Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Chapter 1, Page 14 + 15




I thought it would be best to post the story of Ethel all at once, so here are two pages for you! These are actually two of the last pages I did in the chapter, and I also took great amusement in making the little girl's silhouette look like Michio. That's all I have on the commentary front, really. Seeya next post, then.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Chapter 1, Page 13


Another update so soon? I know, right? But I want to finish posting chapter 1. Anyway, not much to say about this page except that, despite the fact that the couch was a pain, it was also a life-saver time wise, because it filled up enough space that I felt I could get away with not having a background in the third panel. Also, I'm quite proud of the last panel, since perspective had escaped me for a long time (and probably still does, despite my newfound confidence).

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Chapter 1, Page 12



I remember inking this page at 3am, bundled up in my sweatshirt and eating pizza. But I digress. Something of note in this page here is that I achieved the splatter effect in the volcano eruption with white acrylic ink and a stiff-bristled brush. You know, the cheap kind you get in a craft pack or something. Here we also see that Michio's english skills are not quite perfect, hence the title.

Also, that couch was a huge pain.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Chapter 1, Page 11




Here's the first page from the second half of the chapter! Well, slightly more than half... I did the rest of the pages in the chapter about a month after I finished the first. These were also done much more quickly than the first 10 pages, but then again they were already outlined. I switched to Speedball india ink for a little while, but I wasn't a huge fan of it and switched back.

Well, until next time... I'll be posting these a lot more frequently than I have in the past, so it won't be long.