Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Comments for Page 207


It's been a long day and it's getting late, so I just did a big, one-page spread that you can printout and put on your wall, if you wish.

Looks like Slara's dancing has distracted the beast and he may just let Racheal go. On Monday, we'll see what actually happens.

It's hard to believe it's September already. Doesn't seem that long since Summer started and it's over. I'm looking forward to getting back to school, but I'm not looking forward to all the work I have to do. Of course it will be worth it if I can get a good job in the end.

Comments for Page 206


Looks like Angel isn't doing any better then the others - but wait, what is Slara up to? This doesn't seem like the right time to start dancing - or is it. Check in next time to see what happens.

It's still taking a long time to do each frame, and I think the reason is that I've become much more fussy now. Since I'm trying to draw nice pictures, I seem to be redrawing the lines over and over until they look right. Maybe if I have some models to pose for me it would be easier, but where am I going to find a hippo-headed woman? Or a snake woman, for that matter?

Well, I'll be back in school a week from now. My text books came in today, so now it's just a matter of waiting. I should really do some wallpaper art or something before school starts. I'll have to think about what I want to do.

Monday, August 28, 2006

Comments for Page 205


This page took quite a while to do, and no wonder there is a lot going on in it. Both Bunny and Ann are trying to rescue Racheal with disastrous results. Ouch!

I really like the picture of Ann in the lower left corner. Sometimes all the lines come together to make a well proportioned image. It's always nice when that happens.

If you head over to my comic's website (dungeonwarden.com), you 'll see that I added a ton of links to the link page. I'll be adding some of those links here as well, but if you're interested in art, comics, and/or animation, you should take a look right now.

Angel tries to rescue Racheal on Wednesday. Will she make it in time or is Racheal going to be monster chow? Check back and see.

Friday, August 25, 2006

Comments for Page 204


I finally did Toi up in full color. Looks like she's not fairing any better then Racheal. Wonder what's happening with the rest of the gang? Next week you'll get to find out.

The week after next I'll be back in school, learning the joys of animation. I ordered my textbooks online since it's a lot cheaper then buying them from the bookstore, although I do have to wait for them to come in the mail. I hope they arrive before I leave or I'll be in a bit of trouble.

I put some new artwork on my website, so jump on over there and take a look. You can really see a wide variance in the styles and media used. There is a sample of the art in my Picture book "Dog Gone" as well. Check it out.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Comments for Page 203


Oh no! Looks like Racheal's in trouble. Maybe this isn't the same creature she met a while back (see page 158).

This page has less going on then the last one, yet it took me longer to draw. Why is that? Maybe because I haven't drawn a Battle Scrofian in a long time, and never a well detailed one. It could also be because I had a few distractions this time.

Going back to school is going to be hard. Not because the classes will be harder, in fact they should be easier, but because a lot of my time will be used to perfect my webcomic. Last year I just drew as fast as I could and kept the details simple. This year I want to really learn to do more detail and work on backgrounds. I have a couple of courses that will teach me to draw better, so I'll use what I learn there to make better images here.

If you keep reading, I'll keep drawing. Keep in touch.

Monday, August 21, 2006

Comments for Page 202


Here is another full color page. So far so good. I'm going back to school in two weeks, so I don't know if I'll be able to keep up with the quality of art I'm currently using, but I'll try to at least keep the pages coming in on schedule.

Looks who's back. Did you miss him? He looks a little angry. Maybe Racheal shouldn't yell at him like that. Find out what happens on Wednesday.

There's a lot going on in those panels but it didn't take me a whole lot of time to do them. Maybe three hours at the most. I could never have done that even a couple of months ago. I'm not saying it's great art or anything, just that my skill level is improving, so that I can get more done in less time.

I'll see you all on Wednesday.

Friday, August 18, 2006

Comments for Page 201


My website is back up. Click on the image to get the larger version.

As you can see I decided to keep the color since it makes the page look nicer. I saved the colors so that it is not too hard to fill in the correct colors for each character. Even in the small thumbnail you can see the colors really pop off the page.

Panel 1: Angel kicks the dark-brown snake girl in the stomach and says "Got You!"

Panel 2: Ann punches the snake man in the head and says "Down you go."

Panel 3: Toi asks the light-brown snake girl "can I have my cloak back now." The snake girl looks confused while Toi looks angry.

Panel 4: Racheal looks worried as she says "I don't want to alarm anyone but that huge creature is COMING DOWN!"

Monday the creature will be revealed.

