by Matthew Warlick | Nov 9, 2009 | Art & Illustration, Indy Comic Book Week, Senryu, Works in Progress
| So thanks to the generous folks who’ve contributed to the Save Senryu Fundraiser it looks I should be able to get the book printed, granted a few more donations come in before the 15th.
Since it’s looking good I’m keeping to the same schedule and should be going to print the end of next week.
This weekend has been dedicated to creating the cover and I wanted to share with you guys. This will give you a little peak into the process as well as an idea of what to look for on shelves come December 30th. |
| Once I settle on a layout I do a rough pencil sketch at about 8×10. |
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| Next up I scan that, print it out at 11×17 on bristol as blue lines and ink it with various brushes, pens, brush-pens, toothbrushes, etc. |
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| Next I scan it in, prep the lineart for colors and do the basic typeesetting. Then I prep to do flats. |
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| Flatting is monotonous but essential. |
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| Once flats are finished I go in and do the final coloring and rendering. This is the really fun part. |
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| Once colors are done It’s back to typesetting and design for color choices and final placement, etc. I went with a studio standard 1/3 wrap cover, since all our Space-Gun books share the feature. |
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| And there’s the finished piece, now you know what to look for come December 30th. |
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| Thanks for reading, if you’d like to donate please do, the fundraiser will be ongoing until the 15th when I go to print or overshoot my deadline! |
by Matthew Warlick | Nov 3, 2009 | Art & Illustration, Blog, Senryu
“Progress” spread from Senryu.
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So the fundraiser is going well.
I?m already at almost 2/3 of my goal of $300. Thanks to everyone who has donated and helped spread the word. It means a lot, especially after having set Indy Comic Book Week into motion and then losing the financial ability to get my own book out for the event.
That being said there?s still that last 33% to go! So please, donate if you can. If you?re a comic lover, an independent media lover or just someone who digs my art/wallpapers please donate what you can. This has been a big dream of mine for a while and with the success of ICBW it?s the best time to get it into stores.
Everyone who donates will get a digital copy of the finished book. Larger donors will likely get original art or some other personalized goodies, depending on how many people donate (there are only 36 pages to give away).
Again you donate at this link or by clicking the donate button below.
So thanks for all the help, here?s to hoping I can reach my goal by November 15th!
by Matthew Warlick | Oct 31, 2009 | Art & Illustration, Blog, Projects, Senryu
So as you know I?ve been planning on getting my book Senryu out for Indy Comic Book Week, and have been posting previews and progress here and on the ICBW blog.
Double-page spread from Senryu.
As you might also know my Space-Gun studios mates Jake Ekiss, Vinh Luan Luu and Paul Milligan and I have been pushing really hard on the Indy Comic Book Week front, and are really excited about the opportunity to get our books into stores.
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| Double-page spread from Senryu. |
Well due to circumstances beyond my control Senryu is now in jeopardy of not making it to the shelves on December 30th. I had a very large freelance project get pushed back until after the New Year, and as such it leaves very little room in the budget for essentials, much less printing costs for a comic that, no matter how well recieved, is guaranteed to lose money.
So, while I don?t like to beg, I?m going to start a PayPal fund raising event for printing and shipping costs and see how it goes. My goal? A whopping $300US to cover printing costs and shipping to as many participating stores as possible. The deadline to send the files to print is November 15th.
Anyone who donates more than $25 will get a copy of the book mailed to them with a nice thank you note. I?ll end up donating original art and other goodies to folks who participate as well. More on that later.
Donations can be made via PayPal to soulcoredot (at) gmail.com.
Shameless PayPal Donate button below for your enjoyment!
Thanks in advance to everyone who’s followed my progress so far and offered advice and support, you guys rock. Now let’s see if we can get this thing into stores!
And just for visitng, here’s another preview page.
by Matthew Warlick | Oct 31, 2009 | Art & Illustration, Blog, Dreams, Projects, Senryu
So while I’m in between freelance projects I’m hitting the Senryu pages hard and fast, vowing to do a page a day until it’s finished and ready to print.
To see it and more be sure to look for Senryu in participating comic shops December 30th.
by Matthew Warlick | Oct 19, 2009 | Art & Illustration, Blog, Indy Comic Book Week, Projects
Indy Comic Book Week has taken off more than we could have ever hoped, and with the TWAYKI graphic novel finished I’ve had some time to focus on side gigs and pet projects.
Below is my page for One Night Stand entitled Daydreamer. It’s a mini comic being put together by David Hopkins for ICBW.
ONE NIGHT STAND is a collection of one-page stories, all about “casual encounters.” This mini-comic will explore sex and intimacy, guilt and anonymity, risk and fantasy.
I’ll be working on Senryu next while I wait for my next day-job script to come in. I’ll be finishing it up this week and getting it ready for Indy Comic Book Week as well.
Stay tuned.
by Matthew Warlick | Oct 14, 2009 | Projects
What does 6 months of hard, artistic work look like? I?d imagine something like this.
Above is the completed 100 pages for my first ever original graphic novel. I still can?t show the lettered pages or give away the plot but it was a blast to work on and I learned a lot. I feel like I finally have a grasp on my own personal style and can do it at a consistent pace.
I finished up the pages somewhat early thanks to a week-long productive streak, and will begin a new book for the same company in November.
In the meantime I?m finishing up colors on a 4 page pitch project that, once again, I can?t show or talk much about thanks to an NDA. Look for that next October.
It?s a been a busy few weeks and I?ll be posting some more about our Studio side-project Indy Comic Book Week tomorrow, as well as my contributions to it, Senryu & One Night Stand.
