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My Life in Records Chapter 3 Page 1
Cover for My Life in Records #3
Starting next Thursday, I'll be posting a page a week from my newest My Life in Records story. You can read it on Facebook or on my website (http://grantthomasonline.com/03MLIR/ )
In December 2013 you'll be able to purchase a print version of my comic with two "B-Side" stories that will not be available online.
Yes, I am That OCD About my Hand Lettering
I love the wobbly look of hand-lettered text in a comic book, but I wanted to also mimic the Windsor font for my album liner notes. So I arranged everything in Illustrator and printed it off. Then I printed it and put it under a sheet of Bristol Board and traced the basic form while also looking at the reference text on my computer screen.
Took four times as long as 'shoping the text in, but worth it for the look I'm going for.
From Pencils to Final Art
Final version of page 70
This is what the final page looks like after combining all the elements (see this post here)
from Left to Right . . .
from Left to Right:
- 11" x 11" Bristol board "final artwork"
- ink spattered on a sheet of drawing paper that will be cut out and pasted to bristol board -print out of composite of sketches made on several sheets of tracing paper (placed on light table in used as an inking guideline for the final artwork)
- tracing paper sketches taped together
- one more tracing paper sketch for good luck.
“You can’t win, Darth. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.”
Review of Dodo Comics #3 at Poopsheet Foundation
The first review for Dodo Comics #3 is up over at Poopsheet Foundation.
Though there are no words in this issue, or even recognizable figures, just deliberately placed wisps of ink that ebb and flow like flocks of birds, he deftly manipulates timing and pace with a distinct sense of musicality. The structure is one of a poetic tempo that you can feel the rhythmic beat of, while taking in his sensual inky lines.
You can now find an archive of other reviews of my work over at the Press section of the site.
Betamax vs. VHS
