Here’s how that piece turned out. This is just the physical artwork, to get it “cover ready” I’d probably lay in some textures in Photoshop, along with some lighting tweaks….maybe even color. When I made this piece, I didn’t really have a clear idea of what to do with the thing…it just wanted out of my head!)
It’s been an interesting week for GZ. I’ve had some discussions with some folks (both in Moonstone and my friends) about the “production wall” that I have with the comic. By “production wall”, I mean that I only have 20 hours a week (max!) to work on the comic, which is way to little to get a decent number of pages out a month. Of course, it probably doesn’t help that I have all the marker-rendering work…but what would the comic be without it? So, I’ve been brainstorming about any way to make things move along faster without decreasing quality, and I just haven’t been able to come up with much that helps. I could do less rendering (which would hurt quality, probably), work on a smaller scale (which would probably hurt quality too)….or I could just go on with things as they are.
Increased production could mean increased exposure, which could mean increased success. I don’t know. If I wasn’t the main bread-provider for the family, I’d cut back my hours or just quit altogether to work on the comic more, but I can’t do that until all the debts are paid and something else is in place to handle the slack….which I have planned….but not for a couple of years, at least. So, for now, I just keep working.
Speaking of work, my art production will be down this week as my wife and I rehearse for our community theatre’s production of “It’s a Wonderful Life” radio play. I’m a big Jimmy Stewart fan, and I do (apparently) a passable George Bailey. It’s been well received, so we’ve done it 3 times in the past 4 years….it really makes it feel like Christmas!
I should have a (very) little time to work on the comic this week…but I’ll post when I have anything interesting!
-Dave
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