Happy Anniversary! It was one year ago, the fifth weekday of 2018, that I released the first Gobo Gazette comic. A lot has happened since then. What follows is a summary, so skip to the next paragraph if you don’t want to risk spoilers. Our twelve goblins set off on a great adventure… and quickly retreated before they could get to the second comic! We had the opportunity to glimpse each gobo’s personality and the reason why they wanted to leave. There was also an encounter with a trope quartet of strangers that eventually paved the way for their departure. It did not take them long to get lost, but they eventually made it to the first obstacle of their journey. Well, two actually.
It had been a busy year for our dirty dozen (actually the later part of Spring for them) and things are not going to get easier for them this year. I hope you are enjoying their story. If you do, please remember to follow on social media and – especially – to share posts with others. Happy Anniversary to Gobo Gazette and a Happy New Year to all of you!
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First, let me define what tools I use to create the webcomic. Every artist uses what is the most comfortable for them and, for me, I have been using these for a very long time. After doing a pencil draft on 9″ x 12″, 50 lb recycled sketch paper, I ink with Picma pens. I use a Graphic 1 for the primary outlines and Microns of varying sizes for details. This is the first time I experimented with the Picma Brush pen on the comic. I found it worked well with the foreground branch and leaves. When it came to the crow overlooking the gobos and the winding river, I stopped after a few strokes. I felt more confident to ink the bird with the Graphic because of the details.
I actually create the standard four-panel strips in a two-by-two layout, which I rearrange, edit and color in Photoshop. Usually this is not an issue, however it did pose a problem with the 3 x 4 layout of the winding river. I actually taped the four pages together, and then taped it to a wall to ink. I normally use and highly recommend a pencil board so that pencil marks or ink doesn’t transfer to the next page. To avoid issues with the wall texture, I used it here for a smooth surface to ink on. This tape method will likely be employed for all future large-scale images. Why not get an easel? My little boy! Right now he is a wrecking machine!
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