Sorry for not revealing Toi's custom as I promised since there wasn't much room to draw her and the snake girl. I'll try to work her into Monday's page so that you can see all of her.

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Comments for Page 200


Here it is. The great page 200 extravaganza. This drawing took a very long time to do, so don't expect anything this detailed any time in the near future. Page 300 will probably be even greater then this page just because my skill level will be that much greater, but that is a long time in the future.

What is that shadowly creature hanging from the cealing and what is it doing there? These questions and more will be answered next week. Friday I will deal with the action already in progress.

Looks like Toi is unmasked once again. You can partcially see her behind Racheal, but on Friday you'll get to see her in full battle gear. Ann and Angel have a battle on their hands as well. Doesn't look like anyone is going to surrender anything soon. Should be interesting.

Monday, August 14, 2006

Comments for Page 199


Here we are at page 199. Wednesday is the big 200. Yeah! I'll be updating the site and adding some sketches and artwork too. It's a big day for me and I want to bring as many people to my site as possible.

Speaking of which, you may notice a few new buttons on the right hand side. Click on the first two to vote for my comic. The more people who vote, the higher on the lists I'll go and the more chance others will vote for me. You can vote for me once every day. I also get higher on the lists if you go to my comic from the site, so if you really want to support me you can do that as well.

Once I get some work on my site done, I'll work on some promotional material to help spread the word.

This page is far more complex then I had originally entended. I wanted to show the characters in really trouble before I revealed page 200. I'm really going to work to make it the best art I have ever done. See you Wednesday.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Comments for Page 198

Looks like Toi and Racheal are in trouble. As if She didn't have enough trouble. Maybe the Scalion just wants to be friends? I don't think so.

I suppose I should have put more detail into Toi's cape in the third panel but, hey, I'm lazy.

Next Wednesday is comic number 200. I'm planing a full color spectacular on that day, so I may have to do a quick comic for Monday so I have more time to work on that page and maybe get the website up to date at the same time.

I really need to promote my comic more. I hear there are several web comic based sites out there that can increase readership. Maybe I should check out a few. Keep on reading.

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Comments for Page 197

As predicted, the Biork attacked the scalion and now the vixens have the upper hand. However, it doesn't look like Racheal is up to the task of caging the beast. What will she do next?

I did this page in about 2 hours so either I'm getting better, or I'm not being as fussy about the art. It still looks prety good (I hope) so I must be getting better.

I think I'll start doing color pages from page 200 on. I know the last color page took a long time to make but I think I worked out a way to speed up the process. If not, I'll still try to make one color page a week - probably on Monday since I'll have the weekend to work on it.

No one has commented on weither they like the color page or not. Do you want color or are you happy with the comic the way it is. Let me know.

Sunday, August 06, 2006

Comments for Page 196

Looks like the Scalions are one up on the Vixens, but don't count your biorks before their caged. The vicious little creature has yet to reveal it's full potential.

The big tail of the scalions sure come in handy. Looks like they'll be hard to beat whatever happens. The vixens need to get their act together if they want to win this battle and capture/kill the snake girl.

There is still 3 more pages before the special 200th page. I have something special planned that will be a big surprise. I'll give you a hint: It involved a character that hasn't appeared in these pages for a while. Who could it be?

Friday, August 04, 2006

Comments for Page 195

Well, the battle is about to begin. It won't be too long until the big spectacular 200th page of my web comic. It's hard to believe that I've been working on it this long.

Long time readers might recognize one of the announcers as being the same woman who announced Racheal's last battle. Her co-worker is sporting a lovely set of rams horns. Could she be one of the twelve? Wait and see.

Looks like everyone's a bit nervous about this battle - everyone on the vixen's side that is. The male Scalion seems ready for a snack. Wonder if Racheal is on the menu? She doesn't seen to be having very good luck in these battle situations. We'll just have to wait and see what's going to happen this time.

If you haven't checked out my web page (dungeonwarden.com), please take a look. There has been a major update of the main page along with a few other pages. There are some nice pictures of the characters on the buttons now.

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Comments for Page 194

As promised, here is the dark-brown haired snake woman in all her glory. I really should color the whole page but it takes so long just to draw the whole thing.

Notice anything different? That's right, I started using word balloons. I upgraded my version of Manga Studio to EX from Debut, and it has a lot of extra features not in the cheaper version. Word balloons are just a small part of the new package. I can also create my own textures now (like the bricks on page 193). I'll keep messing around with the new features and see what else I can do to improve my artwork.

Was it a smart idea for Angel to anger the snake woman? Just wait as see.