And to celebrate, I've decided to add a comments box! Yes, I'm finally now doing what others have been doing with their comics for YEARS.
At first I tried HTML Comment Box, but on a recommendation, I'm giving Disqus a whirl. Check it out and let me know what you think! ... And be kind. Clearly these things take me a while to add/perfect. :)
And to celebrate, I've decided to add a comments box! Yes, I'm finally now doing what others have been doing with their comics for YEARS.
At first I tried HTML Comment Box, but on a recommendation, I'm giving Disqus a whirl. Check it out and let me know what you think! ... And be kind. Clearly these things take me a while to add/perfect. :)
And to celebrate, I've decided to add a comments box! Yes, I'm finally now doing what others have been doing with their comics for YEARS.
At first I tried HTML Comment Box, but on a recommendation, I'm giving Disqus a whirl. Check it out and let me know what you think! ... And be kind. Clearly these things take me a while to add/perfect. :)
Sometimes it's difficult creating work outside of school and having to invent your own deadlines. It can be hard to get inspired or get ideas for new projects. I've found a way around this stumbling block, and that's to find a person who's style/work I admire and decide to silently compete with them.
It doesn't matter that they have no idea that you're competing with them, or even any idea you exist. What matters is that, in your mind, you are going to TAKE THEM DOWN.
When I was in college, I had a Photography class with this girl who I thought had great style. Everything she wore seemed put together just-so, so naturally instead of befriending her and asking her where she got her cute duds, I decided to silently up the ante on my own outfits. It was a tough competition - I think I only won once out of every twelve outfits. It was fun, though, and gave me a reason to try. Later, I saw her a couple years after graduating, and she looked kind of frumpy. And I was sad that I no longer viewed her as a competitor.
For the past two springs, I've been talking about creating a little vegetable garden in my backyard, but have always been thwarted by weeds, hornets, my knowledge of planting things, insert your excuse here. This spring I've been eyeing the spot where I want to make it happen, carefully planning my steps, y'know, holding off until I'm truly ready. Low and behold, suddenly our NEW neighbor has not one, but two roommates, every weekend they've been spotted tilling away in their backyard, and now what do you know - BAM, garden. Right next door, in the plot of land that used to look like a lush forest for rat families. They beat me to it!
That's it, I'm gonna have to pull a Herman Blume. Take them down.
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A while back I made some hanging prints called "Spirit Guides", that featured my favorite film/TV characters, like so:
The front lists the character, the back lists the pieces of that character I admire and look to for guidance:
For the next batch, I decided I wanted to do some animal ones, each highlighting a different personality aspect of that particular creature. And since I recently received word back that I'll be exhibiting at the superfun Spring Bada Bing Craft Show in Richmond, VA on April 15th (woo hoo!), I figured it was a good time to get cracking on some new stuff. I'll have the hanging versions of these critters available for sale there. In the meantime, here's a peek at the ones I've started. The finished ones I'll be posting as prints in my Etsy Store as I move along.
A while back I made some hanging prints called "Spirit Guides", that featured my favorite film/TV characters, like so:
The front lists the character, the back lists the pieces of that character I admire and look to for guidance:
For the next batch, I decided I wanted to do some animal ones, each highlighting a different personality aspect of that particular creature. And since I recently received word back that I'll be exhibiting at the superfun Spring Bada Bing Craft Show in Richmond, VA on April 15th (woo hoo!), I figured it was a good time to get cracking on some new stuff. I'll have the hanging versions of these critters available for sale there. In the meantime, here's a peek at the ones I've started. The finished ones I'll be posting as prints in my Etsy Store as I move along.
I know I said last week was preview week, but I've got one last page for ya from my upcoming comic ... and you can go here to view all of them together!
Only one more preview page to go!
On a non-comic related note, OMG I can't tell you guys how excited I am about The Hunger Games ... I binge-listened to the audiobooks over the past month and I'm so ready to see some People Wolves!! Even though I probably won't see it until Monday. *shame*
It's like Ghostbusters - if someone asks you if you're a god, YOU SAY YES. Likewise, if someone asks you if you know what a Charley Horse is, YOU SAY YES.
Yes, that's right - I hold muscles up to the same high standard as PERFECT, NEVER-SMEARING LIPSTICK.
Looks like the votes are in and I'll be keeping the hand-lettering. I'll have to make sure to keep my caffeine in check!
For those of us who've ever tripped over a small child in a skating rink. You guys know what I'm talking about. Click here to read!
For those of us who've ever tripped over a small child in a skating rink. You guys know what I'm talking about. Click here to read!
For those of us who've ever tripped over a small child in a skating rink. You guys know what I'm talking about. Click here to read!
Here we go - Page 1 of my latest comic!
With this comic I'm going to try something new and actually leave my hand-lettering in. Normally I swap it out with a font that I created from my handwriting, which looks a little something like this:
It's a bold step for me! We'll see how long it lasts. Also, we'll see if I end up shading this one or not (I haven't decided yet, but I do tend to rely heavily on me grays. That's what we call it in my house. Me peeps, me grays. )
What do you guys think? Is it a keeper, or a little on the sloppy side?
Monica Gallagher is a comic book creator, illustrator and freelance designer making work for hire with a positive, feminist spin.
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