Thoughts
This comic is a dirty little piece of shit so I’ll try to provide a good text to go with it.
Life’s good, College is awesome an everything I always wanted to be. But I have to say, it’s tough. I have piles and piles of jobs to finish for yesterday. All the classes have their own giant work with their own crazy deadline. I can say that in these few weeks of classes I already learned a huge amount of stuff (like how do draw a happy pirate on illustrator or use charcoal without make your drawing look like a dirty piece of toilet paper). I am sure this will improve my skills, but currently my life is a huge mess and I plan on starting all over again Monday (no shhhit!)!
But yeah, my house is a mess, I’ve been basically feeding on boxed soup, I can’t find pants with no yellow buttocks (I spilled yellow ecoline on my chair, didn’t see and sat on it) and usually all the laundry is dirty and to do. Clearly, I have to better estabilish a routine, specially if I want to keep up with the comics.
So I will enjoy this weekend out to rest and put my head on the top of my neck and when I come back I will work more efficiently.
I am so happy with the amount of people that are accessing the website. I can’t believe how much Exploding grew since we started publishing. I never thought it would be so hard to keep up with a once per week content, therefore I can only say how much people like Jeff Jacques (from Questionable Content) have my huge admiral.
This course is brilliant because it not only works on basic illustration skills, it directs you to your style and way of working. It’s so amazing to discover how much I love and admire comics and how much I don’t know about them.
I am planning a zine for next year. A proper one, not with web content, but something new, like a short story or something. But I am a terrible writter so I am planning on doing this project in partnership with someone. Maybe my own Frank if he decides to move his lazy ass and write something for me. xD
Ok, I think that was all that I had to say. I may start publishing a couple of comics in the sketch and slowly replace them with finished pieces once I have a mid-term week or something like that.
Thanks a million for all the love and I am sorry for taking so long to answer the comments. Things shall get better…
Sequential art with words. GOOD ENOUGH
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This is perfect. Everyone who follows your work here understands and is cheering you on in your studies, life, not just in this comic.
Jennie Breeden from “The Devil’s Panties” is a great artist to follow, too. She’s finished with art school, but sometimes posts up sketches of her work, all text jokes, studies from new art classes she’s taking, and octo-art she created. Not saying to do all that, just to expand your internal definition of what makes good web content. Or change your deadline here to every other Monday, twice a month, etc.
College is helping your grow as an artist and is getting you ready for client deadlines. Figure out your version of work/life balance now, and you’ll be golden later. =)
You guys are too awesome! It’s good to have such an opened dialogue with readers. *__*
I never imagined doing comics would be something like that.
Not upset. Enjoy Paris and your parent-in-laws. I always look forward to your comics and even today I wasn’t disappointed. Don’t worry!
Thank you so much, you guys are the best. ;__;
Comics shall get better and better from now on. xD