tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29818362744762278402024-02-08T02:59:17.962+00:00Bird graphicsCrashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-9859145613226890942014-10-23T10:52:00.000+01:002014-10-23T10:52:12.488+01:00Moved...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-89442677058805382732013-07-04T21:05:00.003+01:002013-08-16T21:29:02.571+01:00Medijski danHello,<br />
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I have won the price for Animation film of MEDIA DAY with my film "Patch".<br />
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Here is my price, which I find really nice (received by mail with a 'how to put together' CD!)<br />
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My films <a href="https://vimeo.com/55438154">"Patch"</a> and "<a href="https://vimeo.com/57457440">Remember when the sun was blue?</a>" has been selected for the 9-th World Festival of Animated Film, Varna, Bulgaria which will be held September.<br />
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Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-16169334777680131622013-05-27T19:06:00.001+01:002013-05-27T19:08:53.469+01:00Balkans screeningsMy film "Patch" was screened at the Golden Kuker International Animation festival, Sofia, Bulgaria. I even was in the catalogue! Couldn't get one of those for myself though. Eh.<br />
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In June my film <a href="https://vimeo.com/57602573">Coffee break</a> is going to be screened at the International Festival of Digital Arts & Media in Athens, Greece.<br />
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Looking forward to conquering the rest of the Balkans!Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-66265948277561292972013-02-02T03:01:00.001+00:002013-02-02T03:03:26.444+00:00I see Time: 10 films 10 daysThis is mostly what I've been doing the past month.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/456264">"I see Time"</a> - <span style="font-size: 11pt;">10 animated films ( less than a minute long ) as part of the project “10 films 10 days” of <a href="http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/edinburgh-college-art">Edinburgh College of Art</a> and <a href="http://nbu.bg/entrance.php?lang=1">New Bulgarian University</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/57383297">Simeonova-01-NBU</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user9669736">ECA Animation</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: 15px;">Most of them work around the concept of time, the passing of a lifetime, of a dream, of a second. It was a great experience. Thank you to the people who shared it with me.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: 15px;">I'm thinking this year I might widen the topics of this blog, so I could use it more often. So I'm thinking I'll be updating about my animation works and I'll share with you if I get published somewhere.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://cestbonkultur.com/">C'est Bon Anthology: Interposed</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://www.altcomfestival.se/eng/indexmain.htm">Alt Com: No borders</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://co-mixer.blogspot.com/">Co-mixer #2 (of course)</a></span></div>
Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-41993129434214643272013-01-14T10:58:00.003+00:002013-01-14T10:59:30.245+00:00While away<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/55438154" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="500"></iframe> <br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/55438154">Animation short "Patch" trailer</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/milenabird">Milena Simeonova</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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This is what I've been up to while being away.<br />
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<br />Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-34361835022623668782012-03-15T08:47:00.015+00:002012-03-15T09:30:29.153+00:00Pencils and pens<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAj3Rz-zJKiXw9pspkIrYoOj4XLh-q8L4nZVUIDdUkfWTMO14gu2qH6eYfKlxT2EWyzEWu_ImOulaiWaaedEh44xT1gN7TYNNNlRGNkIH1_zqOeA6JGwAvpA8YA2ALQUmkCInEeQlJ7D4/s1600/fruits.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAj3Rz-zJKiXw9pspkIrYoOj4XLh-q8L4nZVUIDdUkfWTMO14gu2qH6eYfKlxT2EWyzEWu_ImOulaiWaaedEh44xT1gN7TYNNNlRGNkIH1_zqOeA6JGwAvpA8YA2ALQUmkCInEeQlJ7D4/s320/fruits.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720053698382839426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><a href="http://www.fruits-mg.com/xnew/e/index.html">from FRUiTS</a><span style="text-align: left; "> </span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 156px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNczqx3Upi_rcz2mB-J_p8X9A2oMgEmhg5sqXAKRqHEiaAGc8fjG0DjiNDbzCqPj2WZSGFlgNuK7sklcFCcuMt6Jg8NgDRZ-MqpqtZPlcJ94VC_-n_82-muTwnRczPCo5mu9qBzN546w/s320/PAPAGALI1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720053533563186274" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AO5I1VcXRn-63xW4lGQGlAIlEKa6gKGoWmQjn0gWKbMVsdayHCtg4mPJqu_EKn_Gm1EEUtZqrxvpLkECfUwKB49rnphaDeKhdvQCEMcxsYOXHlphREyLz2gH86MSEffajyizzV0iM-g/s1600/PAPAGALI2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AO5I1VcXRn-63xW4lGQGlAIlEKa6gKGoWmQjn0gWKbMVsdayHCtg4mPJqu_EKn_Gm1EEUtZqrxvpLkECfUwKB49rnphaDeKhdvQCEMcxsYOXHlphREyLz2gH86MSEffajyizzV0iM-g/s400/PAPAGALI2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720053049958513490" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Reference from Flicr photoghraphs </div>Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-72434373711050289352012-02-18T19:31:00.007+00:002012-03-15T16:28:43.411+00:00The last page<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHm41EAbSlTPLTcyXGEVmYJPToG2E_QHFjGQI-X0chtJTV_NYtiOU6ZOI5gRoiLEBtMz6RnBxH2UZ2NmFNPvYyXQ3o-v2ypyXmOf9Fo6FP-EMBUtmkNdOoKvmJKBYrtYS6zqmMbxAibAQ/s1600/img132.