Hey kids,
How are ya’ll doing this fine monday? I’m doing good. Lately I have been working hard at changing how I do this whole art thing. An artist name Brian Stelfreeze showed me how he does thumbnails. Which I won’t lie, has changed how I do things now. Starting with a good plan and foundation makes life sooo Much easier! What he does is a thing called “Black,White Gray”. Basically using simple shapes of black, white or gray to figure out your composition. By doing this you are figuring out the basic and by doing this your image with have a greater impact. So here is some of the thumbnails I have done so far. I got some practice to work on but just wanna share this with you guys.
Here is some examples how it has effected my comic. The first is how I use to do my thumbnails. By figuring out the blacks, I can not only produce this faster but easier as well!
The last thing is an exercise I’m still doing that has helped me out a lot. There is a movie called the “Big Combo.” It’s a black & white movie, however the whole thing is shoot beautiful in contrast. These are 16 from just the first five minutes. It is a work out and great practice. Hope this has been helpful and look forward to better and faster strips from me soon. -Greathouse
Hey Guys,
Lately I have been in a bit of a rut. To shake things up I decided to try something new. I found this artist named Man Arenas. I tried to play off his technique a bit. Done on Strathmore Plate board (Hot Press.) Then done with Holbein Special Black ink wash. Then using Schmincke, Holbien and Lukas watercolor. Then using a Caran D’ache watercolor black pencil to add some detail. Thanks again and see you soon.
-Greathouse
Hey everyone.
How are you? I hope your new year is well. I got a some big plans this year. There is some good and bad news. Lets first do the good news, I am going to be adding more detail and doing the comic in color. Yeah, I am digging the look and it’s fun to be able to add some detail with hues and value. The other news is, the boys are getting pupils… ok not the most exciting but it’s adding more detail to the look of it. The strip is slowly growing, I am excited to show in 2012 some new things and expand on the story. Going to be a fun big year!
Now the bad news, for a bit the comic is only going to be once a week. I am working on my other portfolio site and trying to get better work. I got a day job but I wanna do more artistic things. Hopefully by taking a month light on Scotty, I can help find a better job. That is the news, I am working also improving the look and feel of the website. Thanks for supporting the first year of Scotty. I hope this year is a big and wonderful year not only for my comic but my fans.
-Greathouse