Small interview

Here's a copy of a few question I asked Phillip M. Jackson.  He's worked on many commissioned projects, manages his own comic(s) online, and has done concept art for the newest Banjo & Kazooie game.  You can find his website at http://www.collectedcurios.com/

1) Do you use traditional or computer mediums more when making comics?
Do you use both?
 

Both, but I do lean more toward digital-only work these days because it speeds up production a little.

 
2) Of the two mediums listed above, what do you feel are their
strengths and weaknesses?
 

As I mentioned above; digital work is a little faster, plus you have the ability to undo any mistakes you make. The downside is that a piece of work that has been produced completely on computer will sometimes look a little stiff and rigid because it doesn't always carry that same feeling spontaneity and dynamism as found in a hand-drawn piece.
Traditional methods produce more lively work, but are slower to produce and there is little room for error. If you make a mistake, especially at the inking stage, you cannot easily undo it.

 
3) What do you think is the hardest part of making a comic? 
 

Planning and writing the script. If you skip this stage or don't do a good enough job; the whole project falls appart.

 
4) What is your opinion on the amount of webcomics that exist today?
 

I don't see anything particularly wrong with it. Only those that are produced by people willing to spend time and effort survive for any real length of time anyway, so even with the ease in which they can be created and the sheer number that are out there; it's still easy to find the gems.

Link to final

Here's a link to my comic final.  It is incomplete, but give it a look and let me know what you think.

http://Double-J-Inc.deviantart.com/art/Cleansing-Rain-pg-1-121612838

Dynatillian Model

Here's a copy of a model pose I've done for my project's main character, Dynatillian.  He is a fast moving fighter who uses break dancing moves.

For the credits page.

Hey hey all.  If you would like one of your panels to be part of the background for the credits page, send me a copy of the panel through my e-mail, elitebeatwarlock@gmail.com.  Please give the class name as the e-mail subject.  Thanks!

Above is an audition comic I submitted for an original character tournament.  It's shorter than I had planned, but parts were cut due to time constraints.  Page 1 is at the bottom.  Click the image to see it in full view.

Original Character Contests

For those who have a deviant art account, or are interested in a special challenge, this might catch your attention.  A recent obsession of mine is the original character tournaments (OCTs for short) that are held on Deviant Art.  Most of the OCTs revolves around the format of comics, but there are some for animators and writers.

Anyways, in an OCT, contestants are required to submit a reference sheet of their original character, along with an audition about their character entering this contest.  The actual rounds involve contestants taking their opponents characters, including them in their entries, and drawing them in an entirely different style.  I find it to be an interesting exercise in creativity, and will be attempting to participate in one.

If you would like to see examples of these contests, go to http://octfollowers.deviantart.com/ for a directory of current and past OCTs.  The biggest in the past have been Endzone and The Colosseum.

Cleansing Rain

For my final project, I'll be making a short comic titled 'Cleansing Rain'.  The comic is about one of my characters, Dynatillian the Shadow Dancer, who is currently on a mission of stealth.  Most of the dialogue will be done internally from Dynatillian, and the comic will be an action comic with a graphic novel feeling (think Sin City).