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHm41EAbSlTPLTcyXGEVmYJPToG2E_QHFjGQI-X0chtJTV_NYtiOU6ZOI5gRoiLEBtMz6RnBxH2UZ2NmFNPvYyXQ3o-v2ypyXmOf9Fo6FP-EMBUtmkNdOoKvmJKBYrtYS6zqmMbxAibAQ/s400/img132.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710568564733880898" /></a><span ><br />Well, few days ago I uploaded the last page of Bird at Amilova.com. <a href="http://www.amilova.com/en/comics-manga/207/bird.html">It's over.</a></span><div><span >Another thing that is over is The First Amilova Cartoonist Competition. <span>One of these day I'll write about my favourite comics in the competition. </span></span></div><div><span ><a href="http://www.amilova.com/en/ranking-competition-cartoonist-manga-comics.html">Here are the rankings </a><span>. The official winner will be announced by the jury in the next few days. But I can tell you already that it's not gonna be my "Bird". Last week it landed at #47 and that's it. 47th of 65. Pretty glamorous. But you already now </span><a href="http://birdgraphics.blogspot.com/2012/01/ive-just-got-to-put-these-wings-to-test.html">how I feel about this</a><span>.</span></span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >Despite of the rankings, I'm kind of proud of "Bird".<br /><a href="http://www.amilova.com/en/comics-manga/207/bird.html"></a></span><div><span >I'm not going to start once again describing how important and refreshing and enriching was for me to do this comic. I hope the energy that filled me while doing it will be tranfered to the readers and stuff... anyway, next month there'll be some changes on this page to fit my next project.</span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >And to answer your questions - Yes, I am tireless, I am restless.</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div></div>Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-8179078436317969782012-01-24T10:15:00.003+00:002012-01-24T10:18:21.360+00:00Amilovers, thank you for 200 votes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSNoPONypGCSKbMum_RzfLqXFVoZOTgLwTxGiZDPbKogVhJSEPAuN6mf3JPBfLJdalIbXl_6yLhb9Dos6O-WZ6_1B5wi6nRoBGDOXDQWmVmlXqklh6bXUJDuBW3L_6t1_LnEWS1hbV10/s1600/200+nadpis.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSNoPONypGCSKbMum_RzfLqXFVoZOTgLwTxGiZDPbKogVhJSEPAuN6mf3JPBfLJdalIbXl_6yLhb9Dos6O-WZ6_1B5wi6nRoBGDOXDQWmVmlXqklh6bXUJDuBW3L_6t1_LnEWS1hbV10/s400/200+nadpis.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701140848356893154" /></a>Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-41136063596473945692012-01-23T15:29:00.017+00:002012-01-23T18:49:51.927+00:00Two different birds<div>Good news - Bird now has a domain at Amilova. It's <a href="http://birdcomic.amilova.com">birdcomic.amilova.com</a></div><div><br /></div>Since I've been studying theory of the drama, I began to think that the story itself isn't what's most important rather than the way you tell it. That eventually is reflected in my works. Can't say I'm big of a mastermind in this, but I put a lot of effort especially on the storytelling of "Bird".<div><br /></div><div>But there was a problem, as there always is.</div><div><br /></div><div>When I first got the idea of this Mystery bird thing, I was seeing it rather as an animation short project. No dialogue, dreamlike scapes, lots of shapes morphing in one another, vibrant colours. But since it looked like a lot of work and I already had big animation projects I didn't even write it down as a script.</div><div><br /></div><div>So couple of months later, there was this open call for comics. I wanted to participate, but I didn't have any ideas but this one. The problems was I didn't want to go with an artistic, incomprehensible comic which surely was to take many pages. I thought I should tell the story more conevtionaly and definitely add dialogue and well, action. Still, I felt like something was missing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then the idea of "Bird" in it's current version was born after <a href="http://birdgraphics.blogspot.com/2011/11/mystery-bird-presents-itself.html">a trip to England</a>. I added dialogue, I hope not too much, tried to develop the minor characters, but I always tried to keep them apart, as this story is most of all about difficulties in communication. I was trying to simultaneously tell the story trough the main charaters eyes and trough the children as a group, hoping it will create an interesting relation between the two story lines. Of course, this is almost too subtle and since I had to separate my work and make the chapters in big intervals of time, I think I eventually lost it. </div><div>Anyway, I think I managed to get what I needed to show.</div><div><br /></div><div>I always get back to my first idea, though, with the colours and stuff and wonder if it was going to be better than this version. But it's always risky with the artsy storytelling and I think it might work as an animation short, but not as a comic.</div>Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-8462430256615316472012-01-14T20:21:00.008+00:002012-01-15T09:08:30.840+00:00Pages and chapters<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left; ">Having restrictions on the number of pages makes things more difficult, but also much more interesting.</span></div><div>Since the begining, "Bird" was always supposed to be a three chapter story, each chapter containing 15 pages. Even though I started making this story for a project that I later gave up and restriction in page numebrs was no longer needed, I still held on to that idea.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><u><br /></u></span></div><div>Somewhere by the end of 2nd chapter I got scared that I could not finish the story in 15 pages. For a while I thought I should make it a 4 chapter story. </div><div>Which I really think would be a wrong decision. </div><div></div><div>A 4 chapter story sounds like a short one, but not really. Sounds also like a long one, but not</div><div> really.