Here’s the next two Spirit Bond Thumbnails. Pretty messy. Making comics is hard. I have a lot to learn. I’m getting there, though.
Seriously. These are messy, icky thumbnails. I should, like…. learn how to make my quick pictures a little prettier. And more legible.
Here’s kind of what I’m thinking. I’m going back to starting the story with Kay and Kaipo like I did back in my first draft. It’s going to be great.
EDIT:
Here’s some new and improved stuff.
I just got back from Comic Con in Salt Lake City and it was pretty much amazing. Well, the first day was a little not amazing, but only because we had to stand in line for four hours. …FOUR HOURS! It was a kind of awful, but as soon as we got inside, I was in nerd-heaven. It was basically wonderful to see that many people selling art and geeky goods, and to be able to go to panels with artists and writers I’ve been a fan of for ages!
So, here 3 reasons why I can’t wait to go to Comic Con again:
1: The Panels
The panels were really awesome; so awesome that I pretty much thought that they were all too short. It was really neat to be able to hear from authors like James A. Owen and Brandon Mull. Basically, I learned that authors and artists are even cooler in person! I was able to get advice straight from the mouths of these very wise sages.
And then there was Brandon Sanderson. As in THE Brandon Sanderson. He read a portion of his novel to us that won’t even come out until next year.It was so cool that I just want to completely overuse words like “cool,” “awesome,” and “amazing.”
2: The Costumes
Many of the costumes were… too cool for words. I mean, look at this Team Rocket duo. Come on, right? SO cool!
And this family just had my heart. I loved their costumes so much, I even got my picture taken with them. Sir, you’re raising your kids right. That’s all I can say.
3. Meeting the Creative Masterminds
My absolute favorite part of Comic Con was being able to buy things directly from their creators. It was so neat to be able to buy books from their authors, and art from the artists. I loved how friendly they were! The artist of the book pictured above was especially friendly. His name is Travis Hanson and as soon as my husband and I stopped by his table, he asked us what we’d like him to sketch for us. It turns out he does free sketches for anyone who stops at his table, drawing them on the back of cards with some of his art and information on them. SO smart! We ended up talking to him for at least half an hour, and he gave me advice on illustration and encouraged me to follow my dreams.
I came away from comic con feeling a major boost in creativity and motivation. Thank you to all those artists, writers, and comickers who were so kind and awesome. You’ve definitely made a fan out of me.