Getting There

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Getting There

Okay, this is not the comic that I had planned for this most recent update. I have another script that I have written out, but because of time pressures, I could not ink it the way I normally do. Therefore, the comic you see above is a "quickie," which I did with a brush pen and a rough sketch in blue pencil rather than the normal quill pen and ink. I'm not sure what to think of this. Other than the fact that the comic was rushed, I am beginning to wonder if there is an advantage to this type of comic over my other method. What do you think? Do you guys have a preference? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your comments. Also, thanks for looking, sorry for being a day late, and see you next week!

Camping Surprise

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Camping Surprise

Camping is not one of those things one usually does in the winter around here, but heck, this is a comic after all, so why not? I hope to be able to do some more interesting things with the comic in the coming weeks. Of course, that is if I can get most of my work done. I've had to read three large novels over the weekend, and let me tell you, it is not as easy as it sounds.

As for the technical aspects of this comic, I really learned some things here. I've never really been happy with how I have chosen to do Dana's hair. Although it does not show here, I finally figured out how to do her length and style a bit better. Also, I've been working on different head shapes for Zeb to try and move slightly further away from a straight on, pure 2-dimensional view. But, I also learned a few more things that would be tedious to cite them all here. Let's just say: having all of your tools (pen nibs, paper, and pencils) in good shape really is something
special.

UPDATE: (1/18) Tuesday -- Hey there, everyone. I updated the character profiles in the sidebar. I'm not sure that I am all that happy with them, but I really would like to hear from you guys about what you guys think. Do you like them? Are there pictures you think would work better? Do you want any of these images on a T-shirt? Whatever, just let me know. I'm telling you: it would make my day.

UPDATE #2: (1/18) That same day -- While tweaking around on the site, I made a distrubing surprise of my own. I had been spammed in the comments to some old posts with what I shall call "less than family friendly" links to sites with "questionable" content, stuff that is beyond "R-rated." Man, I really hate that stuff. If you see any spam, let me know and I'll take down the comments for that particular post as soon as I catch it. And if your comments disappear too, try not to be too upset. You can always repost them, or you can just let me know so we can figure out a suitable work around.

Another Visit

Another Visit

As promised, here is the Sunday update. There is not much to say about drawing this one, except that I still feel a need to figure out a better, quicker, way to do this. It was all hand drawn, then inked entirely with with a quill nib. I think I should be using a brush for the large black areas, but then part of me feels that I should figure out how to do this on the computer.

I hope to have the new update next Sunday. Although, like always, I need to do a lot of work. I am also suffering with a bit of a cold, so I don't expect to be able to work on the actual drawing until this saturday. Until then.

Reflection

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Reflection

As promised, here is the new comic. Actually, this is one that I had been working on for a couple of weeks off and on, mostly off though. Part of me thinks that the various lines that I used make the comic too busy. Another part of me thinks that I need to go back to the drawing board as far as character design. Still, another part of me thinks that I need to find a quicker and easier way to do this. As this is all hand drawn and hand inked, I wonder if my technique could use much more work.

Regarding the comic itself, I wanted to draw one that "reflected" my somber mood lately. This last month has been tumultuous to say the last, and personally difficult. I have been doing a lot of thinking and introspection, much like Zeb appears to be doing here. If the weather was warm, and I had time enough to go to a lake for several days, that is just what I would do. As it is, this sort-of-autobiographical comic will have to do. See you on Sunday. (Oh, and please leave a comment telling me what you think! I'd love to hear from you.)

Mousepad

Mousepad

Perhaps you've heard some cliche about the best laid plans, blah, blah, blah. Well, even though I planned on having some kind of update here on the site for the last several weeks, I had some personal issues that came up and needed my immediate attention. As a result, my comic here has fallen by the wayside a little bit, but I can promise you that there are more in the works. I have one inked right now, and it should be on the site tomorrow for sure.

As for this mousepad, a family friend bought it off the cafepress webstore I have set up. I wanted to say thanks for the purchase, but also to all my veiwers I haven't lost yet, I figured you would like to see it. I, myself, have bought a T-shirt and am quite happy with it. Eventually, I post a picture of somebody wearing it. However, if you would like to see a different kind of product in the store, just let me know and I'll see what I can do. (Note: My e-mail is to the right, just convert the stuff in the brackets to their appropriate symbol.) My long term goal will be to sell original signed sketches, but right now, I need to get more comics drawn and posted. And to that end, I'll see you with a new comic here tomorrow.