tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17060246447881987632024-03-05T03:33:23.596-05:00Derik Diaz - Air-HeartThe official webpage of Derik Diaz and the home of Air-Heart!Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-91698541827053196632013-05-29T08:38:00.000-04:002013-05-29T08:38:11.334-04:00Dragon Con Update...<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Hello my friends!<br />
It's been far too long once again, but in all fairness, there hasn't been much to report until now. Sigh... so first thing is first. I will not be attending Dragon Con after all. "Why?!" you scream... The bottom line is that I want to make the best impression possible and I'm not able to do that. Between the financial burden, not to mention that I haven't even come close to finishing a second book, and on top of it all I'm at a bit of a transitional place in my artwork, now just ins't the right time to strike. I've also begun to doubt whether Dragon Con would really be the best venue for me to make my first foray into con life. I have a strong feeling that I would be more successful both personally and professionally at a smaller con to start. I would hate to myself get swallowed up being unprepared for such a huge venue. So, while it is a little bit of a let down, I think that ultimately it's the smartest decision for me at the moment.<br />
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Now on to happier things. I've recently returned to black and white as evidenced by this week's drawing. Also, I'm currently writing a new story for our heroine that's sure to be far more exciting and deep than anything I've done before. So not to worry folks, there's still plenty of great Air-Heart moments on the horizon! Bear with me, I will deliver.<br />
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=D=Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-78142991604890266222013-02-12T21:35:00.000-05:002013-02-12T21:35:08.738-05:005 Page Preview - Bonds Of War<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hey people! As promised it's the famous and long-awaited five page preview. You'll notice that this time around I'm presenting the pages unshaded and without words. I wanted to avoid giving away the full impact of the final finished product, and keep the story under wraps. Also, the linework rarely gets to be enjoyed on it's own, so I thought I'd give it a chance to speak for itself.</div>
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It's been fun working on finished art again. It's really been a pleasure seeing how these pages are turning out given how long ago it was that I did the fist book. I've come a long way since then, and I think it really shows, but once again, I'll let the art do the talking. Share your thoughts below, more to come soon!</div>
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<br />Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-60290492243355162082013-01-29T17:55:00.001-05:002013-01-29T17:55:18.076-05:00Air-Heart Adventures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So...<br />
You might be wondering what's going on with Air-Heart these days. Am I working on new stuff? Are any pages getting done? The answer is a super complicated yes and no that we don't need to get into here. Suffice it to say it's been a bit of a roller coaster ride over the past year and a half getting this second book going.<br />
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From the very beginning I've struggled with the nature of the Air-Heart series; black and white? grey? graphic novel? short story? It's been a complex series of ups and downs. To get to the point, most recently I had been planing (and by planing I mean completely written and then finished 3 pages) a full length graphic novel as the next entry in my Air-Heart series. As much as I would love to push forward with that idea, it's becoming clear that with my current schedule (I have commissions now!) it's just not likely that I'd ever be able to manage to put together a finished quality product in that form at the moment. All of that to say that I'm going back to where I started. The next book will be a multi-story book featuring adventures in Amelia's world. I still want to push myself to explore more complex characterization and plot as I can, but it's important to note that while I may be a semi-seasoned artist, I'm really still just a wannabe writer, I've still got a lot to learn.<br />
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Coming to a close, I'm back in the driver's seat. There will be new Air-Heart on the way just as soon as I can finish it. I really want to get to a place where I can put together a book each year. I want to develop a following of some sort, and you can't do that if you disappear every couple of years toiling away in the labs of your mind with nothing to show for it! Okay, enough talk. Drawing time...<br />
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=D=Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-60598273041840709382012-11-28T21:10:00.000-05:002012-11-28T21:10:02.269-05:00Where Ya Been?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Air-Heads,<br />
Hello everyone! Sorry for the time between posts. I've been very busy indeed. I've been working on a lot of my freelance art, and I've been busy at my new part time gig, at UPS, for the holidays.<br />
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In Air-Heart news, I scrapped all of my thumbnails. I know what you're thinking - what's wrong with you?! - but, believe me it's all for the best. I've decided to man up and get my hands dirty on this one, and write the entire story out in its entirety, full script.<br />
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There are so many things that I wanted to do in my first book, so many ideas I had looking back, that I feel like I could have done if only I'd written the script out in full form. Doing so allows such a tighter control of each and every detail of the work. I hate that it's going to delay me a bit, but the end product will be so much better because of it.<br />
