Seriously, bookmark lona.mildlymiffed.com
Anyway, I really am proud that I did this page in three, days, and I am getting more used to drawing faces.
The hardest thing about this comic is that I have too many cool ideas to address, and not enough pages to do it in. I may turn this into a children's book used to explain science and whatnot.
In other news I am gong to be attending SPX in Bethesda Maryland in a couple of weeks. I love a good comic convention, and the emphasis is on good. There will be quite a few artists I admire there. I love the opportunity to talk with them. Part of it is that I know who great it is as an artists to hear genuine unsolicited praise. It keeps you going knowing that people like your work. Additionally, I think it is fun to talk a little shop, because I learn stuff from them.
Here is the link to SPX http://www.spxpo.com/
I had a particularly good meeting with several comic artists in a very small event in Baltamore last week. It was small, and I mean small. It was in a bar, but I got to have some good conversations about comics, and meet some cool people. One even asked for my business card. I don't have cards for comics yet, but I should make them before I wander around a comic convention.
However, the highlight of the trip was talking with DANIELLE CORSETTO! and giving her tips on places to go when she visits ANN ARBOR. It's a double fanboy dream. Yes, someone can be an Ann Arbor fanboy. I am so much of one, I am going there tomorrow. (Well, technically today.)
I am off to Ann Arbor for the weekend, and I should get some sleep
before I hit the road. Although, if I leave now, I would be able to get
to Michigan Stadium by kickoff. Hmmm... No, I wouldn't seeing as I would
fall asleep at the wheel. bed it is.
I will post my thoughts on something important, at some point this week... maybe.
Andrew
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Lona 7 is up
That's right I have completed a new page and only 12 hours late. I hope you like it.
lona.mildlymiffed.com
Now, I am off to Baltimore because I just found out about a really cool comic show in a pub with one of my favorite artists.
http://makeabaddecision.com/Bad_Decisions/Home.html
If you can make it Baltimore by 5, then you have no excuses.
lona.mildlymiffed.com
Now, I am off to Baltimore because I just found out about a really cool comic show in a pub with one of my favorite artists.
http://makeabaddecision.com/Bad_Decisions/Home.html
If you can make it Baltimore by 5, then you have no excuses.
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Lona 6 is up!
Yes, I haven't forgotten you.
Go to lona.mildlymiffed.com and bookmark it. Heck, it's a Tumblr so you can be one of my followers.
Although, I have been thinking quite a bit about my format. One thing you may have noticed is that my panel spacing is very regular and, some of the images are repetitious. Also, lets be honest the lettering needs improvement, and I will probably have to clear up dialogue at some point.
Basically, what you are looking at is the first draft of the work. Just like a strictly written story, a comic book requires planning, editing and revising. While I have the entire outline in my head, and a lot of the visuals in my head, there are tons of things I can't do until I actually see the work.
I probably am not going to end up redoing much of the artwork. Unless there is a major inconsistency or something that just plane bugs me, I am not touching it. I will be making notes to myself about things to address when I am done (yes there will be a few things.)
What I am realizing is that any project this big, requires an iterative process. There are things I will not be able to really determine until I know the overall format of the printed work, such as panel spacing and arrangement, which are really easy to play with in the digital format, but must be logically laid if I am to ever print the thing.
Also, there are things I know I shouldn't completely commit to until I see the work as a whole. These are things like dialogue, lettering, any kind of visual effects, and panel tricks. I know I am trying to discuss some complex concepts in only a few lines per page, and I have to also tell a story. also, they have to go with the visuals, so it's kind of intimidating to just write a series of lines without them being fully integrated with the pictures. I will be taking some time this weekend, to flesh out more dialogue though. When I am done drawing the final panel, I will probably revise it all anyway. As for panel arrangement, and effects, that is something I kind of need to look at for the work as a whole. It's easier to see them after I have the images drawn, and like I said, those are really easy to play with in the digital realm, especially, when my images have four times the linear resolution as do the standard publishing format. (Always do everything in high res.) Like the visuals, I will be making notes to myself for each page, but I will not be doing serious revision until I can see the work as a whole.
