Do you have hobbies or That Thing you are compelled to do, no matter the cost? For me it’s comics; I have to make comics, or I die inside. As we wind down our current game project, I’ve been finding time to draw again.
To keep me motivated, I added a Comics page to my blog to track my projects.
I slipped while cleaning our bathtub and sprained one of the fingers in my dominant hand. The sickening “snap!” sound it made as it bent backwards made me think it was broken, but I was lucky.
It will heal soon enough, but I won’t be able to draw for a little while, which is saddening.
A motel rendez-vous gone wrong? 🌙 I’m a better penciller/inker than a colourist, so I wanted to attempt a more difficult colour scene for some practice. 🎨 I don’t think I nailed it, but it was a fun exercise.
I started running again regularly on May 7 (usually twice a week). It has been 5 1/2 weeks since then, and in that time I have run almost 72 km! That’s an average of 13 km per week; I’m very happy with this.
My pace has gone from 45mins / 5.7 km run to just over 38mins. The progress feels good.
Did a sketch of a suspicious motel scene today just for fun. 🔨 Will likely take it into Procreate and finish it digitally. It was satisfying getting this dramatic composition sorted out.
@patrickrhone What a comforting photograph. The table suits the typewriter well. I learned how to type on an electric typewriter too back in high school, and on my dad's home office typewriter. It felt so official to write stories that way!
I wanted to draw a little tribute to Toronto’s 90s goths. I originally attempted this in colour, but I am so not a great colourist, so I switched to black-and-white. It was fun to create all the little details.
My usual running route is 5.7KM. I do this twice a week. It was taking me about 46 minutes a month ago, and now I’m down to juuuust under 39 minutes.
In a future post I’ll go over how I started running and why, but for now… I am happy for the progress. Not bad for a 45-year-old.
Sometimes you just need to draw a lady walking her corgi.
The games industry was created by weirdos and misfits, making art. This art has become expendable spreadsheet fodder for uncaring corporations.
Thankfully, the weirdos and misfits never went away. We’re still here, still making art. 👋
The majestic Claire Redmeow, everybody.