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General => Rants and Stuff => Topic started by: Lorenzo on June 20, 2006, 07:13:55 AM
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Hey TW Folks!
I hope it's okay to post this stuff in here, it's really just comic art, but I thought I'd better put it in the rants section 'cos there will be some mentions of our studio site!
We're a UK/France based comics studio numbering 3, with me on art, my brother Bob on words, and our genius Webmaster General Mark on all things web-and-games based.
I thought you may like to see some of our comic art, hopefully this is of interest to someone!
New art will be going up every 2-3 days...forever! Or thereabouts, hoho!
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Here's a web-only flyer I produced for One Night in the City, our on-line web-love-story. Hope you guys dig it!
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A little character design I did for issue 10 of Malcolm Magic, our current title. This ole' girl's name is MRS. D.
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Our big, BIG release will be MOON!, a sci-fi-comedy-action-adventure-romance-space-opera-epic the likes of which has never been seen before!
Hmm...maybe that's a good thing!
Anyways, here's a style test I did a while back...
More tomorrow, folks!
Lorenzo!
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Looks cool.
Although, a link to the site would nice: http://www.studioblinktwice.com
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Nice art. I've got you bookmarked to check out more thoroughly later.
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Wow. Nice art. I really like your style. Not enough to order anything, of course. I have no feel for the quality of the story. However, if I could read an entire sample story, perhaps one issue of either the bunny man or the one night in the city (online would be fine as long as the text in the images was big enough to read easily) and it was good; I might be tempted to lay down some cash.
edit: Of course, perhaps I missed something of the sort as I quickly perused your site. Yeah? Nay?
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Hey 42! Thanks, man! I've taken your advice and added a sig link to the posts! Thanks for posting!
Satanehlers! That's great, bud! Hope it's worth the return visit! New stuff added every few days, man!
Hey, Skar! There's 4-page previews of the first 9 (soon to be 10) issue of Malcolm Magic on the site, as well as pages from Tusk. However, those comics are only available in the UK, so you may not be able to get 'em anyway?! MOON! will be the big one, and there'll be PLENTY of sneak peaks from that in this thread over the coming months, so I say just keep checking back in to get a feel for the story! Thanks soooo much for you interst, pal! Oh, and ONITC is a free monthly webstory, you can view it through the link on our site.
Okay, let's start today's posts with another style experiment for MOON!
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Don't get the chance to do much stuff like this, as I'm always drawing that rabbit or strange aliens! Hoho! Hope some of you like it!
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Okay, so here's another web flyer for One Night in the City. I think this goes a good way to summing up the style, feel and mood I'm trying to get across with the story. Hope you dig, folks!
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I thought I'd post a little piece of concept art from MOON! We've got around 300 pages of environment, character and vehicle sketches already in the can for MOON!, so expect to see more stuff like this reeeeeal soon!
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Finally for today, here, at a nice size for once, is the cover art for issue 9 of Malcolm Magic, before I cropped it all down and laid on the logo and stuff. Yikes! Ain't nothin' as exhilarating as a little Dragon sledging!!
More soon folks!
Lorenzo!
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I like your art style, and I'm especially intrigued by One Night in the City. I'll have to check it out someday.
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I love your art on Moon.
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I'm liking that chick :D
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I'm wishing I could *look* like that chick. ;)
Very awesome stuff. I love the style. I've never been into graphic type novels and such but this is tempting enough to get me interested, I must say.
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Hey, Lorenzo, would you be interested in doing art for a fairly well-known semi-professional magazine, i.e. Leading Edge? We're always keeping our eyes out for great artists. If you want more info, go here:
http://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/guidelines_artist.php
If you like what you see and want to be considered for future issues, click on the link for the art director (i.e. art @ leadingedgemagazine.com) and let her know (include links to stuff you posted here, especially the black and white stuff since we only print in b&w, except for the cover). Also, if you do have stuff that would work for the cover, let us know and we can consider them. Thanks!
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Hey, Fellfrosh! Thank you soooo much, pal! There'll be loads more One Night in the City panels going up in this thread in the coming months, so just check back in if you're interested, buddy!
Spriggan! That's really encouraging, pal! Thank you! Hopefully that comic's gonna be something rather special!
Hey, SatanEhlers! Hoho! Thanks, pal!
Shrain! Hoho! Nice response! Wow, if this work goes some way towards getting you into the medium as awhole then that's great! In the meantime, there'll be TONS more going up on this thread to keep you interested hope you check back in! Thanks for posting!
Hey Jellybelly! First up, thanks so much for considering me for your very cool-looking magazine! A real honor, and much appreciated! Unfortunately, the shedule for the release of MOON! season 1 has me booked up until September 2007, so I can't commit to any freelance work at the moment. Thanks for asking, though! Very good of you!
So, we've had a bit of Malcolm, time for more MOON! Here's another web flyer! Hooooo-boy! I'm gettin' excited!
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A little more One Night in the City I think...
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Another MOON! Character design:
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A page from Malcolm Magic issue 9...
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Finally, a poster we did for the Bristol comics expo 2006...
More on Monday, peoples!
Lorenzo!
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Good morning, TW folkses! First up, some more MOON! environmental concept stuff, today in the form of a curious little floating plantation. As ever, there's tons of writing about these strange worlds and their eco-systems by my Brother, Bob, the series creator/writer/all-seeing-eye, but all that will be revealed in the pages of the comic. For now, just check out the scribbles!
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More from our on-line webstrory One Night in the City...
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Here's a little selection of panels from the pencilling stages of issue 10 of Malcolm Magic, hope you likey!
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Finally for today, here's another slice o' MOON!
More coming up in the next few days, folks!
Lorenzo!
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First up today, another smudgey-smudgey MOON! character design I produced as part of a sketch battle I was invited to participate in by the boy genius KERON GRANT (http://www.kerongrant.net/news) a while back.
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I think it's time for another delve into the dreamy world of One Night in the City. Hope you likey, friends!
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As ever, I try to visually mix it up in this thread, so here, for those pencil lovers out there, is the the final pencils for a little shot of the Gullivan's resplendent abode in Malcolm Magic issue 10!
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Last one for today! More web-flyer fun…
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Another suitably vague and intriguing pic from the world of MOON! to start today’s posts! Hoho! Hope you dig, pals!
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Time for a foray into Malcolm Magic again this morning I think! Here's a little web-only lay-up utilising panels and dialogue from the recently released issue 10.