</div><div></div><div>It just doesn't feel right.</div><div>Sorry that I don't have a more logic explanation than just what I'm feeling, but in this case, I'm sure it wouldn't work out.</div><div>Somehow, 3 chapters always seemed like the best idea.</div></div><div>On the other hand 15 pages doesn't make it all comfortable. I had to cut out some scenes, shorten others. </div><div>Here is an early version of third chapter's begining.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFB3rtGx7vc5n5XK6YD4ydOSIcrUigHhzB-p89DKC6NzOYRHLRqtQ64h1VHR_xHFo6cpKAX75EcfB1DfAtb3rbohdE-heVtW6QrG2rAWeH0vqLl6odyeNgKoDe6kpy2SNlW9_R2CLqiw/s320/img414.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697601121727882354" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px; " border="0" /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOnWI0PL1MCRcYYHl0-72I2wXTQ5nBrYDrfbAHvYUVTb3nyCDDBwzh9R125SSMh-hgZXE4WE4L7ZYRu4FWYjIvOF4tVPfqTbjNlpB7OA753fd6ChJehakEomMaFA6I9V9LySIqmFWF2g/s320/img415.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697600763125979250" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px; " border="0" /><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div><div>This version shows the same things happening as the final one, but with too much detail around: the house from outside, the other kids waking up, the girl outside the house, the girl inside the house... But having just 15 pages, I had to rethink the begining.<br /></div><div>I think we could do without the descriptive stuff and it works even better. Instead of explaining all the circumstances, i tried to concentrate on the atmosphere. See the final version <a href="http://www.amilova.com/en/comics-manga/3601/bird/chapter-3/page-1.html">here</a>.</div><div>What I'm trying to say with this is restrictions are not an obstacle, but sometimes a key to creativity (working your way around those restrictions!). It makes you think differently and not put the first thing you think of.<br />Although it also created some problems with the surroundings (why she's suddenly someplace else!?) I think sticking to my 3x15 pages was the best idea. If you know some of my previous work, you'd understand why I'm so contented that those 45 pages came out good. My usual number of pages is around 150, and there's a big chance to get lost along the way.<br /><br />This week I got a very special present from one of Amilova's artists - <span>LittleEndian. She drew the heroine of "Bird" and I was amased how she managed to capture her character. The drawing is just fabilous, I love it :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hhKOSUrjhg0KuAalpCA6dd1lIuXj_HITir6u-QKqOJsY9gI-yK7L7VoIj0O713_PPVff3tY8Uj8orqq6rq4zLIwXUgCOo71k11YTMGhONlk1xdDHX6EbYTadw-Re2ltJt01MDYqx4Kg/s1600/fillesceptique_littleEndian.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hhKOSUrjhg0KuAalpCA6dd1lIuXj_HITir6u-QKqOJsY9gI-yK7L7VoIj0O713_PPVff3tY8Uj8orqq6rq4zLIwXUgCOo71k11YTMGhONlk1xdDHX6EbYTadw-Re2ltJt01MDYqx4Kg/s400/fillesceptique_littleEndian.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697781689483297234" border="0" /></a><br /></span></div><div>I'd like to thank her very much for this. Inspiring people is all I want to do, and seeing this, it makes me think I'm on the right way :) Thanks!<br />Check out LittleEndian's story <a href="http://www.amilova.com/fr/BD-manga/1107/leaves/chapitre-1/page-1.html">"Leaves" at Amilova</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div>Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-43492992802208338712012-01-05T20:47:00.005+00:002012-01-05T22:23:15.284+00:00I've just got to put these wings to test<div style="text-align: left;">With the 5th day of the new year already coming to an end, the contest of Amilova coming to it's fourth month and the third chapter of "Bird" begining, I felt I should strike a balance...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/M_Simeonova/Drawings/Bird/banner.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>I can't say I'm very satisfied with the position of my comic. Since the first week it always circles around 50th place. Even though the number of participating comics dropped from 107 to 79 (!), my comic is always in the 50s. </div><div>Despite that bad statistics, the readers seem to multiply. "Bird" has, by this week, 163 votes, a solid number that grows every week. I'd like to THANK everyone who votes for my comic, it means much to me. Lately I've been getting some comments too, which keeps my chin up. <b>Thank you everyone, who reads/likes/votes/comments on "Bird" :)</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/M_Simeonova/Drawings/Bird/banner2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Can't say I'm surprised "Bird"s not in top 15, though.</b></div><div>I was completely aware this story wasn't going to be a best-seller, since it's none of the popular genres. It contains <i>no action, no romance, no comedy, no horror</i>. </div><div>It's a <i>mystery</i>. Even <i>not a thrilling one</i>. </div><div>And it's just the story I needed to do.</div><div><br /></div><div>Even though it isn't much of a audience-pleaser, I hope people will stick to the end and see the mystery revealed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a much different view of my main character. Yeah, though, I added some 10 years and a pink shirt, I hope it still shows it's her.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCO0vbS_6ogiwztRRhpqGGTT2raNU0eMw0dCjbfIalh_kBEZJgkANMKb3U9bMqNBFKjZNM9ALG0zBk8w-vweQ82ANyqJ2hh5pu2kXCS6HwsL4DJnljR7L4PiZZrrgttzHrDcP4qWQuPRw/s1600/pticared.