Katsucon 16

Back from Katsucon 16. What a time.

Pretty crazy weekend, tons of hilarious experiences and not-so-great misadventures... barely broke even with the auction versus expenses, though one of my prints went for $125. Needless to say, I was stunned. Jazzed, even.

Got to sit in on a few really good panels - Michael "Mookie" Terracciano's Dominic Deegan panel, and a two-man panel with Chris “Kilika” Malone (Blue and Blonde) and Brian Wilson (Geist Panik). Learned a lot, took a lot of notes. I'm trying to find more cons to hit up in 2010, and I'm currently waiting to hear back from the Artist Alley at AnimeNEXT.

After listening to the guys talk about how much work goes into getting a webcomic off the ground, I've been considering a different approach to how I'm going to release Hoshen. Specifically, a weekly update schedule - maybe three days a week, like a Monday, Wednesday, Friday thing. Would make it easy to balance the comic and school that way.

Only problem is, it'll take many years to finish the entire 36-book, 144-chapter story. I hate the thought of spending that long on one project, seeing as how I come up with new ideas every single day.

But then, I suppose that's what it all comes down to... is this project worth sticking around with for that long?

We shall see.

fanart pt. 2

Some new fanart here from Sharon!

John by ~iluvrobin

progress

why does this take so loooooong

Super-pleased with the results so far, just pulling teeth to get into the zone when I'm feeling it and when I'm not.

chapter 1 roughs

Finished all the roughs for Chapter 1. I think I'm just gonna go ahead and ink the first chapter as its own issue so I can print it and test the waters around campus - you know, see how people react to it. An entire 96-page book is kind of a lot for a newbie to handle, I think - I'll start smaller, at 20 pages.

I need to find a new place to chill and work on the comic. Inking is going to be pretty tough, I need a really solid workspace to get anywhere on this - some place with a desk, few distractions, all that stuff.
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Now playing: Phoenix - 1901
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thumbs

NOW we're getting somewhere.

I might be able to finish all the roughs this weekend.

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Now playing: The Qemists feat: Mike Patton (Faith No More) - Lost Weekend
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LU

Back at school, figuring out some more specifics. Took my first business class today, an elective on risk management. I actually feel pretty ... adept. Kind of natural and comfortable, even though I have a lot of catching up to do on terminology and stuff. I did some thinking about how I'm going to distribute Hoshen earlier today too, had some epiphanies about how to go about doing a non-profit comic book.
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Now playing: BACK-ON - NEW WORLD
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smithsonian

Went to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History yesterday. With a particular interest in the Gem and Mineral Collection. Very fascinating, allowed me to get a personal look at the mystique of some of the gems that are so central to this story.

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Now playing: The Prodigy - Diesel Power
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