I'm Afraid that last Bite May Have Been Too Big

And so, as it were, I believe I have stretched myself too thin for everything I was shooting for. Though I'm sure some time management issues will creep up into the picture for some of the explanation, I'm sure more of it has to do with just taking on too much work.

As it stands I have:

1 page of the Vatican comics
4 pages of fairly, finished pencils out of the five for the class anthology (newest assignment from Daddy D)
3 pages of rough pencils for A Father's Love
1 page of transfered, non-finished pencils
3-4 random straggling, rough panels for A Father's Love
Finished pencils of background plate for "A Hot Day"
Finished pencil figures for "A Hot Day"

To top is off, I have a test in History tomorrow. At this point, so late in my college career, a large portion of me wants to blow off the test, earn what I earn and move on. But that nagging, good little student part just seems hell-bent on not letting that happen. I'm trying to decide what to do. Obviously the Vatican Comics need to be scaled back first. I'm contemplating trying to have 3 by the 18th and two written journals. "A Father's Love" and "A Hot Day" have to be finished by the 8th. Jesus, what have I gotten myself into?

Hopefully I'll be able to get by the lab tonight to get some of this stuff scanned in to show off. Hopefully. If I do, look for it around 4-5AM

Namaste,

Jon Jones

Well, fuck some people

Just kidding, but not entirely. While I had finished a whole slew of work that I wanted to show this evening (I finished the pencils of the walk cycle, started on the Vatican comics, finished the Whatever story) I wasn't able to get this stuff scanned in. Unfortunately, the only available scanner at the computer lab had a big ink stain, right in the center. Brand new, 3000 dollar scanner with a big-ass, debilitating stain in it's center. People suck.

In lieu of this irritant I bring you a short mini-comic I drew on a napkin while waiting for Chinese food.
Namaste,

Jon Jones

A short second

Though fun and an entirely worthwhile trip, I distributed almost 70 postcards, AWA weekend is over and it is time to get back into working hardcore. A Father's Love and Hot Day (the title of my most recent Burrito strip) have to be completed in two weeks. I have 3 short Vatican Comics due shortly thereafter, each ranging between 2 and 4 pages. I have a five page short story due next week that should be entertaining if nothing else, and 20 pages worth of script from "All I Want is a Brother," due sometime in the next two weeks. School is getting fierce and utterly ridiculous.

In lighter news, I have a few quick image updates for you:

First, the intial character sketches of the narrator of Vatican Comics.

















Second, the complete scrolling background (pencils) and the rough figures for the walk cycle.











Namaste,
Jon Jones

About 42 hours and counting

That number, the wonderful number above, is about how long I've been awake. The project I previously described, the one where I had to use a non-comics artist and a non-comics author, and make some magic, is nearing a close. . .of sorts.

As usual, I've started the year off with a bang by attempting something that just isn't going to get done. It happens every quarter, no matter how much I try and prevent it. Oh well.

Below are the three pages penciled, followed by two of the pages inked. I didn't finish the inks for page 3, so those will be coming somewhere down the line.

Warning: Contains Nudities and Odditities

Nothing New

So far the school year is off with a little bit of a bang, nothing major though. Presenting work in two of my classes was a little underwhelming with almost no feedback whatsoever, not even murmurs of dislike. Oh well, I can't let myself fall victim to what I suffered from two quarters ago where I let the opinions of others push me to be, or rather draw, as someone I'm not. I supposed I just got spoiled by summer quarter where everyone, for the most part mind you, seemed to be just a little bit friendlier. I guess it was because everyone there for summer quarter was either just trying to get the hell out of school and Savannah, or just cared more about the whole school-time process. I don't know.

I'm working on several things right now, with other projects going to the back-burner in favor of school work. I've begun writing the script for "All I Want is a Brother," going through the outlining of the story and trying to get the major plot points laid out. My project for Alternative/Experimental comics is going through the sketch routine. I'm drawing an interpretation of the Butthole Surfer's song "Whatever (I had a Dream)" that looks to be, well, pornographic if nothing else. The artist whose style I was supposed to mimic for the piece was a little fucked up to say the least, an artist by the name of Harry Clarke. His illustrations for Faust are unbelievable and I encourage everyone to check them out, regardless of how deranged they may be.

Also, though I'm not sure if it will come into fruition, I'm plotting a short, 10 page, story about a kid exploring the tombs of the Vatican. Since my professor for the class is so open-minded, I'm going to see if I can convince her to let me do the comic as opposed to writing a journal or the 8 page paper. We'll see if she allows it!

Namaste,

Jon Jones

First Week

Well, the first week of both classes and The Daily Burrito are done and all in all I have to say that both were fairly successful. School seems like it's going to be a challenge, but nothing I can't handle. I just have to keep myself from getting stressed beyond belief and working and I should do just find. With T.D.B., I already touched on my anxiety that it may not go over well with the general populace. I'm still working on not getting my hopes up and at times I still have to remind myself that it's all in fun and, as with any work, that's all it truly should be.