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 347px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCO0vbS_6ogiwztRRhpqGGTT2raNU0eMw0dCjbfIalh_kBEZJgkANMKb3U9bMqNBFKjZNM9ALG0zBk8w-vweQ82ANyqJ2hh5pu2kXCS6HwsL4DJnljR7L4PiZZrrgttzHrDcP4qWQuPRw/s400/pticared.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694276843436581762" /></a><br /><div>I used a photo reference to do the pose from <a href="http://www.pixelovely.com/gesture/figuredrawing.php">this site</a></div><div><br /></div><img src="http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/M_Simeonova/Drawings/Bird/banner3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /><div>The <a href="http://www.amilova.com/en/comics-manga/3601/bird/chapitre-3/page-1.html">third chapter</a> is the last one, so you may wonder waht will become of this blog. Well, I guess I will rearange it to suit better my next project, which, for now, i'll keep a secret. </div><div>So, next time - more page thumbs, inspirational drawings and sketches.</div>Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-31416265290239068822011-12-21T23:12:00.008+00:002011-12-22T00:09:59.302+00:00Bird's dialoguesLast month I presented the way I create age layouts, and now it's time to show how I figure out the dialogue.<div>In this particular project, once I came up with the idea of the Mystery bird, I already knew how this story would end. So, the only thing left for me was to work my way trough the end and build up a logical narrative that would lead to it.</div><div>Everytime I came up with an idea about what's going to happen, the constant question was "How is this helping the story?" If I couldn't find the answer, then I'd let go that idea. </div><div>But this rarely happened. Most of the time, the question was posed and then I tried to answer it.<br /><br /></div><div><i>What will make the reader realise that the main character is detached from the others?</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PA813LXkWzAZcOzX9F6-iuGZemioDPi7U-v7bl3aloKmVPI5PaPOBWoaEh3lWETxhyphenhyphen9VNqzWJxvXWor86W2JF-iiD-21F8RMdXrTMzjuHwkU7v7AbPVXtkdVP6H3hG080vM4ueblIDc/s1600/b_2_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 143px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PA813LXkWzAZcOzX9F6-iuGZemioDPi7U-v7bl3aloKmVPI5PaPOBWoaEh3lWETxhyphenhyphen9VNqzWJxvXWor86W2JF-iiD-21F8RMdXrTMzjuHwkU7v7AbPVXtkdVP6H3hG080vM4ueblIDc/s200/b_2_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688737391903920514" /></a><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>How can I make them see that she has trouble comunicating with the others?</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLZ4iLA3KqunkwKVIvcS-N4Ec0Hu_uVabkomg71uRGXh1spFyaERdBOXs-ZTYGw44w0eM5lSQgciU2P05MGjxmp7VJw1Od3a2F_oK-5sn41Qo9FDxApbalHt92s6_nyf18NMMBKqeSjs/s1600/p5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLZ4iLA3KqunkwKVIvcS-N4Ec0Hu_uVabkomg71uRGXh1spFyaERdBOXs-ZTYGw44w0eM5lSQgciU2P05MGjxmp7VJw1Od3a2F_oK-5sn41Qo9FDxApbalHt92s6_nyf18NMMBKqeSjs/s200/p5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688737610791067330" /></a><br /><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>What will make them feel her growing interest for that mystery?</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXit_d2ZXkiaJn4RjbclIz6joYupC8o3hdISlBD2RvYfK9kSqZksMJHsQbShgUceBEBMvBmIyh8bOlNqek4aWvmRzq8pVeqOMEJQpfEfO3omwDg3a-49Cy_XCoHXICQnppCoosGVzQ9Y/s1600/ptica_021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXit_d2ZXkiaJn4RjbclIz6joYupC8o3hdISlBD2RvYfK9kSqZksMJHsQbShgUceBEBMvBmIyh8bOlNqek4aWvmRzq8pVeqOMEJQpfEfO3omwDg3a-49Cy_XCoHXICQnppCoosGVzQ9Y/s200/ptica_021.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688738069343491058" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I hope, I gave the right answers. That is for you to say. </div><div><br /></div><div>After that, it's the easier part. Well, at least in some ways easier. </div><div>The dialogue I put also in service to the above strivings. Especially for "Bird" I tried to put as little dialogue as possible. Somewhere around the begining of the second chapter, I got a bit paranoid that this "less conversation" plan is going to make the story difficult to follow, so I may have let go of my original idea.</div><div>This is point that it gets a bit confusing. I really wasn't sure if I should follow more conventional way of telling the story, or should I dive into dream sequences and go and cut off all the dialogue. Certainly, both ways have their charm, but I couldn't decide between them, so I guess this is sort of a low point in "Bird". It's neither conventional, nor art. Something inbetween. In this line of thought, this might be a good thing, since the character herself is a misfit of a sort. </div><div>Or I'm, of course, overinterpreting.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I spent some time dealing with the words themselfs. For previous comics, the first version of the dialogue was always in english, but in order to make it sound more real and much more rich, I decided to write in my native language. Then, I would transtale it to english and french ( tough one!) and try to make it sound as good as in it's original version.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a little preview of what my dialogue sheets look like when I'm done with them.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXVFSRrC3dVgXhVowPg_yCI6hKrYGqO1cvpbv1VXv6b701UcG3Zd8WSmXKUya6zh_8X-yky4vpzD55TE_OjNTNpAdYaJ7EWtXmgK11QbhFxqxIHtCvFN87gCigYz67WXOD_P9OwvPJH8/s1600/img362.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXVFSRrC3dVgXhVowPg_yCI6hKrYGqO1cvpbv1VXv6b701UcG3Zd8WSmXKUya6zh_8X-yky4vpzD55TE_OjNTNpAdYaJ7EWtXmgK11QbhFxqxIHtCvFN87gCigYz67WXOD_P9OwvPJH8/s400/img362.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688732877507735730" /></a><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>You would think there'll be more crossed out stuff.