Category: Doodling

Of things that should come

I’ve totally forsaken sleep for it, but it brings me great joy to present you with the very first CG strip of my “Spare!” comic. I made it all by myself. Click for proper-sizedness.

As you may have been able to tell, I did it in MS Paint, like so many before it. I just don’t know how to use any of the advanced tools in Photoshop to make it look all pretty and such. But how I made it isn’t important. It’s why I made it. And Hell if I’m going to explain that.

I said I’d post again today, but this isn’t what I’d intended to put up. See, I was reading my new favorite webcomic “Real Life”, and decided I should go back to producing my own comic. Then I realized that I’ve totally lost all will and patience to draw. The problem is: I need a class to slack off in. Seriously, math class was one of my most productive comic-drawing times. But now that I’ve defeated high school, I have no proper comic making environment. It’s just not the same, and I discovered while making this one, that if I were doing it on the computer rather than by hand, I’d have a much easier time (thank the G man for copy/paste!) producing it. So I guess that I’ll have to learn Photoshop skills if you ever want to see more than this little teaser of sorts.

A little behind the scenes commentary: The last line used to be different, but I felt this new one was more sarcastic, and therefore would better suit the character’s personality. To see the original ending, you’ll have to get your mitts on my holy notebook or wait for the DVD.

I think that’s about it. I’ll post again tomorrow. I hope.

Pride

Some of my art has been posted. Search the fanart galleries here to see a couple pics. Of course they’re in the Gallery already, so you’ve probably already seen ’em. Nothing else yet, but soon. Very slowly am I extending my influence on the internet like some sort of harmless plague. The new article isn’t exactly an article, and you may feel a bit cheated this coming Sunday, but I think it’s good enough to pass as a proper submission. The comic is going to be up soon. I’ve got a few strips ready, and enough drafts to cover myself for a year and then some at a rate of one a week. So that’s what I’ve deemed worthy to be mentioned today. More to come tomorrow. Maybe.

~Ryan out.

Ride the wind

I’ve got a lot of new material for articles, and my comic may finally make it to the web sometime this week or next. It all depends on how motivated I am. I’ve drawn some really great strips today, and I’d love to put them up for everyone to see. On a competely unrelated topic, I’ve fired off fanart into the deepest reaches of the internet, and I’ll keep you up to date on when they make their appearances. Of course, most of it is already in the Gallery, so don’t expect much new stuff. I just like the idea of being able to show my work on other websites.

~Ryan out.

Man of action

Upon the advice of several of my friends, I have decided to start a comic of sorts. Now, before you go gettng all hyped up, it’s not going to be very consistent, because I’m like that. I might have one every two weeks or so at best. As for now, I have 4 rough sketches and one ready to scan strip. Everyone who’s seen ’em so far thinks they’re pretty good, and the best part is that they’re 98% true! I can’t remember the exact dialogue of some situations, but the events all actually happened. And they might end up sketched or done up in Paint, it all depends on time and how much effort I feel like putting in. I might even have one up by the end of next week. In other news, Christmas is close and you can expect to see what kind of cool stuff I get. Sorry if it’s a bit redundant, but it’s an easy article and I take ’em where I can get ’em. Speaking of which, I have work to do! Later.

~Ryan out.

For the love of 2D

Just after I finished up that last post I opened my inbox and found a delightful little pic I drew at school recently. It’s total crap, but I decided that I’d like to put it up anyway, just for the sake of being able to make a new post and so I could have a more filled-out gallery. Course, there’s some other stuff that shouldn’t be there that I could put in there. And who knows, maybe I will. Maybe I will.

~Ryan out.

Pictures he drew

I’ve got a new program which I can use in conjunction with Paint to produce any type of graphic file I want. It’s called GIMP, and it’s pretty cool, but rather complicated. So if I get some time later today (may as well be tomorrow) I’ll work on the new pics, or I’ll just upload the sketches. Some are a bit inaccurate, but they look pretty good in the end. And the new article can no longer be held off. I think I’ll just mix a few pics together rather than creating hardcore pics so that I can post it up faster. So that’s what I’ve got planned for the next couple days. Until my next post, adios!

~Ryan out.

Picture time!

Kicked the History exam’s ass! Only Bio and Math left. To celebrate the almost end of school, I’ve added a whopping 4 pictures to the gallery. Not one, not two nor three, but four! I drew and (MS)painted them all. It’s just a little something to write news about until I can think up another article. That’s it for today. ~Ryan out.

Doodle bop

Today I added a picture of a turkey and Felix to the gallery. I did them in MS Paint, so they’re rather poorly-drawn, but I still find the turkey quite comical and charming. Maybe I should get people to submit their own art… ~Ryan out

UPDATE! – I was on a bit of a downloading spree today and came across a fun little gem. I knew that I had to write about it. Go check it out. NOW. ~Ryan out