I've never felt so fufilled in my life! too bad i'm too busy freaking out to enjoy it...

[secondlina]

Hear that? That's the sound of my brain melting.

Well, no, not really. I got better.

Long story short, you guys know I work both on printed comics, an online comic and some random illustration work (plus my random tech support day job at 37 hours per week).

I was working on "Psychopomps" this week, with the help of putri_nih  and dqbunny . I was working on dialog and storylines and basically doing "thumbnails" (aka small sketchy versions of the real pages) and I realized pretty quickly that "Psychopomps" was freaking LONG. I'm talking 100 pages here. And this comic needed to be finished in two months so it could be presented and sold to the TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival).  Now, not to toot my own horn or anything, but I can draw 100 pages in 2 months. No, really. But only when i'm not working. If I was jobless, this comic would have been draw, colored, printed and wrapped weeks before the TCAF. But since I do have and require a job to live, this isn't going to happen.

Because i'm such a stable girl, this send me in a weird spiraling loops of freaking out. I wanted to finish this comic for the TCAF. I wanted to go to the TCAF to meet a whole bunch of artists friends. I wanted to achieve this.

But yeah. I'm not an idiot. I realize that under the current circumstances, it ain't happening. My editor reassured me that he had no problem with me getting this done later and therefore only presenting it at the TCAF for next year. So I guess 2012 will be my year for comics. I plan on having two wonderful books ready for the 2012 comic conventions.

I wish I had cash that fell out of the sky or something.

I was still going to work hard on the off-chance that I manage to finish in time for the TCAF, but really, I think it would be better if I took my time and produced good pages with good inking instead of pages inked quickly in a fashion that just screams "PANIC". Because inking by hand can look great, but not when you nervously squibble.

I wish I could draw all day and get income that way.

Guess i'll need to work on my portfolio and start applying to agencies for artists and such.

ALSO REALLY GOOD NEWS : Link finally got a job as game designer in a small company. He's finally going to be able to live off his art, after 5 years of trying. I'm so happy, proud and jealous at the same time. This calls for an epic party.

Sorry for unloading on you guys again. But your comments always make me feel better! :D HUGS ALL AROUND!

Have an Alice and Lewis Carroll drawing. This got turned into a colored donation wallpaper for Namesake.



- Isa

Comments

[fortheloveofsam.livejournal.com]

I just had the strangest revelation, and I'm probably wrong.

But does child Alice turn into gorgeous, long legged, beautiful Alice of the present Emma namesake? Or is it just a giant coincidence?

[fortheloveofsam.livejournal.com]

Oh and, they're sitting in thorns. Huh.

[dqbunny.livejournal.com]

*taps finger to lips and gives you an impish smile* Spoilers!

But, no, Alice Liddell is not a direct physical ancestor of the modern-day Alice in the story. Anything else ... you'll see. ^_^

[amelia-seyroon.livejournal.com]

:DDDDDDDD

Awesome!

And I totally believe in you!!!

[engelen.livejournal.com]

and this is why I told you you sohuld thumbnail first! :)

[disembodied-cat.livejournal.com]

Clearly we should switch positions right now because I'm clearly too damn lazy for my own good! X) This should inspire me to work my ass off on art while I'm still jobless!
What is TCAF?

[chameleon9999.livejournal.com]

Yay! Sounds like everything's starting to go in the right direction now!

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

I'm just going to leave this quote by game master, Shigeru Miyamoto here. While he was talking about video games, it can easily be applied to your current comic book time crunch:

"A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever."
-Shigeru Miyamoto

Take the time. You'll thank yourself in your old age. ;)

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

There's nothing wrong with delaying a project, especially when you have a legitimate excuse (such as you have a job to pay the bills and a life.) Besides, I can see you being more happier with the results of you being able to take the extra time, compared to if you felt you had to rush the project just to get it done on time.

2011 will probably be the year for me to just finish my book and start editing, so you're not alone. If I'm lucky, I can start trying to get my publish sometime in 2012. So, you're not alone. *hugs* We'll just have to poke each other to get things done. ^_~

[moonphased.livejournal.com]

That is awesome news about Link and best of luck to him! Epic party is most definitely called for and you guys deserve it! ^_^

And OMG, I know I haven't known you long, even though I've seen your work and loved what you're doing on Namesake (which was mostly through Megs), but your attitude is really admirable and there's no doubt you'll be making your projects happen!! And they're going to ROCK. :D I'm sure this is nothing that you don't already know yourself but things always happen in their own time, soooo... in the meantime, looking forward to 2012!! ;)

[snapdragon76.livejournal.com]

I know how much you would love to spend all of your time working on your project, but real life has this unfortunate way of worming its way into the stuff we love. But I think waiting until next year might be the best option because you want to present your work at it's best, not rushed and half assed.

So whoo for 2012!

And mucho congrats to Linkage on his new job!! Your time is coming hon. yes, it is.

D'awww at drawing! I love the Cheshire cat!

[brendala.livejournal.com]

It sucks that you won't be able to finish before the festival. But it's better to wait longer for a fabulous book than to do a sub par rush-job and regret it later.

Good for Link! It must feel great to be able to live on his art. Hopefully you'll know that feeling soon.

[putri-nih.livejournal.com]

I was still going to work hard on the off-chance that I manage to finish in time for the TCAF,

DON'T. You saw what happened to my comic--tight deadline, full time job that's gonna wrap soon (ie: tons of overtime work). It's a miracle it was actually done on time.

Finish it, make it the best you can get it to.

And congrats to Link :D

[pinkwa.livejournal.com]

God the drawing is awesome ...
Lewis Caroll actually looks like the real one ! Good job !

I really believe in you for your projects : you have the talent to get what you want. It may be a long "road" but i really think you can do it.

And i like Psychopomps so much, the story seems really good, a bit dark ...

[spankingfemme.livejournal.com]

100 pages! 0o That IS a lot! At least your editor understands it's a bit much to finish in 2 months time. I am sorry you won't make it to the TCAF though :/

Congrats Link! =D That ROCKS! His getting into the biz in the long run should also help you with connections down the road so that you both can pursue art 24/7! Cheers! XD

[cxco.livejournal.com]

100 pages is so much. But an extra year to work on something is never a bad thing!

Congrats to Link!!! It's so friggin' awesome that he can finally do what he wants.

TCAF sounds pretty fun. Are you going this year, regardless if you have something to present?