Ponderous Things: The Reboot

Exhibit A: The Sketch Hello, and thanks for stopping in. A funny thing happened yesterday while I was working on a character for my upcoming book The Rescuer's Tale (the second book in the Mary Morgan's Journal series). For only (maybe) the third time since I've been working in Photoshop for character development, a character actually turned out almost exactly as I'd originally sketched him! Since this rarely happens, and is as curious a mystery as I've ever known, I wanted to sort of "Big Deal" it here with some evidence. (In case you're curious, his name is Sparse Heckler and he's a petty criminal who may have a future in government - where he's likely to become even more of a criminal.) Exhibit B: Primary Paint I usually leave the sketch layer turned on while I begin painting on a new layer above it. If you've ever worked with Photoshop, you know that the files consist of many layers, one atop another, and each can be...

The Cautioner's Tale Hello and thanks for visiting. It's been a couple weeks since I last posted, so in case anyone's wondering, let me report what I've been up to. It's been a very exciting time! First, I finally got The Cautioner's Tale up for pre-order on Amazon . It looks wonderful and the images are sharp and crisp, so I'm truly happy with it and I think readers will be as well. It's also received a couple more 5* reviews since I last posted, so I know I'm at least headed in the right direction. The paperback edition is still a work in progress, but will likely be ready by the end of this week. There's a lot that goes into color and brightness adjustments as well as specific formatting when it comes to a print edition. (Ebooks are far easier!) For the time being, The Cautioner's Tale is printed on uncoated white pages, meaning it has more of the classic comic book feel than the slick graphic novel, but the images are shar...