Category: process
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learning to craft a story the pixar way
Started a class at storyexperiential about ‘creating a story the pixar way.’ Here are a few images as I try and figure out the character for my story reel. I’m in week 3 of 9 so far, and the experience has been great. The class is forcing me to push…
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Inktober Hasn’t Even Started Yet and I’m Already Behind
I’ve selected a theme for Jake Parker’s Official Prompt list for Inktober 2020. Star Trek. Why Star Trek? I’ve been watching a lot of Star Trek on the H&I network since the pandemic started. Comfort food. To put that television watching to good use, it’s become… inspiration. Sometimes I have an idea for a Star…
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stencil
i made myself a little stencil it helps me make 4 in x 4 in squares in my sketchbook using the stencil makes it faster than having to measure and mark the lines out every time getting the courage to make comics, even if they’re ugly or messy, or don’t come out the way i…
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self-rejected steps strip
here’s a look at the first version of yesterday’s steps strip i hated it when i got done with it the son character was too difficult to distinguish from the background i tried a lot of different things to get the background to ‘fade back’ first i tried erasing it (you can see where the…
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dialogue dilemmas and color quandries
I’ve struggled with the idea of using dialogue in ‘steps’ for awhile. I’ve used it a couple of times in one panel strips like this one and this one, but it has never felt right for the four panel strip. So using it the other day was a personal milestone. I hope that it opens…