Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Weird and Funny Bathrooms
Some people seem to think that a bathroom is a serious place. Others...
Check out all the bathrooms we've been in:
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Old Timey Bathrooms
These are from Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario. I don't think anyone has used them in a while, but I figure it still counts.
Be sure to check out all the bathrooms we've been in:
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Time To Colour Blue Orchid
To finish the drawings I use a combination of ink and pencil lines. I have an under drawing that I do, and while I do erase it, I don't always erase it well. After I ink it, I erase it, then I add in pencil lines and shading. The next step is to photograph the art.
After that I colour it in photoshop. I use a lot of layers and rely heavily on "linear burn". The goal of this colouring style is to make sure that it still looks like it was drawn. While I like super slick and clean drawings, and I like some realism in drawing, I wanted this look to look like it was a drawing.
I'll be posting more examples and steps on the creation of my comic, make sure to check back here whenever you can, or you can also follow me on social media to see more sketches as they come up.
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
My New Comic Project
At this point I've worked out the first story of the first comic, and I have some rough outlines for the following 3 issues. I feel like it's the kind of story that could continue further.
Unlike a lot of the other projects I've worked on in the past, including Snack Facts and Treats and Beasts, I've decided to take my time drawing this project. I have the story and layout done, but I'm not going to go straight to drawing the comic. Instead I'm going to spend a few months designing the characters, scenes and general drawing style I want the comic to take.
So stay tuned and I'll be writing about my progress here. I'll also be posting a few pieces here and there on social media as well.
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Making Treats and Beasts - A Few Problems
In past entries in this blog I've mentioned that there were a few problems making this book. The one that people ask me first and foremost every time I tell them about the concept for this book is "how did you mange with the letter X". I won't lie, for the animal in this case I had to do some research. This was probably the only animal in the book that I can't prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that it exists. The candy however was actually fairly easy, in fact that reason I felt comfortable using candy in this book was because I knew I had a candy for the letter x.
The next problem came about when I started thinking about making this project into a book, or selling it in any way. I realized that I couldn't use brand names for candy without either paying out companies or risking breaking some kind of copyright. Once I started working on these drawings I started to have to update a few pieces in order to make sure the beast was enjoying a generic treat. I actually enjoyed this challenge. I did use some research material for finding generic candies, but thankfully it was almost entirely my own website candycritic.org. I also decided that it would be okay to use the names of candies from outside North America.
I would be lying if I told you that turning these drawings into a book was not filled with some other frustrations. I had to double check spelling and grammar at least a dozen times. I also had to figure out how to format my drawings to they could be printed into a book. I've worked on books and comic books in the past, but frankly someone else almost always did the pre-press work for me. I learned a lot and it actually left me confident enough that I made a second book quickly after (the complete Snack Facts).
I hope you enjoyed my tales of putting together Treats and Beasts. As always, if you want to pick up your own copy, check it out right now on Amazon.
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