It's been awhile.

I've take a long hiatus as I began teaching a class at DigiPen for a semester.

It took up much more time than I thought it would, as I was writing my lecture the week before I presented it.  It didn't leave me much time to prepare or practice before I actually gave the lecture, which I really don't like doing.

But now I'm back to working on my stories and pictures.  After finishing the last Ted the Turtle story, I am working on the next story in the possible 8-12 part series.

Here are a few paint sketches as I am working out the characters.

Painted in Sketch Club on iPad

Sketch Club was made by one of the programers I work with as a side project.

 Painted in ArtRage on iPad.

This one has pincers.

Painted in Sketchbook Pro on iPad.

I'm still painting on my iPad as you can see, but the programs have gotten much better.  I also use the Boxwave stylus rather than the Pogo, as it feels better.  It's still a little like painting with a crayon, so details are hard to get right, but these are just paint sketches.

Ted Cover draft 1

Because it's going to take me quite awhile to finish the pop-up version of my Ted book, I decided to make a quick flip book version first.  This way I can get it out, then finish the harder parts on my own time.  Sometimes finishing is more important that getting it right.

This is the cover as it is right now.  The title is somewhat meaning less, but it's fun for me.

I reduced the size from a 8x10 book to a 5x5 book for the flip book better, as it feels better in my hands.  As a happy coincidence, the book is about the size of a slice of bread.

I'll post more as soon as I figure out the format I can put it up.  The flaps make the variable page lengths somewhat bothersome to figure out.

Fruits of my labor

It's been awhile since I've updated because I've been busy working on my book.  I'm at the stage where I have to do final engineering which will take some time.  Once that is complete, I can put the book together. Fortunately, even if the style changes the mechanics will not at this point.

So here are a few tidbits of what' been keeping me so busy.

Of course I have spent way too much time learning about bread...

birds like bread

need i say more?

more Ted pages

flaps closed.

flaps open in big double spread (kind of)

The style here isn't final, but I figure I should at least get a good drawing in and finish off the book so I can do the final engineering for the pop up parts.

I'll post up some shots of the first pass engineering soon.

Hot Rod Ted

Little by little the Story of Ted will be done.

a little more Ted

Yeah, I did a little more tonight.

Ted the Turtle update -03

Here are a few of the pages before I decide how to finish them.  I'm just getting in the drawings, because I am still not sure what style I'll finish them in.  I figure if it works as drawings, everything else is icing.

page 02 closed

page 02 open

page 03 closed

more will be coming as I work on the page 03 open... a double flap opened

Illustration Friday: Immovable

Another quick Illustration Friday strip.

edit:  I forgot the word "force" in the second panel.  It's supposed to say
"an outside force must solve the paradox"

...and that is the problem of working in pen all the time.

Illustration Friday: atmosphere

In these hot days of summer I love technology in more ways than one.



I managed to sketch, copy and post from Starbucks and an iPhone.

- paul w

Ted the turtle - B&W

I am thinking of doing my pop-up book in a ink/woodblock style with bold backgrounds rather than my normal painterly style. It just feels right to me. I'll probably do a few pieces in each style just to figure it out.

Anyway, these are the two style I am debating.

- paul w

Need I say more.

- paul w

Painting on the iPad

I managed to loose the Pogo stylus I was using, so I had to fingerpaint. I can tell you that my fingers weren't made to paint that small.

I think I'll actually by an iPad version of Brushes or SketchPad, rather than using a 2x scaled iPhone version on the iPad. I firmly believe I will get better results.



- paul w

Playing in the iPad.

Seeing if I can draw on the iPad. I think I will be able to once I actually buy the program and not just use the iPhone version.

So in short. This one sucks but shows great promise inwhat can be done.
- paul w

Illustration Friday: trail

I hope I don't regret this.

- paul w

star shaped heart - act 3

star shaped heart - act 2

star shaped heart

I didn't get any modeling done today. So here's the beginning of a story in three acts.

The Secret of the Lost Boy

The beginning scene from a idea I had... The Secret of the Lost Boy.

Doodle

Here is a doodle, because I didn't do anything last night that I can post.

- paul w