Shhh. Don’t tell anyone. Here is a super secret sneak peek of what’s happening to your pal and mine, Rashy Rabbit in his still-untitled 7th issue.
I am about halfway through the thumbnailing stage which just means that I have to write the script, blow up the thumbnails, trace the thumbnails in blue non repro pencil, ink them, scan the pages and then print the comic. *sigh* Why do I bother?
Anyway, I am surprised it’s taken me this long to draw a comics with a character lost at sea.
Avatards!
Redskin Rashy
June 30th, 2010 at 9:02 am
Wow! Just print the thumbnails they look really good
June 30th, 2010 at 11:47 am
Y’ really think I should, David? I often do feel like comics take me far too long, and I need to find a more quicker way to get them out. Sometimes that spark is missing on the final page too. I dunno though, it might be too loose.
June 30th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Well, I like the crooked wiggly panel borders, for sure. It might not work to literally print from the thumbnails, but maybe ink them at that size instead of enlarging them. But don’t let me tell you what to do, I just thought the cartooning looked really nice in those thumbnails
June 30th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Really, that’s not a bad idea. I feel most comfortable drawing small. I don’t work with a brush, so inking small makes my lines actually look better.
It would save me a lot of time, days and days, even. I usually pencil all this stuff again then start inking.
You have a pretty similar process, don’t you?
Do you write scripts first or do you just start drawing?
June 30th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
I write out the text in my sketchbook, but don’t do much drawing. Sometimes I do a thumbnail of the page on a 5 inch square of paper (cd tray liners–we end up with lots of pads of them at work) but not always. Doing a second round of penciling seems like a waste of time. When I started using one of those pentel pocket brushes things went a lot faster, and it can do small…
June 30th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Yeah, it is a waste of time, and a crutch of some sort to pencil again. I guess I do it due to some insecurities about my draftsmanship. So basically, I am a big pussy.
June 30th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Nobody will know the difference!