tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70742997229754245552024-02-20T05:13:31.446-08:00Ben Reynold's BlogMore punch than a bowl of juice!buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-33897785814813046722011-08-15T23:31:00.000-07:002011-08-15T23:31:37.402-07:00new and improvedJust in case you guys missed the memo, you should know that all activity on this blog has ceased and will be continued on my new and improved website, <a href="http://ben-reynolds.com">http://ben-reynolds.com</a>buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-20446582941168332432011-05-29T10:00:00.000-07:002011-05-29T10:00:16.570-07:00Detour<a href="http://ben-reynolds.com">ben-reynolds.com</a><br />
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New and improved!buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-61913330577917202822011-05-02T13:49:00.000-07:002011-05-02T13:49:42.853-07:00New HotnessCheck it:<br />
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A million sand dollars to the person that can tell me what that is on Paige's shirt...<br />
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Every once in a while, I have to produce something <a href="http://kerslash.rampagenetwork.com">Kerslash</a> related to remind myself it still exists. I also did this sprite thing, (you can see the animated version <a href="http://johnnybuddahfist.deviantart.com/#/d3719zr">HERE</a>)<br />
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just to dust off the old animation hat. I've been working on animation stuff all day today and my computer has been STRUGGLING to keep up. I think it might be time to take this old horse out behind the barn and put it out of it's misery. What I don't get is that it handles high resolution 3d in Maya like a champ, but slows down to a crawl in Flash? That's just BASS ACKWARDS!buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-69605012708827779452010-12-31T10:32:00.000-08:002010-12-31T10:38:53.922-08:00Paint Tool Sai!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAJo6zW84wxSi99mn4EvoSm70gZNOTC0ES1CgM2Znq1LOhwpesXnGvnhh6ui4dG81jJe10PJePIXGvsMUJwjuOa3Zmzc_iketqTh42ERNXwWBF6Q0unhhJI1KP54QUbcyXq9czvbPm2U/s1600/cammy_paint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAJo6zW84wxSi99mn4EvoSm70gZNOTC0ES1CgM2Znq1LOhwpesXnGvnhh6ui4dG81jJe10PJePIXGvsMUJwjuOa3Zmzc_iketqTh42ERNXwWBF6Q0unhhJI1KP54QUbcyXq9czvbPm2U/s400/cammy_paint.jpg" /></a></div><br />
So I finally managed to bust out a 100% digital drawing without my computer crashing. I drew Cammy because I was in a Street Fighter kind of mood last night. In the end I decided that I didn't like it enough to finish it. But I am very happy with the results. I used the paint brush on this one were as on the batgirl drawing I was using the marker tool.<br />
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One problem I've always had drawing on the computer, and with digital inking in particular, was not being able to spin the "paper" around to match the natural curve of my hand. Well Sai let's you spin the canvas while you draw so I can do some reasonably adequate inks:<br />
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This is the first digital inking job I've been satisfied enough to post (I've had a lot of failed attempts). Here are the "pencils":<br />
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So yeah, Paint tool sai for the win.buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-40806356828373306452010-12-29T14:00:00.000-08:002010-12-29T14:03:18.433-08:00black bat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2f1di0CROSUD6HCFZj7Om-j_sUUMlPYwl8lrg6teRHtChYhA6ilie2CSXujLi9fXEi5da5vz4TjoiHl9-TtsyswQW9Dgi21YDVKrRsH3hq3LVGVq0KU1humOGByJ7R9uegwWGz9MMTo/s1600/batgirl_color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2f1di0CROSUD6HCFZj7Om-j_sUUMlPYwl8lrg6teRHtChYhA6ilie2CSXujLi9fXEi5da5vz4TjoiHl9-TtsyswQW9Dgi21YDVKrRsH3hq3LVGVq0KU1humOGByJ7R9uegwWGz9MMTo/s400/batgirl_color.jpg" /></a></div><br />
The other morning, I woke up and was inspired to draw this afro'd batgirl. My scanner is in the trunk of my car, so I went guerrilla style and just took a picture of the drawing with my phone and then colored it with Paint Tool Sai. That's my first time ever using Sai, I like it a lot; runs a lot smoother than photoshop. And I like how you can simulate dipping your paint brush into water and stuff.<br />
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Here's the original photo from my phone after I touched up the threshold in Photoshop:<br />
