Aftermath: Dreams of Earth

Taking some time…

Allerun — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:05:27 +0000

Yeah, there hasn’t been an update, and I’ve neglected the site. For that, I’m truly sorry. Life has been a bear and not left me with any free time to work on this project. However, the time away had me look through everything I’ve put up, and, well, it isn’t up to my standards. I’m taking some time away from this project to hone my skills, decide what I’m going to do with this project and come back to it hopefully this summer with a new perspective. There are a few other projects I am going to pursue as well.

Another delay

Allerun — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:12:12 +0000

Sorry, but midterms are this week and spring break is next week, so there won’t be a page today (obviously) or next Monday. I will, however, be taking this time to hopefully come up with a buffer so this doesn’t happen again.

Introductions

Allerun — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:41:15 +0000

Yes, the obligitory character intro part. I decided this part was best done like a band-aid, just do it in one stroke and get it over with. I was really liking the art on this one until one of the two programs that I use to create these screwed up the color layers, and I’m so sick of looking at this page I didn’t have the energy to fix it. This is another page that was done all digitally, which I’m finding I like more and more. It just takes three times as long. I’m not sure why either. This page took me longer than any of the other pages, hands down. I did this page a little differently, I actually hand colored the flats layer instead of using the polyginal lasso tool, and that might account for a lot of the time spent. I really liked it though, it was actually more engaging and a lot more fun manually coloring this page rather than just clicking and filling. I need to find a compromise in time and enjoyment.

Small Delay

Allerun — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:36:57 +0000

The next page will be up ~~Tuesday~~ Wednesday, instead of Monday like normal. Sorry.

Chapter One Begins

Allerun — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:30:24 +0000

First page of the new chapter is up. I’m somewhat pleased with how some of the art came out, and then somewhat appaled at the way it came out. Such mixed feelings. I’m getting more familiar with photoshop and digital mediums, but I still have a long way to go.

One more week.

Allerun — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:56:27 +0000

I’m still working on a few things and getting caught up academically, so I’m taking one more week off. In one week, though, I promise the first chapter will start.

Fixed!

Allerun — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:49:50 +0000

Yay, I’ve now got a plug-in that fixed the comic order, so now the most recent comic is showing where it should, namely on the first page. That’s one down! Still won’t be the first page this coming Monday up, but the next Monday will have the first page for chapter one. I’m still experimenting with some stuff and hope to get things a little more refined on the creation process.

A Warm Reception

Allerun — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:40:29 +0000

Wow, the art on this one sucks. Sorry about the delay on this one, I was having problems with Photoshop, namely it being a pain in the ass. I’m still not totally happy with what I’m putting out, and I was hoping to be somewhat more familiar with digital mediums by this point, but I’m not. The learning curve is a little steeper than I though. I also haven’t found any comprehensive tutorials that do more than show how to click buttons and add filters. I want to know how to use the tools at my disposal and what they can and cannot do, not how someone else uses them for a particular effect. Also, still haven’t gotten the stupid page bug fixed so the first page still shows instead of the most recent. I’ll be working on that as well. For now, chapter one will be delayed for a week or so until I get everything up and going. I’m hoping to get the first page of chapter one up on February 18th. I’ll let you know if it will be delayed any longer.

Slight Delay

Allerun — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:47:38 +0000

There will be a slight delay on the final page of the prologue. Software issues. Thanks for your patience.

Alas, poor Kathrac…

Allerun — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:30:16 +0000

Not much to say on this one. These are more panels that I had drawn toward the beginning. Still trying to get used tothe digital medium, however with school just starting back up again, I haven’t had as much time (any, actually) to practice.