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"Slow and steady wins the race." A quote common among my group of friends and taken from our long time friend and former cross country coach. A quote that applies to running and drinking and most recently the completion of my comics and other art adventures.

This is page 5 of The Skateboard Diaries and the page that I've given the most and has taken the most from me.



I finished page 6 in the time it took me to simply draw (in pencil) page 5. And though there are tiny mistakes in each panel this page was a hurtle to overcome as much as it was a learning experience.

I still have the first two pages to complete (scenery) that I hope to complete this coming week so I can scan, color (black, white and shades of gray), add text, and design the finished book with cover and back cover. A simple six page mini comic that has taken some time to complete. But it is a learning process and I'll be better for it and a bit closer to make my hobby and passion a career.

Other News:

I picked up The Chariot Wars and Rumors of Wars and have enjoyed listening to it today with a bit of Deadliest Catch (the show) while finishing page 5 (the above image). I am looking forward to listening to The Chariot's new work for a long time to come.

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Still learning my own style but, that's the whole point of these mini comics. To cut my teeth, no pun intended, and get my name out their.

The image cell on the left was finished earlier last week but I abandoned the style of finishing the page cell-by-cell and instead went for the approach of finishing the page step-by-step as a whole

Here are the finished pencil sketches.



Here are the rough inks I put down and then I clean up the pencil marks with an eraser.



Here is the finished page.

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The Skateboard Diaries. One page finished.