For Part 1 of this series of blogs: The Foundations of Writing, click here! For Part 2: Script, Lettering & Layout, click here! So where were we? Oh yes! I’ve come up with my story, written my script and laid out my lettering and panels as seen below. Now it’s… Continue reading
I was so happy with the response to the Finish the Lucy the Octopus Strip Contest that was run over on lucytheoctopus.net at the end of last year.London Based Saul Taylor’s entry nabbed first place for its off kilter humour, a great expression on Lucy’s face and the pathos of… Continue reading
For Part 1 of this series of blogs (The Foundations of Writing), click here! THE SET UP Right – so I’ve completed the first 92 Lucy the Octopus strips and I’m about to write the script for Episode 93, which will come to look like this upon completion…The previous strips… Continue reading
Time for a quick visual look at fun times at the past weekend’s Thought Bubble comic convention in Leeds. Up early and mentally preparing my brain for the day by analysing my stocks and shares…New stuff on sale – hoorah!My table neighbour Van Nim‘s wonderful array of work…Just beyond Van… Continue reading
I had a fantastic time representing the Cartoon Museum today, running two Character designing workshops for kids at Greenwich Theatre. It was great to play a tiny part in the huge Big Draw festival… All in all around thirty kids developed their skills in creating fun comic characters, starting off… Continue reading
Cheers to all the lovely folk who visited the Tempo Lush table at MCM London Comic Con this past weekend. Great meeting new people and having folk who had read my work before come back for more! Really pleased that all my new comics were selling. Had to rearrange my… Continue reading
So designing the cover for an anthology’s a tricky thing. Do you focus on an image representing one of the stories inside, or make reference to all of them? What was I going to put on the front of Tempo Lush Tales that would encompass what the book’s about and… Continue reading
Thanks to everyone who came along to the Tempo Lush launch night at Gosh Comics last Friday. There was an amazing turnout which made for a fantastic evening (for me anyway)! GETTING READY FOR THE LAUNCH So glad I was working with Rich Hardiman of Comic Printing UK who got… Continue reading
Great to see some young talent creating some wonderful characters and comics at my workshop at The Institute in East Finchley today. Here’s some of my expertise… And here’s some amazing work by the children… Continue reading
