I’m pretty pleased with the facial expressions in this one. Malutki especially seems to both rueful and thinking in panel three — like, both dealing with Masha’s lashing and trying to understand what he’s supposed to be doing. An Evolving Character Design When I was drafting this comic I was thinking about how Masha’s design…Read more
Masha has some trouble with the subtleties of plausible deniability and the black market. The fence in the post office probably thinks she’s dumb as a post. You know, a fence post. Moving House My wife and I moved from our apartment of eight years to a house. It’s been very exciting upgrading to a…Read more
I Apologize Yep. It’s a fart joke. I don’t even remember how I came up with this idea. New Word Bubble Process I’ve been struggling to find a method for creating word bubbles that results in all of the following: Ease of reading Consistent and clean aesthetic Somewhat organic Easy to edit. I was tinkering…Read more
Process Pencilled in non-photo blue on bristol comic book art board. Inked with Copic liner, 0.3 (used 1.0 for the fills). Scanned at 300 dpi. adjusted levels in PhotoShop to delete non-photo blue; set ink layer to multiply. colored on a layer below, using colors from limited palette. Three layers: background, thorn bush, characters. leterred;…Read more
This full-page comic is meant to establish the basic premise of Rudek and the Bear. I had fun experimenting with different techniques while making it–which took about two weeks of work, on and off. Any questions? Feel free to leave a comment, and I’ll get back to you! Update 6/17/2014: I’ve redone the typography and…Read more
