Motivation..

Finally was in a good mood to get some quality coloring done. Never realized how time consuming it really is. I dont really think i could ever do this for a living... Anyhow.. try thinking what this is all about...Enjoy!

Chasing the Dark Poster Design....

Finally Back on Track....

So i was having technical issues which halted the progress of coloring. Now everythings alright and im back on track. Here's a little sample of whats to come...

Cover Art

This is tough shit. After drawing everything now comes the daunting task of creating an alluring or intriguing cover. I dont know how some people do it...Mike Turner for instance. All his covers are golden. I still havent seen one i just dont like... im trying to make a few, i'll be posting more as i get the time. Heres something im workin on at the moment...

The Art Of Inking....

I suck at this. but im hopefully getting better. Currently im really liking Jason Gorder's work as well as Scott Williams. But imitating them is proving harder than anything else. For all you out there who say inking is simply "tracing" and not an art, well your only 1/8th correct. Some pencillers have what are called super tight pencilling skills, where basically everything the artist wants is on the page, and nothing is left for the inker to interpret. In this case the inker simply traces. On the other hand the inker will add depth and weight to his works and something that pencils cannot afford. Also the inker cannot erase. so that blows bigtime. I've been trying to make my close up drawings a little more complicated because im working on A4 which is small for comic book pages but i really dont have the luxury or deskspace for 11x14 paper. this page in particular is something i really like. Im only showing a portion so as to not give too much away. And i've started posting videos of the sketch to ink and then to color process. That will gradually come over time.

Battery Powered Evil Peoples...

Random sketch of the day.... I was in OBGYN class today and i realize that i draw things based upon the mood im in, especially if im in a class i despise. Gynecology is by far the worst subject i've ever read. it makes me want to take a sharp object and poke my eye a few times. Anyhow i started doodling in class today and just ran with an idea. I remember seeing how a Boomer looks like when its dead and wanted to use it in a drawing.. (L4D btw). So this is what i got. The pen i used was also this little gem called the Pentel Slicci 0.25 mm. its cheap and ridiculously good. Im actually using it in the upcomming pages of the comic.(because after inking the pencil lines can be erased immediately leaving absolutely NO smears or ghost lines behind) also i might add that after erasing the underlying pencils, this ink in particular does not fade. (godforsaken Pigma Microns....grr...) now i know what my friend Nori was talkin about....ENJOY!!!

About Gabby

Gabby's one of the hardest characters for me to write for, with Simon being the easiest and Damien after that. Probably because Simon and Damien are based off Alex and myself, so it's easier for me to think up reactions and general plot schemes for them, while Gabbys always been a question mark for me, my initial plan was to model the personality of people I know, but that hasnt been working out too well, so I havent really gotten far with that.

As of now, she's a quiet little girl, who holds on to her childlike naivety long after Simon and Damien become far more mature than any kid their age normally would be, partially because she finds herself shielded from things by the two of them. She'll also end up being the glue that holds the group together. As for her role in the whole story, she is the character who is underestimated and overlooked, in more than one way, by both her friends and those chasing them. Anyone who does though, will be in for quite a surprise.