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That said I don't have artwork to share with you just yet, but be sure some new stuff will be coming soon. Not to be too boring, I've included a picture of a banner that I designed for UPS today.<br />
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That's all for now, more soon.<br />
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=D=Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-15759874293889259302012-11-06T21:50:00.005-05:002012-11-06T21:50:56.056-05:00Dr. Thyme<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Air-Heads!<br />
Hello once again. This time, I'd like to amuse you with a character concept brought about from an idea suggested to me by my friend Bruce. This is Dr. Thyme, an absent minded professor travelling back through time in the Air-Heart world to right some wrongs of the future. Absent minded professors being bad, it's even worse when one is in charge of a fact finding mission through time!<br />
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I love the concept of the character and I already have a plot suited to him for a future Air-Heart book, the only issue? I already have plans for the book after Return of The Skyrates. That means that poor old Dr. Thyme will have to wait a whole other book from now! But that's ok, being that he's a time traveler he could easily make a cameo now without any continuity issue... hmm... Ideas!<br />
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All of that business aside, work is still continuing on ROTS regardless of illustration and storyboarding gigs. Everything is coming along well, if not a little slowly. I still haven't quite put the finishing touches on the storyboards, but I'm getting awfully close to the finish line.<br />
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In other news, here are the growlers I made mention of just a few posts ago! As I said before, they were done for a local craft beer market called Blind Murphy. You may recall the sketch from before, but these are the finished product. As you can see, some of the bad boys are even signed! If you're aching to get one and you're local to Alpharetta, GA then I urge you to stop by the store and pick one up. If not, then just send me an e-mail and we can work out a deal. They're about $5 / a piece I believe. You can of course e-mail me using the link provided in the top right corner of the website. Also be sure to check out their website at <a href="http://blindmurphy.com/" target="_blank">Blind Murphy.</a><br />
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Well folks, that's about all the update I have for you at the moment, but be sure to check back again soon for more on Air-Heart as well as my other projects!<br />
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Air-Heads!<br />
Welcome back to the blog. I'm sorry that it's been a little while, I've been pretty busy working on my freelance gigs, and I haven't had as much time to devote to Air-Heart as I normally would. That said, here's a brand new image I worked up for Return of The Skyrates. I was only aiming to come up with a decent teaser image for the site, but I may consider this becoming the cover of the book after seeing how it turned out. In the image you can see that Amelia is surrounded by the return of Cole, leader of The Skyrates. I'm also thinking that this would make a great poster to advertise the upcoming new book, so I may rework it for that purpose soon.<br />
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Today I have another day off, so it's a great chance to get caught up on the thumbnails for the book. I'm hoping that I can get close to finishing them. The closer I get to starting the inking process, the more pumped I'm getting. I've been really looking forward to creating some finished pages again. I love the thumbnails process and sketching in general, but there's something very satisfying about putting together a fully finished piece. As I work on the thumbnails, I find myself getting excited about drawing some of the ideas I'm coming up with. There are a couple of pages in particualr that I'm really looking forward to.<br />
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That's about all the update I have right now, hit me up in the comments section, I'd love to hear your reaction to the new poster. Hopefully I'll be able to put up another post in the next couple of days once I have all of the thumbnails finished. Wish me luck!<br />
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=D=Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-13929204015670863112012-10-17T11:08:00.000-04:002012-10-17T11:08:31.269-04:00Blind Murphy / Thumbnails<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Hey everyone!<br />
So, where the heck have I been? Well, as you may know, I was in the process of relocating Skyland Studios. It was a long and arduous journey, but at long last it's complete and I'm starting to get settled into my new space. I've been up to a lot since I last "blogged" including being chosen to do some artwork for an awesome local business called <a href="http://blindmurphy.com/">Blind Murphy</a>, a craft beer market in Alpharetta, Georgia. The image to the left is the first in what I hope becomes a plethora of designs for the store's beer growlers (refillable bottles). The image features their main character, Blind Murphy, jamming out on guitar and generally being awesome. Be sure to click on their website to check the place out, and if you live anywhere near the area, you really have to check it out in person. This image should wind up on a real live bottle within the next couple of weeks. When it does, I'll be sure to let you know right here on the good 'ol blog.<br />
