I’ve been sketching more than usual in my sketchbook recently. I often sketch on loose paper, and I think it’s partly because my sketchbook is a bit larger than I’d like at 11″ x 14″. I prefer 9″ x 12″. These are from the past few days, drawn with mechanical pencil. I may end up…
I use a variety of software for work and personal use. I primarily use a MacBook Pro running OS X, but I also have an older desktop system that runs XP and I regularly used a laptop running Vista at a previous job. I’ve only had minor exposure to Linux. I’ll be noting OS’s (Operating…
Green Corner has been updated. Completed page ten is now published. Progress images for page nine and avatars for pages nine and ten added to the image gallery. Don’t forget to use the voting links on the main page to show your support. (voting incentives are progress images from page ten) Thanks and enjoy the…
Green Corner has been updated. Published page 9 viewable here. New desktop wallpaper in the Midori Forest group files: friends2_1440x900.jpg(it’s a larger version of page nine) The specials are also available as wallpapers. Send me an email with screen dimensions if there’s a particular size you’d like. I also added more pencils (up to page…
I’ve made some updates to my portfolio website. There’s some new and updated pieces there, along with some streamlining of the site design and coding. I also added a link back to my art blog in the navigation. I’m considering the addition of some other pieces as well. I’d especially like to add to the…
This is not a complete list, but I hope that you find these sites useful. Feel free to share others in the comments. I’ll likely post more in future. Traditional Media and IllustrationWill Eisner’s Comics & Sequential ArtThis is an excellent book. It’s not so much for figure reference, but more about the design side…
I’ve just uploaded quite a few changes to the Green Corner site. New things you may notice: The new Setting page combines the Midori Forest and Yousei Academy information New avatars/ icons Changed character bios (Aena’s and Barudo’s have new images) New About page (different from the FAQ) Progress images added to the gallery through…
Green Corner has been updated. Published page 8 viewable here. Enjoy!
Here’s another older piece that I created in pen and ink. Aena has written an embarrassing love letter to Suko (the young man), and Zalanda sees this as the perfect opportunity to mock her for it (and share it with Suko!). Please click on the image to see a larger version. Media: pen and inkPaper:…
My tutorial for creating comic pages with Adobe Illustrator is available in PDF format here (948 KB). The tutorial is geared toward the novice user, but more experienced users may find some interesting techniques as well. Please let me know if you have any questions about items not answered in the tutorial. Edit: The location…