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Also, I had some sad news over the Christmas break. I received word that a friend of mine from college passed away over the holiday. His name was Courtney Johnson and he was a phenomenal artist and a really great person. You may have noticed I had his blog linked on my side bar. I encourage you guys to check out his art on his <a href="http://redryu22.deviantart.com/">deviantart gallery</a> and his <a href="http://redryu22.blogspot.com/">blog</a>.buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-37875230591880363492010-12-17T12:22:00.000-08:002010-12-17T12:39:27.314-08:00that ninja girl comic I draw<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtJwQ3o5WjZGhOaWYvE2TjHXS_SK40SprjPAB0ZUcZcEI3vGH_Cw2e-mI1aeEdCrWlmdxKlVtNz_gg9FkBsIvCjshE_m4_vc_UMCDL-uf7dDcYrWO9ACEmayfSO3e8FFbqnStAKaS3aA/s1600/kerslash_ad.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtJwQ3o5WjZGhOaWYvE2TjHXS_SK40SprjPAB0ZUcZcEI3vGH_Cw2e-mI1aeEdCrWlmdxKlVtNz_gg9FkBsIvCjshE_m4_vc_UMCDL-uf7dDcYrWO9ACEmayfSO3e8FFbqnStAKaS3aA/s400/kerslash_ad.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551750086194661426" /></a><br /><br />I've been asked many times by many people if I am ever going to finish Kerslash. The answer is yes...sometime...eventually...in the future. I know it's been over a year since I've posted the last page, but I still consider Kerslash "ongoing". It's going to be a little while before I can start updating it again, but Kerslash will definately be finished when I have the time for it.<br /><br />In the meantime, people are still posting reviews for it over on <a href="http://drunkduck.com">Drunkduck</a>. The latest review is from a fellow on the forums called <span style="font-style:italic;">Air Raid Robertson:</span><br /><br /><blockquote>“Kerslash” is, as you may have guessed from the onomatopoetic title, primarily an action comic. Its main protagonist is a teenaged ninja girl named Paige. In the opening of the story she’s a star pupil at a boarding school for ninja assassins. (The school even has a dean’s list and everything) However, she’s expelled when she won’t cross certain moral boundaries and is forced to restart her life at a small arts college. Naturally, it doesn’t take long for her to make new enemies and also have some of her old problems follow her to the new campus.<br /><br />I’ll begin by discussing “Kerslash’s” key virtue, which I believe is the art. The stylistic leanings of the comic are definitely rooted in manga. However, it isn’t done in a way that is shamelessly derivative or woefully tacked-on. The artist has clearly studied the manga artists that they love and applied certain characteristics of it to the artwork they were doing already. This is good to run into since I am very, very sick of seeing webcomics where someone just traces panels out of “Bleach” or “Naruto”.<br /><br />Another key component of this comic’s look is definitely wyldestyle. One wouldn’t think that the characteristics of spray-paint graffiti would transfer to comics all that smoothly, but in the past decade or so artists like Jim Mahfood and Damian Scott have pulled it off. There’s definitely an undercurrent of this in “Kerslash”. Limb movement is exaggerated and poses are rendered in a manner reflective of a bombed out subway car. It’s a nice touch.<br /><br />These artistic stances give the book a high octane, razzle-dazzle feel that more than lives up to the energetic title of the series. As I said in the opening sentence, “Kerslash” is very much a fight comic and it feels the most alive during its elaborate sword fighting sequences. I really can’t compliment the action scenes enough. They’re dashing, cinematic, and very impressively rendered.<br /><br />Of course, there’s also the writing. I’m afraid that it isn’t really my cup of tea. The pages so far are laced with minor spelling and grammatical errors, but those can be easily fixed and they’re only the tip of the iceberg. My main problem with ‘Kerslash” is how it retains a steadfast devotion to the clichés of its genre.<br /><br />In the very beginning Paige is giving a first person narrative about her tenure at a boarding school for ninjas. She’s the head of her class and has logged over a thousand hours fighting holograms. The reader knows from page one that her headmaster is going to have Paige fight and kill some real people in order to see if she has the stones to take a life. And, the reader also immediately knows that she’ll ultimately shun the notion of killing in cold blood. (Which makes me wonder why she enrolled in a school for hired assassins in the first place) <br /><br />The storyline in “Kerslash” has absolutely no surprises in it. Every single plot point is signaled to the reader miles before it arrives. If you have any familiarity with martial arts movies, TV shows, video games, or comics you have already witnessed the events of “Kerslash” dozens of times before. So far it hasn’t brought any new variations on the genre to its pages.