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I hope you enjoy checking out this little slice o' MOON! concept work! Cho-choooo!
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Another slice of Malcolm Magic, huh?
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Last one! The floorplan to the Last Mammal Standing Public House.
More reeeeeeeal soon!
Lorenzo!
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So here we are starting with another web-flyer I did for MOON! a while back. Hey, that IS a big one....!
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A hot-off-the-press new MOON! concept sketch, hope you likey, folks!
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Here's my re-design of Wonder Woman for the Leasean Thomas "Sketch-Off" over at HIS COOL SITE (http://leseanthomas.com/2.0/2.0.html)[/color]! Hope you likey guys, here's the blurb that I scrawled to go with it...
"This little lady is from waaaaay in the future, where a universe-wide peace treaty has left heroes with little to do in the name of "good". Some have faded into obscurity, others have taken Jobs in bars, but this little lady (with an Eastern European makeover, and a natty line in interchangeable robo-pins!) has carved a niche for herself in the movie industry! With a successful franchise of hit movies behind her, it looks like none can stand in the way of the celluloid legend that is..Vunder Vooman!"
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Now, following on from a load of PMs and emails to the site asking about colouring, I've produced a little tutorial utilising the Vunder Vooman pic to show just how basic my process really is! Hoho! Hope this is of interest to someone out there!
More soon, guys and girls!
Lorenzo!
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A hot-off-the-press new MOON! concept sketch, hope you likey, folks!
Cool. I like the detail.
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Hey Nessa, glad you like the concept stuff, here's some more....
Ah! This morning’s first post makes me wanna say.....
"Oo-arr me' hearties! Swab the decks you filt'y landlubberrrrs an' go get me a parrot!"
Why? Well, why not? No, seriously though, this here's a shot of what the space pirates may well tool around in in MOON!
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I think it's time we take a wander back to that City...
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Hmmm... an older one this, being the "not quite right" Prattfalls Theatre shot from waaaaaaay back in Malcolm issue 9. Yikes! That's alotta' crowd to win over!
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Here's a lil' environment shot from MM10. Hmm, that Spearpike Point has a GREAT location...good views...easy walking distance to the shops, but MAN, you try getting post delivered! I tell you, it's a SHOCKING service! One delivery every 73 years, I'm just SO out of touch...
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Okay, so one of the most enjoyable things about working on MOON! is that there's so much creation involved, it's kinda like having to write your own visual language. Recently I've been doing a load of flora and fauna stuff, ready for some of the more tropical planet environments. Here's one of 'em!
More soon, folks!
Lorenzo!
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Ooh, something else from MOON! today, a little web ad we were asked to put together for another comics site a while back, hope it makes you smile! That honest looking fellow's name is RATT, and he's rather important in the story, but more of him later…
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Something a bit different here, as we've just got a few pics from the Bristol con we did up on the site HERE (http://www.studioblinktwice.com). First up, here's one of my favorite sketches I did from the weekend, this one done for the very cool lil' lady Lefran (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=59806&highlight=lefran) who was down for the day with a load of guys from ConceptArt:
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Then, at the end of the first day, a very talented surfboard shaper called Dale Walker showed up at our stand asking if I'd put some art down on the nose of one of his boards. Thinking it was gonna be a lil' boogie board or somesuch, I happily agreed, only to see him strolling towards our stand ten minutes later with his own personal, fresh off the bench nine ft longboard! Yoips! Anyways, you know ole' Lorenzo likes a challenge, so I took a deep breath and went for it...
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Let’s start today with a lil' MOON! flyer we did a while back…
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So, it's time for another chunk of MOON! concept stuff, this one from a little while back, when I was doing some colour sketches using pencils and watercolours...
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Now it's time for a visit back to ole' Malcsy, methinks! This was the opening page to issue 10, showing both the colour and B & W storylines running together! Ooh!
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There are many strange and dangerous creatures in the world of MOON!, but few come close to the mysterious and perilous inhabitants of the LOST SYSTEM...!
Oh, and No, I don't know what I was thinking when I drew that left arm either! Hoho! Hey, c'mon, guys! It's a sketch! Woip!
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Okay, a little more One Night in the City...
More soon!
Lorenzo!
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Well, time for another chunk of MOON! concept stuff today I think, this one's from my vehicular design sheets and is some kind of mobile city, yikes!...
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It's been a while since we've said hello to that foolish ole' rabbit, so let's rectify that, shall we? Here's a teaser we did prior to the launch of MM10 back in May...ooh!
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Okay, so time for more of that nutsy MOON! concept stuff, with a fairly recent environmental sketch. My ethos for life is that you never know when you're gonna get caught with some time on your hands, so always keep some pencils and paper close at hand! With that in mind, I did this a few weeks ago on a moving train between Bristol and London, yikes!
Oh, and remember that surfboard design? Well I've got an update on that coming for you reeeeeal soon!
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Now, I promised you guys an update on that surfboard design, and here it is! Not the actual board itself, but a re-working of the image made from the original photo. Hope you guys likey, more on this soon!
Lorenzo!
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Time now for a little Malcolm, methinks, this page taken from issue 10 in the Black and White world of Happy Hippy Dale...
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For those of you who regularly check in on this thread, you'll remember the Vunder Vooman mini-tutorial I posted a few weeks back (have a look through folks, you'll find it!). Well, I figured that I'd try to do a similar thing whenever I produce an image which has some new or unusual technique involved in it's production, or which has some interesting stages within the build-up of the pic. As such, here's a VERY mini break-down of how I went from low-res photo to high-definition photoshop illustration on that ole' surfboard design...!
Hope this is fun to look through!
Lorenzo!
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Been busy so I haven't had time to comment. I like your tutorials, you make coloring seam easy, I enjoy seeing how various people color their art. Just about everyone does it different way that's very distinct.
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Hey, Spriggan! Yeah, you're totally on the money, there, man. There's no right or wrong way, it's just what suits your style best that counts! More tutorials on the way, pal! Thanks for taking the time to post!
Well, another week rolls to an end, hoo-flippin' ray, that's what I say! So here, for you guys before you leave work/bolt out of school/stroll out out of college/shut down you laptop and get ready to party, is another little pic from from MM10 depicting the Four Walls and a roof muesum of oddities! Hoho!
Have a grrrreat weekend, folks, I think it's gonna be a hot one here in dear ole' England!
More soon!
Lorenzo!
