| | Fitz | Late yet again! Damn, these pages take longer and longer to do. Especially since I was trying to do something artsy again. And I spent a RIDICULOUS amount of time on the skyscrapers. The rest seemed to go much faster. Although it didn't, either :P And dialogues took a WHILE to form a coherent whole. Oh well, scientists say creative thinking expands your brain :) So until mine starts leaking out through my ears, I'm good!
To make up for the late updates, I promissed you this page would be something special. And maybe this isn't VERY special - but it's still something new. It's daytime in A Bit Cheesy! Yup! I figured another chapter of night-time adventures would require re-using one of the color themes - and that would be boring. So instead, I give you... DAYLIGHT! :D
OK that's all from me for today. It's barely 10 pm (eeeaaaarlyyy!), but I'm yaaawning away, anyway. It's something about the air pressure this time of the year - as soon as I wake up, I'm tired already, and all I want is to sleep. So on some days I couldn't force myself to move a finger. That's another reason why the page is so late. Aaanyways, goodnight - and good morning! :) -Posted on May 23, 2008 | | User: Coyotejeff | | 5 | | Looking Great buddy. My favorite panel; the interposing dogs and there owners. Great symbolism! -Posted on May 28, 2008 | | User: TheMidge28 | | 5 | beautiful rendering of those fall leaves.
favorite time of year is autumn.
the colors so vibrant and bright but then its only for a brief moment as everything washes in that dead brown before winter.
did I mention I like fall? -Posted on May 26, 2008 | | User: Fitz | | | Vickie: Erica agrees with You - and she already asked for a said t-shirt with the dogs for her birthday :) And if I ever start selling ABC merch, I could make it a regular item.
I enjoyed drawing the trees. They're something new in this comic - and I like trying out new things. Regardless of how many headaches it costs me ;)
Ghostrunner: Thanks! Your comments keep me motivated to work harder :)
RoyceMarie: Yeah, who knows :) Maybe someone does, actually ;) But you, my readers, will have to wait and see!
Abt: I think the MAJOR difference here is that Mick does almost all of the talking - whereas it's usually Ryan lecturing him on the dos and don'ts of dating. Techniques and skills. Mick's more natural. Naive, yes, but he's about genuine feeling, not games.
Harry: Thanks! Thought I'd lost a faithful reader there - so I'm glad to see you back :)
Loud_G: Don't expect more super-artsy pages anytimes soon, this one made me consider switching to stick figure format if I want to get my life back ;)
Nepath: In my opinion, the most realistic is the one of the tree against the NY skyline, I'm really proud of the effect I used on the grass. But I do like the light effects in the last panel. As for the building - as I mentioned, it's part of the NY panorama. Erica asked about it, too, and I have no clue what it is. I also think I drew it in a weird way.
LBA: I used textures only twice or thrice over the year of drawing the comic - off the top of my head: the penny and the parking ticket in "Money Doe$n't $tink. Other than that, I always simply try to re-create what I see with whatever effect I think would do the trick :) With the leaves it took a while, not so much the work itself but the background research. Had to look up photos of leaves in various stages of decay that would look INTERESTING and VARIED.
Tantz: The voice of logic didn't get much "air time" this time around. But it's refreshing to let Mick do all the talking, for a change.
Amy: Bingo! I was thinking about the exact same thing when I drew the buildings: the good ol' SimCity. I actually think "my" city doesn't compare to this early 90's game - but I'm glad someone caught the referrence :)
Tim: Background research (photos, many photos) -> Doodles -> MS Paint -> xRes -> Photoshop -> Cursing -> Crying ->More Cursing -> MORE Cursing - VOILA! ;)
D0m: Interesting! Never thought of it that way. Though it does look like we're watching the world through their eyes a lot of times.
JMT: Thanks! Missed you and the Minutiae Hunt, buddy!
Bocaj: Yes! Heart leaves! :) Anything wrong about them? And it IS a comic about love and I will use any and every chance to use a metaphor or a symbol for a heart! :D
Trevor: Thanks!
Mike: Hey there! Glad to see you back check my comic out again :) -Posted on May 26, 2008 | | User: pinkertonpark | | 5 | | Wonderfully laid-out page. -Posted on May 26, 2008 | | User: trevoramueller | | 5 | | Absolutely awesome and gorgeous! -Posted on May 25, 2008 | | User: Bocaj | | 5 | The heart leafs?
Come on!?
Still, great oage, as always. -Posted on May 23, 2008 | | User: jmt | | 5 | | nice. I like all the word play. -Posted on May 23, 2008 | | User: D0m | | 5 | | Very cool page. I love your style of dialogue- much like we're eavesdropping! -Posted on May 23, 2008 | | User: ttyler | | 5 | | I have NO idea how you do this artwork, but I sure wish I did know!!! Great!!! -Posted on May 23, 2008 | | User: antcomics | | 5 | The buildings really look great (I am thinking about SimCity now--lol)
Your comics are always worth the wait, Fitz :o) -Posted on May 23, 2008 | | User: Tantz Aerine | | 5 | Ah, the snarky voice of logic...
I love the doggies. -Posted on May 23, 2008 | | User: lba | | | | When I first looked at the leaves there, I thought you'd just done some photo manipulations. The level of texture you crammed in there is awesome. -Posted on May 23, 2008 | | User: Nepath | | 5 | love this page! the artwork is nothing short of outstanding. the realism in the final panel is frightning - i love it!
Also there is a building on the right of the skyline that is very similar to one I work near - im curious what you based it on? -Posted on May 23, 2008 | | User: Loud_G | | 5 | | This page is absolutely gorgeous Fitz! I'm glad you went artsy. The landscape shots are great. The silhouettes, beautiful. You are a master of your craft. :) -Posted on May 23, 2008 | | User: harryq | | 5 | -Posted on May 23, 2008 | | User: Abt_Nihil | | 5 | This is the one comic where I feel my comments may desecrate the page :-)
It's just way too gorgeous! Damn! I don't even feel like pointing out what I like most... my eyes wander from one panel to the next, I just can't decide.
It's nice to get back to the original flair of the comic with this dialogue too. Don't know if I can pinpoint it... maybe the past pages were more about the "how" than the "what".
And if there's one thing I've learned: the color of the heart doesn't correlate with whether she'll reject you or not :-) Not that I ever actually saw one of their hearts up close... -Posted on May 23, 2008 | | User: roycemarie | | 5 | | Forgot to rate the page. So here... -Posted on May 23, 2008 | | User: roycemarie | | | | Mouse in love is back again. As determind as this mouse is, he may yet win the lady fair. -Posted on May 23, 2008 | | User: ghostrunner | | 5 | | belive me we apreciate the extra work XD -Posted on May 23, 2008 | | User: usedbooks | | 5 | | I love the dog silhouettes. (Take off the leashes, and you have a t-shirt design!) I also really like the three panels in the third row. They are so lovely autumn nature-y. Fall is my favorite season. ^_^ -Posted on May 23, 2008 | Only registered members may vote. Sign up here!
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