Strange Aeons 3

I have a ten page story published in here

http://strange-aeons.com/

and another 8 page in the following issue coming soon.

Drawing faster

Somehow over the period of the past 5 months I have managed to change the way I put a pencil onto paper. Things have been coming out faster than ever. It is probably a combination of continued practice everyday mixed with me trying a new style that involves making pictures without any sort of underdrawing.

Unfortunetally it hasn't come to the point yet where I can sit down and pencil 12 pages in an hour, but the pencilling iv'e been doing has been a lot quicker. My drawing overall has gotten faster, and a lot faster. I'm hoping eventually this WILL lead to an ability to sit down, think of something, and draw it with little or no need for corrections or sketching. Since I was young (probably around 13-15) i've always wanted to draw this way, with no need for tedious underdrawings, shapes, sketchy lines, or building blocks. This ability hopefully will progress with more practice and patience. Wish me luck...

More doodles!

Doodles

Comic cover

Came out nicely. : )

Sad news

Sad news

It appears Satoshi Kon, director of one of my favorite movies "Paprika" has passed away unexpectedly. I'm very upset about this and send my condolances to his family and other fans... He was only 47, very very unfortunate.

more drawings

Some more fun with negative space

Some new drawings...

Ashlynn's Dreams

My good friend Julie Gilbert just published her new book "Ashlynn's Dreams." It is available on Amazon for purchase or to preview. I recommend giving it a shot, something fun and interesting to read on a night off!




GET IT HERE

Pen drawing

Astral, done with a ballpoint pen. This picture ended the pens life lol.

amp

Done in Painter X, with the ink tool. The ink tool behaves strangely, although it resembles ink at times, it seems to me more like scratchboard. But not a bad set of tools. Makes for some interesting experimentation.

URUSEI YATSURA for 1$

Animeigo has a sale. The first UY dvd is only 1$ plus a few shipping. I paid 4$ total for it. UY is a classic and I really can't wait to get this in the mail... Anyone who likes old anime might like this too... (they have a wonderful selection of other great stuff as well)

http://www.animeigo.com/

Maetel

From Galaxy Express 999, my favorite character from an amazing series. Done with the usual Speedball ink with white paint. original sketch done with a ball point pen.

New illustration publication

In print too. check it out : )HERE

How many comic panels are too many...

I've been playing with this on and off, how many panels can you do before something gets too crowded or becomes so abstract it is no longer stylized the same way as the rest of the book? In the comic I write, the most I was able to pull off was 8 panels. (examples below)





These two were pretty successful, I like the first more than the second. I've seen books with 9 panel grids and even more... I'd love to hear some opinions on this sort of thing. Can I do more than 8 panels without things falling apart or becomming a puzzle? If 9, 10 ,12 , 15 panels are doable what would be the sort of scene, scenes for this? (I'm not going to do it just to do it, there has to be a reason behind it of course) Can a page say, with all sillouettes work ok in this comic? Will very small drawings work ok? (especially since a majority of the pages in this story have larger images. I'd love to hear some opinions

Tim

Happy Summer 2

Happy summer everyone! :D

happy summer

Tsuruga City shopping center Galaxy Express Statues

One of the coolest things i've ever seen, it's in my life goals to visit this place.

HERE

Apparently this rail port is a significant place in Japan, which uses the statues to commemorate the port's 100th anniversary.

Amp drawing

Done for HERE

Strange Aeons

I am proud to give a shout out for

Strange Aeons Magazine

I have a 10 page horror comic published here, and am very happy with how it looks. check it out folks, good stuff.

Mirmaid

Done with a brush on some leftover bristol board

Evil

Pretty Creepy is you ask me...

Can we go out for coffee sometime

Mountain painting

Done in Painter X, reference taken from HERE

MORE Miranda drawings

More street fighter dress up, One as Chun LI, one as Cammy and one as Rainbow Mika. Cool stuff

Miranda drawings

Experimenting with styles and characters... I drew these while digging through the "Udon's Art of Capcom" book, a favorite of mine.

Frank Belknap Long from "The Space Eaters" 1928

"If a man wishes to write ghostly stories and actually convey a sensation of horror, he must believe in everything -- and anything. By anything i mean the horror that transcends everything, that is more terrible and impossible than everything. He must believe there are things from outer space that can reach down and fasten themselves on us with a malevolence that can utterly destroy us -- our bodies as well as our minds."

Frank Belknap Long from "The Space Eaters" 1928

Fish

Done for fun