Working on webcomics

[secondlina]

So yeah.

I've been a bit silent and anti-social lately. Mostly, because i've been pretty busy with drawing. And even better, I wanted to be. It's been a while since I fully indulged in a period of time where I just spend some time behind my desk. I apologize to friends near and far that I may have completely ignored.

Mostly, the plan this week was to finish the entire "Namesake" prologue (9 pages). So far, so good. I'll definitely reach my goal. I want to have at least 15 pages up before the webcomic starts (so reading the archives isn't dreadfully boring and short, you know? Make people want to read more!) and I would like to be at least 3 weeks in advance, page wise (considering we want to update 3 times per week, that means 9 pages. so I need to have 24-25 pages ready on the webcomic launch. I can do it. I just need to spend a few days fully drawing.

I want to start preparing and sketching pages for my printed comic "Potions" as well.

Long story short, projects are advancing well, i'm quite happy with it, it kills my social life and i'm sorry about that.... *hugs everyone*

Little bonus preview? Here's the cover for the prologue (Every chapter gets a cover) :



And even better? angelchan_2004  is the proud creator of the first ever Namesake fanart, featuring Warrick the wicked warlock of the west and the leading lady, Emma. Warrick, you don't even fully exist yet and you already have people loving you. What are you trying to do man?

I love this drawing so much! :D



Oh, did anyone else watch episode one of FUTURAMA? I liked it, though it seemed really random. I'm happy they didn't reset Fry and Leela's relationship to friend mode, like they usually do in un-canceled tv shows to keep the sexual tension going. But from what we can see from the episode "Rebirth", their love is going to be weird, sappy and random as hell. If a couple could ever destroy the universe accidentally, it would be them. As long as Zap Brannigan doesn't do it first.

Also, Bender! Amy and Kif! ZAP! EEEEE!! ....Hermes, mon, what's wrong with your voice? And where did your hot wife go?

- Isa

Comments

[putri-nih.livejournal.com]

MERDDEEEEEEEEE, J N'EST PAS ACCESS POUR FUTURAMA. C'est un pays conservatif, le censor n'est pas le serie a TV....!!!!Et nos avons il n'ya pas de Cable Tv parce que le prix :(

RE: Fry and Leela
C'est bien ca :D

Tu est tres lucky la!


Alors, pourquoi votre couverture pour namesake est comme l'image de Alice in Wonderland de John Tenniel? C'est bien ca, mais je tres curieux

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Je ne peux pas écouter les futurama à la TV non plus. Je les prends sur internet... De façon très légale *cought cought*... mais je promet d'acheter les DVDs. XD

The prologue is about Alice Lidell and Lewis Carrol, and the goal was to quote a bunch of Tenniel illustrations with this drawing. So you'll notice that it's a mix of the Jabberwocky illustration, the Alice as the white queen illustration, the first illustration where she is sitting in a chair with her kittens and the fireplace with the mirror should look exactly like it does in the drawing where she goes thru the looking glass. Trying to re-draw the poses and elements was difficult (I only have a tiny book with tiny versions of the illustrations). I'm SO happy you noticed it quoted Tenniel's work!!!! THIS MEANS IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE TENNIEL'S! This makes me so happy you have no idea. I felt like I failed at doing linework similar to his.

[putri-nih.livejournal.com]

THIS MEANS IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE TENNIEL'S!

It does and I'm a shameless 19th century English illustration art nerd to even know this. *is embarassed*

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Don't be embarassed. I actually drew the picture studying Tenniel's illustrations. If you're a nerd what am I XD

[putri-nih.livejournal.com]

An expert? LOL:D

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Basically I mixed all this drawings to make this illustration. I really wanted people to recognize the Tenniel illustrations. Every segment with Alice Liddel is going to have an cover with some Tenniel elements.

This (http://www.johntenniel.com/view_art.php?art_id=1401&min=0&max=10000000&portrait=&original=&sub=&sort_by=&sold=), This (http://www.johntenniel.com/view_art.php?art_id=1406&min=0&max=10000000&portrait=&original=&sub=&sort_by=&sold=), This (http://www.johntenniel.com/view_art.php?art_id=1400&min=0&max=10000000&portrait=&original=&sub=&sort_by=&sold=) and This (http://www.johntenniel.com/view_art.php?art_id=1442&min=0&max=10000000&portrait=&original=&sub=&sort_by=&sold=)

Except my Alice isn't blond.