Friday, December 16, 2011
"Uh-oh, Santa's in trouble!"
This strip ran in last year's Christmas issue of The Red Hook Star-Revue...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Last Strip for 2011...
Thought it would be fun to put characters that appeared this year in 'Red Hook Star-Revue' strips all together in the final one...
Friday, December 02, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
A New Comic Strip!
Here's the new strip for the October 1st Issue of The Red Hook Star-Revue and a walk-through of the steps taken to create it...
All of the strips start out with a basic idea, with a set-up and a pay-off. I try to do some quick roughs just to get the characters and props figured out...
At this early stage all I'm concerned with are the elements I'll need to include and the actions that will help tell the story. Moving forward everything can and usually does change.
Then I lay out the panels and begin roughing in the story...
Next up is the final pencil art where I will move things around so they fit properly in the panels. I usually 'warm up' for the inking by tackling one of the easiest panels first...
Inks are then completed and all pencil lines are erased...
I purposely used some old, slightly yellowed bond paper for this one because I wanted a nice warm tone to the overall strip.
The color stage is where all of the real fun begins. I usually start by figuring out what colors the characters will be and then work on the palette for the backgrounds based on those choices. My main concern for this one was that the autumn leaves would read powerfully against everything else because they were an important part of the gag.
And a couple of hours later it's all done!
All of the strips start out with a basic idea, with a set-up and a pay-off. I try to do some quick roughs just to get the characters and props figured out...At this early stage all I'm concerned with are the elements I'll need to include and the actions that will help tell the story. Moving forward everything can and usually does change.
Then I lay out the panels and begin roughing in the story...
Next up is the final pencil art where I will move things around so they fit properly in the panels. I usually 'warm up' for the inking by tackling one of the easiest panels first...
Inks are then completed and all pencil lines are erased...I purposely used some old, slightly yellowed bond paper for this one because I wanted a nice warm tone to the overall strip.
The color stage is where all of the real fun begins. I usually start by figuring out what colors the characters will be and then work on the palette for the backgrounds based on those choices. My main concern for this one was that the autumn leaves would read powerfully against everything else because they were an important part of the gag. And a couple of hours later it's all done!
Thursday, September 01, 2011
New Red Hook Star-Revue strip...
Really having fun creating these comic strips. Next month the newspaper will go from a monthly to a twice-monthly schedule, so I'll get to have twice the fun!
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Rain Date...
We've got an Outdoor Music Fest scheduled for this coming Sunday. But with Hurricane Irene coming I think our plans are dashed. That's my friend George, organizer of the affair.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Monday, August 08, 2011
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Who's Who of Brooklyn...
First of a series of local characters. This one is entitled: "The Aging Hipster"
Collect them all!!
A sketch of Lou...
This was drawn after last Friday's rehearsal. When Lou gets in the zone he can sit there for hours.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Friday, July 08, 2011
Star Theater sketches...
Two sketches from The Thursday Night Jam! Tried a different approach with one of 'em.
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
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