For the past 2 years, essentially the amount of time I’ve been living in London, I’ve not actually drawn any comic books pages. Sure I’ve done sketches, and I’ve learnt how to use a number of programs to digitally illustrate since then, however the point is I’ve not actually fully drawn a single A3 page since coming back to the UK. At the time I blamed the lack of a drawing table, and then it was the fact that I didn’t have a script and then it was that I was learning other things, all very true, all excuses.

While I was in Greece I opened my folder with previous art, and I sat there looking at paintings I did nearly 3 years ago just after I finished University. What I saw was raw to say the least but I could see where I was going. I could see the passion I’d instilled into those pages. To be honest it depressed the shit out of me.

After 2 years I’ve begun hand drawing again. Pencil, paper, ruler, compasses. Black India Ink. Windsor & Newton equipment. The thing I missed the most out of it, is that excitement of trying to finish the piece. Knowing exactly what the final things is going to look like and having it slowly appear in front of you.

What I’ve missed even more than that is the fact that while you’re drawing the next image pops into your head, and you’ve got that rush to finish so that you can get stuck into the other piece.

What’s also nice is that this has well and truely invigorated my passion for my story. I just needed a graphical angle that made it interesting visually at least. There was something missing in the original piece I did that showed this. You can have a look at what is was tentatively called in this post here. It’s changed. The angle I needed? Alphonse Mucha. Art Nouveau master.

The pieces I’m working on now are going to be great promotional pieces, that I will hopefully make into prints. I’ve just got to find the correct printers and the correct kind of paper for them. It’s an exciting time at Casa Brokenkode.

Oh yeah and I’ve begun development on Iliosnare (although nothing to show on the site yet, I’ll put a more funky holder in the next few days).