"I Thought It Would Be Zombies..." Comic Crowdfunding Update #6; Drawn to Perfection

gvand (62) · 6 years ago

Still need to make more people interested in your project to get more funds for what it takes! On the other hand looks great what you've done to take your time to do is a great job, I hope to see more about this soon :)

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bryan-imhoff (66) · 6 years ago

Thanks! There's plenty of time for the word to spread, especially as the Steem community grows. I'm very excited by the results so far. You'll certainly see more regular updates coming!

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effofex (62) · 6 years ago

I'm adding a link to this in my next #readinglog, hopefully that will help a bit. I'll admit I haven't looked into how fundition works, I'll do that as well when my brain is a bit more awake.

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bryan-imhoff (66) · 6 years ago

Thanks for the free press! Fundition is actually a lot simpler than it will seem at first, I'll give you the short notes.

It's just a Steem front end, styled to be a crowdfunding focused site. All project posts and project updates are posts on Steem and behave the same way.
Projects get a unique tag identifier that they include on all their project updates, this allows Fundition to track rewards accrued via voting over the course of the entire campaign.
People can also donate Steem (or other cryptos which are converted to Steem) directly, which again, is tracked in the interface to simulate reward tiers like in traditional crowdfunding. They are working on adding credit card and fiat donations that would be converted to Steem as far as I know. I'm sure regulation is a nightmare.
It's a big benefit if the Fundition team approves of your project during an initial audit. Then you can receive votes from the Fundition fund itself, which is the recipient of a healthy Steem Power delegation.

It's still a bit glitchy and rough, but it's got a ton of promise and I'm really loving it!

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caleblailmusik (56) · 6 years ago

I've always loved keeping up with your process! It's funny you mention how long it takes you, because this other wonderful comics creator I follow can crank out work crazy fast. In a month, she's had what looks like hundreds of fully drawn and colored(?) pages, and I'm like geeeeeezzzzz. I don't know how y'all do it. That's why I'm just a regular author ;P

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bryan-imhoff (66) · 6 years ago

I'm glad to hear you like seeing this stuff. As a creator, I've always loved behind the scenes looks... but I never know how much that sentiment is shared by others.
There are absolutely some artists whose style lends itself to fast paced work... and I envy and enjoy them but it just doesn't seem to click with my creative personality. It's like the difference between an artist who chooses to work in watercolor versus one who is drawn to carving etchings into copper plates! Neither is better, but one can certainly be more time intensive!

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caleblailmusik (56) · 6 years ago

Oh yeah, their style is w a y different, and that's totally okay! It's variety that gives comics that extra mpph of life. (Unless they literally change artists halfway through the comic without any sort of indication. Yeah, I'm looking at you, Ironheart.)

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scrawly (66) · 6 years ago

It's cute to see how you translated the 3D models into your drawings :). I am quite curious about this comic making process so I am looking forward to read more about your journey, what you discover and the difficulties you encounter when you're creating your comics :D.

And it sucks that we're both slow artists. But I'm sure if you commit to your schedule, you will be much much faster because I've seen a lot of artist who improve their speed significantly once they continuously make comics.

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bryan-imhoff (66) · 6 years ago

I do think my speed may improve some in time, but comics can be funny things. I recall one artist remarking how the more he learned, the slower he got... because he began considering and planning elements that he'd never even given a thought to before!

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scrawly (66) · 6 years ago

Hmmm I can understand this problem very well :D.

Maybe some artists like us can't really speed up for one reason or another, but if it's true then I hope the quality would improve a lot.

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sidekickmatt (66) · 6 years ago

Looking good, Bryan. With Clip Studio can you save files in .psd (photoshop) format or does it use it's own save format? I saw some videos of Clip Studio and it looks super impressive. I'm looking to switch from my freeware program (paint.net).

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bryan-imhoff (66) · 6 years ago

Thanks! Glad you’re diggin’ it! I had to look, but yes, there is a .psd save option, but it does generally use its own .clip format.
The only negative is it’s a bit “clunky” in terms of UI. But it’s super powerful and can do pretty much every step in one package, and it’s pretty affordable, especially for the power.
I’m using the desktop version for layouts & lettering, and then open it on my iPad Pro version for drawing & coloring. But the software is a direct port, so everything can be done on either platform.

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billmega (53) · 6 years ago

I did this dicking around at work when we were down. So i guess it was a commissioned piece. lol
My first Microsoft paint, you need help im freelancing? Ha!Ha!Ha...

Keep up the good work. I wanna see that comic. Ill chip in a little steem when I get home.

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bryan-imhoff (66) · 6 years ago

Ha! Looks great! I don't know where you work... but I'll wager this was a better use of the time no matter what!

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billmega (53) · 6 years ago

It's not a power plant. Lol

MS Paint was the only thing I had access to for 12 hrs.

cryplectibles (69) · 6 years ago

Did you draw this from a spaceship or something where are you lol

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billmega (53) · 6 years ago

Now that would be Awesome!

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bryan-imhoff (66) · 6 years ago

Hmm... I'm trying to decide if "It's not a power plant." was some cunning misdirection to disguise the fact that it is in actuality a power plant...

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readingdanvers (64) · 6 years ago

You are super talented man. And don't forget that slow is still progress.

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bryan-imhoff (66) · 6 years ago

I am all about "Slow and steady wins the race." I am the tortoise vs. the many hares of this world...

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jrej (64) · 6 years ago

Just discovering your fundition campaign. It all looks great so far. It's good to see progress on this project of yours! I'll definitely send support your way when I get enough funds.

I hope to launch a similar project for my comic once I reach the final chapter. Haven't found the time to draw more pages recently (It takes about 10 hours for me).

I should really get to it.
That "end of year" deadline is approaching fast! 8-o

bryan-imhoff (66) · 6 years ago

Yeah... the end of the year is way too close for comfort! Thanks for the encouragement and support. I'd love to see you tackle a printed collection in the future.

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veryspider (68) · 6 years ago

Oh, interesting ! I didn't know you lay down the basic poses and panel layouts with 3D! that is very creative and wonderful :D A nice page, also, I love the flow from panel to panel <3

bryan-imhoff (66) · 6 years ago

Excellent! The flow and layout of pages is probably one of the most challenging aspects of making comics. It's also one of the ways using this software has really helped me as I just sit there and play around... resizing, rotating, zooming, and rearranging to my heart's content until it all makes some sort of sense.

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donnadavisart (66) · 6 years ago

Such a genius way to use 3d modeling. I will learn to use 3d modeling some day, it really would be a boon. You've done it masterly.

bryan-imhoff (66) · 6 years ago

Thank you. I was not the first to do this by any means! Although I've always been fascinated by 3D work, I actually know very little about it. All these tools are built into the Clip Studio Paint software, which is primarily a tool for illustration and making comics & manga. As such, you actually need to know very little. I always describe it as a modern version of the wooden mannequins classically trained artists use to aid their own figure drawing.

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c-squared (60) · 6 years ago

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pinoy (51) · 6 years ago

I upvoted your post.

Cheers to you.
@Pinoy

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