...Feeling productive!
Drawing men is hard. So are BJs, but I need to get to practicing...because chapter 8 is only a chapter away!
Hope you're all having a great week! Chat soon!
2022-06-10 00:37:57 +0000 UTC View Post…okay, break time is over! Back to work! Whew…apparently I needed a rest. ^^; I come back to you now, healthier and wiser, with a somewhat more manageable schedule.
My roommate Mel, who is a published comic artist, had me walk her through my entire my work schedule and doesn’t know how I’ve managed to keep my...
2022-06-07 16:19:25 +0000 UTC View Post
I promised I'd take a break and recover from my exhaustion...and accidentally outlined a 25 page comic that I could easily turn into a series. It's non-h, but also hard boiled detective story.
Okay, I promise to relax a bit. Will get back to BLACK LABEL next week. Mail Club details tomorrow! Have...
2022-06-03 22:08:04 +0000 UTC View Post
...Welcome back, everyone!
Sooo...I'm sick (not covid). Been sick for a few days, although I didn't want to admit it (especially to myself). I'm feeling waaaaaay better today! :) Been writing and scribbling ideas, but aside from that, I haven't gotten much done. Then again, I said I was going to ...
2022-05-31 21:37:20 +0000 UTC View Post
...I keep accidentally writing short stories. It's at the point that I should probably start farming them out to other artists. This one a noir inspired story of a chauffeur who takes on an unusual, and dangerous client.
Also, Meg is helping Ellie with her posture again.
New page will hopefully be up t...
2022-05-26 18:17:29 +0000 UTC View Post
...Welcome back, everyone!
Whew...gonna be a busy week, but things are happening! I'm so excited, I'm trying not to jinx things! :D
If everything goes as planned, the crowdfunding campaign will be launching the first of next month! The June Mail Club teaser will go up later this week (the stickers ...
2022-05-24 14:22:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Not much to share this week without spoiling the next page, but I'm very pleased with the witch sketch. Definitely want to finish that one. And yes, she's a friend of Seri's and there's a comic for her (or at least, a script).
Looking at the first two drawings (the original first two panels of page 3) I can ...
2022-05-21 21:26:55 +0000 UTC View Post
...Uh oooooooh...she said the "D" Word! No pressure, Ellie. No pressure. ;)
Gonna finish the crowd funding page this week so I can get that launched. Aside from that, the next page is already roughed out, but I have some other stuff I want to experiment with this week, particularly in the speech bubble...
2022-05-18 23:53:56 +0000 UTC View Post
...late by a day. Sorry gang, I tried to schedule the post and I must have missed something. Anyway, I’m here with updates!
A new page should be up tomorrow! I also have some new WIPs that will go up tomorrow and I ordered the May Mail Club swag!
I’ve had to rework my priorities a bit. My number one goal h...
2022-05-17 19:57:18 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been streamlining my workflow and am making more of an effort to plan ahead for future posts. I used to do this all the time, but I fell behind and didn't really have a chance to catch up. I feel like I turned a corner this weekend and I finally have the time to do things properly!
Full disclosure, I'm ...
2022-05-11 15:14:09 +0000 UTC View Post
...And here we go!
Experimenting a bit this week and made some Weekly Update Banners and lined up a few WIPs I want to work on. Nothing super fancy yet, but I'm hoping it will get the creativity going a bit. Hopefully I can surprise everyone at least once this week.
I got really overwhelmed this weeken...
2022-05-09 23:14:44 +0000 UTC View Post
...Funny, story, this page actually didn't take that long to draw or tone! I spent most of the week trying to get the book 1 campaign lined up. Lots of little steps I hadn't expected, but I'll be pulling the trigger once the print shop confirms that they have the time and paper for the project (paper prices have g...
2022-05-07 19:43:50 +0000 UTC View Post…Hey there, everyone! We’re finally getting a new page this week!
Sorry for the late post. Yesterday was a battle to get my label templates working in google.docs. Finally got them working and got the first batch of May Mail Club packs, over seventy of them, are ready for the mail (they’re going out today)!
... 2022-05-03 12:22:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Prints and Stickers are here and I'm going to be prepping the first mailing today and tomorrow. The first Mailing for May will go out on Monday, along with the final April Mailing.
Most of the next chapter is laid out and ready and I'm about halfway through the line art for the next page of Chapter 7. Should...
2022-04-30 16:57:19 +0000 UTC View Post
…I’ve been working on! New mail club sticker, minor teaser for the next page, and some progress on the cover for volume 1! Been very busy over here, but it’s nice to have stuff to share again!
