Wednesday, February 29, 2012

2/29/12

It's been a busy few days - capital is always a great showstopper for the creative process, and I'm not exempt this fact either. SO, I'm job-hunting!

To that end, I went back and updated my blog with some fancy new decals and a new showreel (which I'll have to update again tomorrow...'ish) - go to http://dukeofmonkeysshowreel.blogspot.com/ and have a looksie (and do feel free to drop a comment!)

But having said that, I've also gone out of my way to introduce the next character, Baron Ironmutt! The second protagonist of my series, a massive bad-ass robot with jetpack: What's not to like?

Baron Ironmutt



Afflicted with a "virus" which essentially will force his programming to develop a personality, this is one of the more "light-hearted" figures in the saga: I want to add several quirks that makes him surprisingly human considered his inanimate beginnings.

Why does he have jetpacks? You might ask.

Because jetpacks are awesome.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

2/16/12

Full Body Page, Dominique


Second part of Dominiques design sheet.

I've aimed for a more simple approach to coloring after some poignant advice from my surroundings. Since I'm still pretty new to coloring, there's plenty of things I'm learning (and need to learn), but I hope to pick it up as I go through the preproduction part.

Next up, I'll be working with the second main protagonist, "Baron Ironmutt" - he's going to be balls of fun to design and next to impossible to draw, so that'll be entertaining to see me rage at my screen.

I'd also like to direct your attention to a few couple of links:

First off, here's my deviant-art link which'll feature some of non-Ironbolt related work I do. It's just to sort of link both places together a bit more coherently:

Secondly, I'll today be highlighting one of my inspirations for making a web-comic.

Back in 2006, Tracy J. Butler, an illustrator and 3d Modeller at Simultronics, an American based games company, launched her web-comic entitled "Lackadaisy Cats" - I first stumbled across it a few months after its launch and was instantly smitten not only by the charming gallery of characters, but in general the professionality and coherency of which she imbedded in her work.

I mean, a few quick clicks through her pages and you'd realise this is a cut above most web-comic material out there - no wonder it went ahead and won several Web Cartoonists' Comic Award.

Don't let their fuzzy exterior fool you - if you like a sharp dialogue, some zany personalities and a layered story set against the backdrop of old-school gangsters and 1920'ies jazz, I suggest you head on by!


http://www.lackadaisycats.com/

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

2/16/12

First Expression Sheet




It's been some time after I actually got around to draw things - I needed to graduate from the school first, so I've only begun drawing again at the start of February.

This is the first expression sheet I've designed for the comic - and incidentally, the first on my character, Dominique Dejarnette. I've grabbed some inspiration Glen Keanes awesome way of making expressions on the "Tangled" feature.

Here's a closeup of the colored turnaround:







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