58 - Here's the deal.

First post here. 

So this has been a rough week at the day job. Poor sleep last night. So I'm just posting and running. Boom! 

Nick. 

54 - What About Your Friends

First post here. 

Short on time, short on other stuff. Podcast recommendations - Webcomics Weekly and Surviving Creativity. 

Also, go look at Denis Bodart and Pierre Alary art. Go google it. That thing is good. 

That's what's up. 

Nick. 

53 - Jeez it's the...

First post here. 

Thanks for reading, 

Nick

51 - Is Riley alive?

First post here. 

Enjoy.


Nick

50 - Things Fall Apart.

first post here, son. 

Still chugging along. Still old school. Pencil, ink, wash, scan. 

Nick

49 - Nick of Time

First post here.

Nick

45 - Stairs

First post here. 

42 - Swing and a...

First post here. 

So, I've returned to using gray tones via ink washes. I took a break for awhile to work on inking without grays to try and improve my skills. It did do some good. Granted I could ink for years and years without gray tones before I compare to the artists I love, but I'm bored now and want to dip my tow back into grays. The next four pages are grayed (ink washed) for sure and likely more will be after that. 

I do believe I have a bit of an improved approach. Previously I asked and grayed at the same time (roughly) and so I would not ink things because I knew they'd be grayed a particular way. My current mode is actually to ink it like it won't be getting any gray in the future and then when I get to the grays see how I can help it there. 

I did the grays all at once for these five pages and I feel a general improvement of control and judgment during that session. So page 46-47 are better grayed than this one is (at least to me). 

Regardless this webcomic has been an excellent art school even if it is self taught and slow. 

See ya next time. 

Nick. 

41 - Villain, Exit Stage Left

First page here. 

I had fun with this one, particularly the panel arrangement. 

Nick

40 - Here come the Cavalry?

First post here. 

My comic idols of the moment or flavor of the month are both Tyler Crook and Pierre Alary. Tyler does awesome classic brush approach comics. See Harrow County for some horror. Pierre Alary is French and Disneyesque. His skills are extra-ordinary. I don't have any of his books yet, because they are hard to find here in the US of A. Search/Google/Bing for them if you're curious. 

You might not see one iota of influence yet, I just know I'm looking at their art a lot. 

Nick.

39 - The Mayor of Ghoulsville

First page here. 

I feel like this is one of my more controlled semi professional pages. 

Enjoy.

Nick

37 - Enter Doc Destructo

First post here. 

I like this page. 

Me. 

36 - Back to it

First post here. 

So, I've been falling behind a bit. I still have a buffer but it is shrinking. Time management skills are not at full effect at the mo'. 

Holidays will make that worse, but there will be a rearranging. 

I'm looking forward to the next story arc. This Ghoul Town arc you see before you was intentionally actiony and really about me dipping my toes into how to make comics. I'm going to try and improve the storytelling and mood in the next arc. More personal to the characters. 

Anatomy, perspective, and composition are always things to improve, but I feeling the need for my story to pull me in more and hopefully it will translate. 

Nick. 

33 - Duels

First post here. 

I made up a little weird layout this time. It was a bit experimental. The top right triangle is one battle and the bottom left triangle was another. I could have made the divider larger or filled in the margins with black to emphasize the pattern in retrospect. 

Otherwise I enjoy this page even if communication isn't perfect. 

Nick.

32 - Playing Doubles

First page here. 

So here's the next page. I like this one a bit more than others. I hope you dig. 

Nick

31 - %#*) Talking

First page here. 

I'll still be doing black and white without the washes (grays) for awhile. Hope you enjoy. 

Nick. 

30 - Enter at your own risk...

First page here. 

I kinda like this page within my ability to like any of my stuff. I'm falling behind I'm going to have to get back to drawing. 

Later, 

Nick

29 - Behind Door Number 1?

First page here. 

Same old same old. Had a batch of not comicking but getting back on the horse. Still have ye old buffer so publishing on time. I like the bottom left panel. I mostly see the flaws so saying I like anything at all I do is a positive step. I love Riley's lines in the last panel, much nostalgia in that. 

Another sketch. 

Next time. 

Nick. 

28 - Splash Page!

First post here, folks. 

So anyway, I'm destroying my brushes. My brush care skills are far below extraordinary. So I'll be buying some cheeps I can learn how to take care of brushes with. When I master that I'll go back to my beautiful Winsor Newtons. 

Hey, here's an extra sketch. 

Nick

27 - Ghoul battle montage, yo!

First page here or you could just check the archive tab above which only has the ones link for now. Ah well. 

So I dropped the grays and I'm learning more about how to comic in pure black and white. Like I probably said before, the grays will come back. This is a phase. 

I'm a bit behind. My 20 hour work week of comicking crashed a bit when I got sick and so I have to rejigger things. Part of this is that my lack of sleep made me sick. So, I'm going to try a 15 hour work week and see if I can inch back up to 20 hour over time. 

Been enjoying Luke Cage TV show on Netflix. Not done yet though. Just finished Manifest. 

That's all folks.

Nick.