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There are a LOT of ways to not make money in comics...
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I try to construct the plot to let me do the stuff I've dreamed up.... I've realized from reading, that a perfect;y constructed lean plot is NOT what I read for. I'll do all the mechanical storytelling work to make the narrative work better, but pl…
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I start with what interests me and brain-storm and day-dream from there, taking notes and visualizing... eventually when brainstorming on paper, I notice a story structure starting to form and and overall mood/vibe to the project. I then stat refin…
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I help out my 79 year old mom and her health has declined, including a bout in the hospital last fall... so except for very local (which means VERY tiny) shows, I'm not doing cons, anymore. There's a slim chance I could do the Grand Rapids Comic Co…
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Working on a four piece portfolio for fan/pro-zine (it pays.) more illustration, than comics... Recently finished more pen & ink portraits for a local university -- itching to get back to comics and crescent City Magick, but have to earn some …
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Because I didn't have cake or anything on my recent birthday, I guess I thought it was okay to eat more tortilla chips than I should have - - mistake. Doesn't seem like enough to do it, but I'm up 2 lbs (to 262 lbs ). Still exercising - lifting we…
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I don't push the Kindle versions because I've heard they aren't so great about comics display... People seem to like the ComiXology and Madefire version,s, though - - I prefer print though and am thrilled to hear you have the paper book, Eric :) T…
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Eric - - not so great digital? I've seen a little of the kindle version and wasn't happy with it, but I saw it with the Kindle app on PC, so have no idea how it looks on an actual Kindle. It's also available from Madefire and Comixology, but I hav…
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You no longer qualify for any of the "new talent searches". That happens LOOOOONNNGGG before you've made it though... Some of those searches have a very low bar on what a professional is, disqualifying you, while you're still pretty dam…
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Busy spring - - drawing a 4-piece portfolio for REH: Two-gun Raconteur... drawing and coloring (colors with Photoshop - - I learned ow to do that, still using a mouse, though) a whole lot of sort of superhero drawings for a board game... More pen &a…
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I did recently switch from a full-body in one workout schedule, to a split-up schedule. I like to test myself with the full-body sessions in the winter (can't do that if it's too warm out - - and really have a hard time doing it for more than 6-8 w…
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Still working out with weights and some occasional running. Yesterday was "Leg Day".
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BTW, since this thread was resurrected, I thought I should comment on what I ended up doing. I did use Createspace and my graphic novel has been in print, for a while (ahem - - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1490488782/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk :D I'm now worki…
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Haven't posted in a while, but still lifting weights, regularly. Worked out Chest, back, abs and forearms, yesterday.
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Oh - - forgot to mention - - started laying out (on the boards, not the thumbnails) a few pages of CRESCENT CITY MAGICK's second story arc.
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Thumb-nailing pages for the next CRESCENT CITY MAGICK graphic novel. I'm having to re-thumb-nail a dream sequence that was just eating up too many pages - - cutting it down into something less coherent and more impressionistic, which works better f…
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Legs workout - - same exercises as previous leg workout (posted previously), but I managed 2 more reps on my toughest exercise (one-legged body-weight squats).
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Finished inking a picture that will be my next art print - - still have to photocopy and paint it (copy carbon is slightly water resistant, so the line work stays crisp). I'll be going to get it copied onto card-stock, for painting, tomorrow. I'm …
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Chest and back - - pull-ups, pull-downs, barbell rows, dead-lift... machine flies, machine chest press.
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Not every story, or style, has the same intent... my style, both writing and drawing, pushes away from "cipher", toward specific, so I can't fall back on graphic short-cuts, much. I don't always draw every detail, but the form has to be a…
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Exercised Legs tonight - -. Leg extensions , one-legged body-weight squats, leg curl, calf raises... Then did abs - - leg raises, weighted crunches, plank... side planks... Wiped... ... Out...
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I've studied hands... have sketchbooks full of hand poses copied from photos or good drawings and paintings, including a number of pages of Gil Kane hands (great for studying the 3-D-ness of hands - - Gil Kane excelled at that.) and many others. I …
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Asking works to get out of paying for a table? I have local cons I've been paying for a table in artist's alley for... well over a decade... I've been offered free tables a few times, but it's rare. I always chalked it off as lack of fame.
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Anyone know which comics message boards and the like are still, "evergreen"? Facebook seems to have eroded a lot of the draw of message boards.
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Still writing ...and doing some inking on my next fantasy art print - - a picture from Greek Mythology.
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Still sore from my workout on the night of the 29th... I don't worry about weight - - only body composition. I'm getting stronger and my pants are getting looser, around the waist, while staying at 250 lbs. That's fine with me. I learned along t…
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I think all of us can say, "My audience is currently far smaller than I'd like. ":)
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My platform...how to broaden it... I have my own facebook page and my, "Art of..." facebook page. I have a twitter account I rarely use (I haven't figured out how to make twitter social... feels more like shouting a brief statement or lin…
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Writing.... Can't remember if I mentioned it before, but a couple of books (one's a prose fantasy novel, one a comic) out there, now, have directly and indirectly forced changes in the plot of my second CRESCENT CITY MAGICK graphic novel. Glad I ha…
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Shoulders and arms, tonight...trying a few exercises different, based on an article I read.