How are you doing, my beautiful people?
I'm quite good. I tried to work over the weekend but ended up with nothing to show for it and kept relaxed instead.
Last week felt good. It felt good to feel productive again. That Huntrix pic doesn't seem like much, but there are so many details on these jackets, even if I simplified it as much as I could, it still took forever to draw :P
On Friday, I couldn't think of a subject, so I got my next page for Tracy ready instead. I followed it up with the first page of the still untitled project I talked about a few weeks back ( I call it "Terran" in my head, but that title is taken by Warhammer, I believe, and I need to find something else ). This MIGHT have been a mistake on my part, because now, this is all my brain wants to focus on.
As a quick reminder, the idea is to do an original comic where I have no script and just see where the characters want to go. I don't know how long it will last. My idea is to make really short chapters of just a few pages, where the main character stumbles into something, deals with it, and moves on. Right now, the story is about a female astronaut crashing on a planet like "Eternia" (a mix of magic, old and new technology, different kinds of humans, sentient creatures, beasts, and cultures). That's it. That's all I have to start from. It is both scary and exciting. It might be a complete failure... We'll see.
And yes, I plan to have you all involved help build this thing. I'm not sure if it's going to be votes or just taking suggestions, but it probably won't just be me coming out with new situations.
But in order to get to it, I need to clear my plate first. And right now, that means Tracy's book. It is going at a snail's pace. It was deliberate on my part, since I didn't want to disappear on you for something that will only come out in 6 months, but now I need it out of the way. So I asked her to churn out the pre-lettering of my layout so I could work full time on it.
Tracy is an amazing writer and a good friend. She also has a real job (a really cool one IMO) and a real life ( both things I don't have to deal with ) so she might need a few days before it's ready. As it is, I only have the page I'll be working on today that is pre-lettered, so, IF, whenever I'm done with this one, I have received the rest of the issue, I'll start right away on the next one. If not, I'll come up with a pinup or something.
So, that's the plan.
See you all ( hopefully ) soon!
Alx