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Aug01
A lot of people asked about the way I color Insane Forest. It isn’t really anything special, but I’ll share the process with you.
I do the pencils and inks by hand and then scan them into the computer at 600 DPI. From there I bring the artwork into Photoshop so I can add the color. People think the strip is colored using real watercolor (which is the effect I’m going for), but in reality I actually use the Watercolor Wash Brush, which is located in the brush presets in Photoshop.
Here’s what the comic looks like inked, before color is added.
I start coloring the strip directly on the computer using my Wacom Intuos tablet. I find it easier and faster to use a tablet than coloring it with a mouse. The color is done in its own Photoshop layer behind the ink layer. I do this so that the color won’t show on top of the inks.
This is the color by itself, with the ink layer hidden.
It takes about 20 minutes to color in a strip. I purposefully color it loosely because I like the look, and it’s also quick. The final result can be seen below.
The complete comic strip.
I work about four weeks ahead of what appears online. Since Insane Forest is only a weekly strip (for now) it’s pretty easy to stay ahead of schedule.
Jun09
Just letting all my loyal readers know that I will be appearing at Eternal Con, a pop culture and comic book expo, this Saturday, June 16 at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York.
I’ll be there all day to promote my other, more family-friendly comic strip, Suburban Fairy Tales. I’ll be selling Suburban Fairy Tales books and giving away free sketches with every purchase. Although I won’t be actively promoting Insane Forest at Eternal Con, if you’re a fan of the strip stop by the Suburban Fairy Tales booth and request an Insane Forest sketch.
For more information about Eternal Con, check out the Eternal Con website.
Apr12
When I started Insane Forest I thought that Ugly Duckling would be the perfect character to bring over from my other series, Suburban Fairy Tales. Well, since I recently decided to work on both series simultaneously, Ugly Duckling will remain as a character exclusive to Suburban Fairy Tales — which means he’ll never show up in Insane Forest.
I’m not interested in doing any crossovers, and having the same character appear in two of my ongoing series will just get confusing. I will be removing Ugly Duckling from the cast picture on the top banner of this site in the coming weeks and replace him with another character who I plan on having join the cast instead.
Yes, that’s right, a new character will be joining the cast of Insane Forest! I won’t reveal what animal it is yet, but he’ll be showing up in the cast photo soon. Stay tuned for more info!