<br /><br />I wouldn’t say that ‘Kerslash” is a bad webcomic. It’s visually arresting, and it has a good knowledge of the well-worn narrative ground it treads upon. It’s also a fairly new comic, so it definitely has the potential to transcend its roots. For now, however, it’s just another ninja fight comic in an ocean of similar ones.</blockquote><br /><br />That's a very thorough review. I encourage everybody to give me an honest review, because it results in better comics for you.<br /><br />Next blog post will have some new art in it, I promise.buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-54262335493371543542010-12-08T10:56:00.000-08:002010-12-09T12:27:42.049-08:00Digital Fail Again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjka_LmzAQ5Rz_l9hzAQbdmScGbVtE8VIj640_f_qNmFYwB79_d2AAKsMyi28H3X1u7Xb2zyBgHn8yCe8u0Q3OLkiYBz0fwSexYZKDEzaCZ5B2k_dDVmg0iIl2mY_EiTHjMX3cX2RXADag/s1600/sketch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjka_LmzAQ5Rz_l9hzAQbdmScGbVtE8VIj640_f_qNmFYwB79_d2AAKsMyi28H3X1u7Xb2zyBgHn8yCe8u0Q3OLkiYBz0fwSexYZKDEzaCZ5B2k_dDVmg0iIl2mY_EiTHjMX3cX2RXADag/s400/sketch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548781836263388482" /></a><br /><br />Soooo, PS crashed again while I was drawing this last night. I was able to salvage this from the screen cap I took. I think maybe my computer just can't keep up with me when I'm doing these quick sketches.<br /><br />Back to the drawing board.buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-47549920769100961962010-12-06T00:45:00.000-08:002010-12-06T01:05:14.364-08:00Digital Win!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhKZl7ge-pzWslisDi4rEtoPIE2fbQiJqwKOqgBsINYYWXSAAwjD-WUZEsVL_1mylhFKfDPECnSCMFSD5txIhDzLeMt9TNi6aHut2A45YeimG1Anl4Gn8hOHeudEhyphenhyphenTI-UEEk6rmzsFk/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhKZl7ge-pzWslisDi4rEtoPIE2fbQiJqwKOqgBsINYYWXSAAwjD-WUZEsVL_1mylhFKfDPECnSCMFSD5txIhDzLeMt9TNi6aHut2A45YeimG1Anl4Gn8hOHeudEhyphenhyphenTI-UEEk6rmzsFk/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547487968830926386" /></a><br /><br />Thanks to <a href="http://kingzillavilla.blogspot.com/">Sinistar</a> I figured out that my problem was the custom brushes I was using. He recommended an alternate set of custom brushes that are more compatible for the version of photoshop that I'm using. So now everything's working fine and photoshop isn't crashing...so far.buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-17251901747645075822010-12-05T02:49:00.000-08:002010-12-05T03:10:22.754-08:00Digital Fail!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQt-4A1EPSM41slBokCo863RWbhFme-YfEPdDYLlSaTsxBNomX34i7N02XReky37ozf5waOe0_H8ARv-JFmY8AJmv_VhK-jkIkxH5-CMYTmERQybt24hju0YOiwESMzlTsBAxhKnmtSeo/s1600/sketchy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQt-4A1EPSM41slBokCo863RWbhFme-YfEPdDYLlSaTsxBNomX34i7N02XReky37ozf5waOe0_H8ARv-JFmY8AJmv_VhK-jkIkxH5-CMYTmERQybt24hju0YOiwESMzlTsBAxhKnmtSeo/s400/sketchy.jpg" border="0" alt="Click for full view"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547150414668923330" /></a><br /><br />Very frustrating. I decided to dust off my wacom tablet and do some sketching in photoshop. I got these ill photoshop brushes from <a href="http://thatld.deviantart.com/">this guy</a> and went to town sketching straight into photoshop. Lot's of fun until I went to save and photoshop crashed. After muttering a series of explicatives, I decided that maybe I was using up too much ram and decided to reboot my computer and draw my sketch again. Not only did I redraw my sketch, but I also made it look better than the first one. I figured there was no reason for photoshop to crash a second time, but as a precaution I took a screen cap of my finished drawing. I hit save. Photoshop crashed again.<br /><br />So the drawing you see up top is the screen capture of the second sketch. I remember thinking, "why don't I just draw straight into the computer anymore?", and now I remember why:<br /><br />Paper doesn't crash.buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-66703094594205523852010-09-15T23:01:00.000-07:002010-09-15T23:07:34.320-07:00Animated Coco<center><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/14427221" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/14427221">Coco Gun Bun Promo</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2254913">Ben Reynolds</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p></center>buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-32129276896765466952010-08-23T00:58:00.000-07:002010-08-23T01:17:01.714-07:00Influence MapSo, this thing is actually a meme that started over <a href="http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/art/Influence-Map-Template-174550753">on Deviantart</a>, but I thought I'd post it on here too since people seem to be interested in what I'm into:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhpt0vfiJZc6Ta0XBZrL0pB-lqVZcecIWLZ332WziZmAaIjMW727ZZQUbR_SgjBewb9vlZLxuL3_t0eWWMXmLmzlk4cKCJemp1q_BtMnPfxncfyDgB7FzoVWV1E7mgf13py-EH0xgIBs/s1600/influence_map.