Moon Prince Page 101: Round Up The Fleet!



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Yet Another Process Post

Here's another little animation, this time showing how page 79 was made. As usual, it starts with a quick sketch (or “thumbnail” page) to figure out how the images and words will fit together. Then I make a photo-collage combining snapshots (in this case, of myself and my wife Melissa, who plays the Queen) and simple 3D renderings of various background elements. Next I make a drawing based on the collage, using a Cintiq monitor to draw directly into Adobe Photoshop. Then I add color, tones, and the word balloons and borders (or “gutters”). The whole process takes me about 20 hours!

The Moon Prince ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE

This week: Our ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE!!! Whoopeee!!!

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Moon Prince Page 99: Fear and Determination





















This week, an ultimatum is delivered, and a decision is taken.

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Moon Prince Page 98: An Unsettling Accusation





















This week, things take a turn for the creepy!

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Yet Another Process Post

Here's a behind the scenes peek at the creation of a page of The Moon Prince - page 78, in this case. It starts off with the rough "thumbnails" sketch, just done on printer paper with pen, then shows the photo-collage (with 3D backgrounds) I made for the page, starring myself and my wife Melissa as all the characters. Next comes the drawing I did based on the photo-collage, and then the color and tones, and finally the word balloons and "gutters" (borders between the panels):







































Stay tuned for this Friday's episode!