Merry Christmas 2013

URGH!! 1 semester done, and now 1 more to go.
But for now, I'm gonna enjoy my winter break.
And for the holidays, I bring you:

For the Christians and "How to train your dragon" fans. Happy Holidays.

Hiatus of stuff

Welp, I've got a job now, as an art teacher.

And the first year is seriously rough. But it's supposed to be.
But because of all the madness, it means all of my projects will come to a stop until further notice.
And that Shonen Jump Contest really isn't a priority anymore.
But somehow, I do intend to complete the comic and at least post it somewhere.
So don't expect much activity right now.

Manga entry progress so far

And this is only the inking process
21/31
so far

a little portion of the already inked page 13.

[UPDATE 7/30/13] as the inking status shows WAAAAYYY above, I've finished 19 in total. Pages 14-19 spread out here ^^

Heck Crafts ^^

Yeah, it's rare for me to do arts and crafts.
But I nearly forgot that I had done some.
First off, my little Jack Skellington gourd

Made this last Saturday during our church's outreach program. It's small dried gourd shells. Had some left over from long time ago, so we used em. This is almost 4" high, and the color was done with basic color markers. Though I had to use some white gesso. It looks a bit smeared because of the gloss sprayed on it. Why Halloween in the middle of summer?
Erm.....summerween?


Now for the next craft, this was a gift made for a "care-package" to a family. My bible study group pitched in some stuff. I went and made a small empty book, where one could write some small note or gesture.

All made with whatever stuff I found lying around the house. A little wobbly, and I'm way out of touch ever since my last print-making course.

And updates:
erm.....still working on manga for Shonen Jump competition. My chances look slim, but I want to give it a try.

Pencil tests

I'm trying to use a method where you sketch with blue pencil and use regular pencil to "ink", thus eliminating the need to re-ink.
So far, they work, but to some extent.
The first one I realized the paper was creme, and I pressed down too hard with the blue. And my pencil wasn't dark enough.  The result is this.

The 2nd one I finished today.
Still not happy.

And honestly, I look back at my original roots, to when I made fancomics. I was far more comfortable sketching with pencil, and then inking.  Heck, back then I used to color/shade by hand too. With a tablet, I've done a lot by computer.
I'm currently trying to enter the Shonen Jump weekly manga competition. That's why I'm testing out with pencils and blues. But with the short amount of time I have, I think I just have to go with what's more natural with me.

Now, for the drawing. This is a really old character I created. This is Kanamo, the Seamstress. One of the 12 demigods of Trinio. She doesn't represent any particular race or group, but the title Seamstress signifies her vital role in creating threads and ties to the other deities. That and she can practically make magically-enhanced clothes and fabric with whatever she can find around her. Her magic power may not be the strongest, but she makes up for it with channeling inner strength through her specially-tailored robe.
[UPDATE]6/25/13
did my first pencil test for a dummy comic page. Surprisingly not bad. But clean-up is unavoidable.
Gonna do another one, except I'll try to add inks

Welp...I think I know what route I'm going with. Honestly it's more easier to ink the stuff. It's just been a while since I'm so used to the tablet and stuff. 

Funny Bible Study moment: True Story

This literally happened last Monday.

Eruti Test: Shadow's Collar [DONE]

Welp, here's what I've GOT so far  [pages 4/6]
Again, this is a test, experiment. So there might be some changes with the style or the size of pages.

If for some reason you can't see well on the blog, it's on my deviantart here.
I plan on doing more tests, maybe test out colored pages
But for now, I think the best course of action is to make some drawings for the comic, while working on the basic plot. It's still messy as heck.