Simon Shawn Andrews
i'm working on 2 paintings for the release, but to do that i've decided to really get into learning how to paint better. I have a lot of experience painting but painting mostly out of your head is a whole other ball game. So i'm doing that this week and next. I've got 12 paintings on the go, hopefully 2 of them work out. I've got all the pages scanned and ready to go, just this extra stuff is what's taking up my time.
Simon Shawn Andrews
finished page 30 and 31. Figuring out what extras to include, then scanning and preparing for release.
Simon Shawn Andrews
on page 29, took a few days off to study how to improve my comic making.
Simon Shawn Andrews
on page 28, almost done the pencils...yay! i think page 27 turned out pretty good, its getting closer to the sort of look i want.
Simon Shawn Andrews
sort of finished page 26, but i will probably come back to it. i'm redoing portions of page 24. There's 5 pages in this chapter so it's technically done, but im working on the next chapter as well, its 6 pages, but i haven't decided if i will release them together or separate.
Simon Shawn Andrews
on page 26
Simon Shawn Andrews
Finished page 24, onto page 25.
Simon Shawn Andrews
working on page 24. took a week off to study issues i was having with my art.
Simon Shawn Andrews
finished pages 21 and 22, now on 23. Doing a bit of design work for cover pages and such.
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A personal video becomes an issue between Roya and Neve while shopping.
Later, a pool party reveals a growing rift between the...
SimonShawnAndrews
two and a half months of sweat for this chapter. There is a major style change in the middle but I think it's for the best in the long run. I just hope it doesn't turn off readers or cause confusion but it probably doesn't matter to anyone...I'm just happy I get to work on it and it was complete joy for the whole thing.
Simon Shawn Andrews
finished page 20 which finishes the chapter. I'll be working on extras for the release and hope to be ready to put it up by the end of the week....fingers crossed.
Simon Shawn Andrews
on page 20, the last one of the chapter. im hoping to be done by monday then work on some extras which will take maybe a week, not sure.
Simon Shawn Andrews
on page 19. i made a huge change to how i work starting on page 17, which has some pros and cons. I decided to forego penciling altogether and just work straight in inks. The main reason for the changes is speed of page completion, a desire to have a sort of 'life' to the inking that i wasn't getting before, and last of all, a change in the focus of my work to be more art - based and less illustration based. The trade off for this change is less craftmanship, less accuracy, less slickness. Anyway, its all experimental and the good thing is no one is looking, no one cares and i can just make some giant change without any blowback.
Simon Shawn Andrews
working on page 18, almost done it. When 20 pages is hit ill be done chapter 2.
Simon Shawn Andrews
1/2 done inking page 16.
Simon Shawn Andrews
getting near finishing page 16 pencils. hooray!
Simon Shawn Andrews
inking page 15, yay!
Simon Shawn Andrews
penciling page 15.... a really tough one
Simon Shawn Andrews
inking page 14. just humming along at a snail's pace :^) I'm probably a bit ocd on trying to get things right, then i finish something and its NOT alright. ... But at some point i decide it's time to move on.
Simon Shawn Andrews
penciling page 14
Simon Shawn Andrews
inking page 13...
Simon Shawn Andrews
penciling page 13
Simon Shawn Andrews
inking page 12 today.
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Roya has bad dreams and her bestie Neve is being super annoying.