As I slowly start letting longtime readers of Hope 7 and prospective new readers about the re-launch of Hope 7 I was contacted by a longtime fan of Hope 7, Rachel McKinney, for a phone interview. I love to chat about all things geeky and Hope 7 so I quickly agreed I will let you [...]
Archive for April, 2007
First 2007 interview…
Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lettering 101 – An Introduction
Posted in Lettering 101 on April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
While I try to split my time between web design work, teaching and subbing stuff, and Hope 7 I have been thinking more about starting to get the new issues of Hope 7 all lettered. I have not lettered a comic book since last summer in 2006 so as a way for me to refresh [...]
Hope 7 – Issue 2 page 5
Posted in Hope7- Issue 2 on April 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Still having that fresh ink smell I wanted to take a break from long posts and show you a newly inked page. This page shows the first meeting between Corvus (the darkest of ravens) and Eve. Eve was dancing all pleasant like on the beach behind her house on the cliff when Corvus sneaks up and [...]
Scanning Hope 7 pages
Posted in How I do stuff on April 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today I’ve been spending the, now sunny, spring day as a hermit. But I tend to do that anyway After my post yesterday, I recieved a message asking how I scan the Hope 7 pages. For those that are interested, this is what I do. Basically, the pages are pencilled on 11″x17″ illustrator board [...]
Cover 1 tweaks
Posted in Hope7- Issue 1, Tweaks on April 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
While scanning some pages into the computer I clean up and tweak other pages already scanned. Most of the clean-up is basic stuff, such as erasing stray pencil lines or ink smears. Sometimes I tweak an aspect of the pencils through inks or later on the computer, where I can try different things to see [...]