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Well, by Broski Bob's back after having been living the snowy life up in a 'boarding chalet in Morzine for five months, and then living the wind-surfey life in Hungary for a month, but the Blink is finally back together! Alriiiiiight!! So, expect LOTS more nutsy new images as our collective brains pop and fizzle for the next 18 weeks or so with all the MOON! stuff we're gonna be working on! Good to have you back, brother!
Here's some Malcolm!
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Well, we're having a Malcolm-heavy week here, huh, folks?! To continue that theme, here's a selection of panels from MM09. These babies are actually taken from a couple of pages, with another sequence in between the third and the forth panels, which is why they don't read too smoothly, but I thought I'd put 'em all together here for you guys to see. Hope you likey!
Oh, and for those of you who are into the MOON! concept illos, there's a new 'un coming real soon!
Lorenzo!
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Okey-dokey, so as promised, here's some more MOON! concept scribbles...
Boy, have we got some cool things on the way for you lucky forum-ers! Be sure to keep checking in, peoples, BIG things are a-comin'!
Lorenzo!
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Alrighty then, my apt hunt is over! I want to live *there*!! Is heat and hot water included in the rent?
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Hey Shrain! Hoho! Well, I think they've plumbed it in up to the third level, but I'm telling you, pal, when the elevator is out, the stairs are a nightmare! Hehe! Thanks for your post, pal, made me chuckle! More peculiar constuctions reeeeeal soon!
More One Night in the City to start this week, methinks!
Lorenzo!
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Well, another day, another Malcolm posting!! Hoho! Here's a selection of (unforgivably smudgy) pencil panels from Fikov's big fight at the start of MM10. Vikes! That's one angry bear!!
More soon!
Lorenzo!
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An old one today, peoples, this being a little panel ad we did for the Bristol Con several months ago. Posted here 'cos I though you guys might dig that first pic interior shot! Hope you likey!
More soon!
Lorenzo!
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Well, check out some images from Malcolm 11! Here's a pencils-only stage shot of part of the Happy Hippy Dale story...
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And here's a little zoom in on that panel showing the nutsy interior of the Museum of oddities...
More soon guys!
Lorenzo!
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Here's another one of those watercolour concept sketches to keep you going! More tomorrow, folks!
Lorenzo!
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Ah! The start of a new month!! I don't know much, but I know August's gonna be a good one here in the ole' Blink thread! Ooh! What treats we have on the way for y'all! First up, we've had a few requests of late to see the pencil versions of the One Night in the City panels, so here are two of my favourites so far, nice and big so you folks can hopefully pick up on the little details...
More real soon!
Loreeeeeenzo!
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Two double posts in a row! A few little odd ones, today, as I thought I'd show a couple of uber-mini teasers from some months back we produced, one for Malcolm 9, one as a VERY mini intro to Ratt from MOON!...
Stick around guys, oh, and for those who dig the stranger side of MOON! concept stuff, I'll be posting up Clippers, Paws, Tentacles and Paws in a "hands-only" special before the end of the week!
Weird!
Lorenzo!
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Hey folks!! As promised, here's a few ideas I was throwing around for some of the many different "hands" I'm coming up with for MOON! characters. Whoip!
Stay tuned to this ole' Blink thread, as coming up in the next seven days we'll be showing you an UBER-exclusive One Night in the City image, some hotter-than-hot-off-the-press pencil panels from the on-going work on Malcolm Magic 11 (Hush the dragon and Tonka rrrrrumble!), and more fun stuff from the world of MOON!
Ooh!
Lorenzo!
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Hey Psych'! Man, that is some GOOD work there, pal! If I knew what Runescape was, I'm sure I'd agree with you! Great work, fellah, keep on representing the Hoho!, I'm telling you, we'll have a cult following for that thing in no time!
PR! No, man, I need to gain a few pounds and get me a few few o' them's "magic flyin' horses", yet! Hoho! Thanks for the post, mister!
So, as promised last week, here's a little something rare...
It's approaching CON time here again in the UK, and the Blink Circus will be rolling into the LONDON MCM EXPO (http://www.londonexpo.com/index.shtml) (it's a link, folks!) on the weekend of October 28th-29th. We'll post up loads more info as it gets closer, but right now I'm starting work on the VERY exclusive FREE sketchbook we'll be producing for the show. We do a new one of these mini (8-12 page) sketchbooks for every con we attend, which are free (with every £10 spent) at the stall. Limited to either 25 or 50 numbered signed editions, there have been two Malcolm SBs, four MOON! SBs and a One Night in the City SB, which was produced for the London Web and Mini Comic Thing we did in March. Obviously, unless you've managed to get a hold of one of these rare little gems, you'll not have seen inside 'em, so I thought today I'd give you a little peek in the ONITC one, here being a few pages from it.
Note in particular the first panel, which was produced (though not with the final colours) BEFORE last Christmas, and probably won't feature in the strip until AFTER this Christmas!! And they say I can't plan ahead...!
Hope you enjoy, folks!
Lorenzo!
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So, here are a few panels from Malcolm Magic issue 11, currently in production. As the plan for MOON! entails us producing most of the first season before launching issue 1, we're staggering the release of the last two Malcolm issues, and the final trade between now and early 2007. Fear not though, folks, as you can see here, issue 11 is gonna be a DOOZEY..er..I hope!
Note too that this is the first time I've drawn Tonka where he looks a bit "Naked". Hoho!
More MOON Watercolour concept stuff in the next few days, peoples!
Lorenzo!
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Okey-doodle-dokey! Here's some more o' that MOON! watercolour madness, a sketchier one than usual...!
More soon, peeps!
Lorenzo!
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Ah! Well, here's a little fun one to start the week. Anyone remember that awesome double-page ad Campbell did for Danger Girl prior to it's release way back when? Well, for those who do, here's a compliment slip design I did as a little tribute to it's brilliance, for those who don't, it's just another slice o' MOON! silliness...
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Here at The Blink we always get very excited when anyone says a few kind words about our efforts, so imagine our excitement to receive a review of Malcolm by those good folks over at AIN'T IT COOL!!
The Review, along with many others, can be found RIGHT HERE! (http://www.studioblinktwice.com/reviews/index.htm), while Ain't It Cool is of course HERE (http://www.aintitcool.com/).
"Muppets with feet and attitude..."
Hehehe! They get it!
Lorenzo!