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhpt0vfiJZc6Ta0XBZrL0pB-lqVZcecIWLZ332WziZmAaIjMW727ZZQUbR_SgjBewb9vlZLxuL3_t0eWWMXmLmzlk4cKCJemp1q_BtMnPfxncfyDgB7FzoVWV1E7mgf13py-EH0xgIBs/s400/influence_map.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508512629986237362" /></a><br /><br />I bet you're surprised to see so many american artists, huh?<br /><br />There are a lot of film directors I'm into as well, but I thought maybe I should keep this thing specific to artists that are directly influencing the way I draw right now. I know there's a bunch I'm forgetting, but these guys are pretty much my main influences.<br /><br />So if you think you might have similar tastes, and are in need of an artistic aphrodisiac, google some of those names and the results should jump start those creative juices.buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-33386555225408766152010-07-29T14:05:00.000-07:002010-12-17T12:19:54.669-08:00Almost there...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrwRa8g5OEaxwCgLvGKkd3NWv7mfS1eMUGamIxDTz-ZtAe1pExXmWJ0FGimAJSMTF0i6F2iZ5KWBXYGZj5qMPYPg5EmAzknXOiczPnG63zjiG0UiKwHXIufYGXSyQKHZ9ypVxasVYxyg/s1600/coco_last_layout.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrwRa8g5OEaxwCgLvGKkd3NWv7mfS1eMUGamIxDTz-ZtAe1pExXmWJ0FGimAJSMTF0i6F2iZ5KWBXYGZj5qMPYPg5EmAzknXOiczPnG63zjiG0UiKwHXIufYGXSyQKHZ9ypVxasVYxyg/s400/coco_last_layout.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499437662222544402" /></a><br /><br />The home stretch has never been closer.<br /><br />Also, here's this thing I did a while ago:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcHxk8zUdOEX5dvkRqXLuyRVIRTDxAyveu8lmMwybClwlSdtsveC3tDkg7_C-WWWlOgtKI-orqbH4TLs18g_-F7dUGueW40scSt9CazzKH8nNaPJBiTYKsbBsLuYcSExnS2Yoybgstds/s1600/sf4_vagina.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcHxk8zUdOEX5dvkRqXLuyRVIRTDxAyveu8lmMwybClwlSdtsveC3tDkg7_C-WWWlOgtKI-orqbH4TLs18g_-F7dUGueW40scSt9CazzKH8nNaPJBiTYKsbBsLuYcSExnS2Yoybgstds/s400/sf4_vagina.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499438682693455874" /></a><br /><br />Girlfriends in particular hate Cammy's Delta Red costume.<br /><br />That's all for now, back to the grind--buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-10525557542914233522009-11-06T09:03:00.000-08:002009-11-06T09:30:36.889-08:00A Kerslash ReviewI found a new <a href="http://kerslash.com">Kerslash</a> review on Drunk Duck yesterday:<br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-style:italic;">First things first...I don't read any manga. I have friends who are all about the stuff, but I haven't got into it at all.<br /><br />Having said that. I am pleasantly surprised at how much I like KERSLASH. I really like the look of the comic. I suppose this is a comment on manga in general, but I enjoy the 'high energy' framing of the panels. Often I find the panel format adds very much to the energy and feel of the comic and this comic has got it right.<br /><br />Art:<br />The art is fun and eye catching. I feel that the artist definitely has a good handle on artistic form. The main character has a "North American" look to me (if that is a look). She looks like a tween girl you might know at your highschool. Maybe the odd placement of her as a top ninja surrounded (at first) by all things Japanese is what caught my eye in the beginning, something new and different.<br /><br />Story:<br />It's interesting how manga can add maybe 5 panels each update and still feel like you are reading a book. Imagine of you read a novel at that pace...it would be excruciatingly slow! At any rate, my only problem is that I sometimes found my self "falling out" of the story. I couldn't get into it deeply. I started off wanted to engross myself in the story but sometimes an odd twist, or an obvious plot event knocks me back to reality (sitting at my computer, reading a comic on Drunk Duck). The best stories engage you in a way that you forget your day to day activities. You can't help but read on and continue the story as though it is part of your world. Although this story has promise, I still haven't reached that 'lost myself int he comic' feel.