a regular basis to do nothing but draw comics. So far, it’s been different from the way I’m used to working; I usually write myself some sort of script and then … Read More
UPDATE: 01.02.2024 – This post is old. Since then, I have learned much, refined much, and also put all my desktop publishing skills to use at a commercial print shop where I learned and refined even more and became a prepress expert (although, there’s always more to learn). While the information in this post can still be used, I find its accuracy to be limited and outdated. I have also found some of the writing to … Read More
(There’s gotta be a better name than “Self-imposed comics rehab”… but it’s pretty accurate. I guess I’ll leave it) Unbeknownst to me, the wife got up at 7:10 AM, so I got off to a bit of a late start. I got to the drawing board around 7:30 because I had to take out some lightbulbs in our kitchen. Tip: if you buy ceiling lights from Ikea (like the previous owner of our condo did), make … Read More
Got a late start today; I went to see Watchmen last night, so this morning I was flipping through the book. This post is also coming late because I had work to do after my drawing session and I forgot to post an update. In any case… I inked yesterday’s page, and it turned out okay. There are some rendering and linework things that, like usual, I started to overwork. I had to stop myself before … Read More
Before I get to today’s report, I want to point out that the inspiration behind my self-imposed rehab was this very site: Comic Artist Rehab. * * * I got to the drawing board today and looked at my doodles from yesterday. I actually wasn’t repulsed by what I’d seen, which was very odd; yesterday, I was disgusted. I’d doodled a pair of lips in a close-up shot and sketches of a guy sitting. So, I … Read More
Back in Winter 2006, David Hopkins, Jim Lujan, and Justin Stewart collaborated on something called “The Henchman,” an idea conceived by Jim and scripted by David. I had the privilege of inking Jim’s artwork. Unfortunately, it never saw the light of day until 10-12-2008 on David’s site. Go read it. I’ll wait… …Alright. What’s available to read, as you’ve just seen, are only the pencils with Vinh-Luan Luu providing the lettering. I finished the inks back … Read More
So, I made an announcement on this site on 9-13-2008 that my “sabbatical” from comics was over, that I was, once again, going to make comics come hell or high water. This was not a lie. Unfortunately, however, it has been slow going. I won’t go into details, because I don’t want to offer up any excuses, but let’s just say that picking a project has been difficult (the one I was going to pick conflicted … Read More
I never posted this because originally, this was supposed to be an album cover for a “band” called Huge Black Man, headed by my friend (and now business partner) Noah Clark, drummer for Brilliant Red Lights. Unfortunately, that album doesn’t look like it’s going to come out, so I figured I’d post it now. I got to hear the music a while back, and it’s some really good, instrumental-neo-rock-improv. I liked it. I can’t remember if … Read More
MS Word says I have 29,276 words completed (okay, so I didn’t get to write very much today). NaNoWriMo says I have 29,266 words. In either case, I’m happy that I’ve gotten this far into the novel. I can’t wait to finish it.
It’s 3:38 PM, Pacific Standard Time, on 11-30-2008. At 11:59 PM I will need to have written 50,000 words to “win” this years National Novel Writing Month. That’s not going to happen. I’m just under 29,244 words, which means I’ve got just over 20,000 more words to go. If I sat down and typed non-stop all the way until 11:59, made no edits, didn’t look back, and just typed, I might be able to come close. … Read More
So, I’m currently at 25,407 words, which means I’m very far behind. And this being Thanksgiving week, I may not have enough time to finish all 50,000 words and get all my other stuff done. But, the good thing is, I like the story. It’s become a kind of prequel to a graphic novel project I’ve jotted down on my to-do list, which means that I’ll have a lot of material to draw from when I’m … Read More
click on the image to show at “full” size Done with a .08 Micron marker that was running out of ink. I cheated on this one. I drew this yesterday but posted it today… but everything was done in under a total hour’s time. 😉 — This is an Inkspill. Inkspills can only be done in ink and must be drawn, scanned, cleaned, and posted in one hour, no more.
When I went to save my work, Word quit on me for no reason other than it’s a Microsoft product. And, of course, I didn’t know I didn’t have the auto-save feature turned off, so the last 45 minutes of writing what I thought was a good way to start is gone forever. Thankfully, I remember most of what I’d written, and I took some notes along the way. Hopefully this is not an omen.
A few days ago, I signed up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) for the first time. Check it out. The goal is to write a 50,000-word novel in the month of November. I figure it’d be a good challenge for me: it’s a chance to “force” myself to get a larger creative project done on a deadline. Hopefully this will serve as a motivator for me to make more time for large creative projects as … Read More
Starting in high school, I started to learn as much as I could about the process of making comics. I had drawn many strips since elementary school, and started drawing my own comics in high school, but learning about the actual process was something I actively set out to do. I read Wizard Magazine (back when it was worth reading), read as many interviews as I could get my hands on, and whatever books I had … Read More
So… I’ve been trying to organize the comics projects I want to do, and I have a number of ideas, like always. Now, I have to make time to sit down and work… and yes, “make time” is the phrase I need to be using; we don’t find time, we make time, as I see it. I just started to organize my drawing area, as well. I sure could use more space, but I’ll deal with … Read More
I’ve been away from comics, both as a reader and a creator, for about a year now. I’ve posted about this hiatus before, and I’ve also stated that I’ve missed comics every single day since this hiatus begin. And while the hiatus was necessary for a few specific reasons (which I will keep to myself), it’s ridiculous that I didn’t end it sooner, which was the original plan. Well, it ends now. I may not show … Read More
I’m still here. I haven’t updated my site or been involved in comics – creating or reading – since August 21, 2007. That’s 5, long, agonizing months. There is good reason for this, but I won’t bore anyone with the details except to say that I became self-employed around that time (amongst other reasons). Yes, I will be getting back to comics soon, but there are a number of things that need to be taken care … Read More
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