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Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 10:53PM 
This is something I did for fun, and to test out a few things in Illustrator CS5. It's something I thought about for a long time, and then created with very little prep-not a process I recommend.
Still fun, though.
I wanted to combine cute and creepy, and hopefully I have!
(Finished Work)
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 11:35PM 
It's tough to believe that 30 Classes in 30 Days has come and gone! Stay tuned, we have some news coming soon about how you can partake in the 30 Classes workshops!
Monday, November 28, 2011 at 11:40PM This design is based on what I learned in Krishna Sadasivam<http://leanintoart.com/krishna-sadasivam/>'s Creating Crazy Characters<http://leanintoart.com/creating-crazy-characters/>class at Lean Into Art. More about this piece at my blog <http://interactive-storyteller.com>.
(practice, work in progress, art process)
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:44PM 
Inspired from watching the show Breaking Bad.
(Finished Work)
Monday, October 10, 2011 at 1:09PM 
Here's a comparison between my thumbnails and the final art from Chapter 2 of The Front: Rebirth.
You can see that while the moment choices are pretty much what I went with, the illustrations in the thumbnails are only meant to capture a sense of space and movement. I rarely worry about getting much detail or perfect anatomy on my characters.
The dialogue is equally rough. Panels 1 and 6 both went through revision. It's clear that I didn't have Jared's voice nailed at the time of the thumbnails, and I decided that Rex should probably refer to his adopted son as "son". That small revision changed him from aloof protector to stressed-out father.
But the idea is to blast through the thumbs quickly, focusing only on a few aspects of storytelling. Final dialogue, perspective, anatomy, and fine details can wait until the last round.
Jerzy