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Hey folks! Well, today's a very exciting day, as we posted our 200th Deviation up on Deviant Art!! Most of you probably didn't know we had a DA account, and I muct admit, I'm not as active in DA as I am in the forums, but nonetheless, I post every few days, and real Blink experts will spot that in the archives is some stuff which doesn't even feature on StudioBlinkTwice.com!! So, enjoy this strange celebratory pic, and if you fancy seeing some rare stuff, head over to THE BLINK TWICE DEVIANT ART GALLERY (http://www.studioblinktwice.deviantart.com) every now and again! Cheers!
Lorenzo!
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Oooh! The first sneak of an inked panel from Malcolm Magic issue 11! Holy rooftop chase sequences, Reggy!
Lorenzo!
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Ah, Friday!! Well, it's reeeeal early here in England, and thunder and lightning are coming down outside, but here in the Blink offices I got my steaming cup of "Mister Chokkins' Ko-Ko" a couple of "Charlie-choc-sugar-coated-chok-drops" and a bar of..er..Chocolate, so I'm doing just fine! Here, for those MOON! fans out there (you are out there, aren't you?) is a little meteor landing sketch I did on a train a while back...! More new images up in here before you know it!
Lorenzo!
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Well, it's Monday! Ah! Time to see how our girl's doing in that storm in One Night in the City, methinks...
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...and here's the pencils...!
Oh, and there's something fun coming up in the next day or so, kids!! Be sure to check back in!
Lorenzo!
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Never let it be said that I don't try my best to keep this thread interesting! Following the cool feedback we got about that surfboard thing a while back, I'm gonna try to do show more of the "Away from the comic page" type things I get up to. Let's start with a T-Shirt! Every now and then I get frustrated by the lack of cool comic-art based T's and stuff out there in the shops, so I make a few of my own. Here's the design for one I did a few weeks back...
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...and here it is on the T...and finally, (turn away those with weak dispositions!) here’s your ole' pal Lorenzo doing my best "Twelve Monkeys" demented face (or my "Normal" face, as "friends" would call it)...
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Normal service will be resumed tomorrow!
Lorenzo!
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Well, after all that silliness yesterday, let's get back to the comic art proper, huh? Here's another strange MOON! villain sketch...
Oooh! He's a weirdo!!
Lorenzo!
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Very cool art, as always. What's this guy holding? A mechancial bra?
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hahahahaaaha. That's *exactly* what it looks like. Maybe this dude visited the Victoria's Secret on that there moon of his? heh
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Hey Skar! Thank you so much, buddy! A mechanical bra, huh? Hoho! Well, I was trying for a pair of goggles, but hell, why not? Hehe!
Hey Shrain! Ha! Ah, you must mean "Vimporia's Seekreet, home of bespoke under-crackers for the dicerning alien mastermind". Yeah, they've got a couple of stores in the seedier parts of MOON! I think! Hoho!
More from Malcolm 11 today, peoples! Here's the pencils stage of a shot of Tonka having a VERY bad day...!
Gravel, anyone?
More new stuff up in here before you knows it!!
Lorenzo!
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Well, sorry for the lack of posts, folks, but I've been unable to fight my way to a working on line computer the past few days, hopefully all that is out the way though, so on with the posts!
Time for more MOON!...
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More frantic Blink action today, folks! Here's Pygmy and Kweet diving for cover behind a grounded hush as bits of Tonka fly all over the place!
Yikes!
More soon, gang!
Lorenzo!
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Happy Mondays, ma' friends!
Here's some scribbles of a cheeky chump on a Hondah-Hovva-Zump!
Man, I bet that thing isn't even TAXED. Hoho!
Lorenzo!
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Well, the MOON! wheels roll on, and I've moved from the free-form style sketch work you've seen up until now to more focused designs aimed specifically at characters/environments/vehicles/machines & ships for season 1. Although it'll take a while for this to filter through to this thread, I thought I'd post up a little head-shot which should give you an idea of the style/finish of the new stuff. Can't tell you much about this fellah, as he's yet to be green lit by my bro as a character for the series, but I hope you enjoy checking this out anyways!
Oh, and this is the 99th separate image I've posted in this thread, so to celebrate number 100, I've got something RATHER special coming for you next! Boy, I ain't kidding!! Keep checking in guys!!
Lorenzo!
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So, I return!! Well, you know what they say, folks, the best laid plans of mice and monkeys and all that, needless to say, this is my 100th images posting here in the ole' Blink thread (well, technically 100th and 101st), and as such, I had hoped to bring you guys something rather special to celebrate. Thus, I spent a few late nights putting together a cheeky little m-m-movie style imovie trailer for MOON! I had it all ready this weekend, but, frankly, I've not been satisfied with the quality of the web-hosting I had planned for the piece, so have had to put it's release on hold for now. Sorry! Rather than hold up this thread any longer, I figured you folks would rather I just got on with the daily postings, and I'll do my best to get this little gem up on line for you asap!
Here, then, (to prove that I DID do it!!!) is my planned link image, and a few screen grabs, hope you likey, and here's to the next 100!! Cheers!
Lorenzo!
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Okay, so, a little while ago we did an interview on the AWESOME INDIE SPINNER RACK (http://www.indiespinnerrack.com) with the boss-man Charlito. The good news is you can listen to it on-line! Wanna know about the release plans for MOON!? How about the origins of Malcolm? Or maybe you're more interested in the future of One Night in the City? Listen, if you will, to me and the C man discuss all this and much, MUCH more in this special UK Invasion Blink Twice special! Woot!
The show is RIGHT HERE (http://indiespinnerrack.blogspot.com/2006/09/indie-spinner-rack-issue-46.html), though you should really listen to as many of the other 'casts as you can, 'cos this is truely a great station. Enjoy!
Here's the poster that the Indiespinner guys asked us to do to advertise the UK Invasion 2-part special:
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Okay guys, for those of you who think I never do anything sketchy, here's a shot of the pencils from the last piece, along with some muckety-muck shots of my Thumbnail and rough sketch! Holy smudgy pencils, Batman! Note that there was originally also a forth MOON! buggy in the piece, which I pulled out of the final lay up.
Lorenzo!
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Hey cool on the interview, now I have something to listen to tomorrow at work, also looking forward to that Movie.
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Uhmm... I just looked at this thread for the first time. (And boy is it hard to post a reply in, since every single picture shows up in this reply window!)