Next week should be fun with the first projects due and the second week of TDB coming in. As I said, I should be able to handle it just fine; I just need to keep myself from over-shooting my ability and my deadlines.

A couple updates for you all: I've got first, the completed pencils for the Burrito pan strip, and second, three of the roughs I've been working hard on for "A Father's Love.




Namaste,

Jon Jones

Story Pains

With the school year now officially, officially underway, I've added several projects on top of the few I'm currently working on. No worries though, The Daily Burrito will continue, ever-vigilant, updating five days a week with new Burrito pin-ups.

The nice thing about returning to school, at least in regards to working, is not only the environment, but the wealth of opinions I'm able to receive. In lieu of such opinions and ideas, some of my initial thoughts regarding the short story, "A Father's Love," have, while not necessarily been confirmed, have at least been strengthened. At current, I am rewriting a huge portion of the story, essentially rearranging 3 elements I was particularly fond of in favor of giving a hopefully better pay-off to the reader. The ending is different and everything that leads up to it has been heavily altered as well. I'm still hoping to stay on track with my schedule, though even that may need to be changed up in order to give me the necessary time to make this the best story I possibly can.

In other news, my goals for the quarter involve producing roughly 40 total pages of sequential art and sixty pages of the script for " All I Want is a Brother," hopefully bringing the story very close to its conclusion.

Namaste,

Jon Jones

First Day

With the first day of the quarter coming to a close, it certainly seems that this will be one of my busiest quarters at SCAD. With four classes in cauldron, free time seems as though it will be non-existent. No matter, however, I'm confident that while certainly busy, I should see some of m best work appearing this quarter with senior project and the anthology thrown into the mix.

In regards to the anthology, I've almost completed the first four pages of tight roughs, though revisions in the story and personal questions regarding it's pacing plague me and, as usual, slow me down. The goal is to have all seven pages completely roughed and ready for penciling by next Wednesday with the finished pencils appearing the next week. I'm crossing my fingers, but I should be able to manage just fine.

The Daily Burrito launch today went about as expected, with the first post going up and the rules for entry also posted alongside. Though I showed a few of the current pencil sketches I'm working to some people today with fairly favorable reactions, I'm still nervous about whether or not the idea will catch on. With any luck, I'll hopefully have 45-50 consecutive viewers to the blog by the end of the quarter.

The website visits are, as expected, low, but I realize a large portion of this has to do with a lack of public knowledge about the site and it's works. Also, the lack of work on the site, and the slow pace required to finish any new work to go on the site adversely affects, I'm sure, the viewership as well.

Oh well, by the end of the quarter I should have plenty of new work to go onto the site. My hopes are high.

Namaste,

Jon Jones

A Father's Love

So becomes the name of the short story I'm currently working on for the school's anthology. After a couple rewrites and a major story change today, the work, in my mind, is finally shaping up to be a suitable story. I've roughed out about 4 pages with 3 more remaining. Hopefully I'll be able to get the remaining 3 pages roughed out before the end of the weekend, but considering that this will be the final 3 days of my vacation, I'm not going to stress out about it too much.

Other than the major story revisions today, I lobbed off an entire page!, I've gotten 2 more Burrito pin-ups roughed out. With final rendering, the first batch of Burritos is on track to release on Monday.

Namaste,

Jon Jones

Back in Savannah

That's right. I am back in Savannah, getting ready and gearing up for my final quarter ever. Graduation looms in on the horizon and I couldn't be happier.

I've made some progress on the short story I've been working on, though getting work done at the parental house was more difficult than I would first have thought. My roughs should be done before the weekend ends, however, with the finished pencils following shortly thereafter.

In other news, I came up with an idea for another blog, this one to be filled with nothing but that wonderful little Burrito scamp, forming what I'd like to call, "The Daily Burrito." The idea is that every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I will upload a new Burrito design, which inspires me to believe that I should change the name, but no matter. Whether it's 3 days a week or all 7, the new blog will be up with the first next Monday.

Now, however, it is time for me to return to work, so until next time. . . . . .I don't really know how I'm supposed to end that sentence. *shrugs*

Namaste,

Jon Jones

Hard at Work

Well, that pretty much sums this one up. Mind you, it was dark when I started.

Working through vacation ain't easy

I know that I'm supposed to be on vacation, taking a short break before the next quarter commences, but with the amount of work required of one to get going on the self-publishing treck, I really should be getting more work done during these lulls. Oh well.

I finally, finally got the color section up on my webpage, though why, with only five images, it took me this long. . .well I don't know. Also, I began working on a short story that I plan to enter into an anthology competition with the school. So far:


yeah, nothing much. I'm still working through my thumbnails. Some time, perhaps once more of this process gets underway, I'll give a little behind the scenes post of my working process. I've gotten some more work done on another Burrito strip as well:

I plan for the strip to be a side-scrolling idea, moving through a background plate. More to come on that.

Nothing much else to report on. With all the rain coming down in Atlanta I've come up with some ideas for illustrating rain. Perhaps, if m experiments go well, I'll make a few posts on creating some cool rain effects.

Until next time,

Namaste,

Jon Jones