Category Archives: things I’ve learned

How I’ve applied what I’ve learned in my art

Around the end of the year, I have typically done a review of the comics that I’ve really enjoyed over the course of that year. But as you may have noticed, I was (am) super busy and I haven’t really … Continue reading →

Updated: working process – bluelines

I wanted to post an update to my earlier “how to guide” for using bluelines. I’ve been inking on top of bluelines for most of the past year and it’s ended up working really pretty well. But my process for … Continue reading →

Researching…Sean Gordon Murphy

I’ll start this post by saying that just over a year ago, I had no idea who Sean Gordon Murphy was – that is until I picked up an issue of THE WAKE. I picked up THE WAKE because it … Continue reading →

How to prepress your files

I thought I’d tie this post on to the end of my UNLAWFUL GOOD series because this is the first time in a while that I’ve got so many different files from so many artists. This isn’t to say that … Continue reading →

My new process – bluelines everywhere

I’ve posted a couple of times over the years about my “process” and how I get from an idea to the final art. And up to now that’s usually consisted of: thumbnail drawings  >>>  pencil roughs  >>>  pencils  >>>  inks … Continue reading →

This is not a hobby anymore

I was looking at my Google Analytics earlier this week and noticed that one of the search terms that lead to the site was “10 craziest hobbies” and it got me to thinking that I really have to stop calling … Continue reading →

How I colour

Since I’ve spent the past couple of weeks really focusing on finishing the colouring for Chapter 5, I thought it might be a good time to post something about “how I colour my art”. Then last week got kind of … Continue reading →

THINGS I’VE LEARNED #15

[I don’t know everything there is to know about webcomics or making comics but I do know what I’ve learned so far and I thought it might be worth sharing. These aren’t in any particular order, but this is #15.] … Continue reading →

THINGS I’VE LEARNED #14

[I don’t know everything there is to know about webcomics or making comics but I do know what I’ve learned so far and I thought it might be worth sharing. These aren’t in any particular order, but this is #14.] … Continue reading →

THINGS I’VE LEARNED #13

[I don’t know everything there is to know about webcomics or making comics but I do know what I’ve learned so far and I thought it might be worth sharing. These aren’t in any particular order, but this is #13.] … Continue reading →