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Here they are! At long last, some thumbnails. I'm sure there are many of you out there asking why I don't make these larger for you to look at in depth. What, ya wanna spoil the whole story!? No, in all seriousness, the thumbnails are designed to lay out the whole story for me visually, from start to finish. In essence, when I'm done I can read the story all the way through and make decisions about pacing. This becomes all the easier because I can see the big picture of my story, rather than getting lost scene by scene. In my opinion, there's a tendency to focus too much on a scene or particular detail of the plot if you don't work through the whole story. Once you have everything laid out, however, things become a bit clearer. It's the same concept as creating a mural, where one needs to step back and see the whole piece from time to time to get perspective on the whole. At this point, I have about 40 pages worth of thumbnails completed with more on the way. I'm pretty sure that I'll wind up somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 pages when I finish, but then I'll go back through and make edits. In the editing process, I'm mostly checking for pacing and flow. Does the story spend too much time in one scene? Does the story miss an opportunity for a character developing moment? These are the kinds of questions I try to ask myself during the editing process. I'm hoping to finish the entirety of the thumbnails by the end of this month if not much sooner. As always, I'll keep you posted on my progress.</div>
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By the way! Have you all noticed the brand new "About Air-Heart" tab at the top of the page? Check it out, especially if you're new to the site, the page covers all the info you need to know on who's who in Avion. It's a great way to get caught up on the world of Air-Heart, and possibly figure out what the heck it is I'm talking about! More soon...<br />
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Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-61537145138441975882012-10-01T13:50:00.000-04:002012-10-01T13:50:04.455-04:00New Headquarters!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Air-Heads!<br />
Sorry about the long wait. If you've been following our Facebook and Twitter pages, then you're probably already aware that I've been relocating Skyland Studios over the past few weeks. It's been an exhausting experience, but the change is for the better. The new place has a much better studio area for me, and a wonderful view to boot. I'm looking forward to getting everything organized in the new space.<br />
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So, what's been going on since I last posted? Well, quite a lot. I've been sketching every day, and working on things for the new book, as well as potential sequels. Case in point, the pic for this post is of Joey and a new character, Kit (inspired by an existing character from my friend Bri!). Kit is a feisty feline with hardcore hand to hand combat skills. She's also pretty keen on our favorite hare, although he's a little too shy to reciprocate. I'm hoping to include her in the new book.<br />
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As for the book itself, I still haven't gotten to the thumbnails. I'm really bummed about it, but you have to do what you have to do, and moving took precedence That said, I'm just about at the point where I can get refocused and start doing some serious work on it. I'm really excited to begin the process, because I still only have a vague idea of how long this thing is going to turn out to be. I'm excited to see what the final page count will be, and to see my ideas come to life. I think the thumbnailing stage is one of my favorite parts of the process because it's where all of the discovery and problem solving take place.<br />
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In other news, I had the chance to check out Looper today. I liked the concept right from the start, but I wasn't sure how well the whole thing was going come together. I was pleasantly surprised! The movie was very interesting, and explored a lot of different themes and character aspects, and kept the whole "sci-fi future world" stuff on the back burner. So many times movies like this get too wrapped up in creating glamorous CGI settings, and miss the story - completely the reverse here. It was a real pleasure to watch. The only thing that threw me off, was the use of makeup to try to make JGL look more like Bruce Willis. I found myself wondering why they cast two different actors at all. I think there was an opportunity here to challenge an actor to play both the young and old versions of himself, and pull the whole thing together with an awesome old age makeup... But what do I know, maybe that would have sucked. Regardless, the movie was an enjoyable ride with an intriguing storyline. Check it out if you have a chance.<br />
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Well friends, that's about it for this edition. Here's hoping that next time around I'll have some thumbnails to show you. If not, I still have a backlog of sketches that I'd like to share, so either way there's gunna be some fun new stuff for you to check out. Be good, and don't do drugs!<br />
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=D=Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-71513568467567119132012-09-12T10:26:00.000-04:002012-09-12T10:38:40.234-04:00From The Edge Of The World...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24hpMH-BAjxJ8LzyHc9y21BD5tAGBJzKKWEm-rJ78PauUdKuyTQoa68E1Vw09PVqSZSx2zHRDiStK492LcASBhtxxzTpvs9xZ7WyVthU3bLa-K6EQJlTMwNbdjrdte31c89V6g-w-E5w/s1600/Sketch01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24hpMH-BAjxJ8LzyHc9y21BD5tAGBJzKKWEm-rJ78PauUdKuyTQoa68E1Vw09PVqSZSx2zHRDiStK492LcASBhtxxzTpvs9xZ7WyVthU3bLa-K6EQJlTMwNbdjrdte31c89V6g-w-E5w/s320/Sketch01.jpg" width="306" /></a>Air-Heads!<br />
