Digital scribbles and comic update!

by Kevin Lee on May 13, 2013 at 10:33 pm
Posted In: Scribbles, Words
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Sorry it took a while longer than planned for an update! I promise they’ll start to get more frequent, and I may even be starting the comic a bit sooner than expected!

One of the roadblocks I had was simply how to start the damn thing. I decided to borrow the TV show pilot idea and do a “Driving Nowhere Pilot” There will be 4-5 pages individually centering on what each character is doing before the comic launches. This way I can jump right into the comic without worrying too much about ‘setting the scene’ and awkwardly introducing characters for the reader.

This is important as I don’t plan on a typical storyline you see in webcomics. These characters will know each other, but it’s going to be realistic. Adults don’t hang out in large groups like a TV sitcom all pointed to one direction with “OH NO SHE DI-DNT!” one liners cracking off relentlessly to please the canned laugh track.. they have their own lives.

I’m interested in the interweaving, yet separate, relationships of many different people. More details later, but hopefully you’ll have fun experiencing this story with me.

Anyway I’m sorta firing off what’s on my mind right now. Random doodles above are ‘eh’, I have a pretty drawing I did with markers at the gallery I’ll post up later. :)

- Kevin

PS: OHYA, I decided to go back with Alexis and use ‘Lexi’ for short. Chloe just wasn’t working in my mind for that character, but I may end up using that name again in the future.

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Time flies!

by Kevin Lee on April 28, 2013 at 11:46 pm
Posted In: Scribbles, Words

Hey guys! Wow, it’s been a few months already?! :|

So… I’m cautiously easing into website art updates again.. As I mentioned, I’ve been taking this break to improve my artwork and work on the ‘story based’ comic I had planned. While I have definitely made fun strides in my art, it’s mostly been an interesting and introspective time for me regarding my future projects.

I still intend to do an actual ‘comic’ with characters and story stuff, but those plans are and always were conceptual. I’ve been debating whether to jump right into something that I ‘may’ regret later, do something formulaic (durr two roommates who play videogames durrr) and easy, or create something that isn’t… indefinite? The problem I foresee is the typical webcomic trope of getting stuck inside this cast of hollow characters and a storyless story for page after page until you get bored and hack together an ending.

In order for me to work on anything beyond throwaway comics, I require a story or idea that I’m excited about exploring. Happily I came up with a possible solution that may be just what I’m looking for.

More on that later though, for now I give you an angsty orange I drew. A few weeks ago I started attending art classes at a local art gallery, and it’s been really fun learning stuff and trying a buncha techniques. Apologies for the poor quality; all the work I do at the gallery tend to stay there for convenience, so I took the pictures of this drawing with my cellphone:

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First I inked the drawing with a micron pen.

And then colored it with markers. They're kinda like copics, but they blend better and work almost like watercolor if you brush in some water.

And then colored it with markers. They’re kinda like copics, but they blend better and work almost like watercolor if you brush in some water.

Anyway, it’s good to be back! I’ll be regularly uploading artwork and further news about the comic to come, so keep an eye on this place. :)

-Kevin

 

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Chloe

by Kevin Lee on March 4, 2013 at 3:54 pm
Posted In: Scribbles

Some random digital doodles of ‘Chloe’ I did this morning. This will be one of the characters in the new comic. :)

-Kevin

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Hey guys!

by Kevin Lee on March 2, 2013 at 2:40 am
Posted In: Scribbles, Words

Whoa, I’m alive! Sorry for going MIA for the past month or so, but as I said the last few updates, I’m working on improving my artwork and not worrying about posting for a while. Along with procrastination (sorry ._.) I’ve also been figuring out this upcoming story and character driven comic of mine. Trying to figure out the right balance of writing/story pace and level of artwork that I could maintain 2-3 days a week comfortably.

 

ANYWAY here’s a silly dumb doodle I did on a whiteboard. As a side note, I highly recommend writers/art folks pick up a whiteboard to leave by your desk for quick note/idea taking. I joke below about it being difficult to draw on them, but it’s seriously the best way to jot down notes, brainstorming story ideas, and rough examples when planning your actual final piece.

This was posted from my phone, so I apologize if there’s any typos or format issues. I’ll check and fix them tomorrow if needed!

- Kevin

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Tinkering with Things

by Kevin Lee on February 16, 2013 at 11:28 am
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Here’s a few nifty little sketches I ended up doing yesterday. After experimenting with facial features a bit (some you may notice incorporated here, while others are individual little pencil sketches I’ve been brainstorming with), I’m getting closer to a style I’m happy with. Still a ways off, but I’m at least making progress.

I’m loading up on good picture references for the comic, particularly the backgrounds/setting of the storyline, and I plan on doing background/perspective practice soon. Backgrounds have in the past been something I just sorta forced onto the page without nearly enough effort/thought.

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