Sunrise

Last Christmas I posted the pencils for Page 20 of Issue 10. (I’ve since taken down that page so it won’t interfere with the archives.) Now let’s take a look at the whole process for this page.

The first step is a rough “thumbnail” version of the page. This establishes the panels, basic character placement, and [...]

In the past I’ve examined the creation of the storylines,   but so far very little attention has been given to how the art in Sunrise is produced.  (I’m tempted to say “not very well” but that would be unfair,  as I do work hard,  though admittedly the art leaves something to be desired.  It’s a [...]

For Issue 5,  I wanted to make sure I captured the correct “look” of an old movie,  especially where the fashions of the day are involved.  I knew from the start that I wanted to include that bizarre slicked-back hair that was so popular at the time.  The obvious way to accomplish this was to [...]

I’m feeling guilty about the sparseness of actual comics around here lately (and it’s not my fault,  honest!  I’ve just been busy) so I thought I’d post some bonus content as a consolation prize.  Don’t worry,  this is not a trend.
I’m responsible for the existence of these characters,  and as such I try to treat [...]

Well,  since Agaly was so persistent,  here’s a piece of bonus content which I easily scared up on short notice.
Here’s my pencil rough for Page Three of the current issue.  I draw these out in pencil first,  then scan them in at 300 DPI and ink them digitally in Photoshop.  The page is then lettered [...]