Hello once again. This week I'm writing you from the sandy beaches of the Outer Banks, in North Carolina. As I had mentioned last week, I wasn't sure what my Internet access would be, but as it turns out the house we're staying in features all the modern convinces one could ask for.<br />
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This week's drawing is a sketch right out of my personal sketchbook, featuring a poster like design of Amelia and Cole. I'm still really liking the design I've arrived at for Cole, he looks menacing, but has an experienced look about him gained from all of his years on the battle field. I think this image also shows off the stylistic changes I've made to Amelia, who I think is looking kinetic and edgy.I may wind up fully finishing this one when I get back home to my studio. You'll have to forgive the shotty digital reproduction, I only had my cell phone camera available to get the image up online.<br />
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Even though I'm on vacation, I've been taking time out to work on Air-Heart and think about the plot of the book. At this point I'm awaiting some reviews on my plot outline before I move forward to the thumbnail stage. Last time around, I didn't wait to get feedback before moving ahead, and I regretted it a little bit, as the comments that I received would have caused me to change a few things, so this time around, I'm waiting it out.<br />
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Lastly, we're celebrating my Mom's 50th birthday, so feel free to send your birthday thoughts and wishes as well. I'll post again when I get back to the mainland, hopefully with some thumbnails. In the meantime, sound off in the comments section below!<br />
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=D=Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-21114394510143053072012-09-08T00:37:00.000-04:002012-09-08T00:38:14.670-04:00Villain Spotlight: Cole<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Hey Air-Heads!<br />
I hope all is well with ye. I've been quite the busy bee this week getting ready for vacation, and unexpectedly getting ready to move as well! It's been quite the week as you might imagine. All of that aside, I crammed in some time to stay focused on Air-Heart. Most notably I hammered out the concept sketches for Cole over here. The finished image to the left is the fully realized final design in action.<br />
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Cole was the leader of The Skyrates during the war when Amelia was just a child. He was a terrible dude, guilty of destroying many a skyland in his day. He's about to come back in a huge way for the new book, tentatively titled "Return Of The Skyrates." With Cole back in action, you can bet the The Skyrates are going to be a force to reckon with once again, and with all of the personal drama Amelia has tied up with their organization, things are about to get heavy.<br />
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Interestingly enough, Cole is actually one of the first villains I ever designed for Amelia to combat. Through some odd circumstances, however, I could never find the right story to bring him in on. At long last, largely owing to the fact that this book will be in a longer full-story format, Cole is about to have his day in the sun. I always wanted to make sure that when I finally told a story with Cole, that it was heavy-hitting and full of drama and personal baggage for Amelia, and I think I've finally reached that platform with Return Of The Skyrates. I'm incredibly excited about giving him his due, and I'm going to strive to make sure that I give him plenty of room to shine and kick butt. Good news for you, but very bad news for our favorite pilot.<br />
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On a more general story note, I've finished up the detailed scene outline and I'm awaiting some reviews before I move forward to the thumbnail stage. I'm very happy with the direction that things are headed in, and I can't wait to start the visual part of the process to see what inspiration will conjure up.<br />
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That's about all for now my friends, I'll be MIA for about a week while I try to relax at the beach. If I can I'll drop you a line... Until then!<br />
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=D=Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-31680055067257771412012-08-27T15:58:00.002-04:002012-08-27T15:58:27.909-04:00Scripting It!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Air-Heads! (Nick name for fans of Air-Heart?)<br />
Welcome to another all-new edition of the same old blog. As I mentioned last time, I'm in the scripting phase of the new book. That being the case I thought that I would share a little bit of my writing process with you. To the left you can see what will mostly likely be the full script for the entire story. <i>Say what?! It's only one page long man! </i>It's true. I am just not a full-script kind of guy, sure I've worked from a full-script in the past, but seeing as I'm an artist first and a writer second, I find myself wanting to keep the spontaneity of working in a more visual way. Baring that in mind, my script (blurred out to prevent spoilers) is only one page long. On it I specify a few essential things such as; the principal characters involved in the story, the motives of said characters, a break down of the acts and plot, subplot and designs I'll need to develop for the story.<br />
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Having completed this "micro-script" I'm just about ready to start working on some thumbnails. The only thing stopping me is that while this script provides an overview of all of the most important information, what it doesn't cover is what each scene will be about. I usually create another one or two page document in which I break down the story just a bit further into the individual scenes that make it up, so that I can make sure I have a clear direction and pacing before I start sketching out my ideas. Otherwise the artist in me will just go wacky trying to cram every visual idea in my head into every scene.<br />
