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Calendar July 19, 2014 08:44

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eatsleepdraw:

Treasure! And ghost pirates…

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✍ Finally, an ask-meme for writers! ✍

01: When did you first start writing? 02: What was your favorite book growing up? 03: Are you an avid reader? 04: Have you ever thrown a book across the room? 05: Did you take writing courses in school/college? 06: Have you read any writing-advice books? 07: Have you ever been part of a critique group? 08: What’s the best piece of feedback you’ve ever gotten? 09: What’s the worst piece of feedback you’ve ever gotten? 10: What’s your biggest writer pet-peeve? 11: What’s your favorite book cover? 12: Who is your favorite author? 13: What’s your favorite writing quote? 14: What’s your favorite writing blog? c; 15: What would you say has inspired you the most? 16: How do you feel about movies based on books? 17: Would you like your books to be turned into TV shows, movies, video games, or none? 18: How do you feel about love triangles? 19: Do you prefer writing on a computer or longhand? 20: What’s your favorite writing program? 21: Do you outline? 22: Do you start with characters or plot? 23: What’s your favorite & least favorite part of making characters? 24: What’s your favorite & least favorite part of plotting? 25: What advice would you give to young writers? 26: Which do you enjoy reading the most: physical, ebook, or both? 27: Which is your favorite genre to write? 28: Which do you find hardest: the beginning, the middle, or the end? 29: Which do you find easiest: writing or editing? 30: Have you ever written fan-fiction? 31: Have you ever been published? 32: How do you feel about friends and close relatives reading your work? 33: Are you interested in having your work published? 34: Describe your writing space. 35: What’s your favorite time of day for writing? 36: Do you listen to music when you write? 37: What’s your oldest WIP? 38: What’s your current WIP? 39: What’s the weirdest story idea you’ve ever had? 40: Which is your favorite original character, and why? 41: What do you do when characters don’t follow the outline? 42: Do you enjoy making your characters suffer? 43: Have you ever killed a main character? 44: What’s the weirdest character concept you’ve ever come up with? 45: What’s your favorite character name? 46: Describe your perfect writing space. 47: If you could steal one character from another author and make then yours, who would it be and why? 48: If you could write the next book of any series, which one would it be, and what would you make the book about? 49: If you could write a collaboration with another author, who would it be and what would you write about? 50: If you could live in any fictional world, which would it be? This could be fun.

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Calendar July 18, 2014 23:12

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kateordie:

fuckyeahindiecomics:

radiomaru:

an early test illustration from probably 2011, trying to capture the feeling of Seconds

have you guys read Byan Lee O’Malley’s new book Seconds yet? i just picked it up from my cocal comic shop and i’m pumped!

This book is great! I read it in one night by staying up too late!

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nbchannibal:

Look what arrived today! Tiny precious murder toys!

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Calendar July 18, 2014 22:57

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tumblr3d:

Nightcrawler by Victor Hugo Queiroz from Brazil

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Calendar July 18, 2014 09:30

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quietsnooze:

Pushing Daisies character portraits :)

Expect these as buttons for my shop and to debut at Fan Expo next month!

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Calendar July 17, 2014 21:43

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lightsareoutpartysover: Got any tips for artists wanting to start drawing comics?

radiomaru:

TIP:

Start drawing comics

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Calendar July 17, 2014 07:58

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argcomic:

Drew some Burnside Batgirl fanart! Love this new design.

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Calendar July 17, 2014 07:51

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radiomaru:

halfglovepunch:

Some Lis fanart for radiomaru’s new book Seconds.  

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Calendar July 14, 2014 14:29

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roseycheekesblog:

ConBravo! Come join us!

Adorably cute buttons, shirts and much more will be available this weekend at ConBravo in Hamilton.

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Calendar July 13, 2014 11:29

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theblacklacedandy:

fencehopping:

Tim Burton received this handmade cake from his animation team and it’s basically the coolest shit ever.

THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY

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Calendar July 12, 2014 19:46

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johndarnielle:

saladinahmed:

So apparently, this is a thing: Greenscreen-clad workers who secretly flip models’ hair during shampoo commercials. (via @makingofs on twitter)

if they would leave the mummy in the commercial I would be 200% more likely to purchase the product

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Calendar July 12, 2014 19:27

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adrianalikestea:

I was feeling “blah” and needed something to cheer me up, so I joined the Batgirl fanart bandwagon and drew my own.  I feel much better already :)

Done entirely in Sketchbook Pro 6.0

This is great.

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rabbit-troop-sucks:

bronyparctears:

hungrypotatogirl:

chickenmcnuggie:

to the ppl who think they all have the same body type

you forgot someone

and most importantly

image

Adventure Time really does have some of the most diverse body shapes I’ve ever seen.

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thesorrovv:

ma’am im sorry but that baby was due today, i don’t care if its not done just turn in what you have

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spookychan:

beingruth:

gothiccharmschool:

We are the NIIIIIIIIGHT! Really adorable night.

Bat appreciation life.

need bats on my dash, all the times.

cc: doubtingsalmon

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graphixbooks:

Ready for Amulet 6: Escape From Lucien?! Here’s a sneak peak of one of the scenes from Kazu Kibuishi (boltcity) PLUS an explanation of how each page comes to be!

First Photo - Blue Line:  While many of the pages in Amulet begin with a very rough and scribbly version of the page, this is one of the examples where I let the art direct me where to go with the dialogue and story. I knew I wanted to draw the large panel of the Colossus being prepared for battle, so I went right ahead and began penciling the page with a blue pencil and added dialogue after the drawings were done.  I use a blue line so that when I go to ink the page, I can cancel out the blue color in the computer and leave only the clean black lines on the page.  This process feels a bit like I’m drawing with invisible ink or pencil.

Second Photo - Inked Page:  I call this the “inking” stage, but what I’m really doing here is using a regular graphite pencil and drawing over a large printed copy of the blue line image.  After the page is “inked”, I scan the image into the computer and adjust the contrast of the penciled linework to make it look more like ink.  Using a pencil is not only easier on my hand, but it creates a nice, flowing line that makes the image look a little bit like it’s moving. This is also the stage where most of the dialogue writing occurs.  The font is one that is based on my own hand lettering, and I just type drafts of dialogue on the inked pages until I feel the dialogue works.

 Third Photo - Colors:  Once the inks are scanned into the computer, cleaned up, and adjusted, we add colors digitally.  Working digitally allows us to paint a lot faster and adjust things much easier than if we painted everything on paper or canvas.  We use Adobe Photoshop to achieve a painted look and feel.  This stage is overseen by Jason Caffoe (jcaffoe), who works with me to establish the colors and settings in the books.  On this particular page, I simply gave Jason notes on what kind of setting I wanted to see, and he established the imagery in the background.  After working with me for so many years, Jason has a good sense of what I’m looking to achieve, and nearly always hits the mark.

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About This Blog

Hi, I'm Tim Lai! I'm a cartoonist living in Ontario, Canada. I like drawing cute and colourful things. This blog is a hub where you can find all of my Tumblr, DeviantArt, Flickr, Blogspot, and other posts in one place.

 

About My Work

I write and draw Lemon Inc., a comic about a seven-year-old who wants to be a business tycoon when he grows up. Until then, he runs a lemonade stand. You can read it at

I have done some professional web and graphic design work, including designing the website for the webcomic, Just Joel. I'm also a member of the webcomic collective, Ink Bomb Comics.

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My Sites

Lemon Inc.

Lai Guys Comics

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DeviantArt

 

Ink Bomb Comics

Ink Bomb Site

Underwhelmed

Stale Bacon 

Zoo Dot Com 

 

Other Comics I Like

Woody After Hours

Cucumber Quest

Boxer Hockey

Lackadaisy 

Helvetica

Hanna Is Not A Boy's Name 

Filibuster 

 

Artists & Designers

Shane Kirshenblatt

Sean Mclean Art 

Ryan Estrada

Matt McCray

Kevin Coulston

Paul Westover

 

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