Hey guys, sorry for the couple weeks you had to wait for this one. It’s going to be a rough month ahead, but I’ll try to stay on task here.
I had fun with this week’s page for a couple reasons. One, I’m taking a note out of Jeff Smith’s Bone, where even in the middle of plot and story development (or even while running away from something), the characters have time to engage in silly banter or philosophical discussions… that lead to silly banter. Max could be the smartest of the three here… though I’m shocked to see the Professa may have revealed some insecurities and hurt feelings. I also enjoyed the heavier use of inks on the page. I enjoy coloring in Photoshop, but lately I’ve really been admiring the work of ink and brush artists such as Lucy Knisley and Frederik Peeters. Shading during the inking process also tends to shave quite a bit of time off during the coloring process, which caters well to my upcoming schedule.
My brother Dave, a super-talented film-maker, recently picked up this gorgeous new camera. It’s an SLR that happens to shoot really great HD video. .. okay I admit… there’s way too many happy adjectives in those last two sentences… but I’m seriously excited to show you guys what he can do with this camera. He’s been wanting to film me working on One Swoop Fell, so he hung out for a couple sessions in the studio while I worked on last week’s page. The end result is awesome and I hope you guys will watch and enjoy it!
… It’s a major credit to his expertise in editing and photography that I look like I know what I’m doing (though we also get to see how often I erase, redraw, and be indecisive in general). Please hop on over to his website and tell him what you think (or leave a comment on the video - I’m sure he’d really appreciate it). Oh, and please “heart” and share the video with friends if you like it! Based on the feedback, I’m hoping to do some more of these videos, but with dubbed commentary.
Hey everyone, in case you’re not subscribed to my other blog, click on over to see some of the progress images for the graphic novel I’m developing. Enjoy!
