comics

Treez

Say what you will about digital drawing but custom brushes are great. I drew this tree silhouette in about two minutes using a custom brush.… Read More »Treez

Ashcan and Ebikes

Today I didn’t get much work on the GN done, however I did manage to take my comic anthology Ashcan Comix #10 to a number… Read More »Ashcan and Ebikes

Moving lines

I’ve found that in moving from script to image, things change. I’m often editing and moving dialogue around, or removing it entirely. Here I’ve replaced the dialogue… Read More »Moving lines

Keep it steady

I ‘ve been writing a fair bit, waxing lyrical, if you will, on the many roles the sequential artist takes on when telling stories. It’s a… Read More »Keep it steady

Hitting the road

A while ago a put together a series of pages depicting the protagonist involved in a bike crash within my Graphic Novel. I wanted to… Read More »Hitting the road

Photo referendum

I’ve been drawing my protagonist so often without looking at reference that his face is often looking (unintentionally) different from page to page. One of the… Read More »Photo referendum

Still in the bathroom

The second entry and already I’m a day late. Sweet familiar territory. This is an excerpt from a page I worked on yesterday, with our… Read More »Still in the bathroom

DAILY UPDATES, let’s go!

Here’s the first one, this is the last page I worked on last night. The challenge I often find with crafting a sequence is where… Read More »DAILY UPDATES, let’s go!

Supervisor meeting!

Meeting with the Big Boss. Her suggestions and comments. Seems like there is too much waiting, the story needs clearer beats of action. Fair comment, although… Read More »Supervisor meeting!

I’ve mentioned previously here about my great plan; my cunning, genius, time-saving and fantastical workflow, involving drawing digital layouts in Manga Studio which (upon export) automatically sync… Read More »Workflow breakdown

Autofictography: the blurred line between autobiography and fiction

I’ve written quite a bit about my script writing process within this blog. My own script had its beginnings as a series of diary entries,… Read More »Autofictography: the blurred line between autobiography and fiction

Ashcan X

In September 2013 I was contacted with the possibility of taking over the editor/organiser duties on Ashcan, a Brisbane indie anthology comic that had… Read More »Ashcan X

Digital layabout

As mentioned before, I’m laying out my autofictographic narrative digitally using a software package called Manga Studio (or Clip Ex) 5. It has heaps of… Read More »Digital layabout

Progress update December 2015 – March 2016

I’ve been terrible at keeping the blog updated lately so the plan is to do a mass image spew of progress and then start a… Read More »Progress update December 2015 – March 2016

Script blowout

First draft layouts of that time I stacked my bike really thoroughly. Here’s how it looks in the script: So, barely one paragraph. And here’s… Read More »Script blowout

20 done, 500+ to go

The process of making a graphic novel is similar to driving across the country. It takes a lot of careful planning, obstacles come up that you… Read More »20 done, 500+ to go

Estrangement and Engagement

In composing a piece of visual work (let’s call it “art” for lack of a better word) certain considerations must be made by the artist… Read More »Estrangement and Engagement

Trading Faces @ TEXTure

Tuesday 13th October saw the opening of TEXTure, an exhibition organised by fellow Phd candidate Marianna Shek and myself, sponsored by GUPSA and the Griffith Film… Read More »Trading Faces @ TEXTure

The final countdown

There are not much more than 8 months till I have to wrap up this doctorate. Cue internal alarm and feelings of inadequacy, then tuck… Read More »The final countdown

Keep on learning

Yes- the diary comics continue (there are well over 500 of them now), and I thought some of you might like to read about my… Read More »Keep on learning

24 Hour Comic Challenge 2015 – Da Rules!

24 Hour Comic Challenge: How does it work, what should I do? A summary in 9 points: Your process during the challenge … Read More »24 Hour Comic Challenge 2015 – Da Rules!

The First Time

A short comic detailing my first drug experience, way back in 1995. There are a lot of concessions I’ve had to make to squeeze this… Read More »The First Time

2014 Closing

So whats been happening? Well, a few things. I recently upgraded my digital creation tools, now running a 22inch HD touch wacom cintiq attached to… Read More »2014 Closing

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