Hope you’re all having a great week! Chat soon!
2022-04-27 12:27:32 +0000 UTC View Post...Welcome back everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend!
Wow, so much is happening! Last week was spent getting pages reformatted, figuring out costs for printing, shipping and packaging, as well as going through several crowdfunding sites trying to figure out which one might work best for the book. &nb...
2022-04-25 22:13:31 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m halfway through editing the book! Was originally planning to redraw a bunch of it, but I’ve decided to keep the original art, warts and all. I figure my work is improving quickly enough that I don’t need to drag out the first book anymore than necessary. Also found this great online checklist called Trello. Very...
2022-04-21 23:37:37 +0000 UTC View Post…I hope everyone had a great weekend!
I’ve been editing pages, doing math and figuring out how to get my book printed. Today I’m going to take a break from that and work on some elements for the comic, the next mail club image, and of course, page 2! And don’t worry, I’ve been putting my time management skil...
2022-04-18 14:46:32 +0000 UTC View Post
I can't believe I didn't repost this! Sorry gang. ^^;
I posted this way way back when I was working on Chapter 2. The scene worked well, but then I thought it would work better as an epilogue for book 1 since book two will be focusing more Val, Sam and other characters.
There is more epilogue and bonus...
2022-04-15 15:35:35 +0000 UTC View Post
A New Challenger Approaches! :D
I can't believe I did this entire page in ClipStudio! I can't believe I'm finally able to work at 600dpi! I can't believe how much faster I can work with a desktop instead of a laptop!
Okay, that last one I never had any doubts about. ^^;
I hope everyone is having ...
2022-04-14 21:59:14 +0000 UTC View Post
...yeah! New page tomorrow!
A new challenger approaches. You’ve seen her before, but I updated her design a bit.
See you then!🎸🎶
2022-04-13 00:44:03 +0000 UTC View Post…and so we begin the next chapter! ٩( ᐛ )و
Spent last week working over the chapter 7 script, going back and making some edits for book 1, and getting some details for the book campaign sorted out. Should have some more information on that in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, I’m getting all the chapter ...
2022-04-11 15:13:19 +0000 UTC View Post
...I've spent the week getting used to my X-Pen monitor (you can see some of the results above) and looking over the script for Chapter 7! Already have a bunch of pages laid out and ready for sketches!
Wow...the coming weeks are going to be crazy! Lots of new pages and art to look forward to, I've got bonus ...
2022-04-10 01:08:15 +0000 UTC View Post
…Gonna be a productive week! :D
I’m getting used to the new X-Pen Display! The surface is much smoother than I used to and the pressure sensitivity is…maybe a tad too sensitive, but aside from that it works really well! Just a few things I need to get used to. Computer is also working well and holy crap, I have no...
2022-04-04 15:05:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Been meaning to finish this one for a while. Feels good to be posting more than once a week again! Have more sketches to work on while I get used to the new system. Gonna draw a few more fun things next week as I give the script for chapter 7 one last polish. Also plan to do more thumbnailing for chapt...
2022-04-02 18:48:54 +0000 UTC View Post
...When someone pulls their grimoire at a party, you never know who's gonna show up.
Very pleased with this one, although I wished I'd pushed myself a bit harder on the costume design. I can see a general pattern in my costume designs. Gonna make this one the May Mail Club reward! Larger image attached...
2022-03-31 14:48:30 +0000 UTC View Post
...while I get used to the new x-pen monitor. It works great, but it’s huge and intimidating. This is a bit of work for mail club. I have three images in my head that I’m gonna knock out.
So, this is weird. With the exception of a bunch of bonus comics, book 1 is done! I’ve known this, but it’s just startin...
2022-03-30 15:50:13 +0000 UTC View Post
...moving right along! Everything is working great! Had to share! :D
2022-03-28 13:36:24 +0000 UTC View Post
...Today’s the big day! Starting a new page on my brand new X-Pen 22R Pro Tablet and Lenovo Legion Tower! Thank you all for making this purchase possible. Hopefully this will make my work flow faster and I won’t have to deal with constant cycling and such. As you can see, I used to have to work with my laptop taking u...
2022-03-28 12:45:14 +0000 UTC View Post
...And that is the end of the chapter, but not the end of the story! Next up we have four pages of epilogue and then...Chapter 7! It's gonna be fun!
There's actually a panel missing from here, but I cut it and moved it to the next page. Will make for a better transition. Also, I didn't want to ch...
2022-03-24 22:09:08 +0000 UTC View Post
