Page One Progress

Hi All!
I've gotten into the first page- it's coming along the way I had envisioned it. My process is simple. First I rough out the pages, as you saw in my last post. After that I begin to draw the full-size page on 11x17 pages that I cut down from 18"x24" Strathmore drawing paper.

Once I get it to a point that is semi-rendered I then grab a piece of Strathmore 11"x17" smooth drawing board. I overlay this on my lightbox and begin to work on outlining everything cleanly with a lead holder. Of course I do change certain things and add new parts to the page too. I picked up this technique from talking to Lienil Francis Yu about his process.

The fourth panel was taken directly from the movie Psycho (the infamous shower scene of course).

Here's a look at some of my tools.

So, that's all for now. I'm working on the next few pages, at the moment, before I start to ink, color AND LETTER this page! Man, this stuff is so time-consuming!

Thanks for your support!

-Josh

February Is for City Girls

Hello,
It's been a very long time since I posted anything on here. I've been really really sick as of late. January was a forgettable month as I did nothing but get sick and work. I finished up January with a few good drawings and a lot of good ideas for the next 3 months. I've got a plan to make my first City Girls comic, now that I know what I want to do with it. My comic mentor, Gary Reynolds finally just said, "What happened to that idea?" and I didn't have a good answer. I started out this blog with the intention of doing a comic called City Girls, and releasing the pages as they came to me, and I got sidetracked. Now, I'm going to do exactly what I said I was going to do! Below, here are a few "warm-ups" and rough page layouts.

The layouts aren't particularly interesting but I think it's important for me to open the doors and reveal how my mind works as I take you along this process.

Thanks for your support. I think it's also a good time to mention that I'm involved in a contest for The Stan Lee Foundation and Todd McFarlane. If you haven't checked out the site, please do, and if you'd like to it would be great to have your support. Vote for me please!

-Josh