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, the last thing I do is distribute the lines to pages and then to panels. But I'm really not always sticking to the exact words. Sometimes, in the process of lettering a better sounding version pops in my head, or the speech bubbles are too small and I have to rethink it.<br />I don't know if this is good or bad practice. Those dialogues are obviously not of Shakespearian type.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But anyway, I try to give my best.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-40884468476075754442011-12-16T20:26:00.006+00:002011-12-16T20:57:49.303+00:00In colours vol 3<div>Here are In colours volumes <a href="http://birdgraphics.blogspot.com/2011/11/bird-in-colours.html">One</a> and <a href="http://birdgraphics.blogspot.com/2011/11/in-colours-vol-2.html">Two</a></div><div><br /></div>Finally managed to get those done. <div>Have to say those was harder than the previous ones, maybe due to the lack of time or the lack of will to finish them. But the good thing is I got to try out some tricks with the lines and colours</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0lc2pTxOvmQ80jBqmo4FO09uEWKo-zNIDFwmuuwqNc_VwWuUOnUYWtA7pSrK6OQ0oA4ntugTOq8Mzo3B4j6aYHCRwSJJgt3iqE4_x28wf-mzbawxw76gBAV3l12H98GQ-v-104FkzUI/s200/retrobmovie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686826468072494370" /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Tried to keep things simple with this one. It's supposed to be <i>thriller</i>, but finally it came out more like a <i>retro b-movie </i>poster. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Maybe there are too many lines, it should've been more poster-like, less detail on her face and stuff, but I figure, It's a good piece anyway.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's the thumbnail of this version:</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3wqO8eNHZmLod92MT23acDnp4K6nzlUxXQEoXkJYqyg275MMHAzzYswxClGHlwBVbbJ9j3zw3E8AoS3AIDgUiJiKZnOtWI8OXbil7cN-_Wp8SrsYOzuIE2BJRg_1yLBp8GM_yKNDfqU/s1600/cov.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3wqO8eNHZmLod92MT23acDnp4K6nzlUxXQEoXkJYqyg275MMHAzzYswxClGHlwBVbbJ9j3zw3E8AoS3AIDgUiJiKZnOtWI8OXbil7cN-_Wp8SrsYOzuIE2BJRg_1yLBp8GM_yKNDfqU/s200/cov.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686827250860998498" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Next is the so called "<i>romance</i>", but I'm not sure what it is actually. Anyway, I pretty much enjoyed working my way trough a picture without lines, and it turned out pretty good, considering my previous experience with this style.<div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvLBBSLahDTkl4sKY3cRLwbMGqh9bdfQDal_YhUtjLddhqxpt4Mf790DuA3G0UHphPZDls18tGV4UXly0nX9dXD40kx_BBIiBfiGvQ6UdoSraTAHQSjZA-mH9Ph-dYTw7Ga91gU8jZOw/s1600/romance.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvLBBSLahDTkl4sKY3cRLwbMGqh9bdfQDal_YhUtjLddhqxpt4Mf790DuA3G0UHphPZDls18tGV4UXly0nX9dXD40kx_BBIiBfiGvQ6UdoSraTAHQSjZA-mH9Ph-dYTw7Ga91gU8jZOw/s200/romance.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686828250358914930" /></a> <div><br /></div><div>Still not sure how much detail I should leave on her face.</div><div><br /></div><div>The last one of my cover's experiment is "<i>action</i>"</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-983r0HT8jn0bgPeBfZz59wegqJSpgddoyquPfO4qoru5CrnYdkQSRne1lwc3sQPPPrgGBS2-KCqoCkmgO5JOBGQYSSyAIlABEFm2rK_1Po4Hjn_LkU7Bhv2uYwjAa294X25k_U9lXWI/s1600/Bird+action.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-983r0HT8jn0bgPeBfZz59wegqJSpgddoyquPfO4qoru5CrnYdkQSRne1lwc3sQPPPrgGBS2-KCqoCkmgO5JOBGQYSSyAIlABEFm2rK_1Po4Hjn_LkU7Bhv2uYwjAa294X25k_U9lXWI/s200/Bird+action.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686828653890781522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It's more of a <i>disaster movie</i> poster, I guess.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> The building was a bitch to draw, but I rather see it as a success. Lot of things here aren't right, there isn't much of a connection between the background and the character, not to mention my lack of interest in finding a better suiting font, but all in all, it's Ok, I guess. It looks rather well as a thumbnail, so it works.</div><div><br /></div><div>I might get back to those three later, but for now I'm going to start working on Chapter Three - The Finale.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Upcoming - A page update tomorrow, more wips and a look into how I figure out the dialogue of "Bird".</b></div>Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-48499323051047823062011-11-30T17:51:00.019+00:002011-12-01T08:04:01.499+00:00All thumbsHere are some sneak peaks at the production of Bird. The pages start off as thumbnails which help me to figure out the layout of the page. Then, if I like it I put them to actual size sketches and ink them. Here's what the thumbnail version and the final version of the pages look like compared.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGMYyYDVjFOOOJRdpFn1Tat1vuwVkzQKDrTjxdQ7iqZopD4ON5JbhqST90td2jNgbpE92kbYAHWIHALem4dinvRfDeiU7h_sTqsEw76EVTSqS5K1gCrtv_Gpd33SqZPv7ZfCObPUQvU8/s1600/img363.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGMYyYDVjFOOOJRdpFn1Tat1vuwVkzQKDrTjxdQ7iqZopD4ON5JbhqST90td2jNgbpE92kbYAHWIHALem4dinvRfDeiU7h_sTqsEw76EVTSqS5K1gCrtv_Gpd33SqZPv7ZfCObPUQvU8/s400/img363.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680860969775842658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqosNSA_RPrdK8vEo-s1TWzourji16lnTJzPiCewNoY7AKS9n81sSGWxljTe_TgzAxkcqEW2gdehCvKHiLegQ4r136VfLFtHYpVlsGB_Z5g1F7I47007J7T0WHumUyOp-ROYA1rxhaRg/s400/img363+wip.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqosNSA_RPrdK8vEo-s1TWzourji16lnTJzPiCewNoY7AKS9n81sSGWxljTe_TgzAxkcqEW2gdehCvKHiLegQ4r136VfLFtHYpVlsGB_Z5g1F7I47007J7T0WHumUyOp-ROYA1rxhaRg/s400/img363+wip.