+Alencia webcomic- I’ve decided that launching Alencia as a webcomic isn’t the best route for right now. As I’ve already proven to myself with ‘Or Maybe Not’ I find updating a webcomic to be mostly stress and guilt inducing (stressful trying to update on time and guilt ridden when I don’t or the comic quality suffers due to time crunches).
Alencia is my main comic project and I never want to feel tired of drawing her stories so making it as least stressful as possible is important to me. Instead I will continue to self publish each story as its own mini comic. In the mean time I’ll be sharing teaser photos, sketches, concept art and posting preview comics so you can get a taste for the story before possibly buying a completed book. I'm also looking into releasing downloadable PDF versions of my comics too.
Later when I have more stories completed I will hopefully pitch the book (or books) to a publisher. It would likely have some never before published stories in it when I do. But that is still on the distant horizon.
+Art book- I’m currently working on an Elder Scrolls/Skyrim/Oblivion themed artbook collecting illustrations and comics of my game characters along their adventures as well as photos of props from the game I have/will make. I plan on sending some to Bethesda as a thank you for making such awesome games; especially now since work is wrapping up on Skyrim. I’m not sure yet how/if I will handle selling copies of the artbook but if there is interest then I will think of something. I’m really enjoying working on this so far and I’m really excited to finish a physical book of it all. I’m in a strong book making mood lately :D
A look at just some of the notes and thumbnail images I've done recently. This is how I figure out ideas and concepts for illustrations and comics before I start working on them.
+Other comics- Ryan and I are currently working on about three anthro comic projects right now. A mermaid love story called ‘Oceanborn,’ a maid café slice of life-drama “Unintentionally Alice,” and a horror themed collection of short stories called “Fur-raising Tales.” As concept work on these stories gets done I will be sharing those too (I’m also planning a preview booklet for “Unintentionally Alice” showing concept work, illustrations, and preview pages. I’m also working on a mini print/post card set!) We will be self-publishing these stories.
I’m also starting early concept work and writing for tales about my Gravedigger, Lor. I’m hoping to do comics about her in the future too but as you can see my plate is quite full of personal projects already :P I think its also safe to say that reworking Kale’s story has been on the back burner too. I’ve done more writing and figuring things out for her story but it’s not in my immediate to do list right now. Still, fear not her story will be told! One reason I like to work on many projects at once is so when I’m burnt out on one I can rotate to another one. Kale is still on my list, just a little further down for the moment.
+Prop making- Currently I’ve done five out of nine Amulets of the Divine. I’ve picked up supplies and will start sculpting the new ones soon. I’m also hoping to try my hand at replica prop/display weapons after the amulets. I’m thinking of the Blade of Woe from the Dark Brotherhood quest line first. Being a dagger it’ll be smaller so I’m hoping a good introduction.
Also as my comics go on I will be looking into creating props based on items and weapons from my own stories. I’d like to try some mold making so I can cast multiples of an object after I sculpt it. I love the idea of being able to create an object from concept to fabrication; being able to bring something from my own comics into reality and sharing it with others.
As you can see I’ve got a lot of fun projects going on right now. Lots of hard work that is (happily) eating up my time out side of my day jobs. So stay tuned and be sure to follow the art tumblr for sketches and rough updates as well as my facebook page for updates, polls, and general interaction. I love hearing from folks so if you have a question or comment feel free to let me know!
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