dailyDoodle
09
Apr
2010
Today I had another weird thought… a Tales of Auli character that, since 2004 has been male might be more interesting as a female. Eagerly awaiting a discussion with esteemed co-author Lyndsey. For now, the daily doodle:
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the house… EATS PEOPLE
31
Mar
2010
Earlier this week I was linked to this by lovely co-author and psychic-soulmate Lyndsey. I’ll wait three hours until you can read all about it.
Back? Good. Later on, I had an interesting conversation with another lovely friend Stephanie in which we discussed the forced digital evolution of the written word. I didn’t bring up Dionaea House at the time, and I think Steph ended up winning in the end.
I’m still on the fence. Forms of communication never really go extinct, just out of style. People still know how to make smoke signals, chisel words in rock, press papyrus, and write in cursive. They just don’t do it so much anymore.
I made the comparison to the 3D phenomenon in cinema today. 3D is new technology that we aren’t sure how to use yet. It works best when used to shock and surprise the audience. Therefore, the best 3D movies are scary ones, like Coraline or My Bloody Valentine. Perhaps more artistic uses of 3D will be developed in time.
So it is with digital storytelling. I, a lover of webcomics, was quick to point out I’ve enjoyed reading and subscribing to webcomics for almost ten years now. Traditional, printed comics have lost the attraction. No more am I subjected to advertisements that border on insulting and obscene, or shameless self promotion of a product (because that’s what a superhero has become). I can instead have updates emailed to me.
E-readers and unforeseen future-tech will never force print into extinction, but it will purge it of all but the most stubborn survivors.
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Lyndsey and I also worked on outlining more of the Tales of Auli: Book 1 rewrite. Once more solid storylines are in place I’ll be able to draft up storyboards for the comic version.
Here’s the color test for the background, tweaked slightly for visibility on this blog.
black Dragon part 1:
20
Mar
2010
I’m currently working on this illustration for Tales of Auli. I’m putting a lot of effort into the detail, and eventually the atmosphere and coloring layers. The whole recording was running long, so I had to split it into parts. On top of that, I had to change the music because YouTube wouldn’t let me use Kashmir by Led Zepplin.
The music is now Superbeast and How to Make a Monster by Rob Zombie.
