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Page 74 (Thumbnails)

Page 74 (Thumbnails)

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Author's Notes:

Yet another super rough page–this time, with dialogue! This scene is actually of Xiang and Officer Newberg investigating Bryant’s trail in a dive hotel on the near west side. I was more worried about placement and composition than detail when doing these thumbs.

Kitchen construction is still devouring all my time. Almost done rewiring the bare walls. Up next: drywall! Exciting.

However, if you’re curious about the card game I was working on last month, it’s called Sanitarium, and the Kickstarter is now online. Here’s a preview of some of the art I did for the game:

I did 36 of these in about three weeks, so you’ll understand if I got behind on the comic a bit. I’ll post more as I get a chance here and on my DeviantArt.

29 Responses to “Page 74 (Thumbnails)”

  1. chumash99 says:
    November 8, 2011 at 6:48 am

    The sketches are cool, but I’m really looking forward to the finished product. Keep up the good work!

    • dirk says:
      November 8, 2011 at 10:25 pm

      No worries! I’ll definitely be posting them once the construction schedule lets up a bit. Right now I feel like I’m pulling double shifts. I’m exhausted every evening. I missed a week of Daily Drawings at the very beginning, and had to force myself to clean up the studio and get back to doing them before going to bed each night.

  2. Robin Munn says:
    November 8, 2011 at 8:15 am

    The last panel says “Yeah, we had the towed.” I think the word “car” got left out by accident.

  3. W. says:
    November 8, 2011 at 10:10 am

    I hope your renovation is coming along nicely. While I miss seeing a finished drawing for the main comic, seeing your 20 minute drawings all week make up for it. Glad you are posting them and your work in progress for the main strip. It is interesting to see how you plan out your panels and do your thumbnails. I like your art for the Sanitarium game, thanks for sharing that with us. Are you going to continue the 20 minute drawings, or has that exercise accomplished its purpose (making you faster and your drawings tighter) and you feel you can stop doing them or like physical exercise you feel like you have to keep doing it indefinitely?

    • dirk says:
      November 8, 2011 at 10:23 pm

      While I wish I could have gotten a buffer in place to carry me through the kitchen remodel, I’m doing my best to make sure there’s plenty to see in the meantime before PS gets going again full-speed.

      I’ll definitely be continuing the Daily Drawings for the foreseeable future. If you’ll notice the dates by the signature, the posts were actually drawn months ago, and I’ve got a backlog that will carry well into the new year.

      I’m still doing Ghost in the Shell for the moment, though I plan to branch out and let the exercise evolve. Right now I’m focusing on heads and inking technique. Later I may move to hands, or small figures, or even complete panel compositions as my goals for improving as an artist evolve.

    • dirk says:
      November 8, 2011 at 10:27 pm

      And yes, the renovation is going well! Two weeks down, only about four to go! Hopefully we’ll get the walls back up and cabinets in before Thanksgiving. Then things will let up a bit.

      • W. says:
        November 9, 2011 at 10:54 am

        Thank you for your reply! I am glad your renovation is going good. I sure hope it is done by Thanksgiving and you can christen it with a Turkey dinner! Because if that isn’t the big test of a kitchen, I don’t know what is. ;)

  4. Oz says:
    November 8, 2011 at 11:13 am

    the art for that game is phenominal

  5. Mongoose says:
    November 8, 2011 at 6:11 pm

    are you going to re post these pages when you getv the chance to finish them

  6. Bucc-i says:
    November 11, 2011 at 5:18 am

    The art for this chapter has really
    *puts on sunglasses*
    gone to the dogs.

    • dirk says:
      November 11, 2011 at 8:03 am

      Would you prefer no updates, instead?

    • Scott says:
      November 14, 2011 at 10:34 pm

      “Dispute resolution system, Step 4:
      Righteous beatdown with a clue-by-four”

      Just block Bucc-i’s IP address, dirk. Then the rest of us don’t have to listen to the stupidity.

      No updates for Bucc-i, but the rest of us will still get our ParaShift fix.

      • Nicthalon says:
        November 15, 2011 at 5:43 pm

        He’s just being facetious, not hateful.

      • villager says:
        November 16, 2011 at 6:36 am

        The way I read that comment, it was basically “dogs… wolves… get it???”, and not at all an insult (we like wolves here, after all). It might be that Bucc-i doesn’t have a great sense of humor, but I’ve seen much worse.

      • Mongoose says:
        November 16, 2011 at 8:34 pm

        though Bucc-in has made a few thoughtless rash remarks in the past, and one must be careful when being facetious because it isn’t always taken lightly

      • Neolithicman says:
        December 13, 2011 at 12:02 pm

        He is just making a joke referencing CSI:Miami… Wolves? Dogs? No need to be so aggressive….

    • Neolithicman says:
      December 13, 2011 at 11:58 am

      He was just making a Joke guys… Alluding to the one liners that start every episode of csi Miami, no need to take it so seriously…

  7. Nicthalon says:
    November 15, 2011 at 5:45 pm

    I kinda wish I lived closer to Chicago, I’d have been happy to help with the wiring just to get a sneak peak at some of the upcoming, and to give you a bit more time to work on the comic. (Is an electrician, but not licensed, Indiana only requires it in a few counties)

  8. Scott says:
    November 18, 2011 at 3:32 am

    And in case it hasn’t been said yet, I feel for you, Dirk. ‘Kitchen remodel’ is a new language of profanity.

  9. Mel says:
    November 26, 2011 at 7:59 pm

    Been waiting soo long for an uppppdaaate *dies*

  10. chattywolf says:
    December 9, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    Hey Dirk

    You ok man?
    This must be some murderous kitchen remodel!
    Totally feel for you

  11. Kira says:
    December 10, 2011 at 10:35 am

    reply back if you think thi would make a hit movie of the century!!!

  12. Tyler says:
    December 10, 2011 at 7:14 pm

    OMG I just got done reading the series so far. I must have MORE!

  13. RBrigham says:
    December 13, 2011 at 8:26 am

    Good Morning Dirk,

    Just curious as to how the home renovations/improvements are going? We (all us loyal readers) haven’t heard from you since 08 Nov.

    Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.