Making art – Page 5 of 8

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

I Just Wanted to Draw Zombie Snow Beasts

December 21, 2020 | Miscellany

Comic work in progress, page one of two. Brush, some sponge, and a bit of black Lumocolor pencil I’m going to regret applying before a proper clean up.

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I Hope This Scans

November 28, 2020 | Miscellany

I’m very happy with how this is turning out. Between the ink experiments, and the larger paper size, scanning could be a challenge. I guess we’ll see!

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Experimenting with Paper and Ink

November 20, 2020 | Miscellany

I’ve been trying some different paper recently, and was reminded that one of the goals of this comic was to experiment. It’s a flexible goal.

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Packed Like Sardines

October 28, 2020 | Miscellany

Wherein I provide a sneak peek to a new Robot and Francis comic, and have thoughts on paper size and how I layout my stories.

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Fractions and Whatnot

October 15, 2020 | Miscellany

A quick photo of the drawing table to show a new (and short) comic strip format for those small comic ideas that need to get told.

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Now for Something Completely Different

October 13, 2020 | Miscellany

Working on new comics with cartoon people in them which is unfamiliar territory for me so room for improvement.

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New Pen Day!

October 7, 2020 | Miscellany

I brief run down of pens, nibs and ink I’ve tried for comic lettering, and the new fountain pen that rules them all.

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More Like a Magical Beating, Amirite?

September 30, 2020 | Miscellany

Wherein I show off a new crows comic still on the drawing board, and discuss ink preferences for brush and tech pens.

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He Had it Coming

September 26, 2020 | Miscellany

Wherein I share a favourite panel from a new crows comic I’m working on presently, and recommend some new ink I’m trying out.

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The Secret to Great Adventure

August 30, 2020 | Miscellany

Robot and Francis the Sheep have another harrowing misadventure! Not to worry, it’s all part of their plan. Read the full comic.

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