Hello all!

I realize I haven't been around at all lately - this summer I was so busy I really didn't have that much time to do any art. My family was travelling a lot, and I ended up spending a huge amount of time going to random festivals all over the city, on the phone with my university getting my transfer information sorted out (I'm finally an English major after 4 years of existential crises! Huzzah! Break out the champagne!) and helping out with the EMP/Scifi Museum Jim Henson exhibit. The Muppet exhibit was totally awesome btw - you should totally see the exhibit if it comes to your town. I got to see one of the original Kermits!! !!!
I am still (kind of) working on the islands comic, but it will probably be a while before it is every finished to go to print (if that ever happens - at this point I am kind of running out of steam on it). I'm taking like a million zillion credits this semester so you probably won't see that much of me - lame, I know! But the good news is that while I'm insanely busy reading and studying things, I am really enjoying myself so far - so it's all good.

TTFN,
Mishy

Hey people!

So, I finished the Island comic - I'm really proud of it! Hopefully I can color it or put some greys into it and spiff it up a little to publish online through comixpress. Like I keep saying, I'll let you know.
In the meantime, however, I now have a week to explore Montreal/learn a song for my last voice lesson of the year/study for my one final exam that's left/draw/etc.
Hooray!

See you later-
Mishy

Just in case you're wondering what the hold up is with the rest of the islands comic, I'm still working on a few panels on pages 3 and 5, which is holding up my posting the first section of the comic.
However, most of the comic is coming together nicely - I posted a few pages of the later Enchantment section for you to check out in the meantime while I get the first two sections inked. It'll be more apparent when you see the rest of the pages, but the Enchantment section is meant to contrast with the stark black and white of the rest of the comic, because I'm trying to make the case that inner musical "worlds" can be more complex and evocative than ordinary life - which is what makes music so transcendent... I think the amount of texture, lack of panels/frames, plus the non-digital inking really brings out the difference between the

Here's what I still have left to do:
1. Front Cover
2. Back Cover
3. Inks of pages 9, 11, 17-20
4. Pencils of pages 17-20
5. Text on pages 10, 11, 17-20

So, that all has to get done by Wednesday!
Once things get more finished, I'll be sure to post more images and let you know when the in-print version will be available online.

Ta ta for now,
Mishy

Hello all!

I've been busy working on my final project for this Islands class I'm taking - as you know, I've already uploaded the first two pages to DA. I'm racing to the finish with this printing deadline, which will be sometime the week of the 23rd! I thought I would post my progress here, for my reference, but if you happen to be interested, read on!

There is some perspective/technical drawing stuff on page three that is tripping me up, which is holding up my posting of the next couple of pages. The first section of the comic (pages 1-6, "Tempest") however, are close to being finished - page 4 is pretty much done with the exception of greys, pages 3, 5, & 6 are all about 50% done being inked.
The next section, "Island" (pages 7-10), has yet to be pencilled... Unfortunately, this section also has some detail oriented pages, so I will likely have to seriously take some time to finish it. There is one page in particular which may give me problems - originally I wanted it to be in fish-eye perspective...but now I'm not so sure, since it's also a detail-oriented view of a fancy living room, and that could get complex really quickly!
I just got through with the concept thumbnail sketches of the next section and I plan to finish them Mon-Wed of this week. Luckily, this section is going to be a collage of traditional media, which I think will actually be a LOT faster than the digital inking. As much as I'm trying to get used to the tablet/inking with it, I'm afraid pencil and paper is always going to be quicker and more natural for me. So, hopefully you'll see those up on the site sometime soon.
The last section - "The Return" - is something I keep playing with but I haven't come up with anything satisfactory yet. Hopefully I'll have the thumbnails ready by next week so I can really start with those.

Woot! Well, hopefully I can do everything before the printing becomes an issue! Wish me luck!
-Mishy

Hello everyone!

Life at college is going well for me - next week is our "reading week" here at McGill and that means that you'll be seeing a lot more of me on DA hopefully! I'm planning a seriously involved comic book project for one of my final exams, and I'll be posting some previews up here on the site. It may also later be for sale when I'm finished, so I'll let you know!
In the meantime, I'm still working on/planning out Le Rossignol stuff, but I wouldn't expect to see another other actual pages until the summer (it's kind of a long term process!).

See you next week,
Mishy