New illustration vlog! Ep. 01.
Well, I finally made a more official video than my previous YouTube or Brightcove efforts. This new format is going to be hosted here and will be available for download as a Quicktime .mov file. That’s how most these video blogs are doing it, right? I’ll retroactively change it to an .m4v file if that’s preferred.
The audio isn’t the best, but I think it’s not bad considering I was using the built-in mic on my iMac. Expect the production values to be better in the future. This was a fun experiment and I’ll definitely be doing it pretty regularly. If there is anything you want me to specifically address, let me know!
I’d suggest downloading the file rather than attempting to stream it. She’s a bit big at around 65mb, but is high res and a great video quality:
I’ll replace this generic, placeholder download image with an iTunes subscription logo as soon as I get that setup.
Jul 17th, 2007 #
Oh, you can post on your blog but you can’t visit B3S? It’s over between us. OVER, I TELLS THEE!
Jul 19th, 2007 #
I enjoyed the vid. I love the way you can experiment with colour combinations to your heart’s content when you work digitally. What was the name of the software you use first? I can’t seem to find it on the web.
Jul 20th, 2007 #
Duder I’m digging the new bloggity blog, congratulatory remarks unto you!
I haven’t watched the video yet, I’m loser. That’s sweet if you keep it up though and do a rad iTunes podcast out of it, you’ll be the most famous person ever.
I need to draw again, I’ve been slackin to the max!
Jul 20th, 2007 #
Testing – do comments need to be manually approved?
Jul 20th, 2007 #
OK, sorry about that, I tried to leave a comment before and didn’t see it show up. Something must’ve gone wrong on my end.
@Ray, I dig the blog design – I’m a fan of minimalism for stuff like this. As much as I liked the comic cover design you were working on, it was definitely a good call to choose something that wouldn’t compete with your illos.
@Forbes – it’s Manga Studio 3 EX.
Jul 21st, 2007 #
Thanks Dan!
Jul 21st, 2007 #
quit slackin!
Jul 21st, 2007 #
Oops! I forgot to turn on “notify by email when comments appear.” I didn’t even notice therese were here. I’ll be prompter in the future.
Forbes, you can get the debut version, not EX, on the cheap. It just loses some comic centric features.
Eric, I definitely plan on regular updates, video and otherwise.
jon, deem, okay! No more slackin’! Heh.
Jul 22nd, 2007 #
Great video Ray! I’ll definitely be trying that retro comic-book coloring.
Hmmm, what would be cool to see in future episodes?
Maybe the way you approach inking different kinds of lines: rectilinear vs organic, long lines vs small details, outlines vs volumetric halftones, independent lines vs lines that intersect, etc…
Also would it be possible for you to record your voice while you are actually working? While the double-speed has it’s place I think real-time would be even more illuminating. Of course the resulting video would probably be longer and less succinct but I think it would be more useful to the audience.
Jul 24th, 2007 #
This video was actually real time. :)
I am opting to keep it real time but use editing rather than one, long cut. I will definitely deal with a lot of the topics you mention. Thanks for bringing them up. Expect to see a lineart centric episode this or next week!
Jul 26th, 2007 #
I love the new site!
Jul 26th, 2007 #
Thanks, Evan. I appreciate it!
Aug 7th, 2007 #
hey ray, just got round to viewing the vid. very useful and a great insight into your technique and process.
oh and i’d echo owen’s comments – we need an extensive frenden linework vid!
Aug 7th, 2007 #
Okay, it’ll be the next one. I swear!
Mar 30th, 2008 #
Hi, amazing work
I noticed when you were working you were able to turn the paper around so that you could control your line stokes better.
I can’t figure out how to do that. Is that a plug in?