Ryan Reid Illustration + Design

Making art – Page 2 of 7

Blog posts about making comic and illustration art. Work in progress, creative process, design, art tools. The works.

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Time for a Back Pat

July 20, 2021 | Miscellany

A quick congratulations to you for finishing that thing you’ve been working on. Good job.

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Throwback Thursday! Crows and the Zika Virus

July 15, 2021 | Miscellany

Throwback Thursday, to a comic in which the Crows discuss the Zika Virus. Also, comic character design, and hand lettering digital comics.

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Best Pencils for Drawing Comics

July 13, 2021 | Miscellany

Best pencils for drawing comics might just be whatever you have on hand.

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Paint, Wallpaper, Website Banners

July 6, 2021 | Miscellany

Visual experience of Survival Anxiety comics is improved with new banner illustration art.

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Throwback Thursday! Crows and the Mosaic-Tailed Rat

July 1, 2021 | Miscellany

Throwback Thursday to the first Crows comic about the extinction of the Mosaic-Tailed Rat.

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Making Comics – Imaginary Creative Spaces are Messy

June 29, 2021 | Miscellany

Detail from Pity Party page 3, and a brief discussion of imaginary creative spaces.

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Throwback Thursday! Communication Breakdown

June 24, 2021 | Miscellany

Throwback Thursday to the first full page comic I created, called Communication Breakdown.

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Making Comics – Enter the Ideas Room

June 15, 2021 | Miscellany

Detail of making comics page Pity Party page 3, and a brief description of technical pens.

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Making Comics – I’ve Got a Bad Feeling About This

June 9, 2021 | Miscellany

Page 2 of new comic Pity Party is well underway, and here is a process photo of a panel to prove it. I also discuss comic making.

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Popcorn

May 30, 2021 | Miscellany

Here is a bit of detail from page 2 of Pity Party. And, yeah, I also just noticed the sign on the door isn’t centred. And, yeah, it’s making me angry, too.

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