You know what’s bothersome at times? When you’re creating roughdraft layouts and then you realize that you are short on graphite. At hours when I need to get some graphite sticks, art stores are closed so I’m only left with a wacom tablet and Photoshop with pencil-like brushes. As much as I love the pencil brushes that I’ve implemented in Photoshop, it will never have the same kind of life that a graphite pencil has. You just can’t replicate the same amount of pressure with your digital strokes and it’s so cookie cutter.
For me rough pencils add more character as I try to stay true to traditional penciling but I suppose I should be grateful that there is an alternative when the traditional tools are not available at my disposal. Oh well…I’ll hit the art shop tomorrow, though I may have to do page 10 entire with a wacom pen. I guess I’ll just play it by ear.
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On another note, Christian and I have been contemplating other advertising methods since we’ve already hit social networking sites as well as the main webcomic ranking list sites. I remember back in the 80′s and early 90′s, when you wanted to spread the word of your little “Indie” comic, you hit the mom and pop comic book shops and ask to leave flyers on their counters. We might just do that. Plus it’s a good way to interact with shop owners/employees and talk comics as well as ‘turkey’. It’s also an excuse to shop for comics lol.
If you live in the Los Angeles county area, don’t be surprised if you happen to come across an “Urban Decay Diaries” flyer sitting on some counter. Heck, we’re even thinking of making UDD car magnets for our friends and family to advertise on their own vehicles hahaha!
Tune in next time for the exploits of two indie comic creators. We might even have photographic evidence.
–Wolfie