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680861088056036706" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJp3TJ8aBs4eItwsGmTGfXQhD91LqYVWIuNIednkQaG3BVEzCgFaebrpc_yWS5xeWFmjUVP5z-Xs8rKFAwXaPoBYA184TEZMPEtMwhbqeYShyQboY4tLZdQHUCea30YInO-2IL658HvY/s1600/bird_wip02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJp3TJ8aBs4eItwsGmTGfXQhD91LqYVWIuNIednkQaG3BVEzCgFaebrpc_yWS5xeWFmjUVP5z-Xs8rKFAwXaPoBYA184TEZMPEtMwhbqeYShyQboY4tLZdQHUCea30YInO-2IL658HvY/s400/bird_wip02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680860769704820402" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuwUnhvpRk4RgU5fgFuts8t6GHeWwaP8lS_VltWXK6vRvJdyaovXVUY9uod49oxodhK7lA8K8ukIY76FMLQTPEt1YcDMYDU51ZKperKn-QMLdOlNPOn6GeG1UTJ56cGiDNmZKRT1STz4/s400/bird_wipt02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuwUnhvpRk4RgU5fgFuts8t6GHeWwaP8lS_VltWXK6vRvJdyaovXVUY9uod49oxodhK7lA8K8ukIY76FMLQTPEt1YcDMYDU51ZKperKn-QMLdOlNPOn6GeG1UTJ56cGiDNmZKRT1STz4/s400/bird_wipt02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680860818327517634" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwot5X4DHADe8Mlb8aXW7HrVUUObOFWmh8ZfOKvGtFzPSqUFtMrQ0mJE0LuylIC42tUGVrINP6ywRRP4hNNFDAJgBFLhsy2DjWjcGEGQESV085BOKCIHj-QL6L_qDVpBdQacu0ksSXe0/s1600/bird_wip01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwot5X4DHADe8Mlb8aXW7HrVUUObOFWmh8ZfOKvGtFzPSqUFtMrQ0mJE0LuylIC42tUGVrINP6ywRRP4hNNFDAJgBFLhsy2DjWjcGEGQESV085BOKCIHj-QL6L_qDVpBdQacu0ksSXe0/s400/bird_wip01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680860366242154546" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCpzAZIxz-cyMLT9cya9YLHNKydPubXZ59B6X8jlxAmj-SCRejJowFxbl7UKq0KPsJoCP11-ycRayx2JQSsusPZBSUlTQBrajmhmz4uUbAzQi5NBR6YdfelLlqio6x3qCtni0gxlyYdk/s400/bird_wipt01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCpzAZIxz-cyMLT9cya9YLHNKydPubXZ59B6X8jlxAmj-SCRejJowFxbl7UKq0KPsJoCP11-ycRayx2JQSsusPZBSUlTQBrajmhmz4uUbAzQi5NBR6YdfelLlqio6x3qCtni0gxlyYdk/s400/bird_wipt01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680860672117218178" /></a>One page, actually <a href="http://www.amilova.com/en/comics-manga/2447/bird/chapitre-2/page-4.html">page 4 of Chapter Two </a> was actually inked and already had lettering when I decided to drop it and make another.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Version 1</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpoqz4RFoEJbj5yzQcqFgdUIEJLQeC1Yzn6Bjbvkfn6k7b_Sp6tgCZC66XGrJOM8lmuVNkmQ67eWra6_D_WH_kQMY1v3SzwMz-Pmljzm_Dmmh9s8r1CGu14PPGwIottYFzrOJtBx2HbQ/s200/lostpage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680862850015885922" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px; " /><div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10c7MN2iVNHbFdI9uZkwg-rxKrkiqtEnFt0IR3QnloTMboipEnvMZurso4whAGgP7LUuWWG1h7b2m1H1ANaDLvRh3Gjtk-APmVd31g6KaD7gD7XM2tEQq0GIFPbrexb7SayDkLJyKfR4/s1600/page4draft.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10dcOGw26bUjm19hS8RNh8xArhXCcLD9QpjpSy4tmq64PDCGuzTkQ04ydeqaaevpEbl60Vgn-y2LUirBpB0VqcaKzRyeoQCf-ljOGmjlbjEvsSRbFtx7ccQJCCqfkZ4Uk7RM0ZGLz244/s400/page4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680861887102881218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 255px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Version 2</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div></div></div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10c7MN2iVNHbFdI9uZkwg-rxKrkiqtEnFt0IR3QnloTMboipEnvMZurso4whAGgP7LUuWWG1h7b2m1H1ANaDLvRh3Gjtk-APmVd31g6KaD7gD7XM2tEQq0GIFPbrexb7SayDkLJyKfR4/s1600/page4draft.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 193px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10c7MN2iVNHbFdI9uZkwg-rxKrkiqtEnFt0IR3QnloTMboipEnvMZurso4whAGgP7LUuWWG1h7b2m1H1ANaDLvRh3Gjtk-APmVd31g6KaD7gD7XM2tEQq0GIFPbrexb7SayDkLJyKfR4/s400/page4draft.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680862249498047154" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 173px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQt3MhdySn2QHvHQD5oK2FtToyuUHkt5TYroN5biKh9kgyOpd5Z4-JyZZy1kQEwepLtoH-4o_IgIFS6HhJFqqUv6WpoL9LJGnYny58vDKgtc6EvviUURLvxXXTR8IKNX9iYu810-zAn4/s400/ptic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680862538768553362" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Currenntly at <a href="http://www.amilova.com/en/comics-manga/2447/bird/chapitre-2/page-10.html">page 10</a>, Chapter Two is coming to an end by Christmas, but till then I'm working on more variations of <a href="http://birdgraphics.blogspot.com/2011/11/in-colours-vol-2.html">Bird covers</a>. Version<i> romance, action </i>and<i> thriller</i> coming hopefully next week!</div></div>Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-63544635891746708182011-11-21T06:54:00.004+00:002011-11-21T08:09:23.285+00:00And then there were noneIt's been a though fifth week, sicne I'm preocupied with other projects with scary deadlines. <div><br /></div><div>This week, I freaked out at Amilova when the number of competing comics dropped from 107 to 96. It's because of the updating two pages a week rule. Luckily I have few pages in advance, so <a href="http://www.amilova.com/en/comics-manga/2447/bird/chapter-2/page-8.html">Bird</a> is being regularly updated every Monday and Friday.</div><div><br />I'm kind of puzzled who I'm gonna vote for, though. Because most of the comics I supported (most of them non-manga) were at the end of the line, and half of them already dropped of the comeptition, cause of lack of updates. I really hope the lack of updates aren't due to lack of votes, cause it would be very discouraging for me ( even if they qualified Bird as manga at Amilova). </div><div>Are the non-manga comics at Amilova competition (and everywhere) dissappearing due to the predominate manga interest?</div><div><br /></div><div>This week two of the <span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(252, 253, 254); ">disqualified</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(252, 253, 254); "> comics, were two of my favourites. