Lego Dreams
About a year ago I drew this in my sketchbook. I still think it’s kinda funny: I had a dream once that I was back at the Savannah College of Art and Design and in one of my comics courses, we were...
View ArticleGeorge Apostrophe
So I’ve started meeting once a week with a super talented artist friend. We learn new software together, watch Lynda.com documentaries on other artists and designers, critique each other’s work, and...
View ArticleGrisby Manor Update
Grisby Manor is puttering along – I’ve had some setbacks and delays, but work continues. The website is finished now, and three pages of the comic are up now. It will be awhile before I officially...
View ArticleMy New Treasure!
Grisby Manor is a lot of fun to write because I get to do research for it. While it’s not a hard-set historical fiction story by any means, there are things I want to feel authentic. For my priest...
View ArticleMucha Manor
I love Alfons Mucha. But who doesn’t? His work is iconic, instantly recognizable and breathtakingly gorgeous. So when I got my very first large format flatbed scanner a few months ago, the first...
View ArticleGrisby Manor Maquette: ALL DONE!
Whoa, it’s been awhile since I updated everyone here on my maquette. It’s finished. It’s been finished for a while, now. Heheh. Oops. Here’s some pictures: You know what? It’s not perfect. There’s...
View ArticleGrisby Manor Sneak Peek: Designing Schroeder
I thought it might be interesting to follow the design of a character from start to finish. We’ll take a look at Reverend Schroeder Calvin Whitefield, one of the library ghosts of Grisby Manor. I knew...
View ArticleProgress, I guess?
Found this the other day – one of the very first sketches I did of a young Walter and Kate. I’d guess it’s a little over a year old. This is from a few weeks ago. I’ve been reading a lot more about...
View ArticleSketch Dump
Following the example of an artist I admire, I’ve started doing warm-up sketches before working on whatever project I have to do each day. She uses warm ups as an opportunity to work through design...
View ArticleHi!
Oh hi! If you’ve come here by way of the Ordinary Days Project page, thanks for stopping by! This is just a blog of random art-related stuff, most of it concerning my current work in progress, Grisby...
View ArticleDOODLES!
Doodling is great. I listen better when I doodle. I think better when I doodle. I like to doodle while I plan out plots or sort out script problems. When I’m drawing the actual comic pages, I get...
View ArticleA Grisby Teaser: How it’s Done
Now that you’ve seen the finished product, I thought it’d be fun to show you how it got there. On all of these images, you can click to get a closer look. First, I wrote a script. I use the template...
View ArticleA Grisby Teaser
While I was working on the Ordinary Days Anthology project, I wrote a Grisby Manor story as a fun diversion from the heavier story I submitted. I challenged myself to tell a concise story in two to...
View ArticleSketch Cards
For the Ordinary Days anthology, I was asked to make some 3×3 sketch cards that would be given to each donor along with their book. I’ve never really done anything like this before, and it was a bit...
View ArticleThe 2013 Christmas Card Project
Hello everyone! It’s that time again, the card design for the 2013 Andrew S. Millette Memorial Fund is here! This year’s design features snowflakes. Here’s a little info on the cards: A pack of ten...
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