Just a bunch of lighting tests..

Always amazes me what a difference lighting makes.

These tests aren't quite there yet, but I like the warmth of the first one [despite the fact it looks like she's in an oven! Might tone down the red a bit..] and the intimacy of the second one, so I'll probably combine them somehow.

Oh yeah - this is the redesigned bunk too, so it's smalle/lower than the previous one, but not quite as cramped as the original.

Sleepy time

As promised, here's a bunch of development renders for the bunk.

Yes there's lego on the shelf! I found that awesome free lego spaceship model on the vanishingpoint site and thought it'd be perfect for our girl.

Only decision I need to make now is what to put on the three photographs on the far wall - I'm thinking maybe some retro 70s pinups or something - or maybe a few intimate shots of members of the crew. Can't go wrong with

Working on #15, developing #16...

To be honest, I never do things in order. If I did, there'd be comic 25 out by now. But no - it's more like dicking about with three comics at once, always the best most juicy bits first, then a bit of irrelevant rendering here or there, then maybe a blog post and finally, when there's nothing else left ... the next chronological bit of work.

But that's fine, I won't beat myself up about it, that's how lots of perfectly jolly people work and it doesn't harm them. Let's crack on in ANY ORDER HOORAY!!!!

So yesterday I built this sort of padded booth thing, like a retreat single bunk. It won't be used in the

Comic 14: Firmware

It's here! My next free comic, hot off the press. I think it's a good one, this one! :)

This time the main focus is around the relationship between two members, and the switch in power that happens halfway through the comic. You'll see what I mean. First she's in charge and then .. well I don't want to spoil it.


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Anyway, for this plot I have to admit I drew inspiration from a few places: Zoey Holloway (for that brilliant "Mom's going to help you out" kinda theme), Epoch Art (as mentioned with the last comic, inspiration for the Hayley character), and Stieg larsson for the dark ethereal character of Luce. To be honest, I probably draw inspiration from a zillion other places too, but then don't we all :)


Comic is 68 pages, all medium-res jpegs zipped up in a single 19mb folder of joy and wonder. Hope you like it!

Space Trek Fleet Wars .. in Russian!

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Gin o'clock

Good news: I've finished all the renders for comic 14! Woop woop etc!

Also good news; it's Friday and after 5pm. The gin; she beckons. She beckons hard. Real hard.

It's been a big week; rendering all done; Terry Pratchett died (sadface), Jeremy Clarkson something something (indifferent face), and to top it all off; this beautiful, wonderful pilot  made my effing day!

So it's time to kick your shoes off, pour a tall one and fart the week away. Pfrrrrp.

First touch...

I seem to have recovered from my plateau of no rendering, and have done another batch of comic rendering, taking the current work-in-progress up to a dizzying total of 53 pages!

We're nearly there, a little more of this, a touch of that, a good hard dose of you-know-what and some sort of ending and we'll be ready to distribute comic #14! Yay!

High-ten, everyone. High ten!

So the spoiler-ish image above isn't a particularly plot-ruining spoiler, so I thought it was ok to share. I do like the