Are you only interested in doing your own thing? Or do you also work for comics companies on the side? I have a feeling that if you sent samples of your inks to Tim, Bryce, or Troy here at TOKYOPOP, there's a good chance they'd be interested in working with you.
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Hey Spriggan! Thank you so much!! I hope you enjoy the interview, and hey, just to spruce your day up a little more in a Blink Twice stylee, you may even be able to get today's image to work as a nice sized desktop wallpaper! Cheers!
Hey Ookla! I know, man, tell me about it, may have to start a new thread soon, it is a pain in the a$$, huh? Anyways, well, thanks so much for posting in that case pal! We are essentially a creator-owned project studio, though we do occasionally work with other publishers, it kind of depends on the project being something we can really get into. We like TOKYOPOP, so if the guys there are interested in our stuff or have a project they want to include us in they can contact me me and the team through www.studioblinktwice.com. Hope to hear from you guys! Thanks for the post, pal!
So, here's a detail from the Indie Spinner Rack poster. I'm posting this at bigger-than-big size, as I wanted to show the benefits of using pencil lines as opposed to inked lines in the pages of MOON! My inking, having always been a bit shaky, has never blown up very well. That, and the fact that it is essentially pixelated more by the cleaning process than pencils. So, I though I'd show you this detail of the Indie spinner pic, much larger (in terms of screen size) than the original artwork. I think it blows up pretty good! Plus, it may even be big enough that those of you who are inclined to put this stuff up on your bedroom/studio/office/toilet walls can get a good A4 print off it. Or use it as a wallpaper right on your desktop! Lovely!
Lorenzo!
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Well, here we are then, the weekend calls, and I'm off to see my bro, Bob, and our webmaster general Marky this weekend!! With all the Blink boys together for a few days you just KNOW the ideas are gonna fly, so I'm looking forward to diving into that ole' Blink melting pot! In the meantime, I wanted to post another pencils panel from MM11. This shot exemplifies just why I consider Bob's writing to be absolutely perfect! When I read a script that describes a single panel with an 11-stage sequence of Reggy, Chester and Fikov fighting with Sebastian the Bat for Dang's Whirdly Staff whilst on the back of Kenneth, the other Bat, flying precariously over the rooftops of Happy Hippy Dale, I just think: THIS is what comics are about! Here's to you bro! You're a genius, keep this mad stuff coming, there's nothing I'd rather draw!
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A couple of ONITC web flyers here, one using a panel you've seen before, the other using a new 'un. The full colour version of the second image can be seen over at ONE NIGHT IN THE CITY (http://www.studioblinktwice.com/onitc), along with all the other panels so far in sequence, of course.
Lorenzo!
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Well folks, I been off inking pages from MM11 the past couple o' days, here's one of them, filmed in "So-damned-much-going-on-I-can't-figure-out-WHAT'S-going-on-o-vision". Hoho!
Lorenzo!
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Now then, after the confusing nature of Friday's piece, here's one that's a little more straight forward, albeit with some elements of the image missing! Here's the Gullivans getting a bit of a shock whilst in the middle of a nice little sit-down meal! Meow! Sound effects and some vector-based action lines will eventually go into the final inks to make this pic complete, but for now, I hope you enjoy the pencils!
Lorenzo!
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On we go, lettering and pencilling!
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Final steps! In my opinion, the pencilled page is nicer than the inks, but then, that's why I'm doing MOON! all in pencils! Hoho! Hope this has been an interesting little journey, folks! More new images VERY soon!
Lorenzo!
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I was planning out the updates and images I'll be posting up here in the Blink thread for October this weekend, and I gotta say, you guys got some FUN stuff coming!!! Hehe! Won't say any more, but I'd advise you check in on a daily basis, pals! Wheee!
So, it's a CON month, which can only mean one thing, lots and lots of new things! First up, here's the cover to the 5th MOON! Sketchbook, which will be free for every £10 spent at the Blink Twice stand over the weekend of the 28th-29th October at the LONDON MCM EXPO (http://www.londonexpo.com/comicvillage.shtml) (it's a link, guys!). This little gem in miniature form will be packed with 12 pages of scetches, scribblings, and other such delights from the world of MOON! All that, and there are only ever gonna be 50 numbered and signed beauties made! More on this soon, for now, just check out the cov!
Lorenzo!
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I've posted a lot of B&W stuff recently, which is all well and good, but for those of you who like the colours, let's go back to that Girl in the City...
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So, another MOON! character colour sketch today, this one from a very top-secret MOON! project - but we shouldn't even be talking about that right now! Instead, just sit back, and check out this guy's dental work! Hoho!
Lorenzo!
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Well here we are folks, Monday morn! I promised you something fun for today, and I hope I deliver. We've never produced a print or poster of any kind before (because, well, it's all about the comics, baby!), so when Bob and I decided it was time we did, the task was set upon with Gusto! We wanted it to be a MOON! image, but rather than just a standard splash-style pic, I wanted to produce something which would show what the INTERIOR art will be like in MOON! So here it is, available in a strict edition of just 30 A3 high-res prints, all to be sold at the LONDON MCM EXPO (http://www.londonexpo.com/index.shtml) on the 28th-29th of this month, the first ever Blink Print...
This is what every page of MOON! is gonna look like, folks! YES you should be excited! Hoho!
Whoop!
Lorenzo!
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Okay, so MM11's coming on nicely, here's a little sneak peek of some colours...
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MORE colour fun?!! LORDY!! Here's a shot of ole' Hush, that short-footed Dragon on take-off in MM11...
More before you know it!!
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Just a fun one today for no reason other than it sums up the writing and comedy style of Malcolm perfectly! Hoho!
Cheers!
Lorenzo!
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Gooood mornin', Time-waster peeps! Two today...
Had a lil' sketch session with a few of the guys from Concept Art who reside here in Bristol (hey J-man! whassup, B!) a while ago. Did a couple of vehicle designs for the tippity-top secret MOON! project I mentioned a while back, but also knocked out this lil' bad-boy, and I thought you guys might like to see. I've got hundreds of these type MOON! environs backed up, but am finding them a bit of a time drag to digitally clean, so recently moved from sketching in pencil to sketching with a humble biro, and I love it!! The softness of pencil, the cleanliness of ink, it meant this pic required almost no cleaning, just scanned it in straight from the layup page! Clearly the way ahead, methinks...
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So, here's a little bit of inky-inking. Tonka's in amongst all that rubble somewhere! Hoho!
