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Tag: process

ancient relics: part 2

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Cal

This is a continuation of the previous post. People always ask why the characters are not human. in the beginnings of the project they were still always the kangaroo lizard aliens, but originally it was just because i was an
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ancient relics: part 1

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Cal

what a difference twelve years makes. the concept that would morph into this comic started back in 2010 back when I was in early high school. i was really into bionicle and sci-fi and history and i wanted a way
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the voice of the character

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Cal

Back when i was laying the groundwork for the comic I worried about having to follow a small cast of characters for years on end and was worried that I might get burnt out on them before long. one of
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Posted in BLOGTagged art, character, clothes, concept, design, outfit, process, su, sullive
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This is how I make a page

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Cal

figure i’ll show my current process. people seem to dig that stuff. the process is heavily subject to change as i find new ways to be lazy. ^ these are the layers i use in case anyone is interested. i
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Page 31 process

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Cal

(click for full-size) quick gif of my current process. right now I use photoshop CS2 cause it was free legally. I make a loose sketch “guide” layer first and get the panel layout how I like it before I add
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