Thursday, October 10, 2013

Everyone has dreams. I have one too.


A bit of a background on myself and comics. I have always been interested in making comic books as far back as I was 10 years old and I always made attempts at drawing them. I read Hong Kong comics. I didn't know how they were made but I tried to figure it out by studying the comic books I liked. I also tried to study how to draw like the pro (so I admired crosshatching).

I remember when I was 15 I drew my comic book that was over 50 pages, and few years later I drew one maybe 30 pages (but this time I drew it on large papers. For some reasons I thought comic books were drawn larger, scanned, and then scaled down using printer printouts so I did the same). I kept trying to make my comic books and every time I gave up before they were completed - the reason, I never had actual plans. I just drew the pages as I develop the stories. In total, I drew at least 6 different coimcs (and always gave up somewhere in the middle:).

My last attempt of a comic you can read the pages here (from 2004) http://crosshatch.info/comicdemons.html

here's another comic book attempt but I only have the cover with me to share: http://crosshatch.info/images/artwork/2006/core cover.jpg

This was a shot 7 pages comic. I have the first page http://crosshatch.info/images/artwork/27.jpg
and last page http://crosshatch.info/images/artwork/13.jpg

I have been working professionally for almost 7 years and my job involves storytelling. I have learned a great deal on creating dramas, emotions, character interactions, and much more. Moreover, I have learned a project, a production, needs real planning. And this time, for this comic, I am going in with a plan: I am making a full roster of characters, a story outline, a script (looking for a writer), various designs (design of various backgrounds, weapons, logos, and much more). Only after I have these done will I move on to draw the comic.

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