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So, as it stands right now, I'm about to start working on the scene breakdown. After that I'll be able to break out the pens and pencils and start thumbnailing away. You can expect to start seeing some drawing for the book coming up very soon. If all goes well I should be sketching by the next time I post. The story is coming together slowly but surely, and I'm ironing out some of the issues I was having earlier on. It's a challenging process as always, but the payoff is oh so sweet.<br />
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Well, that's about it for this time, check back soon to find out the latest! Also don't forget to like us on facebook (Air-Heart) and follow us on twitter at @airheartcomic!<br />
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=D=Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-48477389484829841812012-08-20T15:27:00.004-04:002012-08-20T15:28:10.412-04:00The Poster, Posts A Poster<div style="text-align: left;">
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Hey peeps! As promised, new artwork! It's been far too long as I'm sure most of you know. This image is a trinity of Amelia, Joey and Cap. If you've been following Air-Heart for a while, you may notice a few of the subtle costume changes and stylistic improvements. I'm shooting for a slightly more streamlined look along the lines of one of my biggest idols <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Timm">Bruce Timm</a>. If you're unfamiliar with him, check him out now! In some of my more recent work I felt that I was going a bit overboard with details and ultimately setting myself back as far as productivity is concerned. Coinciding with my "fresh start" I'm trying to get back to the swift lines and less is more style that got me excited about working on Air-Heart in the first place. React with comments below if you like!<br />
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Regarding the development of the next Air-heart book, I'm currently in the writing / planning stage of the process. I have a solid direction for the story, but I'm working on narrowing down the specifics and getting everything organized. At this point, I'm still not certain if I'm going to work full-script or from a tighter outline. The writer in me would definitely like to explore the possibilities of dialogue that come out of scripting a story from top to bottom, but the artist in me would rather work looser and focus on letting the story develop organically. It's a bit of an internal struggle at the moment, but I feel like the answer will fall somewhere in the middle. The plot is also a bit up in the air as I'm trying to figure out how to incorporate all of the elements that I'd like to see come together in the new book. There are certain characters and plot points I'd really like to explore, but sometimes those things can be crammed in to the detriment of the story. I want to walk the line between cool action, interesting character development, and a concise story. It's an interesting adventure to be sure, and one I'm looking forward to exploring further in the months to come.</div>
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<br />Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-49554532104891619272012-08-15T09:16:00.002-04:002012-08-15T13:01:53.752-04:00A Fresh StartSo... It's been an incredibly long time since I've dusted off the old blog. For those of you who may not recall, a while back I started a Kickstarter project for the next Air-Heart book. Unfortunately, the project did not raise enough funds to be supported, and I never really moved forward with that book. There was a good period of time where I felt let down and disappointed about that result, and it kept me from producing work.<br />
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Fast forward a few months, and I'm at my best friend's wedding, and recieveing a ton of questions from people regarding my artwork. Sometimes it takes some outside interest for you to find your spark again. After thinking it over for some time, I think I'm finally ready to start moving forward once again. I have a clear idea of what I want to do next with Air-Heart, but I want to take my time so that the project can really shine before I make it public. That said, you can be sure you'll find character sketches and updates here on the site in the months to come. I won't make any promises about the frequency of the updates just yet, but I think I'm aiming for once a week...let's say Monday's perhaps? No matter what happens next in the evolution of the next book, you can be sure that you'll hear about it here on the site as it happens.<br />
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=D=Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-55271237927550159432011-12-02T08:24:00.000-05:002011-12-02T08:24:50.184-05:00What's Going On? Where are the posts!?Hey people! For those of you wondering where on Earth I've been, it's simple. I'm where you should be, on my <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/42479635/air-heart-mirrors-edge-a-graphic-novel-by-derik-di?ref=live">kickstarter page</a> funding book II of Air-Heart! Come on over and check it out. I'll be posting there all the way up to the new year, once a week just like always!<br />
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=D=Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-27244795250324433722011-11-13T16:58:00.000-05:002011-11-13T16:58:44.571-05:00Kickstarter Week #2: The Artist in The HatHello once again!<br />
