Part 2 (of 4) is live today, and I’m super proud of it. See the whole comic here.
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Comic I Love: Robert Hunter’s “The New Ghost”
Remember when I said I would probably be posting about more books from the wonderful Nobrow Press? Well, here I am to make good on my promise.
I don’t want to say too much about The New Ghost by Robert Hunter, because it’s a very very short story that can be read in fifteen minutes, if you don’t linger too long on any one page.
It’s about a ghost who only recently became a ghost, and his introduction to the ways of the other, more seasoned ghosts.
The new ghost is especially interested in how the older ghosts interact with living humans.
It’s kind of a quiet, subtle story that still manages to feel like it has created a big world by the end. The art style enhances this: Hunter uses a muted color palette and none of the black outlines that often separate objects in comics from their backgrounds. But it still manages to be incredibly detailed and expressive…
…and kind of heartbreaking.
Concept for a small piece of a large (secret) project
I’m working on kind of an extensive project (spoiler: it’s a comic.. thing) with a friend of mine. Here is a concept for a seal or crest from aforementioned Secret Project.
Eventually, I’d like to make the edges a little more ornate & distinctive, but what was important to get done at this stage was the basic composition of the circle. Decorative stuff will come later… Also I have no idea yet what the colors are going to be for this. I haven’t yet decided if they should be somewhat naturalistic or very logo-ish like maybe just two colors total (the hands and border white, for example, and the negative space black). Maybe next time I post this or another crest I’ll have figured that out….
(I’ll definitely be posting lots more cryptic stuff from Secret Project in the next few months… It has begun to consume a nice-sized chunk of my life.)
Comic I Love: Jesse Moynihan’s “Forming”
I’ve been reading a billion comics lately, but I had absolutely NO TROUBLE deciding which one to post about first on this blog.
“Forming” by Jesse Moynihan is fucking fantastic. On like at least eight different levels.
First of all, it is in beautiful vibrant color. I have a giant soft spot for things that are very obviously hand-painted and hand-lettered, and this is like Example #1 of why it is awesome when people do non-digital paintings. Also, I totally get why lots of comics are in black-and-white. And often I like that look a great deal. But there’s something about color…
It is also worth noting that Vol. 1 of Forming is just like a really pretty book. I’m kind of a luddite about books and print in general, even though I love the internet for lots of things. I have a collection of over 1000 books in my tiny Manhattan apartment (we are VERY creative with space). People are always telling me to get rid of them, but I’m way too attached.
(Forming is published by Nobrow, for the record. They make lots of beautiful books and things. I will probably post about some other stuff of theirs at some point in the near future…)
Another reason why Forming is awesome: The writing is actually hilarious. It’s basically the story of the origin of humanity on Earth, with lots of biblical stuff thrown in, as well as space aliens. But all the characters use very crass modern slang. Which, if poorly done, would maybe be stupid or obnoxious or whatever. BUT IT IS NOT. It is great.
In conclusion, go read Forming. NOW. And then once you’ve decided it’s awesome, you should go buy the first volume. Because I want there to be a second volume.
Fabric study
Me trying to figure out how stapled or glued fabric over various contours would look. Was a study for some of my original ideas for my Happy Family series of paintings.
Hey look, it’s a blog with things on it!
Here’s a quick welcome post:
Welcome! If you’re here you probably already know me. But if not, click the question words above to find out who I am.
So about this blog, here are the sorts of things I will be posting here:
- Drafts and early versions and studies for various comics and paintings and whatnot
- Random drawings that, without this blog, would be homeless
- Stuff about what art I’m currently in love with, which will often be comic books I’m reading
- Probably some stuff I haven’t thought of yet
Okay, I won’t keep you any longer! Oh, one more thing: PLEASE give me feedback. I haven’t blogged in ages and I’ve never really done a blog like this. I promise I’m okay at taking criticism.
Much love,
Elizabeth