<br /><br />All in all an enjoyable first venture in to manga like comics. Thanks for the great strip!<br /><br />Frank</span></blockquote><br /><br />I'm always surprised to find positive reviews for Kerslash. I'm still waiting for that one damning review that knocks me down a couple pegs.buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-37721477727289015962009-10-29T21:00:00.000-07:002009-10-29T22:16:11.689-07:00Kerslash: Behind the ScenesPeople seem to be interested in the process I use for producing comic pages. So using page 43 of <a href="http://kerslash.com">Kerslash</a> as an example, I thought I'd provide some insight into my process:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6CS3e8Py99Bk5QT_Ov3w-jnAb7THbelKGs8MAzngPp8IAiJVo8EE2rR0hIjw4kiuquA9McqmCOM9dUJZguNCosIgHQURoQQDok-Jmzw4btwEMw1OMTJ4tTw1XKXN-0JMPG0bSVgi3Z4/s1600-h/PANA0003.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6CS3e8Py99Bk5QT_Ov3w-jnAb7THbelKGs8MAzngPp8IAiJVo8EE2rR0hIjw4kiuquA9McqmCOM9dUJZguNCosIgHQURoQQDok-Jmzw4btwEMw1OMTJ4tTw1XKXN-0JMPG0bSVgi3Z4/s200/PANA0003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398243190111072818" /></a> kerslash is strange in the sense that it's kind of unscripted. I know what's going to happen in my head, but before I start drawing anything, I take a second to organize what exactly's going to be happening from panel to panel. I do a really quick "bare bones" outline of all the action and dialog that's going to happen. This page won't have any dialog so it's all just action. Nothing is written in stone, and at this stage anything can change depending on how I feel about it. Next I number the panel breaks and doodle little thumbnails of the panels. I also add any additional notes that are relevant to the layout of the page. The final step is to do a thumbnail of my layout, with corresponding numbered panels.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtN3BeTbY-9hn-Dn-RsbwjDe9LBJOdamXV90Usjb3x864I0-XxWPAbxcbO67azd5yWtzfqmaqSFzT9lHyrqBtiT5nsuCO74M1lKFzWSXBjEPM74YBNrIqB_njgdxdUyylaxGUlUVEo_k/s1600-h/PANA0004.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtN3BeTbY-9hn-Dn-RsbwjDe9LBJOdamXV90Usjb3x864I0-XxWPAbxcbO67azd5yWtzfqmaqSFzT9lHyrqBtiT5nsuCO74M1lKFzWSXBjEPM74YBNrIqB_njgdxdUyylaxGUlUVEo_k/s200/PANA0004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398245315314651842" /></a> Once I've come to a decision of how to do my layout, I grab a ruler and start drawing my panels. I use 2 kinds of paper when drawing Kerslash. More often than not I use a sheet of 11x17 printer paper that I got from Office Depot a while back. I like this paper because it's cheap(500 sheets for $10) and it works great for spotting blacks with a sharpie.<br />If I'm in a big rush, or trying to make up for missing updates, then I'll use a sheet of 8.5x11(I cut it to size) <i>Borden & Riley "Bleedproof paper for pens"</i>. This helps because it fits in my scanner without me having to scan it in peices and stitch it back together, and allows me to ink with a brush which I can do faster than using a sharpie. Even though it's a cheap bristol board alternative, it's still kind of expensive and they only give you 40 sheets in a book/bundel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6AejAjkFrhftXyp7uXY0HrJXyPzi84svjgOyupS0bFADg1NaZh1nL2IkIorQgMCWAEuY64RkdK8So1ztJZO1lvC5AMuW-7Jfq-Nv4ACP7v6ZY54rxaMW7so_Ed1SeIj9cF8s8HV2mKk/s1600-h/PANA0005.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6AejAjkFrhftXyp7uXY0HrJXyPzi84svjgOyupS0bFADg1NaZh1nL2IkIorQgMCWAEuY64RkdK8So1ztJZO1lvC5AMuW-7Jfq-Nv4ACP7v6ZY54rxaMW7so_Ed1SeIj9cF8s8HV2mKk/s200/PANA0005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398252175972692146" /></a> Next, I go through and ink over all my lines using an "S" <i>Faber-Castell PITT</i> pen. I like to ink my panels first because they tend to get smudged while I'm drawing inside them. Also, I highly recommend using a big clear plastic ruler with the guidelines printed in them. It's much faster than using a T-square and triangle, and having it be see-through is a big help for when you are drawing speed lines.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_hFcRTDfNVeLamRngY-61XrCXwYLze0EfTDlOoetlxe37qPYsNtOWCewlVXZSLuPo_kg_CuHwWy9-VEG4w9GTUTUX4O4XuOxvI6SND-YNNVbS4bEqrON0KbQ7_d9HqKhd9HDOtvYMes/s1600-h/PANA0006.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_hFcRTDfNVeLamRngY-61XrCXwYLze0EfTDlOoetlxe37qPYsNtOWCewlVXZSLuPo_kg_CuHwWy9-VEG4w9GTUTUX4O4XuOxvI6SND-YNNVbS4bEqrON0KbQ7_d9HqKhd9HDOtvYMes/s200/PANA0006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398252060459821106" /></a> After that, I'll use a sharpie to make my gutters black. Honestly, it's faster to just add the black later in photoshop, but their is something very satisfying about doing it by hand.