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(252, 253, 254); "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(252, 253, 254); "><a href="http://www.amilova.com/fr/BD-manga/193/un-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-%C3%A0-plouha.html"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 284px;" src="http://www.amilova.com/images/front/193/1.png" border="0" alt="" /></a></span></span></div><b>Un été à Plouha ( A Summer in Plouha)</b><div>I love the looks of this comic. Wonderful charac</div><div>ter deformations, this style just stuck out and made an impression on me. I can't comment on the story, since it was just begining, but I must say I like the characters, especially enjoyed the guys meeting.</div><div>I really can't explain why this comic was stuck at the bottom (around 90th place), maybe lack of promotion? It shouldn't be like that. It has wonderful qualitites, it looks much more pro than other works I've seen on the site.</div><div>I don't know why the author couldn't keep up with the 2 pages rule ( which is a tricky one, if you doesn't have pages in advance), but I really hope it's not because he didn't get much votes or something. That would be so unfair. For what it's worth, I always voted for <b>Un été à Plouha,</b> I hope the author keeps updating.</div><div><img src="http://www.amilova.com/images/front/257/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 284px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="http://www.amilova.com/fr/BD-manga/257/new-ga%C3%AFa.html">New Gaïa</a></b></div><div>At first, it impressed me with the nice colours. Even if I don't like stories about the future or the outer space, I decided to give it a try. </div><div>It starts with a bit too much text, but it was needed I guess. I really loved the part when the alarm started beeping. It just dragged me into the action. And then everything went black&white. It was just the blood that was red. I was really impressed by that. </div><div>That's why I was really suprised to see this one at number 61 the first week.<br />Since then, there were very few updates, I'm guessing the author had other business, but still I voted for it, for that great black&white scene.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Few days ago the author of another comic I really enjoyed (<a href="http://www.amilova.com/fr/BD-manga/304/la-bande-de-losers-et-dieu.html">La bande des losers et Dieu</a>) said that he's not gonna pressure himself with 2 pages a week, doesn't want to rush trough his work, cause he's not getting enough attention anyway. </div><div>I really hope he sticks around though. He'll have my vote, anyway.</div>Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-86196100801688442002011-11-14T19:14:00.009+00:002011-11-14T19:55:24.070+00:00In colours vol 2Had some spare time and tried out some covers in different genres. Tried out some different colouring styles and realised I have a lot to learn about colour. But I'm catching up on that right after I'm done with all the pages of Bird.<br /><br />Here are my experiments with genre and colour*:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2WnW2DH3vIqUhOp94IZxGGtXbxuh5QCjqFvUTKjIyAwjqDJfG-JEI2nKtTpe5Tl1DNfmolaJLNioo5QvBZlEQhx7gr_OYDpckJRQ_zfmPuh5y0L3s-itLus0dJrBaVcCN-yB32J88Fc/s1600/horror+col.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 138px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2WnW2DH3vIqUhOp94IZxGGtXbxuh5QCjqFvUTKjIyAwjqDJfG-JEI2nKtTpe5Tl1DNfmolaJLNioo5QvBZlEQhx7gr_OYDpckJRQ_zfmPuh5y0L3s-itLus0dJrBaVcCN-yB32J88Fc/s200/horror+col.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674934591548755858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">horror</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUhh9-kReD-nzJiwAu3eND3gWrFUBzo1GKFQFC1Kj50UtU2bYYRVe6PSR-y1J5QtLImXzDkc5NmdJpozlFkvoIu6eihk5Gistuv3E2bt2CLYH6tETHKqGEgPntEV1vbyXArhtBUiGny8/s1600/fantasy+col.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUhh9-kReD-nzJiwAu3eND3gWrFUBzo1GKFQFC1Kj50UtU2bYYRVe6PSR-y1J5QtLImXzDkc5NmdJpozlFkvoIu6eihk5Gistuv3E2bt2CLYH6tETHKqGEgPntEV1vbyXArhtBUiGny8/s200/fantasy+col.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674934513349239330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">fantasy</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEZBREEmiG66CFi-Fw8xVX0EUxgSiSDLP0MA0EpaGcI5j4vW7MwdY6mUeeA1HFElAknarRKccwGVTp42Jn1dbH_p3ESK5NUqvwo4-8JTJE2m0QlnIbkKfUewiRps1phv_nkVBLa4pe4I/s1600/comedy_col.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEZBREEmiG66CFi-Fw8xVX0EUxgSiSDLP0MA0EpaGcI5j4vW7MwdY6mUeeA1HFElAknarRKccwGVTp42Jn1dbH_p3ESK5NUqvwo4-8JTJE2m0QlnIbkKfUewiRps1phv_nkVBLa4pe4I/s200/comedy_col.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674934418050928002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">comedy</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">*You can find the black and white versions in the gallery.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next week or whenev I find time, I'm gonna do another three versions: romance, action and thriller. Stay tuned.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Added banners for Amilova nd the comic Mink, located at the bottom of the page. Also did some Bird banners. How do you find them?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One month has passed since the begining of the Amilova.com competition. "Bird" is at # 53 (of 104) this week, with 93 votes. Thank you very much. 53rd place might look like no big deal, but thinking about the almost 100 persons who like my comic makes me happy. Thank you!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Keep up the high spirit!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-55853418151577081592011-11-06T19:57:00.013+00:002011-11-06T20:12:31.405+00:00In coloursLately I've been thinking to add some colour to the Bird cover ( you see it on the right ), just to see how it works. I think the b&w version is good as it is, but I gave it a try.