Monthly Archives: December 2009
10 years
10 Years and the significant things that happened during them. 2000 – moved to a part time job, to try and make my career in comics. 2001 – first pro published work in 2000ad, second in Warhammer monthly.2002 – Got … Continue reading
It’s a Dirty Frank Christmas…
(through the medium of my art…) Rob Williams asked for a Chrimbo card, I dashed him off this…(pencils in pencil/paper, inked in Manga Studio – who should really, at this point, pay me commission…) Like Unlike
Happy Valley #1 Double Page Spread
There’s previews of the first five or so pages of Happy Valley around the web, but, for some reason, they’ve all chopped this big ol’ double page spread in half. So here it is, glued back together again… hope you … Continue reading
Happy Valley #1, the first review
http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/battlefields-happy-valley-1 I’ll just cut to the bit about me, shall I? The art chores by P.J. Holden suit the story and time frame wonderfully, maintaining a real feel, while also keeping one foot in the pulp style that littered the … Continue reading
Happy Christmas!
I usually botch up getting Christmas cards done, never quiet feel Christmassy enough to do them in November, when I should, for printing and then sending. And I’ve never been a fan of emailed Christmas greetings – feeling a little … Continue reading
Manga Studio Custom Tools
I’ll probably have multiple posts dealing with multiple aspects of Manga Studio, both the advantages and shortcomings. This is the first in that series… I’ve never really bothered using custom tools in any other art package, preferring to use, simply, … Continue reading
Oink!
Taken while I was at a farm with the kids, look at that pig? He’s incredible looking… (I really wanted a shot of him opening his mouth, but no dice…) Like Unlike
WordPress (very nerdy post ahead! Be warned!)
Got yourself a wordpress install? Confounded by some irritating gzunzip error messages in your dashboard (around line 1787 or somewhere)? You may have been hacked. Like Unlike
Photoshop vs MangaStudio Part 2
Part 1 (yesterday) covered everything up to the printing of a pencilled page – or at least my particular workflow. I should point out, this is just how I do it, there’s as many ways to do this stuff as … Continue reading
Manga Studio vs Photoshop Part 1
I’m gradually moving from Photoshop (PS) to MangaStudio (MS) and here’s why: Workflow*. Workflow isn’t something I’ve ever seen covered in any how-to-draw comic books, a lot of that is to do with the fact that workflow becomes more important … Continue reading