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhXreS6hyphenhyphenKS3_Qv9QLfu829_LATCvUnHcrbUP9Jv5qIwkGbTbwQF9LhgeMeGJ-BjUIxfwNUY4JTH5-sNxRoriA8v2nB6ohzxcU9GbxIljqfOE06b7LksyoATZ0PPHVYNkMBgjMwS3RN0/s1600-h/PANA0008.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhXreS6hyphenhyphenKS3_Qv9QLfu829_LATCvUnHcrbUP9Jv5qIwkGbTbwQF9LhgeMeGJ-BjUIxfwNUY4JTH5-sNxRoriA8v2nB6ohzxcU9GbxIljqfOE06b7LksyoATZ0PPHVYNkMBgjMwS3RN0/s200/PANA0008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398252560236885090" /></a> The next step is to start roughing in the pencils. I use a red cole-erase pencil because I have a hard time seeing the non-photo blue ones. One thing that's nice about penciling in color is that you can just remove it digitally later without having to worry about going back over your inked lines with an eraser. Even though it's probably a better idea to rough out all the pencils first and then go back and ink the entire page, I prefer to ink each panel as I go, just because I like for the page to be finished in one pass. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3dcXhh8HKsAyqUue0mKcc3VLZJwO3apl3hRVt4K7AgXqyaaA7Z4C0XQMfQbAw7XmU0OBboZTuuMzwmNldO2qzHcBfw9XR2NTw7V7FDD_J3xOJJOwuOEyULb0f6PxV8lQFHPl5MmlXzg/s1600-h/PANA0009.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3dcXhh8HKsAyqUue0mKcc3VLZJwO3apl3hRVt4K7AgXqyaaA7Z4C0XQMfQbAw7XmU0OBboZTuuMzwmNldO2qzHcBfw9XR2NTw7V7FDD_J3xOJJOwuOEyULb0f6PxV8lQFHPl5MmlXzg/s200/PANA0009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398254123108069794" /></a> Remember when I said that nothing is written in stone? It's at this stage that most of my major changes are made. For instance, you'll notice that my outline called for a close up of Paige stabbing her sword into the ground. Midway through the page I decided that that panel was unneccessary, so instead, I added a close up of Reggie reacting to loosing his sword.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBldI_l9cxV07Az5pc6Mpx1hz8u5rGBTOyZOEis0zNGGkKAjZ9ZKHvPJ6A2kcZ8azRO2Idw8s8U0-1JGncoTOQfULdNXigIdrup7PpraEZyqYEvZ9O_dLPrWb9n7-wj9dYCBuCEEKHucY/s1600-h/PANA0010.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBldI_l9cxV07Az5pc6Mpx1hz8u5rGBTOyZOEis0zNGGkKAjZ9ZKHvPJ6A2kcZ8azRO2Idw8s8U0-1JGncoTOQfULdNXigIdrup7PpraEZyqYEvZ9O_dLPrWb9n7-wj9dYCBuCEEKHucY/s200/PANA0010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398255656009394274" /></a> The last things I do to finish up a page before scanning include adding speedlines(the least fun thing to do) and thickening up some outlines around characters and sound fx. At this point I either find a copy machine and shrink my page down to fit my scanner or just scan it in peices and stitch it back together. After that it's on to tones and lettering...<br /><br />Maybe I'll go into scanning and cleaning up the pencils and all that good stuff next time. Until then, here's a final shot of the stuff I used to draw this page (and most of my artwork)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8wTqpl-FhYp9PtT4ISjgD1LSWVjbKHF2uhl8lewBv_BN4eANmj_aK6WeWzJJhMEKgUSYeRcAs0XiGQ9_uED2kEqfwso-pLc3okZkwiGX1v0cjWLKVYDsYGZKRYqbZ-r7-GYzKmvX-DZU/s1600-h/PANA0001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8wTqpl-FhYp9PtT4ISjgD1LSWVjbKHF2uhl8lewBv_BN4eANmj_aK6WeWzJJhMEKgUSYeRcAs0XiGQ9_uED2kEqfwso-pLc3okZkwiGX1v0cjWLKVYDsYGZKRYqbZ-r7-GYzKmvX-DZU/s200/PANA0001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398257364748805570" /></a>buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-58523689655181228492009-10-27T11:39:00.000-07:002009-10-27T11:43:45.454-07:00Guardiangel SetsunaHaven't updated in a while. Here's something I did last night:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvKcEuwbLHrvO5ghVumpuUs9pbiaaEP6LQ7fr7dds80UsBPMdl3RyacUo2f095FaFas0zmYAMCvJE4m51Ehdu4fMP_fNlKzVFBoDaTScz7z4N_a33TJjoGJcarvGizxrZ_SJParlgK6o/s1600-h/Guarian_Angel_Setsuna_by_johnnybuddahfist.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvKcEuwbLHrvO5ghVumpuUs9pbiaaEP6LQ7fr7dds80UsBPMdl3RyacUo2f095FaFas0zmYAMCvJE4m51Ehdu4fMP_fNlKzVFBoDaTScz7z4N_a33TJjoGJcarvGizxrZ_SJParlgK6o/s200/Guarian_Angel_Setsuna_by_johnnybuddahfist.