Panel 2: (I wish trees only had one leaf.)
Panel 3: (…or maybe not.)

Fall is here, our first semester of Intermediate French draws to a close.  While Fall may be in the air, we rarely get to see the wonderful change of seasons that occurs in the North… I miss the North.  Anyway, I had wanted to have Rigolo sigh in the first panel but I couldn’t find the French word used for a sigh so I left it out.   If any of you out there know the word/symbol used by French comic artists for the sighing sound, please let me know.

I know that Rigolo has been changing a bit but I think I have finally found a look for him that is more consistant with the look I originally wanted for him so I think I will be keeping his current look (Thanks  Liz).  I hope you like it as you will likely be seeing more of the new/old look for Rigolo moving forward.

I think that my inking has become pretty consistant and I’m pretty happy with the colors but I would love to hear what you think of them.  Are they too drab? Are they too feminine?  I don’t know, I just collected all of the colors that I have used from previous comics and made a single palette for them.   I think that now I need to work on line thickness consistancy and to get more comics under my belt.  Thanks for stopping by.

Oh, I almost forgot.  I discovered the PAF sound from a great French comic that I read called Le monde de Khöl.  I decided to try something different with the visuals for the sound by placing the sound on the object that is making the sound.  I’m not sure if it will always be feasible to do it this way but who knows.

Panel 1: (Alaine: Hey Rigolo, please wait  Rigolo: Ahhh, hello Alaine)
Panel 2: (Alaine: Can you give me a ride to work?  Rigolo: Of course  Rigolo: How much do you weigh in kilograms?   Alaine: You’ve been watching The Transporter?!!)
Panel 3: (Alaine: Eeeeeeh!)

Sorry that this comic was late. I was trying some new inking techniques. I hope you enjoy this one. I love the Transporter and am looking forward to the upcoming Transporter 3.

Panel 1: (Good day Rigolo. Good day Henri.)
Panel 2: (Rigolo:Do you know what they say about apples? Henri: No. What?)
Panel 3: (Rigolo: One bad apple spoils the barrel. Henri:…)

Well, after much experimenting, I think I have finally found a way to add color to my comics. More importantly it is something that I think looks nice and I will work on improving it over time.

Welcome to the Illustration Friday folks. You can probably tell who I’ve had enough of by looking at the comic. Your comments are appreciated.

As you may have noticed, the website looks different and better in my opinion. The new design went live on Bastille Day. I also moved the site to a new hosting service which unfortunately led to a loss of posts. Please post new ones. =)

I will be trying out a few different inking techniques over the next few weeks so please hang in there, things will get better. I appreciate all the feedback.

It is not customary to wish others a happy Bastille Day so today’s comic says the only thing I could think of to celebrate this most important day in French and world history.

Panel 1: (I’m here with PPDA. Sir, do you have anything that you would like to say to President Sarkozy?)
Panel 2: (I have dropped my pen)
Panel 3: (I could not have said it better. Thank you PPDA.)

Patrick Poivre d’Arvor (PPDA as he is commonly known), the top anchorman in France for the past decade was recently asked to step down. People think that it is President Sarkozy’s fault because he didn’t care for PPDA’s comments about him during an interview. Monsieur d’Arvor said that Sarkozy seemed like “an excited little boy entering the big boys’ playground” at a G8 summit. I think that the best opinions are those not voiced as shown in today’s comic.

Panel 1: (Today)
Panel 2: (Paris Approves The Construction of Buildings Up To 200 Meters in Height)
Panel 3: (Tomorrow)

I recently read the the Paris City Council voted to lift the ban that limited the height of buildings in Paris. Look up to see what I fear. Here is a link to the article in English and French.

Who says that it isn’t the size of the worm?

I had this doodle of Le Rigolo climbing a mountain sitting around so I thought that I would put it to good use.

Panel1 (French): I will defeat you Mr. Wall
Panel3 (French): Good game Mr. Wall. Good game.

We’ve had over 200 visitors since the site has gone live. I am also glad to see some visitors from Europe. Bienvenue!