Kim Farrant
What a week. On Wednesday the 20th I had the great pleasure of accidentally stumbling into a guest lecture by Kim Farrant, the Director of… Read More »Kim Farrant
comics
Moments
Following on from the last post in which we jump across time and space, here is a short wordless (for the moment) scene that requires… Read More »Moments
Montage
Time is a slippery thing. In comics we, the creator, have the option to present time in any number of ways. We can use ellipses… Read More »Montage
In the family
This scene is set within a typical working class Australian birthday celebration setting. Packs of Longbeach (or Lung Bleach as they are affectionately known) and… Read More »In the family
Limitations
Here I wanted to show Ronja pausing mid-stride, stopped by a sudden decision to confide in Clint. As an author, I’ve given myself quite a few limitations.… Read More »Limitations
Eyeline match
I am always thinking in making comics, how can I make things as clear as possible? To that end I rely on a great deal… Read More »Eyeline match
Treez
Say what you will about digital drawing but custom brushes are great. I drew this tree silhouette in about two minutes using a custom brush.… Read More »Treez
Ashcan and Ebikes
Today I didn’t get much work on the GN done, however I did manage to take my comic anthology Ashcan Comix #10 to a number… Read More »Ashcan and Ebikes
Moving lines
I’ve found that in moving from script to image, things change. I’m often editing and moving dialogue around, or removing it entirely. Here I’ve replaced the dialogue… Read More »Moving lines
Keep it steady
I ‘ve been writing a fair bit, waxing lyrical, if you will, on the many roles the sequential artist takes on when telling stories. It’s a… Read More »Keep it steady
Hitting the road
A while ago a put together a series of pages depicting the protagonist involved in a bike crash within my Graphic Novel. I wanted to… Read More »Hitting the road
Photo referendum
I’ve been drawing my protagonist so often without looking at reference that his face is often looking (unintentionally) different from page to page. One of the… Read More »Photo referendum
Still in the bathroom
The second entry and already I’m a day late. Sweet familiar territory. This is an excerpt from a page I worked on yesterday, with our… Read More »Still in the bathroom
DAILY UPDATES, let’s go!
Here’s the first one, this is the last page I worked on last night. The challenge I often find with crafting a sequence is where… Read More »DAILY UPDATES, let’s go!
Supervisor meeting!
Meeting with the Big Boss. Her suggestions and comments. Seems like there is too much waiting, the story needs clearer beats of action. Fair comment, although… Read More »Supervisor meeting!
Workflow breakdown
I’ve mentioned previously here about my great plan; my cunning, genius, time-saving and fantastical workflow, involving drawing digital layouts in Manga Studio which (upon export) automatically sync… Read More »Workflow breakdown
Autofictography: the blurred line between autobiography and fiction
I’ve written quite a bit about my script writing process within this blog. My own script had its beginnings as a series of diary entries,… Read More »Autofictography: the blurred line between autobiography and fiction
Ashcan X
In September 2013 I was contacted with the possibility of taking over the editor/organiser duties on Ashcan, a Brisbane indie anthology comic that had… Read More »Ashcan X
Digital layabout
As mentioned before, I’m laying out my autofictographic narrative digitally using a software package called Manga Studio (or Clip Ex) 5. It has heaps of… Read More »Digital layabout
Progress update December 2015 – March 2016
I’ve been terrible at keeping the blog updated lately so the plan is to do a mass image spew of progress and then start a… Read More »Progress update December 2015 – March 2016
Script blowout
First draft layouts of that time I stacked my bike really thoroughly. Here’s how it looks in the script: So, barely one paragraph. And here’s… Read More »Script blowout
20 done, 500+ to go
The process of making a graphic novel is similar to driving across the country. It takes a lot of careful planning, obstacles come up that you… Read More »20 done, 500+ to go
Christmas triptych
For these diary comics I wanted to get back to paint. I’ve been working quite a bit with a focus on line-work and felt the… Read More »Christmas triptych
