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Back from PHX Comic Fest. Some ups and downs, but still grateful I went this year.
This page I finished before comic fest, along with a revision the big frame in the background. First time doing a revision and got a crash course in Photoshop elements. 2-2 for today so far.
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Hi All:
Here's this week's page. I will not be posting next weekend as I will be at the Phoenix Comic fest(formerly Comicon because San Diego claims it can have the only Comicon). If I get the time and I'm not too worn out from the day, I will post pictures from the comicfest.
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So I was advised by a pro to ink with a brush. A daunting idea to say the least but practically not viable as my apartment is all carpet, so to spill would mean extra charge for me when I move out. But low and behold, micron manufactures pens with pain brush tips, and once again I found myself without an excuse to try it. So this week's page was my first try inking with a brush pen. The first is the raw as it shows on the page attempt. The second is the retouched attempt through photoshop to smooth out the shaky lines and big globs of black from trying to keep the pen steady. Still learning.
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I ordered a new lenovo desktop last Monday with Photoshop elements pre-installed. So I'll be able to post more often, should be anyways. What that means for the weekly posting remains to be seen.
Here's this week's finished page.
"Tell Me Again Why We're at This Auction" (click for full comic)
I'm still gaining speed and even experimenting with new techniques on how to draw anatomy, backgrounds, and I'm helping a friend with some work in his model shop.
Seems the more I take on, the better my time management skills get. But it's only been a week so I could be getting ahead of myself.
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Effectively animated Comic strip
The Bouletcorp (http://english.bouletcorp.com/ ) is a strip done by a widely published French cartoonist who is slowly translating some of his works into English (One strip every month or so). The strips vary from weird to hilarious, but what caught my eye was Boulet’s 3.28.18 strip (“When I am alone”), in which the the punch of the strip is made by five animated panels . Having never seen effective animation in a comic before, I thought it was worth sharing.
To be sure, I’ve seen distracting and unnecessary animations in comics where the strip would be far more effective with a still picture. Boulet’s strip would get a small smile with still pictures but the animations are delightful and really 'make the joke.'
