I had taken a look at some examples in Drawn and Quarterly: 25 Years of Contemporary Cartooning, Comics and Graphic Novels.  I looked at the range from more serious, realistic and funny cartoonish styles.  I wanted to be in the… Continue Reading →

I did a quick sketch on the panel to panel transitions for the draft comic and saw I had mostly action and subject changes but have a range. Moment to moment Action to action Subject to subject Scene to scene… Continue Reading →

I drew some more character sketches and decided on a more geometric faces.  I also will keep the comic black and white with grey shading to reflect the mood of the story.

Some rough sketches on characters, trying to see how detailed I would go.  Because the story is dark, I didn’t want to make things too cartoony but also there are many characters to sketch out.  I’ve decided to make the… Continue Reading →

Just an update on where I am…Ive done a bit more distillation and storyboarding for “A Good Man is Hard to Find”.  I was hesitant at first as my notes/sketching can be chicken scratchy, sometimes even to the point I… Continue Reading →

Chapter 1: Setting the Record Straight COMICS – Juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence, intended to convey information and/or to produce and aesthetic response in the viewer. Sequential art Art of the invisible Is Art Sight based medium… Continue Reading →

How does working by hand differ from drawing utilizing the computer or typing on the computer? There is something more physical and tangible with working by hand, especially using various media. All the senses are more engaged (sight, sound, smell,… Continue Reading →