Getting ready for Halloween Trading Cards

I am just finishing up the trading cards that I am doing and have found that a couple other school bus drivers from ANOTHER BUS COMPANY might be interested in getting my cards to give to their kids!! So in lue of that I sat down and redid the Halloween costume that I am dressing the bus in, after going through a few ideas I decided this year to go with something more....modern, more superhero "ish." My wife gave me a couple of ideas, I messed around in Adobe Illustrator for the morning and...VIOLA! Its not "Batman", it's "Busman!"

I can't show the rest of the card because a lot of the kids that will be receiving them, watch this blog regularly. Maybe as we get closer to Halloween I'll put the blue line work up. We'll see.

Olofson Annivesary project.

My Brother-in-law hired me to make this project for his wife, she loves the movie. I finished it before the due date but could not publish these because she subscribes to my feed! Presented it to her at dinner, she cried. Happy Anniversary Mr and Mrs. Olofson!

 Because there are so many subjects in this one you have to plan for head space without looking uniform.

 

Pencil.

 

Ink outline.

 

Black inked foreground.

 

Flesh tones

 

Anything that is NOT black.

 

Different shades of black for the uniforms and guns.

 

 

Finished and scanned into the computer. Signed and presented to client.

4 Days until Fall Con!

Falendor: the Forgotten Kingdom #2 is finally totaly completed and is off to the printer yesterday morning!! So for the rest of the week I am going to be working on get some cards finished and into the book! Here are two that I did this morning, or finished up really I did them a while back and just never got around to coloring them.

If you are planning on coming to the show this weekend at the MN State Fair Grounds let us know, we'd love to see ya at the show!

Countdown until FallCon: 18days!!!

18 days and I find myself actually somewhat relaxed. Everything is starting to fall into place and I am finishing up the last few thing in Fallendor #2 and Ill send it off to the printers. I will just enclose a unfinished piece for the new "Princess" in this copy :)

It has been SO NICE now that I am back to work for the school district and be only 10 minutes away from work again and it gives me more time for family and for work. I am working on making something for the person whos name for the choice of my new school bus cartoon...but thats going to have to wait until after the Con ;)

Enjoy!

Update: 46 Day Progress Report

So, as of right now. The stories are written for Falendor #2 they are penciled, inked and I am just finishing up on coloring and lettering the last story. I should be done with THAT sometime at the end of this week.

Since I am doing this comic book different from the first one, as far as coloring and assembling, all is working out nicely.

We are still working on the trading card game but I am confident we will have it ready by the show, more of that later.

We will be doing the same at this show as we did at the last. We will have the Falendor #2 for sale for $5.00 and then we will be offering a special limited edition comic with a hand drawn cover, trading cards that can only be found in Limited Edition and there will be an extra story as well. At the last show we sold out of them which was VERY exciting.

So, there is the update.
I am going back to work now:)

Update: Where have you been?!?!

I know that its been a long time since I last posted but I have had many things going on in the last month. I am just going to speak of a few here.

I recieved the invite to "Fall Con" being held at the Mn State Fair Grounds.

 These guys really know how to through a Con and I am pleased to be invited back for my 3rd year as an independent artist. I am always pleased when I see these invites in the mail and I am glad to be a part of it. I can't wait. October 5th, 10am-5pm at the Minnesota State fair grounds, come and see us!

Which brings me to my next subject.

Everytime I announce a new show, somebody always asks, "Are you going to have anything NEW to sell at the show?"

The answer is always "Yes."

This show I will be releasing, along with the numerous cards and prints that I have for sale, "Falendor: the Forgotten Kingdom #2!" Over the last three weeks I have been working on a new story for the series which is called "H R H King Chub."

It is a new story line that I have worked in and I am excited to show. As of TODAY, I have finished "King Chub," the story has been written, penciled, inked, lettered, and laid out, so, I am on to the next story line. As it stands right now F:tFK 2 will have stories of "King Chub," "Sir RoD" and "High Tide." I will also be doing a Special Edition Falendor: the Forgotten Kingdom with hand drawn covers, some trading cards inside and some other little "surprises" that I will be selling the day of October 5th at Fall Can, so come on out and get one. Last time at Spring Con, I sold out of the Falendor #1 Special Edition, so come early to get your copy!

The other thing that I have managed to do today, as you can see by the cover of the new comic is I managed to get the Coat of Arms done for Falendor this morning.

I really like it and am positive that it will be showing up in MANY location through out Falendore.

As I am writing this right now the next story for "Sir RoD" has been written and proofed and I am starting the pencil work today. So we will see how long this takes :)

Lastly, I am also working on a SECOND comic comng out at Fall Con on October 5th. It is a collection of all the Falendor Online comics that I have out. The great thing about these comics is that this other book's (which is yet to be titled)  timeline fits inbetween Falendor #1 & #2. So look for that as well!

Thank you to all of you who have supported my work, believe in Falendor, and have blessed me by being fans!!

Well I think that just about takes care of everything, I gotta go back to work.

Be aware of your surroundings!

Anyone got a needle and thread??

"A little help here?!"

"Bragging Day"