Lorenzo!
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So, Malcolm Magic issue 11 is coming on nicely, here's another panel of interior art, dressed up as a little web flyer.
On another note, those of you who like all this nonsense, but would really rather a little more of it, will be pleased to hear about the recent launch of Blog Twice: the Blink Blog. This is the place where you'll find a whole load of other stuff about the comics and studio, lots of exclusive new art going up, and other such gems that won't be seen here in the Blink thread. Rather than post images up in the random order they go up in here, I'll also be grouping the art as it updates, and will go into more detail about the production of images than you currently get here. It's also a team Blog, meaning that you'll get Bob popping in from time to time to post up news on the scripting and general creation of all our adventures, and Marky will be in there too to let you know of any web-based wonders on the way. Oh, and don't forget you can get your art in there too: have a read of the "Blink Buddies" posting from Tuesday 17th Oct to find out how! Just click the pic of Kweet, fellow Blinkers!
Of course, you'll still be able to get almost daily updates right here in the Blink Thread each and every week, so sit tight, and get ready for more fun!
Lorenzo!
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Here's Reggy, Chester, Fikov, Kenneth and Sebastian "dropping in" on the Gullivans...!
Lorenzo!
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Hey gang, something a bit different today, for those of you who like words AND pictures! Hoho! I've been meaning to get a proper break-down of the madness which is the Malcolm Adenture up here for a while, and when doing a quick layup for the "Previously, in Malcolm Magic..." section of the new issue I realised I had the perfect excuse. So here, in Bobber's own words, is what's gone on thus far, along with some interior art shots you may not have seen before (prepare to be confused!)...
Lorenzo!
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So, it's just a few days until the LONDON MCM EXPO (http://www.londonexpo.com/comicvillage.shtml) and as we're releasing the new issue of Malcs there, I wanted to show you some more interior artwork from the issue and also talk a little about all the sketchin' I'll be doing at the show. As usual, I'll be doing free sketches all weekend for those who want them, and will post up a whole load of pics of my faves in here next week. So come along, come see us, chat comics and get yourself an original slice of the Blink - for nothin'!! Here, Rasper, Tonka and Kweet will tell you how...
Lorenzo!
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Ooh! The show's (http://www.londonexpo.com/comicvillage.shtml) only a few days away now...
Some rather "conflicting" shadow work here, methinks! Hoho!
Lorenzo!
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So, today's a big day in the church of Blink, as our founding member, mister Robin Etherington (aka broski) has a big ole Birthday!!!! As many of you will know, by bro creates, writes and letters every single one of our adventures, and is the giant BRAIN behind all things Blink. Getting to work with my brother on these insanely fun projects is an absolute dream come true, and is the kind of thing we naively would chat about in tree houses, on our bikes, and in rooms strewn with copies of The Beano and episodes of Charlie's War as kids. Little did we know back then the world's a lot more complicated than it seems when you're seven, and sticking to our guns on producing the kind of comics we really care about has meant a great deal or perseverance and dedication. With Bob at the wheel though, it's always an absolute delight and sitting down at the drawing board each day here in Blink Towers with a new page of script is always exciting: wondering where he'll whisk my imagination and my pencils off to this time. So happy B-day, Bo-bo, can't wait until the Blink Team meets up tomorrow for a weekend of con-based Birthday shenanigans! Cheers!
Lorenzo!
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Right! Just nipping in before I head off to London, here's the cover of MM11 that we launch tomorrow. Have a great weekend, guys!
Lorenzo!
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Good luck in London Mr. L. You deserve it.
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Hey Skarloween! Thank you soooo much, buddy! That's very cool of you to say, much appreciated! The London Con was an absolute STORMER, and you'll be pleased to here the Blink boys had a rather awesome time all round! Wanting to take a bit more time over my sketches than in the past, I only ran off about 30 - 40 over the weekend, and I'll be posting some each day all this week. Thanks to all the guys and gals who showed up to make this MASSIVE show so much fun - we loves ya! Back for another very soon!
Now, let's see some of those free sketches (excuse poor focus on some of 'em!)...
Lorenzo!
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Okay, day two, here's some more, note that the first one is not dissimilar to a sketch I posted in here from Bristol a while back. Must have a thing for AT-AT's, I guess...!
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Okay, so I'm waiting on the pics for about 65% of the con sketches from Marky, so in the meantime, here's a couple of lil' vehicular ones I did recently...
Lorenzo!
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More sketches from the London con, apologies for the blurry nature on some of these - hope you can still make 'em out!
Lorenzo!
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Last few of my faves here! Now, be sure to check back in folks, as in the next few days I'll be posting up news of the once-a-year chance for you to get your paws on a rather special piece of original Blink Art! Ooooh!!
Cheers, guys and gals!
Lorenzo!
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Here's something special to start your week!! As some of you may know, here at The Blink we don't sell the original pages of art from our comics. Ever. In fact, we don't undertake commissions or commercial work of any kind (y'know, it's all about the comics, baby). So, the only way to get your hands on some original Blink comic art is to either get a free sketch at a con, or win an original board in one of our competitions run through the site and in the comics. Well, okay, there is ONE other way, and that's the annual Blink Art Auction, where just once a year we give you the opportunity to bid on just one piece of Blink art, and this year it's something fairly special - the original pencils for the cover of Malcolm Magic issue 11!! Yikes! The idea here is that the piece goes to a fan, so the ebay auction starts on Friday with NO reserve, NO starting price and FREE postage to ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD! Aren't we good to you?! Oh, and we're also gonna throw in a full set of issues 1-12 of the UK-only single issues of Malcolm Magic, soon to be discontinued! Here's a shot of the piece after a digital clean, the original is a little more smudgy!!
More news on this once it's up and running guys!
Lorenzo!
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Right! A fun week ahead now, with a full preview page from Malcom Issue 11 every day from now 'till Friday!! ALLLLLRIIIIIIGHT!!
Let's get on with it then, eh?
Lorenzo!
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Next page! Ooh! Things sure are hotting up!
Lorenzo!
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On we go...!
Lorenzo!
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So, last page of the ole' four-page preview from MM11 today, hope that was a fun ride for youse guys!!
Lorenzo!
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Helloeverybodypeeps! Well, here we are, at the start of another week, lots on the way, and as last week was very much about the colours, this week's gonna be a lot about the lines, methinks! First up: Marvellous Mister Wonderful...who he?!