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQjIYt5COMQfCZfnie3c_Q0SlGtn7M4MTPI3AJIRgspQkuVD8YzmcYFaw7vGJtfoJrcjM5Lf37pHa9Pu5QDX5Nw-QEkgGTkYu-fci93Z0nXW9QY5jxELjzgQjGZqhZQUFdCsn3XEJvgo/s1600/covec+cvqt3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQjIYt5COMQfCZfnie3c_Q0SlGtn7M4MTPI3AJIRgspQkuVD8YzmcYFaw7vGJtfoJrcjM5Lf37pHa9Pu5QDX5Nw-QEkgGTkYu-fci93Z0nXW9QY5jxELjzgQjGZqhZQUFdCsn3XEJvgo/s320/covec+cvqt3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671976179983753138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Fg-KgVUZj_YLFVRi2u_VOil9OnE9eyRUQCy1-nENTMHqgjIxrynTRqidpNtT5MjNk5lYzQ3Cq3OSNP2uqfT59JjnIMKqVAWozgJknKaHJPsl7ADJz4XkCPAxJt2tg77rhoY7bRHW0ro/s1600/cover+cvqt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Fg-KgVUZj_YLFVRi2u_VOil9OnE9eyRUQCy1-nENTMHqgjIxrynTRqidpNtT5MjNk5lYzQ3Cq3OSNP2uqfT59JjnIMKqVAWozgJknKaHJPsl7ADJz4XkCPAxJt2tg77rhoY7bRHW0ro/s320/cover+cvqt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671976128405406434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_h6g_jU39y2pn0CpwcZwdvzQiuna53hwIt6QyNY7_CJzcdsahbFYQtOjXJ2V51yQcLtZZ0QpmNP1PFzCQx1PG7GCyLvN3kEpIFB8xD4PH2XIi5X1ajWcJMDv_P5TttfARCAWvXT33GE/s1600/covec+cvqt2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_h6g_jU39y2pn0CpwcZwdvzQiuna53hwIt6QyNY7_CJzcdsahbFYQtOjXJ2V51yQcLtZZ0QpmNP1PFzCQx1PG7GCyLvN3kEpIFB8xD4PH2XIi5X1ajWcJMDv_P5TttfARCAWvXT33GE/s320/covec+cvqt2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671976048702091042" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><div>So far, it's the blue one that got the votes, but I'm still not sure. I might as well try a whole new one.</div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile: Added a gallery ( under the header) with some character development pics. To be updated. Also, working on a few banners, to spread the word :)<br /><br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981836274476227840.post-7955374405604926422011-11-03T09:31:00.002+00:002011-11-03T11:22:52.261+00:00Mystery bird presents itself...<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixephBp_KUEiGl0x_JtFjWADdeVgqExHcEcEbIbq_y2DA2viC2ceGL7llT_XWxECZT5H_0f-QjZgT_3weGM4oN7tcnQeCA7KbFylKeNeCfyaU47HV4dv8WWDaRvjS1LiUUpf0U06T-bJU/s1600/version3.jpg" style="text-align: left; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixephBp_KUEiGl0x_JtFjWADdeVgqExHcEcEbIbq_y2DA2viC2ceGL7llT_XWxECZT5H_0f-QjZgT_3weGM4oN7tcnQeCA7KbFylKeNeCfyaU47HV4dv8WWDaRvjS1LiUUpf0U06T-bJU/s320/version3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670713663575647810" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">... as an idea.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For some time I had this very vague story in my mind about a little girl who is desperate to catch a glimpse of a ghostly bird that only appears at night. But there wasn't really anything I could do with this. Lots of things were missing. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Like, where does this bird presents itself?</b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I almost gave up on that story, thinking about other projects, when suddenly, things came to their places. I had a trip to London, and of course Greenwich was a place I wanted to visit. It was an early spring afternoon, still a bit chilly, but the trees were all green and the air was fresh. Walking trough Greenwich park, all I could think about was my story and that this is a perfect setting for it.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5cVMU5EM8xL3jRok4zp4hT6XNRIz8d2_Wks1UMmvvkKYT8tnS3TsemgwbwCC_oLZg7Mo4jzTiD4K9WY_ao546z9su3nrDdN3hzvDDWn65kfWggOE79olBnxnkODNs_Fhxbtaxrq3-tc/s1600/DSC02092.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5cVMU5EM8xL3jRok4zp4hT6XNRIz8d2_Wks1UMmvvkKYT8tnS3TsemgwbwCC_oLZg7Mo4jzTiD4K9WY_ao546z9su3nrDdN3hzvDDWn65kfWggOE79olBnxnkODNs_Fhxbtaxrq3-tc/s320/DSC02092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670727490289163010" /></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I especially loved the Royal Observatory South building.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnROZpJkcP4rTxTTNarp2MaFhllFXkJFtIt2OwLX0dEGC5sqIhlS2ui9Y4SyOcJk60wAjChpgJl1YADTVd0X6w34bIek9UrJOETJZFa01qyGP25PIsqhjjWa6F582NRhKkEZWTeG_nX4/s1600/DSC02122.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnROZpJkcP4rTxTTNarp2MaFhllFXkJFtIt2OwLX0dEGC5sqIhlS2ui9Y4SyOcJk60wAjChpgJl1YADTVd0X6w34bIek9UrJOETJZFa01qyGP25PIsqhjjWa6F582NRhKkEZWTeG_nX4/s320/DSC02122.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670727567609003218" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; "></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, the minute I found myself in front of a white sheet of paper I began working on my revived project.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is the earliest version of the character, based on one of my chatacters from a previous project. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg970R9pxjv6V7hYhQ9GaHAint5JIxe8xNuCIUhB3AnfCz3iKZ9xoJzv_54xAmBzMXV1V2ty2gxzIdrjA7unlg_np93rLB0wP_vA75Pl1hG0UQAWUoHK5PfXh03LsoxCdi_sVEHXs00rZU/s1600/version1+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 151px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg970R9pxjv6V7hYhQ9GaHAint5JIxe8xNuCIUhB3AnfCz3iKZ9xoJzv_54xAmBzMXV1V2ty2gxzIdrjA7unlg_np93rLB0wP_vA75Pl1hG0UQAWUoHK5PfXh03LsoxCdi_sVEHXs00rZU/s320/version1+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670727074615230786" /></a><img style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzfvAHOcrP7-KxLmchOtlVN5pJcU9pNZIMjAtdHKu3_NCR0ehLcypXSgRaCaZGghsKo6VsHeTlUnF2yZBFr1uwUpe_Z1F_I1NZyWcXv3iS6Az1eUR6TfjPPU2jBKNe78NXBTc3xdbI9I/s320/version2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670727229803279522" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Crashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553026439230150069noreply@blogger.com0