The US release of my crime noir graphic novel STILETTO is right around the corner and I could not be more excited! For the English language version, the book has been expanded with several new pages and is being put out in three 44-page issue. Issue #1 entitled Officer Down is released April 3rd (my […]
working methods
Work in progress: YA NOVEL ILLUSTRATION
Another look at an illustration for the YA novel I wrote recently. I’ve experimented a bit with coloring the line art to seperate front- and background. Really like how this one turned out, romantic and creepy at the same time. Next up, the countdown to STILETTO!!
Working methods: SHOOTING FROM THE HIP
Confession time: While I have been carpet bombing readers here with how-it-should-be-done posts on story structure, character build-up, dialogue and other essentials recently, now it’s time to fess up. I don’t take my own medicine. That is, I am with medicine like most men; I don’t take it unless I feel sick. When I’m working […]
Working Methods: THE VOMIT DRAFT
Writing a first draft of anything can be an awe-inspiring, fear-inducing task. How do you get started?Depending on what kind of writer you are, this method may or may not be useful. I think there is a lot of good to be said about structure, planning, research and thoroughness. There is also the matter of […]
Working Methods: ACCOUNTING FOR DUMMIES
While maybe not the sexiest topic for an art blog, I try to share what I know and it needs to be adressed. So for everyone out there who’re thinking about starting a one-person business, here’s my approach to acounting: I try very, very hard not to think about it. As long as I know […]
Work in progress: EATING AN ELEPHANT – PART III
Eating an Elephant, part III This is the last part of my elephant series. Be sure to check out part I and part II. After my art is “inked”, I go back to the computer, scanning my pages and adjusting the contrast, so the lines are clear. I then put photos in for backgrounds wherever […]