Quick update!

Inks for page 9

I've been working a lot lately and I can't believe I'm actually ahead of my schedule :) 

I have the first 21 pages colored and the first 27 pages inked!  

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Thanks for the support! 

How to draw a graphic novel page from start to finish?

The first step is drawing thumbnails for the arrangement of the page

Scan the thumbnails and draw above them in Photoshop using layers.

After you finish "Inking" you are ready to start blocking colors.

Here I started blocking colors. It's a process in which you just separate each part of the drawing into different colors for easier selection and work later.,

Finally change the colors to the palette you are working with. I also added textures and a couple of details with the brush (like the red in their faces, and a couple of shadows). 

If you have any question feel free to ask!

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NEW photoshop brushes!

Page 20 from my comic "The Desert Sparrow"

I've had a lot of fun drawing the last couple of pages from my comic with new brushes I downloaded for Photoshop. You can check them out here: http://alexdukal.com/store/
They are just awesome!
I've finished page 21 today, each day I'm near to finishing my 52 page comic.
I'm starting to think what will I do with it, either sending it to a publisher, doing a kickstarter, uploading it to webtoons. I still don't know... If you have any advice please comment :)
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Till next post!
Juan

Finished page from my graphic novel PLUS Who am I??

Page 3 form my upcoming comic! (I still got lettering work to do)

Hi!
Now that I have time I wanted to tell you a little more about me (I haven't said much).
I'm a film student at university, I've always loved telling stories, reading and listening to them.
Since I was 7 I wanted to draw classic superhero comics but as I grew older I started feeling bored of them and I distanced myself from the old batman, spiderman and wolverine comics. After that, I was amazed by animation and my dream changed from working in Marvel to working in Pixar.
Once I finished school I decided to do a major in Computer Science. I did two years of CS and a Harvard online course in which I developed my own horror game, it was a reeeallyy cool experience. Here's my final project if you are curious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFYKI1RbAMQ
Then I found out about film school and made the tough decision to change my career to follow what I love.
Last year at university was quite awesome, I got to direct a short film which is being presented in festivals around the world and I learned a lot about framing, telling stories, writing scripts, conveying a message and FINISHING stuff.
Through out last year I started reading comics again (A LOT), and I fell in love all over again. I came to read Sandman, a comic written by the F*kn AWESOME Neil Gaiman. I read a couple of Alan Moore's comics. Then I read Craigh Thomson's Blankets... and cried a bit... who doesn't with that awesome comic?. I read Art Spiegelman's Mouse and it literally blew my mind, it's not the type of story I usually like to read.. BUT now is one of my all time favorite books. I read a lot more comics which I'll share in depth in future posts.
After so much reading I decided this holiday I wanted to finally make that comic book I've always wanted. I was inspired by Jason Brubaker (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfMrl0S6VFZGbu35Yb7v5xw) and Jake Parker (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwJheV30gHVOjBps2DU7k9A), and I finally got the courage to sit down and do it.

Three advises I want to leave you with (taken from this two awesome guys):

1. FINISHED! NOT PERFECT
2. If you are making good stuff, eventually people will find you, they'll listen and they will give you feedback.
3. Any time you do anything of WORTH is going to be HARD.
4. SHARE YOUR WORK, and...

JUST. DO. IT.