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397351528634019970" /></a><br /><br />This is the first colored piece I've done in a while. The characters are from an old PS1 game called Evil Zone. It was drawn and inked by hand and then vectorized and colored in flash. Flatting in flash is so much less stressful. Also experimenting with using more detailed levels of cel-shading.buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-5617554724487113462009-09-20T07:52:00.000-07:002010-07-20T13:00:46.707-07:00Quick Draw<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gkSuFoHEuKQ&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gkSuFoHEuKQ&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center>buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-50004345432387242782009-08-13T21:52:00.000-07:002009-08-13T22:06:30.384-07:00It's wonderful to be Robin reduxIt's been so long since I've sat down at my desk and drawn anything on actual paper. I noticed that the <a href="http://johnnybuddahfist.deviantart.com/art/IT-IS-WONDERFUL-TO-BE-ROBIN-71390829">so-so drawing of starfire</a> I did in flash has been getting a lot of hits lately, so I thought I'd treat you guys to an updated version. I couldn't scan it though because of photoshop was being stupid, but here's a preview:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirielH6zvegV0U86IJmI_mJHH7yCtRsdV3_mKcCs3ZVxwkAnpEk5Qi7X3tRTQBGUpikL5JquAZzirsX-SBCA33XfA1Rsn7AMctKi4Ja2CWnSwCuhPy7zWPIlmP388PMe_IPBymOH7dw5c/s1600-h/DSC01272.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirielH6zvegV0U86IJmI_mJHH7yCtRsdV3_mKcCs3ZVxwkAnpEk5Qi7X3tRTQBGUpikL5JquAZzirsX-SBCA33XfA1Rsn7AMctKi4Ja2CWnSwCuhPy7zWPIlmP388PMe_IPBymOH7dw5c/s200/DSC01272.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369679988447330642" /></a>buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-67715195954181584522009-07-14T21:18:00.000-07:002010-07-20T13:00:13.487-07:00The Backdrop: BTS<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/J1dkptl8FMs&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/J1dkptl8FMs&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><br /><br />Here's a little video I made just showing some pictures I took while working on that backdrop.buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-69040526803987138932009-05-27T21:40:00.000-07:002009-05-27T21:56:34.643-07:00TMP!So it's 12:41 in the am, I thought it might be the perfect time to update:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1jmcWn-HwFyBApCFwvq3dqwgjYXrGXGSCW0E8D4OSbAej1e614cjR3f7TGRzAA6He_DV0CyyONO9DNfnexh5eM07qKoelFJ5Ezdb5ZhoFzBtmTSiDSZY5qf_q6eri15D3poQ8IiqKF0/s1600-h/backdrop_sketch+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1jmcWn-HwFyBApCFwvq3dqwgjYXrGXGSCW0E8D4OSbAej1e614cjR3f7TGRzAA6He_DV0CyyONO9DNfnexh5eM07qKoelFJ5Ezdb5ZhoFzBtmTSiDSZY5qf_q6eri15D3poQ8IiqKF0/s320/backdrop_sketch+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340730568959134370" /></a><br /><br />A rough sketch of epic proportions...um literally. Once this sketch get's approved, the real fun starts. <br /><br />other than that, there's no real news yet.<br /><br />::Con season approaches::<br />1st up // Anime Mid Atlanticbuddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-17089981591484180752009-05-14T20:19:00.000-07:002009-05-14T20:43:41.441-07:00THEY'RE HERE!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fZDh0OceI7FVL4sznsuqGthbowjUxSQIzErN2PyDIkFfCvQu5SAXP37BvlS3MbtWibISLrGm_7WgT3LNIKjj8P2n67mfszujQT_Jyvyf4cX4HGfOBII80EfwfcD9FZtyk9-heVHJcmQ/s1600-h/minis.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fZDh0OceI7FVL4sznsuqGthbowjUxSQIzErN2PyDIkFfCvQu5SAXP37BvlS3MbtWibISLrGm_7WgT3LNIKjj8P2n67mfszujQT_Jyvyf4cX4HGfOBII80EfwfcD9FZtyk9-heVHJcmQ/s320/minis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335890306948084386" /></a><br /><br /><br />Kerslash mini's have arrived!<br /><br />I know I've been off the grid for a while, but I just wanted to announce that I finally got my shipment of kerslash mini-comics! 28 pages of smarty art, ninja, action! Shoot me an email if you want to buy one: benolds01@yahoo.com. Just put "Kerslash mini" or something in the subject line and I'll let you know how you can get one.<br /><br />Also, shoutout to <a href="http://burstanthology.com">BURST ANTHOLOGY</a>. I missed this issue, but I will definitely be in future installments.<br /><br />Also, also I think I'll be going to Anime Mid Atlantic in June, doing it up big at the <a href="http://angryvikingpress.com">Angry Viking Press</a> table. I'll probably be doing a couple panels with them too, so be sure to attend so you can ask me why it's taking me so long to update <a href="http://kerslash.com">kerslash</a> in person.buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-42134063798144103672009-04-15T09:34:00.000-07:002009-04-15T09:37:23.647-07:00Kerslash on Temporary Hiatus!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d161/buddahfist/kerslash_ad.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 250px;" src="http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d161/buddahfist/kerslash_ad.