Posted by
Andreas – January 16, 2010
Hello hello!
One of the stories I`m currently working on has a very bad person in it that has to be vile, demonic AND entertaining at the same time.
A evil dandy that has a speech impediment and only the worst intentions.
This was a very early story sketch that has the evil person trying to trick the Forrest clam:
I started thinking about the guy and thought of two big inspirations behind what I want to convey:
Here is a small percentage of the doodles that were made afterwards:
I tried doing the design in watercolors and I still think its working.
He feels a bit to “urban” but I still like the design overall!
Also please note this great drawing studio mate Ben Bates did for me:
KING OF COMEDY!
have a great weekend!
Posted by
Andreas – January 7, 2010
Hello!
The following depicts the same scene shown some posts below, with the difference being that I`m more happy with it and that it contains some characters actually doing something.
They look a bit less “rough” but adding these kinds of gimmicks makes it easier to deform them when it fits a gag and I think it works alright.
I also watched some documentaries:
- One made me dislike economy (The Corporation)
- One made me dislike food production (The future of Food)
- And this one made me dislike “LA People” (Confessions of a Superhero)
I hope everyone is having a good week so far, I will now read Plastic Man by the great Kyle Baker and Blood Meridian by McCarthy while drinking tea.
Indeed!
Posted by
Andreas – January 2, 2010
Bonjour 2010!
It was nice waking up with you even though I had a terrible hangover and was still in full clothing.
2009 was the fastest year I have ever experienced and we hardly got to know each other.
2010 sounds better and will be the year were I start to grow up.
And turn 30.
Holy shit!
Also, a comic:
DANCE DANCE DANCE and I`m now going to watch Hulu and Netflix ALL DAY!
(and get poor thanks to the STEAM Holiday sale, Mass Effect for 5$!)
Posted by
Andreas – December 29, 2009
Hei Seattle (and Maple Valley), you were awesome!
I had a great time thanks to Antje, Conor, his family and friends.
Went to Fantagraphics, ate good food, bought some books, saw a movie with a fantastic Fox, hiked a Mountain.
I also got a new Sketchbook and I`m exited to put it to use.
Hope everyone is happy with how Christmas 2009 went, lets cheer for the final days of this year and then kick 2009 in the butt!
IN THE BUTT!
Posted by
Andreas – December 23, 2009
Hello hello,
Christmas is around the corner, my train tickets for Seattle are booked and I`m trying to finish a comic page every day.
This is not really working so far thanks to me not really hitting the tone I want to hit with some of the drawings.
Take the following one for example, it SHOULD show some rough treasure hunting dudes (for the first time) on their way deeper into a foreign jungle.
I drew them on the Wacom, I drew them with pencil and then with the Wacom again.. still.. its not the look I wanted them to have..
I also don’t like the fact that they are not DOING anything. They pose for an invisible camera and the panel tells nothing more than show their faces. Hmpf..
My deadline is still far away in the next year so fumbling around like this is OK but it still sucks to waste so much time and it does not feel good.
ON A HAPPIER NOTE:
I finished THE HOBBIT and its a way looser and quicker book than I remembered.
It really feels like something that could be read to children over a couple of weeks.
One thing that made me wonder though..
Balin`s (one of the Dwarfs) clear love for our main Hobbit.. was Tolkien hinting at some small-men-love going on?
Here is a drawing of Balin saying farewell to his “friend”.
Happy holidays to everyone in Germany and everywhere else, I will post some Seattle pictures after the weekend and I hope everyone gets very expensive stuff they dont really need but REALLY want.
