Six Weeks in Hell pt. 9

So nothing major for this update. I'm about to get back to working on A Father's Love (the inks), but I wanted to take a short break to pass on at least one tiny piece of material. Though I intend to put up the whole story as soon as possible, I do have the first page with colors of Icarus. I hope you enjoy it.

Six Weeks in Hell Pt. 8

Exhaustion, severe exhaustion. It's finally kicked in. Not complaining, okay maybe a little, but after 24 hour comics I haven't quite been able to wake up. I'm awake, I'm moving and working, but I feel a funk, or rather in one.

In any case, the Vaticomics are coming along quite well, with lettering to do, touch ups, and some last minute inking corrections. A solid day of work and issues one and two will be done, hopefully by the end of the week. Also, I'm working on a short story called Icarus for Senior project. Roughly four pages long, it should be done, or close to it, by Wednesday/ Thursday. I've been doing some heavy sketching for All I Want is a Brother. Should be starting on those pages next week, woo!

Though I still seem to be feeling the effects of 24 hour comics, I'm still really, really glad I went. Working to finish the comic, I found that not only can I work faster with a brush, but I'm actually getting better to the point that my pencils don't need to be really tight for me to get decent results. Not great results, but with a lot of practice, I may be able to finally work fast enough to have a shot competing for jobs. So, yay for brushes. I've been working mostly with a Number 2 Sable, Windsor/ Newton, but I also use an Escoda brush for dry brushing and I've recently been playing around with a sumi brush for shits and giggles.

Also of note, I have a whole plethora of stuff from Vaticomics, including notes and sketches plus the pencils for issue 1. Enjoy.

Namaste,

Jon Jones

Six Weeks in Hell Pt. 7: A Game of Catch Up

Well, as obvious by the dates, I haven't been keeping everyone as up to date as I would like to. After the previous entry, shit got intense and I really grinded down to get work done.

News Time! First, after seeing the preliminary pages and some of the finished pencils for the Vaticomics, my professor pushed me forward to complete at least the two issues I'd already begun. The date was pushed to this upcoming Monday, so hopefully I'll have some pics and scans of the finished pages. Also, I finished the collage project, happy enough with the results, and I'm another 20 pages into the script for All I Want Is a Brother bringing the count up to 41 pages.

This weekend I participated in Scott McCloud's 24 hour comic event where the goal was to create a 24 page comic in 24 hours. Working on a 2x3 scale, I completed a 42 page comic which doubles as part of my assignment for Daddy D.

Hopefully by Sunday I'll have plent scanned in for an image update.

Namaste,

Jon Jones

Six Weeks in Hell: Pt 6

On the news side of things, given the large amount of work I have to produce over the remainder of the quarter, it does not look like I'm going to be able to produce the Vaticomics that I truly wanted to create before quarter's end. As it stands with the comics so far, I have the pencils for one issue finished and some scattered panels and roughs for two more issues. I have the scripts for four issues, including the three I've been working on. So all in all, a pretty royal fuck up on my part and a bad case of stretching myself too thin. I'm hoping to be able to salvage something out of tomorrow's class, what with no actual journal entries to speak of, with a pitch-packet of sorts that I've assembled from the pieces I have. Before the nights over, i'm hoping to at least get a nice, inked drawing of the professor character completed and scanned, along with the penciled pages. If I succeed, I hope to post these up online later tonight.

In other news, I'm running really behind on a project due Tuesday for Daddy D, though I feel I should be able to finish it before the deadline. Other homework assignments, including script re-writes for Kneece and panels for Dove are also falling well, well behind schedule. I suppose I didn't name these entries six weeks in hell for nothing. I'm keeping up my spirits, but this is really starting to wear on me.

Unsatisfied with the almost bitter tone of the entry, a side effect of licking wet wounds, I must say that although Vaticomics has, in some sense failed, I do not consider the idea a complete failure. Browsing the net, I'm keeping up the faith that I may perhaps, with a bit more time invested into the idea, be able to push it out into the world in a magazine of the Christian persuasion. Though the grade tomorrow and the inevitable looks of scorn from my professor do little to alleviate the mood of failure, I still bear in mind that which I've tried to remember through any of the monumental fuck-ups on which I've embarked:

Looking at poor Icarus, with wings tattered and flesh charred, as he plummets from the sky, it must be said that at least he reached for the sun. Daedalus, precise and prudent, remains forever an underachiever.

Namaste,

Jon Jones

Six Weeks in Hell: Part 5-A Big Ass Update

I know I had intended to update on a more regular occasion for this fun-filled festival of work, but getting down to the scanners and forcing myself to stop working is harder than I imagined. I've been pushing myself so much that I'll actually draw the burrito each day for the daily burrito and completely forget to scan it. Fun times. In any case, I have a slew of updates for everyone this evening.

First, I went back and finished the third page of Whatever and added black borders around the pages for good measure.

