Wednesday 6 April 2011

Forever Dreaming

My latest DWM comic strip is out now in ish 433 - called Forever Dreaming - here's the first page!





Above is the pencil layout submitted to DWM . The main amendments asked for were that Amy be looking forward in panel one and that panel 2 was a closer shot . For the overhead beach scene and the seaside featured in the strip I spent a cold icey morning taking hundreds of reference shots of Blackpool promenade ( I live a stones throw away) . These became very useful in helping anchor a very dreamy storyline in some form of reality. Funnily enough it never occured to DWM that that I lived so close to such perfect reference for the strip - serendipity for sure!

A

5 comments:

  1. Eee Bye Bye Gum that's lovely.

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  2. Thanks ! Be sure and let DWM know too - might get me back on the strip sooner! :)

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  3. Nice Smithy! He really is all knees and elbows, isn't he?

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  4. corkin page, ade. i really like the soft/subdued colour palette and that emma peel outfit.

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  5. Thanks! I was after a modern but retro feel for the story Shane and an Emmapeeler was essential.:)

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