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As a little aside, the Annual Blink Auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/Malcolm-Magic-Original-Art-Board-Full-Set-Of-Comics_W0QQitemZ190050380148QQihZ009QQcategoryZ972QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)for just one piece of original art is up! It's also probably your only EVER chance to get your hands on a set of the UK-only single issues of Malcolm Magic if you live outside of the UK - which will be discontinued next year.
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Hey folks! So, next week I'm gonna do a special week-long posting of concept art from the super-secret-special MOON! story we're working on alongside the prep for the full series. Here's a shot of a Hover GEEP design for the very same project!
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On another note entirely, an exceptionally cool book on the history of our favourite artform has just come out called Great British Comics (http://www.amazon.com/Great-British-Comics-Paul-Gravett/dp/1845131703). Frankly, this book is amazing, and is a must for anyone who has a passion for sequential art of any kind, or who just wants to see more of this county's rich comics history. Most excitingly for us though, is that on page 79 you'll find dear old Malcolm Magic!! Wowza!! Opened a few bottles of "Monsieur LaPunch's Celebratory Ale" down in the Blink Lounge Bar about that one, I can tell you!! Cheers! Hic!
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Okay, folks, so it's time for another of them's old tutorials! Here, for those of you who are interested is a little step by step exploring the thinking behind that MOON! print I posted a while back. Re-reading this, I wonder if it feels a little airy and vague, but what I'm trying to talk about is how you approach the piece with your head, as opposed to just technique. Anyways, here's the first three steps, the last four will be posted over the next few days, hope it's of interest/help to someone out there! Cheers!
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Next steps, last two in a bit!
Lorenzo!
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Ah, now, it's that time of year again, when Bobber, the creative mastermind behind the writing of all this stuff, heads off to the French/Swiss region of Morzine to spend the next five months as a snowboarding mountain guide. Happy trails, bro, hope the powder's good, and I'll be out there to see you reeeal soon! Cheers!
Back on topic, here's the final two steps, hope that proved to be a fun lil' tute'!
Lorenzo!
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Ah! A new look to TW foum! Very nice!
Hey Folks! Well, I had promised you a themed week of concept art for our Super-Special-uber-Secret MOON! project, but there's so much other stuff to show you this week that'll have to wait. First up, it's CONVENTION TIME again!! Lordy, these things come along as soon as your back's turned, huh?! The Birmingham International Comics Show (http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk/) will be held on the weekend of the 9th -10th December in the awesome CUSTARD FACTORY in the heart of Birmingham. We'll be there, as usual, with all the bells and whistles, and hopefully the final issue of Malcolm Magic!! Here's a sneak-peak at a pencilled panel from the very same. More news on the Con and the Com soon!
Lorenzo!
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So, with another con (http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk/) on the way, it's surely time for another MOON! sketchbook, huh? The 6th MOON! Sketchbook will be released as a limited edition run of just 50, one free with every £10 spent at the Blink stall. Here's the cover, hope you dig, folks! Hmmm...those fighters sure look familiar...
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Went sketch-boozing with good buddies Badger and James from Concept Art again recently and knocked out a few designs for environments for the super-special-secret-MOON! project. This, as you can see, is an overhead shot of "APOCALYPTO" - a nice little city!
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On another note entirely, it's my wonderful girlfriend's birthday today, here's a pic I posted for her on the Blink Twice Blog. GO HERE (http://blogtwice.blogspot.com/) to read my romantic ramblings, and see some other stuff not posted anywhere else!
Cheers!
Lorenzo!
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More from the forthcoming issue 12 of Malcolm Magic, this final issue is quite a talky one, which gives me a chance to have some fun with the environments...
Oh, and check back in tomorrow for news of a FIGHT to the DEATH!!!
Lorenzo!
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Sketchbattles. They're pretty cool, right? Right. But sometimes they lack that bite to get you to really do your best. But what about a battle with no prize for the winner, but REAL punishment for the losers?!! Well, a site that's lost none of it's teeth is the almighty EATPOO, and their Survivor Battle, has got just that right mix of fear and creativity that gets my scribbling hand drawing.
This really is a Battle to the Death, with nine of us going into the Arena, and only one coming out, all eight losers being completely and permanently deleted from the Eatpoo forums! Yikes! That's the prize; no cash, no rewards, just survival. It's gonna be quite a show, and I hope you'll wanna come along and vote for/support your ole' pal Lorenzo, or at least witness my very public and very conclusive defeat! Never let it be said that I'm too proud to take getting my a$$ kicked publicly!
A little warning, this is a site of fairly hardcore guys, and as such, the easily offended should steer clear, as the language flies around like poop off a well-oiled shovel! If, however, you just wanna see a low-down-and-dirty sketch rrrumble to the death, go [size=18]HERE[/size] (http://www.eatpoo.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=47332) and cheer along/throw insults at we nine fighters, and on Monday they'll post a new thread for the final Gladiators to enter and then the voting begins!! I'll be in there, and I'll be bringing a little something I think you guys might likey...
[size=18]Are you not entertained?![/size]
Lorenzo "deathwish" Etheringtino!
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Okay, more from Malcolm 12 here, folks...!
On another note the big Eatpoo challenge Fighter thread is now up! SERIOUS WARNING! Some of the images in the thread are already proving to be rather nasty, I'm NOT kidding, guys and girls, DO NOT go in there if you're easily offended, please! Or, on the other hand, DO go in there and vote for Lorenzo BECAUSE he never offends anyone!! Raise a sword for feel-good scribbling, folks! Between now and midnight I will unleash not just a fighter...but an ARMY...HERE! (http://www.eatpoo.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=47560)
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So, we've had alot of requests for link bars for the site recently, and I've been having a bit of fun knocking around some designs. Here's a few ideas I thought you might like to see...!
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In the mean time, the Eatpoo Survivor Battle continues, and those with strong nerves should go check out the entries, including a brand new HUGE full colour pic from me. I have no delusion that I'll win this, but it'd be nice to get a few votes nonetheless, so if you wanna, GO HERE (http://www.eatpoo.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=47560) (it's a link, guys!) and support your pal L! Here's the blurb that goes with my piccie...
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Well, more from Malcolm today! Another little shot of "party central" Triffic City...
Streamers and tikkkerrr-tape will be added in P-shop! Hoho!
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Next up, Monday was our 300th Deviant Art deviation!! Man, only seems a month or so since our 200th...