This week marks #2 for the kickstarter project! We had our very first contributions this past week, a special thanks to Joey and Michael for their support. We're now 5% funded, but as you might imagine, that's a long ways off from where we need to be. So, everyone should keep visiting the site, and pledging when they can. Remember that it's all-or-nothing funding, so if we don't make it, we're back to nothing!<br />
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As you probably know, a huge piece of this whole thing is promotion. What better way to promote your idea than to have a hat, emblazoned with your logo, for people to ask you about when you see them. Well, that's the idea anyways.<br />
I'm very happy with the quality of the hat, and I'm pleased to offer it to all of you who can afford the super high tier. For those of you who can,t not to worry, you can order the hat here on my blog by heading over to the store tab and following the link.<br />
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Production of the book is still underway, I'm currently shading pages and getting ever closer to starting the second chapter of the book. I'm extremely excited to get back into the drawing portion of the process.<br />
That's all for now folks, be sure to check us out on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Air-Heart/101378509935701">facebook</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/AirHeartComic">twitter</a> as well as the <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/42479635/air-heart-mirrors-edge-a-graphic-novel-by-derik-di?ref=live">kickstarter page</a>!!!<br />
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=D=Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-22605772216541070622011-11-06T23:39:00.000-05:002011-11-06T23:39:20.076-05:00Kickstarter - Week #1<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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So, the first project update has been made on <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/42479635/air-heart-mirrors-edge-a-graphic-novel-by-derik-di?ref=live">the kickstarter page</a>, so you better check it out! The update features images of the embroidered logo hat, and the promo poster. So, exclusively here on the blog; I'll be showing you some in progress images of the trading card, featured as one of the donor gifts when you choose to support the project.<br />
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The trading card features some background info on our favorite heroine, and a cool image of her striking a ready pose as she embraces adventure. She's not shaded yet as you can see, but that will be tomorrow's fun. I really had a fun time putting this together, I'm thinking I might do one for Joey and maybe Cap in the future...<br />
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Getting back to the point, the first week of the <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/42479635/air-heart-mirrors-edge-a-graphic-novel-by-derik-di">kickstarter project</a> has passed. Unfortunately this week didn't see the progress I had hoped for, but there's still 53 days left according to the clock! That still leaves plenty of time for you to show your support. But hurry! Nobody wants to be a rotten egg.<br />
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That's the deal-e-o for this week, next week on the <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/42479635/air-heart-mirrors-edge-a-graphic-novel-by-derik-di/posts">kickstarter blog</a>, I'll be posting a preview from Mirror's Edge! In the meantime, be sure to check us out on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Air-Heart/101378509935701">facebook</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/AirHeartComic">twitter</a>, and stay tuned to the blog for more exclusive content!Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-6718649568160570982011-10-31T16:16:00.000-04:002011-10-31T16:16:17.014-04:00Air-Heart: The Kickstarter Project!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h0PJ5nKaXp8/Tq8A--6gp4I/AAAAAAAACD8/C4uErFSM97w/s1600/Project+Thumbnail+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="244" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h0PJ5nKaXp8/Tq8A--6gp4I/AAAAAAAACD8/C4uErFSM97w/s320/Project+Thumbnail+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span id="goog_665704842"></span><span id="goog_665704843"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a>Hey people! It's official, <i><b>Air-Heart: Mirror's Edge</b></i> has now launched on kickstarter.com. You can now donate to the project by following the <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/42479635/air-heart-mirrors-edge-a-graphic-novel-by-derik-di">link right here</a> and pledging any amount you wish. The project is all-or-nothing funding, meaning that the entire monetary goal must be reached in order for any of it to be received. No donation is too small, and your support is greatly appreciated. For your support we're offering a bunch of totally awesome rewards. Check out the video, and pledge!<br />
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The donation period will run for 60 days total, ending on Friday, December 30th. Feel free to ask us any questions you may have about the project, kickstarter, the rewards, or anything else related to the project by e-mailing us at: <b><u>airheartcomic@gmail.com</u></b>Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-74946842585973693812011-10-26T00:39:00.000-04:002011-10-26T00:39:41.738-04:00Kickstarter / Video Production<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLdh3ID8Nv2Ogom98BUV207VFsNYebVCWVSEn-vkjYDgd0gEutaX76C0f9JC0eTCJho8dhFtfF8QFrrnV-C9WSW-P9aInTPQWbYdzFRQuRAYhDNiUrB_upq0KLDRL39HrA-_ULxP6H1s/s1600/joey+directs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLdh3ID8Nv2Ogom98BUV207VFsNYebVCWVSEn-vkjYDgd0gEutaX76C0f9JC0eTCJho8dhFtfF8QFrrnV-C9WSW-P9aInTPQWbYdzFRQuRAYhDNiUrB_upq0KLDRL39HrA-_ULxP6H1s/s320/joey+directs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Holy directing stuff Batman!<br />
