Posted June 22, 2013 at 12:22 am
Posted June 17, 2013 at 08:34 pm
BABY!
I'm glad Jes and I had this comic ready in the queue for this day. Thursday, June 14th, my wife gave birth to my first son. Only yesterday did we get him home. At the time of this writing, he's sleeping in a my lap, coo'ing to the gentle bass of Jeremy Soule. Talk about surreal.
I don't really have much to share about this new chapter of my family's life, given it just now got started. I'm sure there will be comics about it though.
I will share though, that these ear buds are life savers. I wish I had them when I was going to shows in SF. They don't really quiet or muffle your hearing, but they do take the edge off. My son can be screaming next to my head (or the smoke alarm for that matter) and it's no problem at all. Yet I can still hear him huff out a sleepy breath from eight feet away. If you have tender ears, and are in the market to abuse them, get these.
ANIMAL CROSSING: NL!
This game couldn't have come out at a better time for me. The hours I have spent in the hospital waiting for one reason or another has been dulled thanks to the delightful charm of this game. I haven't played one of these since the initial release in college, so there's a lot new for me.
Really though, the main attraction for me has been the pixel editor. Feel free to enjoy some of my favorite creations;
Share them all you like, I really don't care about credit. They were just fun to make.
I hope I unlock the barber soon...
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MOOSE!
It feels like an eternity ago, but at one point, I was in college. It was there I met a handful of very talented artists who would expand my knowledge of the digital craft by leaps and bounds. The most notable artist for me was Maury Mountain III.
Just recently he updated his portfolio site. It's pretty epic. Chances are, if you've played games in the last ten years, you've interacted with his works. Want to make game art? Check out what you got to compete with! This guy's shadow is long.
It was amazing how just a few little tricks that he showed me would so drastically alter my process. I can't say I really talk with him much any more as I'm just terrible at keeping communication lines open. Shame really. Who knows what else I could have learned from him in these last ten+ years! heh
Posted May 22, 2013 at 09:12 pm
It's a good little shirt, but its time has come. The burrito burrito shirt is passing on to the great online store in the sky, so this is your last chance to get one.
As always, you can find the rest of our books and shirts in the store.
As always, you can find the rest of our books and shirts in the store.
Posted May 13, 2013 at 10:57 am
Yet another ten minute time lapse of the comic creation process. It's been a long time since Dom was in a comic.
It's funny how with Matt, I'm pretty comfortable taking liberties and exaggerating his features since he's more creation than man as a character. But with others it's so much harder. Don't feel I did great with panel one. If you watch the video, you'll see I dick around with it almost endlessly, trying to figure out how to make it work.
It's funny how with Matt, I'm pretty comfortable taking liberties and exaggerating his features since he's more creation than man as a character. But with others it's so much harder. Don't feel I did great with panel one. If you watch the video, you'll see I dick around with it almost endlessly, trying to figure out how to make it work.
Posted May 6, 2013 at 07:20 pm
For those just tuning in, Comic Chameleon is a free iOS app that lets you conveniently browse comics on your phone. And it honest-to-begorrah supports creators.
We're on it with a lot of other excellent comics. I encourage you to check it out.
We're on it with a lot of other excellent comics. I encourage you to check it out.
Posted April 29, 2013 at 12:01 am
Recorded this week's comic as a test for my newly upgraded computer. Ran flawlessly. Was a pleasant experience. So, as a result, you can now watch the above comic be drawn at twenty times speed in about five minutes. It may not be as nice to look at as some of my other comics, but it might still be interesting to some of you.
Posted April 7, 2013 at 11:10 pm
While Ian is setting up his new house in Ohio, today's comic comes from Justin Swadlo of Critical Comic. Justin was kind enough to volunteer on short notice.
Posted April 6, 2013 at 11:43 am
Paranatural is a good comic! You should give it a shot. The creator describes it as "X-men meets Ghostbusters but everyone is ten years old," which is a good pitch, as far as pitches go.
Posted April 1, 2013 at 12:01 am
No comic this week! Reason: I've packed up the Photoshop machine into a large truck and have begun moving my family across the country. We're going by car, so this will be no short trip by any means. Some time next week, we should arrive in Ohio to begin the next stage of our adult lives! I personally can't wait to set up my new office and figure out why my CPU/Mobo burnt out...
This also means I won't be drawing a comic for next week either, but Matt assures me that he's lined up a guest comic for my absence. I hope it's to your liking!
It's been seven years since Jes and I first finished college and moved to this coast. I'm going to miss the really amazing selection of food this city has to offer and the really nice, year round, weather. Above all, I will miss the friends I've made, especially those whose bonds we've built that make them no different than family in my eyes. Thank you all, I hope we can share roof and a meal together again soon.
Alright, till we see each other on the other side of this, I hope you all are well and thanks for reading.
---IAN
This also means I won't be drawing a comic for next week either, but Matt assures me that he's lined up a guest comic for my absence. I hope it's to your liking!
It's been seven years since Jes and I first finished college and moved to this coast. I'm going to miss the really amazing selection of food this city has to offer and the really nice, year round, weather. Above all, I will miss the friends I've made, especially those whose bonds we've built that make them no different than family in my eyes. Thank you all, I hope we can share roof and a meal together again soon.
Alright, till we see each other on the other side of this, I hope you all are well and thanks for reading.
---IAN
Posted March 13, 2013 at 12:29 am
The quality isn't as nice as the last one, as the local copy was lost. Had to rip this straight off the twitch feed. Still, ten minutes of compressed time is a lot better then 6 hours of boring real time.