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Hello world,

I'm calling this a journal because as much as I wanted a sketchbook blog, I think ultimately I want some documentation of my work and process. I hope to chime in every now and then to not only post some new drawings but also talk about how things are moving along in general.

For those that have visited my old sight, ya'll will notice some major changes. I put in some long hours this weekend doing some revamping and updates.

The newest stuff in my site is the Mexican Movie Directors Series (that's a mouth full). I couldn't come up with anything else. Anyway, I've had these drawings done for two months now. I've finally gotten around to coloring them.

Since this is the first post in my journal. I guess it's a good opportunity to show how I go about making an illustration

STEP 1: The Sketch



My thumbnails are fairly small. I usually get some reference photos at this point before i enlarge the sketch to define the drawing. I ink over my drawings so this leads to ...

STEP 3: Inking



Here is where I should say hello to Klaus Janson, veteran cartoonist and all around great guy. Klaus took me to school in cartooning. He actually was my adviser for grad school. Watching him ink for a couple of hours was worth more learning than a whole year of classes.

Next...

STEP 3: Coloring

Well, I'm having some trouble posting color files. I guess you can just go to my website to see the final.

Hope to figure it out soon ...