So, for those of you who are unaware, I've been working on my promotional video for my project on kickstarter.com. Kickstarter is a place where creative types can promote various projects and seek donations and support from a very cool community of people. They strongly recommend that you produce a promo video, so... I've been working hard on putting it together.<br />
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It's been a trying process to say the least, I've had some very limited experience making videos so there was a little bit of a learning curve. That said, I wound up with what I'm hoping will be my final product. I'm just awaiting an initial reaction from a few folks to make sure it hits the way I want it to.<br />
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In other news - I'm still shading the 1st story to completion. I've had to let it take a back seat due to the video production. I'm hoping to launch the video and my Kickstarter project by November 1st, and then I'll be able to concentrate more fully on the comic itself.<br />
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Also, Air-Heart is now on both <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Air-Heart/101378509935701">facebook</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/AirHeartComic">twitter</a> so be sure you "like" to "follow" us! That's it for the moment, I'll be posting a link to my kickstarter project page as well as the promo video as soon as they're ready to rock n' roll!<br />
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=D=Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-61713830687018690242011-10-03T17:33:00.000-04:002011-10-03T17:33:50.569-04:00Almost There...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZfbYdYlL92-30nqbS9OxaJAhaMbFkY0z8D1cRAjlgxGTPHfXt36cOZ4t4i9K0GRm2Unl5-JkON7T3xIg3c7NLRjbpDRSPAz7xGSotItSJy6ZU-sNyTpO7yfYqnuKxQXmbF4SZXD_xZA/s1600/Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZfbYdYlL92-30nqbS9OxaJAhaMbFkY0z8D1cRAjlgxGTPHfXt36cOZ4t4i9K0GRm2Unl5-JkON7T3xIg3c7NLRjbpDRSPAz7xGSotItSJy6ZU-sNyTpO7yfYqnuKxQXmbF4SZXD_xZA/s200/Logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>First of all, let me thank you for being patient with my move. We're finally closing in on getting the place organized! One of the last things remaining is one of the most important - getting my new desk! We went to IKEA and picked out an awesome one, and they were all out! Grr. But not to worry, they're supposed to have some more coming in tomorrow, so barring any other hiccups, I should be up and running by the end of this week! Then I can finally start making some progress once again. Here's looking to the next post being an awesome one!Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-50463867109179335292011-09-23T17:03:00.000-04:002011-09-23T17:03:40.401-04:00Fall III: Inks<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UpwIYNBADf0/Tnzz-XW9ZxI/AAAAAAAABgI/XJzC_R5Mv_w/s1600/IMAG0742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UpwIYNBADf0/Tnzz-XW9ZxI/AAAAAAAABgI/XJzC_R5Mv_w/s320/IMAG0742.jpg" width="320" /></a>So here it is, the finished inking of Fall III. I still don't have my work space set up here in the new apartment, so I decided I'd improvise and take a picture of the drawing, since my printer isn't hooked up at the moment.<br />
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With each of the fall pieces, I try to do a few things that I don't do in my Air-Heart work. Most notably, I like to take the time to play around with textures and flowing line weight a bit more. I think it helps to give these illustrations a look of their own.<br />
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Unlike the previous fall pieces, in this one, I've decided to take "the girl" out of her usual urban setting, and put her in a more wide open landscape. When I first did the sketch, I thought of her as maybe being on a vacation somewhere a bit more serene than her usual base of operations. Perhaps she's on a fall foliage getaway...<br />
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=D=Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-81433253033139584842011-09-20T19:13:00.000-04:002011-09-20T19:13:27.968-04:00UPDATE!Hey there! So, as I mentioned briefly in my last post, I was in the process of moving. My lady and I have finally got our own place. That said, I haven't had a whole lot of spare time to sit down and get to work. In fact, I still don't even have a desk set up for myself! How insane is that?! Regardless, here I am making a post at long last. Since I last wrote, I have begun working on my fall piece for the year (fall III for those of you keeping track) I'm hoping to spend a bit more time on it this week as I have a rare long weekend. I'm also going to be getting back to Air-Heart and hitting it hard. The good thing about being forced to take so much time off is that it gets me excited to get back to it! Ok, enough nonsense, I'll catch you this Friday with a brand new post!Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-17227564462008380782011-08-30T08:56:00.000-04:002011-08-30T08:56:35.611-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZfbYdYlL92-30nqbS9OxaJAhaMbFkY0z8D1cRAjlgxGTPHfXt36cOZ4t4i9K0GRm2Unl5-JkON7T3xIg3c7NLRjbpDRSPAz7xGSotItSJy6ZU-sNyTpO7yfYqnuKxQXmbF4SZXD_xZA/s1600/Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZfbYdYlL92-30nqbS9OxaJAhaMbFkY0z8D1cRAjlgxGTPHfXt36cOZ4t4i9K0GRm2Unl5-JkON7T3xIg3c7NLRjbpDRSPAz7xGSotItSJy6ZU-sNyTpO7yfYqnuKxQXmbF4SZXD_xZA/s200/Logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>So, just a quick post this morning to let you all know that I'll be posting this Friday like the good old days. I have a bunch of things saved up to put here on the blog, so look out! Also, Dragon Con is coming up this weekend! So be expecting a special Dragon Con post complete with photos.<br />
