Good news and bad news.
Good news is that the first 10 pages were penciled out really nicely and I'm quite impressed with myself. One page a day like clockwork, and so far I still think I'm on schedule for a late April reveal. This has turned into a real passion project and is shaping up to be my best work ever outside of comedy. I don't want to hype it too much, since it won't be anything like you expect, but I'm happy with the quality I've produced. It's tempting to post teasers, but I know I shouldn't do that until inking starts, and that won't happen until all 24 pages are penciled (so I can check for consistency and continuity).
Bad news is once I hit page 11, I got my ass handed to me. Four days and I haven't gotten anything done and my mental state has crashed big time. This always happens with my art. Several days in a row things are going like clockwork, and then several days in a row of mental fog and the inability to concentrate. Despite my promise to cut corners and "get things done" to stay on schedule, I just can't bring myself to skimp on one of the few true action sequences of the first few chapters. I've finally gotten a thumbnail that looks good and hopefully I'll get that page done tomorrow. If not, I'll have to move on to another page or try to loosen up with a comic strip or some other diversion.
40 years I've been drawing. It's never gotten easier. But, things are progressing, even if it never goes quite to plan.
Sorry to waste your time with another journal, but when I get stuck with art and I can only get 3-4 hours of sleep a night for a whole week, I get moody and just need to vent a bit. Things either work perfectly or not at all. My brain just goes on this roller coaster every now and then. I'm sure by next week I'll be at full steam again. 8)
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