Second, while I haven't gotten it assembled, I do have all the pieces of "A Hot Day," the background template and the walk cycle in both finished pencil and finished ink.

Also, I have all 7 pages of A Father's Love roughed out and ready for a nice long bit of rendering.

Finally, I have the complete inks and letters for The Party.

Slowly, very slowly I am trudging through.

Namaste,

Jon Jones

Six Weeks In Hell Pt. 4

Slowly but surely I am making my way through the mountains of work, and for this weekend at least, I see a little light on the horizon. While I still have much to do this evening, I have a few updates for you.

First, on A Hot Day, I have inks in progress for some of the pan background and the walk sequence, I also have the pencils of the final part of the background for the sequence.

Also, I here is a work in progress from "A Father's Love"

Namaste,

Jon Jones

Six Weeks in Hell pt. 3

So, I've managed to completely finish the pencils on one page of the seven for " A Father's Love," with some nice progress being made on another page. I've also begun the inks for "A Hot Day."

I have another task for the list: a "hands-free," sequential page for Daddy Duncan. The goal is to create a single page story without drawing, writing, painting. Basically we have to complete the page without traditional techniques. I have a few ideas brewing for it, but nothing solid yet.

Also, for your viewing pleasure, I give to you the aforementioned completed pencils.

Namaste,

Jon Jones

Six Weeks in Hell Pt. 2

20 pages of script, done!

As a little bonus, though it's not artwork, I'll go ahead and give the official premier of "All I Want is a Brother."

The following is the Prologue for the first book in the story.

All I Want is a Brother


Prologue

Page 1

Panel 1: Black Panel, nothing is visible

Luci: I hope that this has just been a dream.




Panel 2: Gray gradient coming down over the panel. Still fairly dark with very, very low visibility

Luci: I’ll wake up at home, in my bed,




Panel 3: The panel grows lighter. A known light source begins to appear in the center of the panel, but it remains very faint.

Luci: Opa will still be alive,




Panel 4: The panel continues to grow lighter. The light source now contains a white center with the darkest edges of the panel at a mid gray.

Luci: And this whole mess will be behind me.




Panel 5: The panel is now much lighter, almost completely white, with light gray fading away at the edges.

Luci: I won’t be in some nasty hole. I’ll be at home.




Panel 6: White panel, no distinct shapes or figures.

Luci: And Opa will still be alive.






Page 2

Splash page. Luci, a girl aged between 8 and ten years, sits in a dark, cavern-like area, holding Opacus in her lap, more like a stuffed animal than a child. Beneath her shorts, a scuffed knee leaks blood. A dim light spills down from above, illuminating the scene. Broken boards and debris from the floor of the building above her spread across the damp dirt floor of the cavern. Sharp, un-scaleable rocks cover the walls.

Luci: Well. . .poop.






Page 3

Panel 1: Luci’s POV looking up at the hole above her. Jagged boards jut across the opening.




Panel 2: Bust shot of Luci looking upwards. She sighs, feeling that all hope is lost for her and Opacus. Light gently falls across her upturned face.




Panel 3: Same angle as Panel 2. Luci looks down at Opacus, the soft light leaving her face in favor of dark shadows. Her expression remains similar to panel 2.

Luci: Oh Opa. . .





Panel 4: Bust shot of Opacus. His head hangs limp from careless stiching around the neck

and gives him the air of being curious, and uncertain as to how he should answer Luci.




Panel 5: Luci frowns. Sighing.

Luci: How did we get ourselves into this mess?

Six Weeks in Hell: Part 1

So I meant to start this little day by day on Monday with the official start of my six week trek through hell, but some deadlines kept my attention on art and not blogging-something it should be doing now. In any case, the title encapsulates the next six weeks and final days of college, and I intend to keep true to daily updates, even if it's nothing but art, the updates will exist. I gave the title because I intend to push myself well beyond the realm of comfort and into a frantic tailspin of work, life, deadlines, and delirious visions brought about from a lack of sleep. Right now, as it stands, this is the list for the next two weeks:

All I Want is a Father - 7 pages penciled
A Hot Day - complete
Vatican Comics 1-3, complete
20 pages of script for All I Want is a Brother
Clean-up/alterations of "The Party"
Daily Obligations to "The Daily Burrito"

20 pages of script(right now I'm at 11) and the finishing touches of The Party are due tomorrow. All I Want is a Father and A Hot Day are slated for Monday. A week later, I have the first 3 Vatican comics. As mentioned, this is just a list of material for the next two weeks. After these dates, more will be added to the list.

I'm not sure if I will succeed as much as I hope to this quarter, but I'm positive I'll be putting everything I can into this work. Speaking of work, I do at least have the pencils for "The Party" ready for viewing.
Warning: Contains Profanity and Nudity






More updates to come!

Namaste,

Jon Jones