Thursday, April 26, 2012
Post 10: New referance materials
Here are some things from the comics store. They were renting out a former storeroom, so I found most for 1/2 price.
Post 09: Stuff, stuff, and more stuff
A lot of things have happened over the last few days (midterms and resumes, among certain other things). As a result, I don't have my page dummies ready quite yet, but I'll be sure to put up what I have later today.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Post 08: First Designs for Pages 1 & 2
Here are the first sketches I've done for pages 1 and 2 of my comic, based off the original thumbnail assignment.
Post 07: 100 Sketches Parts 1 & 2
These are a series of rough concept sketches, basic looks and design for my characters and setting.
Designs for Spike's character
Designs for Fia's character
Setting/flavor designs - generic enemies, other races
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Post 06: Project Proposal
For my main project in this class, I want to create a short (8-10 page) story that introduces and "defines" some of my characters and ideas that I intend to use for personal projects in the future. The comic will be drawn out on paper and scanned in, where I will "ink it out" in Adobe Illustrator, using vector-based lines to make a fully-digital image and/or outline of the original drawings, but not actually using the scanned image itself. This will be done to have a more "professional"-looking quality and presentation for my comic. Once the vector outlines are finished, I will import them to photoshop and color them in, making use of shading, brushes, and filters. I will also add text in using the computer as well, since it will be easier for rewriting or reformatting if the dialogue boxes do not work well with the setup of a given panel.
I hope to have this project finished as well as properly printed and inked by the end of this term, or at least fully drawn out in the final digital format.
I hope to have this project finished as well as properly printed and inked by the end of this term, or at least fully drawn out in the final digital format.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Post 05: Characters, Title, and Logo
Here are some misc. sketches I've done in notebooks, as well as the logo I made for the series.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Post 04: Sketches and Inspirations
My primary inspirations for this project are mostly from Japanese comics and animation. I never really read or cared for "western" comics as a kid, so most of my art and writing is more heavily inspired by video games and anime, specifically of the adventure and role playing genres. I tend to like sci-fi and modern settings and stories far more then medieval fantasy.
Probably the main inspiration for my work, and what got me interested in japanese fiction to begin with is the work of Shotaru Ishinomori, most famous for the manga "Cyborg 009", one of the very first actual "anime" anime/manga series ever made. Ironically, many of the early artists in this style (especially Ishinomori himself, along with Osamu Tezuka, author of Astro Boy, Phoenix) based their art heavily off of western cartoon art, especially that of Disney's.
I also draw a lot of inspiration from more "serious" manga artists, such as the sci-fi works of Masamune Shiro (Ghost in the Shell, Appleseed) and Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Evangelion, dot hack series). While I intend to make some more serious works myself, that will be much, much later on than I feel warrents talking about now.
Video games have also played a huge role in my overall style of work. I love playing adventure, roleplaying, and horror games, and many of the characters I draw are meant to imitate the character designs in those games (affectionately, of course). While sometimes said designs can be overly-complex, overly-risque, or just badly designed (particularily the more recent work of Tetsuya Normura in Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts) I also kind of make fun of these designs, as well. (Such as having Spike wear a belt accross his chest, even though it serves no purpose but to look cool.)
Other influences are the works of Rock, Heavy metal, and pop artists throughout the 70's, 80's, and early 90's. While I don't follow music industry or history much, I do enjoy listening to it, and the personas reflected in the album materials.
Probably the main inspiration for my work, and what got me interested in japanese fiction to begin with is the work of Shotaru Ishinomori, most famous for the manga "Cyborg 009", one of the very first actual "anime" anime/manga series ever made. Ironically, many of the early artists in this style (especially Ishinomori himself, along with Osamu Tezuka, author of Astro Boy, Phoenix) based their art heavily off of western cartoon art, especially that of Disney's.
I also draw a lot of inspiration from more "serious" manga artists, such as the sci-fi works of Masamune Shiro (Ghost in the Shell, Appleseed) and Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Evangelion, dot hack series). While I intend to make some more serious works myself, that will be much, much later on than I feel warrents talking about now.
Video games have also played a huge role in my overall style of work. I love playing adventure, roleplaying, and horror games, and many of the characters I draw are meant to imitate the character designs in those games (affectionately, of course). While sometimes said designs can be overly-complex, overly-risque, or just badly designed (particularily the more recent work of Tetsuya Normura in Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts) I also kind of make fun of these designs, as well. (Such as having Spike wear a belt accross his chest, even though it serves no purpose but to look cool.)
Other influences are the works of Rock, Heavy metal, and pop artists throughout the 70's, 80's, and early 90's. While I don't follow music industry or history much, I do enjoy listening to it, and the personas reflected in the album materials.
This cover right here probably sums up my entire style of comic/writing perfectly.
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