I was the new kid in that classroom, once upon a time… just about 50 years after Maggie would have been. Read page 10 here!
Comic Creator’s Alliance
January 15th, 2010 by Sarah Winifred SearleI forgot to update when it first went live, the Comic Creator’s Alliance went live this past Monday! If you missed my first entry about it, it’s a collaboration of something like 87 different cartoonists, their female characters appearing on a downloadable wallpaper that you can access if you donate toward organizations working to end human trafficking.
“There are currently 27 million enslaved people worldwide- more than double the number of enslaved Africans during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. UNICEF estimates that 1.2 million children every year are sold into slavery, most of it sexual. The US Department of Justice estimates 16,000 victims of human trafficking are brought into the United States every year.”
Definitely a worthy cause! I didn’t contribute because my comic wasn’t live at that point, but I donated and now proudly sport my shiny new desktop! Even if all you have is a couple bucks, every little bit counts.
Also, I put another page up at Under the Apple Tree and anticipate another soon. The update schedule will probably consist of pages being posted as they’re finished, but I’ll do an “official” update on Wednesdays and maybe another day of the week so no one misses any pages.
First Wednesday Update
January 13th, 2010 by Sarah Winifred SearleI’ve decided to make Wednesday my scheduled update for my new webcomic, Under the Apple Tree. It seems to make the most sense as I have most of the day off so I can catch up before I post, and not many of the other comics I follow update on Wednesdays (lots of Thursdays and Fridays), so hopefully that will get me some more traffic later on.
Today I was only able to put one page up, but if I finish some more this afternoon I will post a second. Scene 2 opens with Maggie waking up and hearing music playing from down the hall. Now you get to meet Mrs. Ripple, her mother.
Constructive criticism is always appreciated. I have mixed feelings about that last page, so I’m curious what you all think. The style is more simplistic than before with a sort of retro home-y color scheme to invoke a certain feeling for the scene… we’ll see if it works.
I have also worked quite a bit on the website and now there are wallpapers available, as well as character descriptions (which I’ll update as more appear) and a fleshed out links section. If anyone would like to exchange links I’d be happy to oblige!
Under the Apple Tree is Live!
January 10th, 2010 by Sarah Winifred Searle
The first scene is posted! I meant to wait on it, but I’m really happy with what I have so far. Updates should occur on Wednesdays, consisting of a couple pages each, but this week’s might be smaller considering I posted the entire first scene.
Constructive criticism on the comic and the website I designed for it are encouraged!
Holy Moly
January 4th, 2010 by Sarah Winifred Searle
My final semester at SMCC is about to begin, as well as my senior capstone project. In an effort to force myself to actually finish something I have made the graphic novel I’ve been working on my official project, and now if I don’t finish and do it well I will get a very bad grade! I figured with the pressure I’ll finally get it done.
Now, don’t think that I haven’t been working on it at all… as a matter of fact, I’ve done SEVEN versions of the first page alone (see above, click image for larger version). It’s ridiculous, really. From its earliest incarnation in the summer of 2007 to the current (and better), I have gotten stuck in the first few pages.
And it is time to end that trend! Wish me luck!
Digital Sketching
January 3rd, 2010 by Sarah Winifred Searle
Doing some sketching in Photoshop! The top was a practice with environments, the bottom was trying out a more realistic style than I usually use. Neither took more than 20 or so minutes each.
Portraiture
December 27th, 2009 by Sarah Winifred Searle
Lately I’ve been trying to expand my portfolio by doing some pieces unlike my usual “style”. A perfect opportunity for this was my parents’ Christmas present. They’re fairly hard to buy for and I thought they would appreciate a Mafia Wars/Miami-esque portrait more than just “stuff”. They sure did, and now I have a new realistic piece for my portfolio!
Webcomic Website Up!
December 9th, 2009 by Sarah Winifred Searle
It’ll be a little while yet until I begin posting pages, probably a few weeks, but if you want to see a preview check it out! I’ve fleshed out the website I’ll be using for the comic including wallpapers to download and links for other things to read while you eagerly await my comic.
Under Archives there’s also a preview available! I took the pages from an old version of the first scene and posted them so you can get a taste. The artwork has improved and the first scene changed since then, but it’s there if you’re interested.
UPDATE: Indexhibit’s file uploading system wasn’t reliable for some reason, so I redesigned the website. It’s up right now, but not with as much content.
A web comic about MERMAIDS? yes please
December 7th, 2009 by Sarah Winifred Searle
Jen Vaughn, a creator I met at the Maine Comic Arts Festival this past May, has begun a comic online… and I must say, I am quite excited to read about mermaids. I’ve added it to my list of links on the right. If you haven’t checked out the other stuff as well, do so!
As a matter of fact, I’ve been so excited about mermaids that I’ve been drawing them.
Comic Creators Alliance Benefit
November 17th, 2009 by Sarah Winifred Searle
Lora Innes of The Dreamer is organizing the Comic Creators Alliance Benefit to spread awareness and raise money for National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. She’s getting together webcomic artists from around the world to collaborate on an image that will be available as a downloadable wallpaper for anyone who donates something to the cause.
I don’t have my comic up yet so I won’t be participating, but I thought I’d spread the word anyway!