CMF Labs did a lot of research on this at the turn of the millennium
now I just tell everyone I was shot
few escape this tragedy; even fewer recover from it
boring powers == jubilee am I right
Okay so, look at Cyclops’ eye-beam in the upper left. Before I separated my comic template into layers, it was possible to draw overtop of the border and I had to be wary of that. There’s a few comics in which I wasn’t careful enough, and in this one I am overcareful and you can see white gaps where I’ve held back.
The takeaway lesson from this is that if you’re working on a computer USE LAYERS! They’re so nice. [May 10, 2011]
not to be confused with the chevy chase film
the comic I always meant to write
So, my brother came and reclaimed his tablet PC. Well that was fine, I guess, as it was a finicky piece of hardware and generally falling apart. Also it was his and I suppose I didn’t have much say in the matter. However it left me in an awkward spot with respect to my comic — what was I supposed to draw on now?
I knew I didn’t want to quit, so I selected a USB drawing tablet and elected to carry on. I have no idea what kind of research I did. Probably very little. I’m sure I’d heard Wacom was a good brand. Anyway, what’s a little funny is that I seem to be under the impression that nothing would really change in terms of the artwork, but in hindsight switching to the tablet is what really began the evolutionary shift to the way my drawings look today.
I don’t think I could have moved forward on that tablet PC. It’s anyone’s guess if I would even be doing the comic today if I’d have had to keep dealing with that thing. [May 4, 2011]
okay, you're not going to be thrilled about this
And neither am I, quite frankly. Well, sort of. My oldest brother requires the laptop on which I draw these comics for his own sinister purposes. And by sinister, I mean studious, although they’re more or less the same thing depending on who you ask. ANYWAY the point is that without a Tablet PC the comic can’t be made.
BUT THERE IS HOPE: I have just now placed an order for a Wacom Graphire Somethingorother Tablet Thingy that will allow me to continue creating comics unabated (and perhaps with slightly higher quality and speed so that’ll be nice). But that’ll probably only be here next week, so until then I apologize again and I hope I don’t lose YOU as a READER.
Basically what I’m trying to do here is say sorry, and tell you to check back soon for a continuation. OR, you could just subscribe to the RSS feed and be notified as soon as anything changes.
See you soon!
sssaaarry (nyeeeh)
Won’t be a Wednesday post cos I just got back from Winnipeg and I am tooooooo tired. I might try to make up for it tomorrow, who knows. In lieu of a comic, here is “Adventure Time” courtesy of YouTube, until it is taken down again. Enjoy!
and yet I continue to use it
