A few paintings I made in Fall 2018
When I was really into drawing spaceships last year, I took some time to paint with watercolor a bit. It’s challenging but a lot of fun. The resulting texture is interesting, and it’s fun mixing colors.
I definitely intend to do more with watercolor in the future.
Reflecting on how the project went, tools I used, and what’s coming next
Last week I wrapped up Lost Ship, a sci-fi comic I had been working on since September 2018. It’s my third finished comic, and I leveled up quite a bit while working on it.
I have been reflecting on the project and how it went as I figure out what’s next. Here’s a look at the making of Lost Ship.
Continue reading “Lost Ship Retrospective”A short sci-fi comic about a small crew searching for a lost ship
Today’s the day! Lost Ship, the comic I’ve been working on since October 2018, is ready to be released into the wild.
It’s 26 pages of grayscale sci-fi comics with two bonus pages of concept art. Plus, it’s 100% free. ✨
Continue reading “Launching Lost Ship”Why I decided to redo my hand lettering with a font
As I have been wrapping up Lost Ship, I began to worry about the legibility of the lettering in the comic. My lettering has improved over the last year, but some of it is a little rocky.
So I decided to re-letter the comic with a font. It’s incredibly important to me that people can read the comic. While the lettering lost a bit of character in the move to being a font, I believe it’s a worthwhile change because it’s much easier to read.
A look at the ship, character, and emblem designs
I’ve been working on Lost Ship for the last few months, and it’s nearly complete (woohoo!). It’s a sci-fi comic about a small crew that explores the unknown parts of the universe.
All that’s left to do is print the project and release it out into the world. Before that happens, I thought it’d be cool to share a bunch of concept art from the pre-production phases of the project.
At the time I started the project, I was really into drawing different ship designs, which is what led to the initial idea for the comic.
The final designs varied a little bit from those initial ships above.
Trying a new step where I make a med-fi pencil mock-up after doing thumbnails
I’ve been working on a new 28-page comic called Lost Ship over the last two months, and it’s been enjoyable to work on a project that’s pretty small in scope. It’s about a small crew that explores space to try to discover new things.
Continue reading “A Look Into the Process of Making Lost Ship”
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