Okay, so it's not ALL art; there are a few pics of the Blinkers monkeying around in there too, but it's 99.9% pure comicy goodness! GO HERE (http://studioblinktwice.deviantart.com/) to have a look around! Cheers! And here's to the next 300!
Lorenzo!
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Okay, this is the last time I harp on about this. I promise. Here's the facts, folks...!
#1 I'm entered in the Eatpoo Survivor Sketchbattle.
#2 There is no prize of any kind for the winner, just survival. ALL the losing competitors get deleted from the site. PERMANENTLY.
#3 Your vote will make a difference, but you have to be a registered member of the forum to place it. REGISTER HERE (http://www.eatpoo.com/phpBB2/profile.php?mode=register&sid=5302aba4eb0f2772d35b0628d84413e8) (standard comic art forum, takes about ten seconds!)
#4 Once regitered (or if you're already a member) GO HERE, AND VOTE! (http://www.eatpoo.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=47560) (Lorenzo, hopefully!).
#5 Of course, I don't expect you to do all this for any old piece of scribbled pap, so I hope you dig what I've come up with. If you need further convincing, see below for the pencils, shadows, and a couple of blow-ups of some of the characters. To be honest though, you really need to see THE MASSIVE, FULL COLOUR VERSION HERE! (http://www.eatpoo.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=47560)
Okay, voting ends midnight TONIGHT, so I hope you guys will take a few moments out to get involved, we don't need many votes to swing it, but if a decent number of folks participate we could get a landslide, which would be very cool.
If not, I'll be starting tomorrow's post with "well, I sure got MY a$$ kicked!!"
Thanks to all the guys who have already voted – absolutely awesome of ya! Thanks for the support!
Lorenzo!
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Well, I sure got MY a$$ kicked! Hoho!
Thanks to all the guys who took the time to vote; as expected, I got thoroughly trounced by Sunder! Hoho! I am, however, still just about alive, and my survival has been put to a vote...let's see what happens..!
While I'm rolling around on the dust of the coliseum floor, you guys may enjoy, from the comfort of your easy chairs and laptops, another piece of MOON! concept art. A sketch here of a corridor aboard the vastness of the MOON! studios, this is a piece from the 6th MOON! Sketchbook we're releasing at the BIRMINGHAM (http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk/) CON next weekend, hope you dig...!
Lorenzo "ave" Etheringtino
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Bugger about the eatpoo contest. Sorry. I voted for you! ;D
<2Cents>I definitely think though that this was a case where your mind boggling level of intricate and intriguing detail hurt you. Might have been better to focus on the warrior a little more.</2cents>
Hope you live in the afterpoll!
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Hey Skar! Man, thank you sooo much for taking the time to vote, dude! Yeah, I think the pic could have benefited from alot more focus, and will take that on board for future stuff. Plus, the results of the after-poll are in, and I get to live! Yeah! All turned out okay in the end, then! Thanks soooo much for the help their, pal! Cheers!
Holy Frappola! It's the Victor's Fruit Parade through the grand old streets of Happy Hippy Dale!
Goodness...this is a RIDICULOUS comic, huh?
Hoho! Ride that Banana, Chester!
Lorenzo!
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So, a TINY little panel today, just 'cos I thought you guys might like the design I came up with for the the Pseudo-Bamboo-Tiki "Pwisun". Haha!
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Then, as it's con week, I thought I'd continue to harp on about some of the stuff we're gonna be releasing. Apart from the final issue of Malcolm, and the 6th MOON! SB, we're gonna have the first (and probably last) ever Malcolm print available! A limited edition of just 20 numbered and signed bad-boys, these utilise my favourite ever Malcsy image from the cover to Book 3, appropriate as we're waving goodbye to our big-eared chum! Here's a shot of the print, along with a (typically blurry) shot of my one framed on the red, red walls of the Great Blink Hall! GO HERE (http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk/) to check out all the other great stuff going on at the show!
Cheers!
Lorenzo!
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Biddily-bong. Here I am!
Well, we just had a really rather awesome time at the Birmingham con, but more of that later...
After 3 years, 300 pages of script, 220 pages of art, tons of covers, specials, sketchbooks and suchlike, it's time for Malcolm Magic to finally hang up his ears.
Without the dedication, enthusiasm and downright genius of my partner in command and bro Robin, who created this entire adventure from scratch and then penned each issue in a way which a dumba$$ like me could understand ("Malcolm goes on the left of the panel...the LEFT. No, your OTHER left.." etc) none of this would EVER have happened. So thank you bro, for showing me that a little spark can start a VERY large engine. In fact, you better get up here on the Bridge, and bring Marky, 'cos MOON! ain't gonna drive itself you know...
HA-ZAA! We did it!
Lorenzo!
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Another image from the Super-secret-special MOON! Project! This one of one of the many Make-Up trailers on the sets of MOON! Movie Studios. The whisper on the wind is that we'll be able to tell you about this project soon, how exciting!
Before that though, next week is Christmas week here in the ole' Blink Thread, so expect festivities, excitement, and lots and lots of fun stuff for your eyeballs! Cheers!
Lorenzo!
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Hey-hey, folkses! Well, I had promised lots of Chrimbo treats, but as is the way with these things, MOON! has gone and gotten in the way, so it's just gonna be a couple of posts for this week. Here's the first, for those of you who haven't seen it in it's full-colour form, my Survivor pic for the Eatpoo Sketch battle...
There's a wallpaper for ya!
Lorenzo!
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HOHOHO!
Well, here it is, my official Chrimbo-yuletide-happy-holidays post here in the ole' Blinky thread! It's been an awesome year posting up in here, so thanks to everyone who's taken the time to support this stuff, stop by, or post a comment. I hope you all have an absolutely fantastic holiday, and that peace and goodwill are indeed all over the lands!
Here's my Chrimbo piccie, well, actually, it's part of a little fun-sack of Xmas treats over in the Blink Blog, so why not GO HERE (http://www.studioblinktwice.com/blog) for a yuletide game, an excellent song, a shmultzy message to my girl and even a pic of the Blink Chrimbo tree!!
Why not indeed?!
Cheers!
Lorenzohoho!
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Hey Guys! So, it's the end of 2006, and also the end of the Blink Thread! Weekly updates will continue in the Blink Blog over HERE (http://blogtwice.blogspot.com/), hope to see you in there, peeps!
Cheers!
Lorenzo!
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