Artiste Gullible

I have a webcomic mistress (2 Comments)

admin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:50:03 +0000

I’ve been cheating on my AG webcomic. I’ve got this idea for a new webcomic and it’s distracting me. Granted, I often have ideas for webcomics that fall by the wayside. It is self-weeding that way and I am grateful for this. But when I have more then 10 strips written with another 10 undeveloped strips sitting on the back burner, waiting, I know that the whole concept might have legs. This particular comic will be different in that it will have reoccurring characters, multiple story arcs, will be in color, and if all goes well, completely created on my iPad.

I have been exploring the iPad angle for almost a year. Because (for the last month+) I have been up to my eyeballs in school work and studio work, the only artistic reprieve I have found are in those few disjointed, isolated minutes waiting in the parking lot or hallways of various WiFi enabled establishments. Because I am not dependent on my tablet and stylus, and because it boots in an instant, and because the Apps are so integrated, my iPad has been perfect for this kind of constructive brainstorming.

What does this mean for AG?

Well, I don’t think I will ever be able to just call it quits; not as long as I have ideas in this area, and I always have ideas. But it does mean I will be posting less frequently as I focus on this other “other woman” for a bit. Who knows? It might turn out to be a fling? But I won’t know that until I remove the veneer of new comic excitement and see how stable she becomes? (Yes, all my creative endeavors tend to have female personas … is that sexist?)

Keep an eye out for AG updates, they will still happen from time to time. Until then If, you like, I can post my concept wanderings / process of this new idea?

As always, thanks for reading.

Coming together (1 Comment)

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:05:30 +0000

The first week of school is almost over. The new labs are set up and all the computers and networks seem to be working OK. The sooner this stuff gets put behind me me the sooner I can return to studio work and AG updates. Thanks everyone for your patience. AG will be returning soon.

Working on it (1 Comment)

admin — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:50:00 +0000

It’s officially been two weeks since my last update and the good news is that I have started a new installment, but the bad news is it is not finished. I had a hard disk failure over the weekend, and spent time I would normally spend drawing, fixing and backing-up things. This has a cascading effect on almost everything, becasue It puts me behind on studio work, and prepping for school.

School is starting (for me) next week and classes in two weeks. I think I have room for one more update and then I will be taking a break until school is in session and running smoothly.

If all goes well, you will have that update this week. Its been a fun summer, and most of you who follow AG over the summer know that I am good for continued updates throughout the academic year, as time allows of course.

Thanks for reading.

The Wild West (4 Comments)

admin — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:01:00 +0000

The last three pieces I had written first and then drawn to fit. This piece I thought I would mix it up a bit and draw first then write to fit. So, although I had a really solid drawing, I had no idea where it was going. Then my father and I had a brief discussion about water rights and the western states, and this began to percolate in the back of my mind. What if Edison had tripped across cold fusion and dismissed it? What if, in the steampunk universe, Colt bought the curiosity and leveraged it for handguns and applied it to industry? Freshwater would be the new oil and all of a sudden; I had about 3,000 more words than I needed. Like Krumple Kringle, this idea is rich with spin offs.

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Huh? Not making any sense? Although Artiste’s vignettes are non-linear, it can help to read the back story: • The Artiste Gullible back story. Of course you could just read them randomly, and trust that it will all come together at some point.

Ho, ho, hosiery (4 Comments)

admin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:01:00 +0000

Krumple used to frequent a club across town called the Three Ho’s, but the establishment had organized crime connections and that bothered him. Besides, the Polar Bare serves buffalo wings.

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