I didn't get as many frame completed this week as I had hoped, but I still put in a lot of work since the last preview. Many of the frames I worked on were quite detailed, had many characters in them, had new characters, or took place in a setting that had to be reworked in my 3D program. Some of the "new" characters showed up in previous issues, but now needed real "reference" material as we are seeing the up close and personal now; so, there was some "research" time there. In addition, I am not as quick to draw new characters until I get "used to" them, like I have Carl, Heidi, and Heather. I have also been retooling the last third of the Episode, adjusting dialogue and even camera angles for better experience.
I'm making steady and good progress! Hang in there! (More time means more previews, at least.)
We are now over the hump, with 46 frames complete, and a frame 47 halfway done. With a total of 82 frames in this Episode (for now... I've been editing and adding as I go), we are now about 57% done. 14 frames is a great achievement, considering the complexity of some of them, and some time-consuming "real life" work that unexpectedly tripped me up (a hacked WordPress site anyone??).
I worked a little later than usual (esp. for a Friday), and was able to both complete frame 32, and made more than 50% progress on frame 33 today. This is great progress, especially considering some factors — some "real life" work; Halloween (we do a lot with out house); and the complexity of the recent frames' artwork and layouts. There were a lot of overlapping characters in these frames, which results in more work per frame (and more time). And they came out great!
Hang in there! I hope to be well over the hump by the end of next week!
I had a much better week this time around, completing frame 21 and making a great start on frame 22 of Episode V. This means Episode V is now 25% done!
There were a lot of detailed frames, with plenty of overlapping characters and liquid effects, which, as mentioned before, takes extra time. The overlapping takes more time planning, and drawing all the intersecting lines. And then the inking and painting takes longer due to the fact of having to select and color more and smaller sections.
The drawing, inking, and painting of Episode V of grOw/cinema has begun! This week, I was able to complete the first 9 frames. I had hoped for more, but this was actually a good number considering a few delays: a) I was away Monday; b) I had to build the 3D background for the first scene before drawing began; and c) today was a total wash as "real life" work consumed me completely. Today's loss of time for grOw/cinema was utterly (udderly?) unexpected. I had originally hoped to complete up to frame 12 by the end of this week, minimum. There is always next week, and no big delays on the horizon at this time. The countdown to release begins!
Episode V will feature: BE (big, huge, wow!); PE (super porn-star; huge); Ass expansion ("kardashian" to very big); Pussy expansion (big!.. as well as leftover sizes from last issue); miniGTS (Tall woman between 6'6" and 9'; and miniGTS up to 11'). There will also be re-introductions to characters who haven't appeared since Episode I.
Version 2 of the script is now complete, with a number of refinements and additions made as storyboard progress caused new ideas to emerge, and problems to be solved. Storyboards for all 83 frames are also done. Artwork to begin next week, as soon as I create a new backgrounds. The action will be moving to a new room in the house, and I have to build it in my 3D program first, before beginning the drawing and coloring.
This early weekly update is being made tonight as I will be out on a mini-vacation for the next 5 days. Work begins again on Tues., Oct 17.
The release of Episode IV of grOw/cinema was a success, and many of you expressed excitement for the issue and for more in the future! Well, more will definitely be coming!
Since the release of the last issue, I've been busy. The first thing I did was nearly complete the newly-designed BustArtist website to modernize it and make it mobile-ready ("responsive"). I just have to finish adding the ecommerce plug-in to my WordPress design and set the parameters to all the grOw items. I will wait until the current Episode IV sales die down to do so, to minimize any disruption (it may take a few hours to switch over to the new site).
I've also been working on the next issue of grOw/cinema (Episode V). The final name of this episode has not yet been set in stone, but I am working on a punny variation of "the Higgs Boson". 😉
I've written the first draft of the script, which will be edited and fixed up as I draw the rough storyboards for the issue. As of today, I completed the storyboards up to frame 46 (out of 80-82 frames). The storyboarding definitely helps me refine the script, as I realize that some things written don't always play nicely when turned into visuals. In addition, when roughing out the images, new and better ideas come to mind, and I refine the script (which I have done already).
I hope to begin drawing and painting the actual frames next week. Note: next week will be a short one, as I head out of town for a long weekend on Thursday, returning the following Tuesday.
Stay tuned!
I didn't get as many frame completed this week as I had hoped, but I still put in a lot of work since the last preview. Many of the frames I worked on were quite detailed, had many characters in them, had new characters, or took place in a setting that had to be reworked in my 3D program. Some of the "new" characters showed up in previous issues, but now needed real "reference" material as we are seeing the up close and personal now; so, there was some "research" time there. In addition, I am not as quick to draw new characters until I get "used to" them, like I have Carl, Heidi, and Heather. I have also been retooling the last third of the Episode, adjusting dialogue and even camera angles for better experience.