Finally, lettering. I am getting better with every page, and with inevitably rewritten duologue, there is no point in jumping the gun, just to redo it twice. the long and the short of it is, that once I am done drawing the final page, I will have another couple of months of revisions before I will consider it done.
Ah, this is just a little different from a four page story or a one panel comic, that I do in a few days.
Go to lona.mildlymiffed.com and bookmark it. Heck, it's a Tumblr so you can be one of my followers.
Although, I have been thinking quite a bit about my format. One thing you may have noticed is that my panel spacing is very regular and, some of the images are repetitious. Also, lets be honest the lettering needs improvement, and I will probably have to clear up dialogue at some point.
Basically, what you are looking at is the first draft of the work. Just like a strictly written story, a comic book requires planning, editing and revising. While I have the entire outline in my head, and a lot of the visuals in my head, there are tons of things I can't do until I actually see the work.
I probably am not going to end up redoing much of the artwork. Unless there is a major inconsistency or something that just plane bugs me, I am not touching it. I will be making notes to myself about things to address when I am done (yes there will be a few things.)
What I am realizing is that any project this big, requires an iterative process. There are things I will not be able to really determine until I know the overall format of the printed work, such as panel spacing and arrangement, which are really easy to play with in the digital format, but must be logically laid if I am to ever print the thing.
Also, there are things I know I shouldn't completely commit to until I see the work as a whole. These are things like dialogue, lettering, any kind of visual effects, and panel tricks. I know I am trying to discuss some complex concepts in only a few lines per page, and I have to also tell a story. also, they have to go with the visuals, so it's kind of intimidating to just write a series of lines without them being fully integrated with the pictures. I will be taking some time this weekend, to flesh out more dialogue though. When I am done drawing the final panel, I will probably revise it all anyway. As for panel arrangement, and effects, that is something I kind of need to look at for the work as a whole. It's easier to see them after I have the images drawn, and like I said, those are really easy to play with in the digital realm, especially, when my images have four times the linear resolution as do the standard publishing format. (Always do everything in high res.) Like the visuals, I will be making notes to myself for each page, but I will not be doing serious revision until I can see the work as a whole.
Finally, lettering. I am getting better with every page, and with inevitably rewritten duologue, there is no point in jumping the gun, just to redo it twice. the long and the short of it is, that once I am done drawing the final page, I will have another couple of months of revisions before I will consider it done.
Ah, this is just a little different from a four page story or a one panel comic, that I do in a few days.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Nothing this week
I am sorry, but I really don't have an excuse other than I am using this week as a vacation. I have a fun trip planed, and I need to think about the overall story and planning of Lona. What I can tell is what I am posting online is the basic artwork and story, and I will totally, have to format it for publication when I am done. This could be interesting.
These things are weird because I am learning as I go. I am very much a learn by doing kind of person. what that means is that I have to make a few pages, and figure out what is missing. I can't really plan everything from the beginning, because I don't know what to plan. What I need is a good group of Philly based artists and maybe a few workshops to start learning some things from. Plus a little social interaction would be nice. Anyway, I have to go on a little trip that is going to result in some burnt bridges, but I need to do it for my sanity.
Does this make sense, anyone? I guess I lost my readership a while ago. I am still posting. I promise.
These things are weird because I am learning as I go. I am very much a learn by doing kind of person. what that means is that I have to make a few pages, and figure out what is missing. I can't really plan everything from the beginning, because I don't know what to plan. What I need is a good group of Philly based artists and maybe a few workshops to start learning some things from. Plus a little social interaction would be nice. Anyway, I have to go on a little trip that is going to result in some burnt bridges, but I need to do it for my sanity.
Does this make sense, anyone? I guess I lost my readership a while ago. I am still posting. I promise.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Lona 5
OK, the next page is up. I have some mixed feelings on it, but this is all set-up.
Anyway, it is at lona.mildlymiffed.com I will try to get a jump start on the next page this weekend, although, there are a number of comic ideas I might want to do quickly this weekend. Either way, I am getting some sleep.
Andrew
Anyway, it is at lona.mildlymiffed.com I will try to get a jump start on the next page this weekend, although, there are a number of comic ideas I might want to do quickly this weekend. Either way, I am getting some sleep.
Andrew
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