Archive for April, 2010

4 items.

watch yourself

by Johnny on April 26th, 2010
watch yourself

the ever tricky topic of an ex.  depending on your partner, they may be perfectly comfortable talking about all the details of past relationships or they don’t want to hear a thing about it.  i guess there are pro and cons to either side.  the pro is if you understand their relationship and what went wrong or simply what didn’t work, then you can use that info to make sure she stays happy.  on the other hand, too much info and you can’t help but to compare and contrast.  i guess there’s a healthy level of info that you’ll have to agree on.  personally, i’d advise learning as much as you can take.  you’ll need all the information you can get!

nothing terribly complex with the artwork this week.  trying to create that comfortable mood of finn and elle on the couch.  and that last panel was tricky.  i was going for a subtle surprise reaction with finn and a “you better watch yourself” implication from elle.

└ Tags: , , ,
7 Comments

Related Comics ¬

downward spiral

by Johnny on April 19th, 2010
downward spiral

the feeling is undeniable.  you’ve built up the courage and you’re going in to hit on someone and hopefully leave successful, with perhaps a date or something.  you shoot, you dodge, you try all the maneuvers you’ve built up over the years.  but alas, it doesn’t work out and it’s just a downward spiral in confidence.  it may take some time but hopefully you leave the entire experience “stronger.”  (why do i sound like Calvin’s dad there, “it’ll build character.”)  also, that’s why we have good friends to support us when we’re down.

definitely something different with the artwork this week – the art is coming out of the page!  i definitely try not to overuse (or use much at all really) this technique because i’m afraid it might become a crutch.  i want to make sure it stays challenging to tell the story within the allotted area.  good friend gave me a great idea that if i had room for another panel, to draw owen falling from his spacebike with the camera angle from the bottom looking up.  would’ve made for a great shot i thought.

└ Tags: , ,
  Comment

Related Comics ¬

mirages

by Johnny on April 12th, 2010
mirages

what do you do?!  actually, what can you do?  you have a friend that just consistently falls for the wrong person and keeps seeing illusions about that person – what can you do.  there is that school of philosophy that says as a friend, all you can do and should so is be there for them, listen, and hope one day they find happiness.  then there’s the other end of the spectrum that has you meddling in their affair and becoming way too involved.  and if handled the wrong way, you may end up losing that friend.  that’s why i suggest making friends with only smart people.  and hot ones.  haha.

ok, i don’t know about you but i found this strip pretty funny!  i’m not even sure the peacock makes sense!  perhaps a better choice would’ve been a wolf wearing sheep’s clothing.  and i don’t think i did panel 2 justice.  i wanted to convey finn jumping over the counter as if to stop ivy from making another poor decision.  but then i thought it was too much.

└ Tags: , ,
2 Comments

Related Comics ¬

distortions

by Johnny on April 5th, 2010
distortions

i find it interesting how people perceive things and then make it fit within their reality of understanding.  it’s not like any one of us has the totally correct perspective on everything, and i think that’s why it’s so great to have lots of friends who have different viewpoints but enough commonality to understand each other.  i mean, it’s hard to relate to someone when they’re way out there, right?  how can you trust that person to correctly understand your story?  then again, maybe you’re the one with the distorted perspective and your friend has it right!  oh snap!

playing with the perspective some more, which i think turned out really nice.  and instead of just a plain background in the third panel with the silhouette, added some color to spice it up.  also, a shout-out to my friend chibar’s webcomic Life Items, coming soon!

└ Tags: , ,
5 Comments

Related Comics ¬