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To give you a small update, I haven't been making the best progress on the shading as I've been preparing for a move! I'm not moving very far, but to a new apartment. So I've been very busy making all of the necessary preparations. Not to make excuses, however, I'm taking some steps to ensure that I continue to do my work. I've started a notebook where I'm going to log the time that I work on my pages so that I can keep an eye on how much, or how little, time I'm putting in. My hope is that that will keep me on top of my game. That's all for now, catch you on Friday!Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-88990856779916381572011-08-15T22:44:00.001-04:002011-08-15T22:49:23.260-04:00Fathoms - Preview<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pages 1-3 of Fathoms, Amelia's next big adventure. (Click for larger view)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Here it is! Come one, come all to the official Fathoms preview. I'm just one week into the shading process and making good progress. These set of pages mark a new step in my shading "language", that is, I've already established how to shade night scenes in my gray-shading style, but the underwater scenes are a new step. There's a pretty simple process involved, but it's still a new challenge for me.<br />
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I'm really happy with the way that the storm looks, the lightning really pops and the clouds look dark and ominous. Also, the shading on the surface of the water was a new one for me as well, but I'm pretty happy with the end result.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>It's good to finally be shading once again, as this chapter has taken the longest of any since I began working on Air-Heart. That's mostly due to external factors, but a few internal ones as well. It's pretty easy to get lazy when you're feeling tired, and I've really had to push myself to get the inks done on this one. I'm very excited to finish the shading, however, because I'm looking forward to getting started on the next chapter.<br />
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Speaking of the next chapter, I have the whole story planned out and most of the early concept work out of the way as well. I'll be sharing that with you fairly soon. I'm very excited about the direction of the next story. I'm still not quite sure how long it will be though as I haven't started to do the thumbnails yet. If it comes out anything like I'm imagining, then it might wind up being closer to 35 pages instead of my usual 25 or so.<br />
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Well, that's all for now. Tune in next week for another post. I'm going to get back to posting once a week again on Fridays, so look forward to a second post this Friday. I'm not telling you what I'm posting, so you'll just have to come on over and check it out. Until then people!Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-73384538463881427622011-08-08T21:25:00.000-04:002011-08-08T21:25:25.229-04:00Cover Me!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAV5Qv7oXPoTrB2YPdTDtJSTSUhZ6wOJVqcD-nC-6y1xNnBaWHdNhdi26iWaZTMZEEAGWm6K0CzUyjOqWj4MR5yDcbpv_LVxuHIMt-ABvnGgF2APnEi4_ZDNujZ4TaAMZ_iwuAqbrVdo/s1600/Fathoms+CVR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAV5Qv7oXPoTrB2YPdTDtJSTSUhZ6wOJVqcD-nC-6y1xNnBaWHdNhdi26iWaZTMZEEAGWm6K0CzUyjOqWj4MR5yDcbpv_LVxuHIMt-ABvnGgF2APnEi4_ZDNujZ4TaAMZ_iwuAqbrVdo/s320/Fathoms+CVR.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>So here it is!<br />
Finally at long last, the cover to the first chapter of the second book. While I'm at at it I'll also mention that I totally finished inking the last page as well. So now it's down to shades and lettering. With any luck I'll be able to pump out the finished story soon so that I can move on to the next one.<br />
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As predicted it took me a while to nail down the final cover idea, but I'm pretty happy with the result. I also found out quickly that the monster wasn't going to work in my darker shaded color, as it killed all of the detail of his cool exoskeletal form.<br />
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Well, that's pretty much the scoop for right now. As I get the pages shaded and lettered, I'll put together the traditional preview I've been doing for a while now. Stay tuned!Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706024644788198763.post-66695155760789129472011-08-07T10:36:00.000-04:002011-08-07T10:36:35.087-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZfbYdYlL92-30nqbS9OxaJAhaMbFkY0z8D1cRAjlgxGTPHfXt36cOZ4t4i9K0GRm2Unl5-JkON7T3xIg3c7NLRjbpDRSPAz7xGSotItSJy6ZU-sNyTpO7yfYqnuKxQXmbF4SZXD_xZA/s1600/Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="130px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZfbYdYlL92-30nqbS9OxaJAhaMbFkY0z8D1cRAjlgxGTPHfXt36cOZ4t4i9K0GRm2Unl5-JkON7T3xIg3c7NLRjbpDRSPAz7xGSotItSJy6ZU-sNyTpO7yfYqnuKxQXmbF4SZXD_xZA/s200/Logo.jpg" t$="true" width="200px" /></a></div>Hey people!<br />
Sorry it's been a while since I last posted. I've been super busy with concerts at work. To touch base - I'm still working on that last page. There are a lot of backgrounds and it's taking me a bit longer than I thought. I have a day off coming soon, so that's when I aim to have it finished and then nail that pesky cover. <br />
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If I've learned anything while blogging, it's that you never know what's going to get in the way when you're try to do your work. That said, my goal is to have the last page finished, and a good head start on the cover out of the way by Tuesday. Either way I do have some fresh images to put up on the site the next time I post, so you can at least look forward to some new artwork next time around. That's it for now, stay tuned!<br />
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=D=Derik Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16004042576796664052noreply@blogger.com0