Happy friday everyone! Enjoy the sketches! These are from a series of Ink sketches I did. This particular batch is of Fan’s Original Characters. Enjoy!!
Phade
Siphon
Turbulence
Sahlia
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This is the second worse excuse I’ve ever heard. First being “I don’t have the right software.”
Why is this this such a terrible excuse? Because there is no “might”. You will fail! Now wait a second, give me a minute to explain before you go jumping out a window.
Just like past posts, I’m assuming that if you’re reading this, its because you’re an aspiring artist or creator who’s looking for the inspiration to pursue your dreams. That being the case you probably have little to no experience in the comic industry. And if that is the case I guarantee you’ll fail….. at first.
What you have to keep in mind is that you’re new at this. Everyone, EVERYONE, fails the first time they do ANYTHING. I really cant emphasize this enough. Have you ever seen a baby speak perfectly their first attempt? Or perhaps a baby get up and start walking, and not fall on their first try? Have you ever seen anyone slam dunk the first time they’ve ever held a basketball, or hit a home run the first time they ever held a baseball bat? What? You haven’t? That means everyone’s failed at everything they’ve ever done right?… yet somehow we still have people walking, and talking, and people slam dunking, and hitting home runs… weird…
What I’m getting at here is that failure is not the absence of success. Instead it’s the pathway to success. Everyone fails the first time they try something. Most people fail the second time, and third time. Alot of people fail the second and third HUNDRED times. But those who succeed are those who refuse to accept failure as the final result. They learn from it, improve upon it, and then try again. Once that fails they learn more, improve more, and try again. Until after dozens to hundreds of failures, they’ve learned enough, and become skilled enough to FINALLY achieve what they’ve been working so hard for. It’s inevitable.
So using the excuse “I might fail,” is a poor excuse. Because you WILL fail. It can’t stop you though, not if you don’t want it to, and if you don’t give up success is inevitable. However if you don’t even try success will be impossible.
So go out there and fail, fail until you’ve succeeded at Making comics, not excuses.
Here is a little side note: Todd McFarlane. Comic artist renowned for his work on Spiderman and Creating the Anti-Hero Spawn applied to Marvel and DC several times before getting his first gig with them. How many times? over 700! And now he’s arguably the most successful creator in the industry. Imagine if he accepted failure at rejection number 699….. i shutter at the thought….
Well I asked you a while a few weeks ago that if you had any questions for me you should ask me and I’ll happily answer them for you! Well today we’re going to get to some answers! Enjoy!
Q: Do you typically draw your comic pages out beforehand, then scan them? Or do it straight from the computer (or a combination of both).
A: Well I’ve done both depending on what I have to draw, and where I am when I have to draw it. But for Issue #1 and Issue #2 I am penciling the comic traditionally with my trusty pencil and blue line pro boards. Then I scan the pages in and use Manga Studio EX4 to ink, tone, and letter the pages. But some pages in the past have been 100% digital.
Q: What kind of a tablet do you use?
A: I use a Wacom Cintiq 21UX. Before that I used an Intuos 3
Q: Do you play any trading card games?
A: No, I’ve never really gotten into trading card games. And I’ve honestly tried. I’ve played lots of them, Magic, Pokemon, Yu-gi-oh, various Star Trek games, and even Munchkins. I’ve had fun playing them all, but none of them have really gripped me to the point where I wanted to build my own deck.
Q: Who in Shadows of Oblivion has the largest rogues gallery?
A: Thats hard to say since it’s a Team Book. Most of the heroes share the same rogues. But if I had to pick a character, I’d say Cerberus. He’s the Leader, so when a villain is wants revenge on something the Wolf Clan did, he/she would focus on the leader who made it possible.
Q: When eating a bowl of cereal, do you put the spoon in first? Or the cereal? Or the milk?
A: Cereal first. Milk second. Spoon third. Like every comic book artist does!
Q: What company were you first published by and how long did it take you to get noticed by Zenescope?
A: My first published work was with a UK publisher called Markosia. I did a book for them called “Ritual”.
I don’t know how long it took Zenescope to notice me exactly. Since I’ve never been part of their editor meetings I don’t know if they took notice right away, and just never had a book to put me on or just didn’t think I was good enough until recently. But between the day I handed them my first portfolio to my first work with them was about 5 years…. to be fair though I really sucked the first time i handed them my portfolio…
Okay thats enough questions for today. Do you have a question you want to ask me? If so leave a comment with your question or email them to me! Don’t be shy, I won’t bite! I’ll just answer your questions in the next segment!
Thanks for the support everyone and remember to make comics not excuses!
Every single piece of art no matter how complex, or how simple are made up of a combination of 5 elements. Those elements combined make up shapes that we know of like squares and triangles. And with those shapes anything can be drawn! People who are just learning how to draw want to jump ahead and go straight to the details, or the details of what they want to create intimidate them, but if you keep in mind that a drawing is nothing more than a combination of dots, circles, straight lines, curved lines, and bent lines then you can draw anything!
So if you ever become intimidated, If you’re ever not sure how you should draw something, just ask yourself “what shapes make this up?” If you break it down piece by piece you’ll be sure to draw it, I guarantee!
And for those of you who don’t know, I’m a private drawing instructor at PLaY! Music and Art in Canton, GA. If you’re in the area and want to take drawing classes with me stop on by, I’d love for you to be one of my students!
Well Shadows of Oblivion #1 is all done. I’m currently working on the the graphic design of the issue so you can all have a copy to hold in your hands. It’s going to take a couple weeks, so in the mean time enjoy the preview of the next issue: Shadows of Oblivion #2! If everything goes according to plan you’ll start seeing these pages in about 3 weeks!
Until then enjoy the preview, and remember to make comics, not excuses!