Marriage and Death

So after 6 months I finally found time to ink the comic that was posted back in February as a work in progress. Adding color takes even more time so I just stopped after inking. Nothing really more to say other than I wish I could post more, but I'm either too lazy or too distracted to find time to draw/paint or otherwise create something cool to post online. Thanks to those few who patiently wait for new posts though.

Long time no write

I think it's obvious to everyone that I'm not an avid blog updater. Sure, I could have posted lots of things in the past 6 months, but with Facebook taking up most of that energy, this blog doesn't get much attention.

This here is something I did for the Friend magazine earlier in the spring. Fun article, semi-fun illustrations. This one here is actually a combination of two illustrations that I thought would go well together as one. Want the whole story? Go buy your copy of the Friend in LDS bookstores.

Hopefully I can be posting more interesting things more often in the future. Thanks guys!

Work in Progress

This past month or so I've been working on a book cover and with my other job I haven't had a lot of time to do comics like I sometimes do. I was thinking I'd be able to ink and finish the comic by the end of the week or so, but I couldn't really wait so I've decided to post a work in progress version of the latest comic. When I do eventually finish the comic, I'll most likely post it next to the work in progress one so those interested can compare any differences between my rough pencils and my finished inked line. I apologize to any avid and patient fans who have long awaited for another comic.

Overzealous

So I talked the talk, but I most definitely could not walk the walk. I'm referring to my hopes of making an online web based comic strip, similar to an online graphic novel. I had planned out several characters, story lines and enough material for this supposed comic to go on for a long time, but with a full time job that already had me drawing and designing all day, a weekly full page comic was really not feasible to fit into my schedule. As much as I wanted it to happen, I don't think it will. If anything, I'll at least make a more dedicated website for my gag type comic strips that I already post on this blog. If I don't have time for a fully rendered and executed comic strip then I would at least make some sort of quick and simple comic just to get out the various ideas I have but never have time to do. Stay tuned for a slightly less zealous attempt at a weekly web comic sometime in the future...Or not.

Oh, and here is the first page of the graphic novel type of weekly web comic I started. Sucks to read an unfinished story, I know.

My Spin on Goblins

Here is a neat little drawing I took from my sketch book, inked and colored. I recently bought some new ink and paper for inking comics and I'm must say I'm quite pleased with the results. This was more of an experiment to practice inking, but I think it turned out well. I should be posting more experiments soon. Also, this character will be one of the first in my up and coming web comic (though he'll play only a minor role).

At the Mercy of the Alarm Clock

Have you ever woken up in the morning feeling so refreshed, so awake and so ready to conquer the world only to realize it's way to early to be thinking about those sort of things? I know I have. Sometimes we wake up with great ambitions and goals to accomplish a lot that morning, but when we never make it out of bed in time, we never accomplish much. Kudos to those who wake up at ridiculous hours of the morning to get things done.

On a side note, I haven't used a traditional alarm clock in over 2 years. My method of waking up now is my phone's alarm clock which is really just hearing the theme song from Smallville every morning. It may sound weird, but it works.

On the Drawing Board

I don't sketch as much as I should, let alone post what I do to show my friends. I've had a few friends and lots of people I admire who have created and sustained a weekly web comic (some even daily). I think I'm done admiring and beginning to think I want to try my hand at it. Unfortunately a weekly web comic by me (in which I create any world and any situation) would not involve young single adults and their witty banter, even though I would still do those on occasion. I'll keep everyone posted, but for now enjoy these sketches which may or may not have anything to do with my new web comic idea.