Room 208

A peek into the mind.

2009-03-18T23:00:00.000-07:00

Aside from drawing Undying Faces, I'm writing a first draft on an idea that's been floating about in my head for a month or so. To summarise:

On a basic level it's about a psychologist extracting the memories of his patients and transplanting them into his own. The catalyst of the idea is that saying “We are the sum of our experiences” and how these experiences are said to “shape us” into the people we are today. But what would we be like if you removed some of these experiences (or memories of) that “shape us”? What would you be like if you could tailor your own past from the memory of others? I guess that's what it's really about.

I'm also toying with the idea of starting another script, but as I haven't written any of it yet, so I'll hold fire on that. I'll be sure to keep you posted on further developments.

From sketchbook to computer.

2009-03-13T14:55:00.000-07:00

Like many people, I'm curious about the creation process, it interests me on all levels. From the initial brainstorm process, why one idea resonates more than another, to concept and development. I'm even fascinated by the documentation. Unfortunately we're usually only privy to the finish, and not much else.

Over on Ben Templesmith's blog we get to see, as he puts it: “Here's another peek at how I drunkenly veer from sketch on a piece of paper to a final cover finished on the computer.“ I thought I would follow suite.

Panel 2 of PAGE ONE - From sketchbook to computer.

Initial sketch.

Took a photo and then printed it, worked oil pastels and black pencil crayon to add definition.

Took photo and printed again, this added additional texture. Charcoaled around the figure to bring into focus.

Finally taken into Photoshop where the magic happens. Lots of additional textured layers and colour work.

In Medias Res

2009-03-09T18:14:00.000-07:00

Undying Faces is a small project that I have been working on; albeit at a snails pace. Having many comic scripts stagnate in the folder “I will revisit these at some point..honestly” but seldom do. I've grabbed the bull by the horns and taken the plunge deciding to do the art myself.

Here is PAGE ONE of Undying Faces.