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />I am officially declaring Kerslash on temporary hiatus to catch up on some things. I just have a lot of work on my plate right now and I need to devote some undivided attention to some other comic/animation projects that I have been trying to work on. I've been trying to juggle updating kerslash in conjunction with everything else, and it's resulting in everything being late.<br /><br />So just give me some time to catch up on the paying side jobs and check back around this time next month. Thanks for your patience guys.<br /><br /><br />P.S. My first shipment of Kerslash mini's should be coming in next week, so if you want to order one from me, hit me up: benolds01@yahoo.combuddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-91883183425128061042009-02-13T13:03:00.000-08:002009-02-13T13:16:43.749-08:00Another Kerslash review!Today I stumbled upon a new review of <a href="http://kerslash.com">Kerslash</a> on Webcomic Z from last week:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/31/impressions-kerslash.html">http://www.webcomicz.com/articles/31/impressions-kerslash.html</a><br /><br /><i>"The art-style has become more refined over the years. Exciting line-art combined with halftone black-and-white and some greyscale coloring gives Kerslash a unique style that many could quickly label as a rip-off of manga; and be very wrong. While I'm sure Ben was influenced by manga, it feel very much like a stylistic choice for the comic rather than many manga-styled webcomics copying the style simply because they don't know any better. Kerslash wouldn't work as any other style."</i><br /><br />It's a fairly positive review. I usually get flack for being slow and missing updates, but usually nobody rips my poor web-design. Yeah, I'm self aware, I know that site sucks. I'm going to give the entire site a make over before the month is over. I just wanted to get some updates on time before having to go on 1 week hiatus to update the site design.<br /><br />About the Kerslash mini's: the printer has recieved my revised pages, just waiting for them to get back to me to let me know when I can start placing orders.<br /><br />Dueces.buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-71701755135704768572009-02-09T18:07:00.001-08:002009-02-09T18:08:15.182-08:00Kerslash Mini's!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGQmv4rKjFy9X3M9aqmzpNuI3BOrSzXFXMPQg8R4r8t983PGV9MVzyapx1EIOqDxl3RemxFp_7DmZtmgBrJ4f_s4A9nZ_Mg_SJ68FJ_wr7b-qbR6YKzWvaZEmCEj_tRQjWX5h7AmLFuc/s1600-h/minis.jpg"><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/AVvXsEgTGQmv4rKjFy9X3M9aqmzpNuI3BOrSzXFXMPQg8R4r8t983PGV9MVzyapx1EIOqDxl3RemxFp_7DmZtmgBrJ4f_s4A9nZ_Mg_SJ68FJ_wr7b-qbR6YKzWvaZEmCEj_tRQjWX5h7AmLFuc/s320/minis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300984643027906562" /></a><br /><br />My Kerslash mini prototype was waiting for me when I got back from Ohio. All I have to do is fix some spelling errors and they'll be good to go!<br /><br /><br />It looks really good!<br />sorry if you bought a crappy photocopy version.<br /><br />You can't wait to buy one can you!??!?buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074299722975424555.post-67983522450955874732009-02-02T15:26:00.001-08:002009-02-02T15:31:59.413-08:00Ohayo-con Report<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5i5LjpLme5qDMW15HcGjCMUIzlZ35vdx64Vzg6-B31Ggq7-Ak27Nxs7xw7WLeHNRDqmr6z-dYa7ybur8vPlbCUsQtVXlGJJUh-8qAPIfPmDZ-lPXXpAo1URTwju_VkXYd1taQ07isjg/s1600-h/DSC01174.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhz5i5LjpLme5qDMW15HcGjCMUIzlZ35vdx64Vzg6-B31Ggq7-Ak27Nxs7xw7WLeHNRDqmr6z-dYa7ybur8vPlbCUsQtVXlGJJUh-8qAPIfPmDZ-lPXXpAo1URTwju_VkXYd1taQ07isjg/s320/DSC01174.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298345632874671346" /></a><br /><br />So I'm back from Ohayo-con. This has been the most profitable con I've ever been to. I think I sold 4 Kerslash mini's and did like 6 or 7 commissions. Next time I'll have some better looking versions of kerslash that aren't photocopied; and prints, I'll also have some prints to sell. Even though I missed my chance to play Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, I'd say that this has been my best con experience. Thanks again to everybody that stopped by our table and attended our panels.<br /><br />Next con I'll be at is Katsucon, but only as a spectator this time(and possibly helping out with some panels)<br /><br />And now for some Kerslash related news:<br /><br />-I got a really good review on <a href="http://artpatient.com">artpatient.com</a><br /><br />-On episode 69 of <a href="http://seqalab.com">Seqa Lab</a>, they read my email on air and plugged Kerslash, which was pretty cool.buddahfisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074222214594063878noreply@blogger.com0