Mars & Neptune

Two concept paintings of Mars and Neptune. 

Getting my left hand back into gear.

Also, next time on thing cos it's coming back soon.

so imagine if it was a show

a quick all ink sketch I did for my proposed bible for a Space Officer Triggs TV show

no no it's not legit, it's for a college project

but the aim is that it'll be made up so that it'll actually be possible to give this to a film or TV board or something and it could get funding to become a show gosh wouldn't that be dandy

the comic prologue has inks looking like this too

I wanna start getting more confident with inking directly onto paper and not always rely on pencils, there's a nice raw feel to it

Attack of the Mannobots!

Triggs is 4 years old, and things are getting bigger and more and more exciting by the day! I can't wait for the future!!

Happy New Year!

Happy 2013 to you all! 2012 has come and gone, and I hope this year is bigger and better for everyone.

I don't have muuuuch of an update, but have these new character concepts:

Ila; Venusian; President of the Planetary Alliance

Makkal; Martian; Space Inspector

Oh.. the Space Officer Triggs prologue is also in the works... more on that soon.

moving on

Today, my worst nightmare came true.

Over the past week, not everything was right in my life.

It all began last weekend when after trying to climb up the stairs, my dog Jack collapsed and I screamed. I screamed because I had never seen lose energy like that before. A few days prior, we had known not all was well with him. We thought he had a cold.

The week went by, we noticed there wasn't much improvement. Yesterday was the perkiest I had seen him in a long time. He was barking and waging his tail and letting us know "I'm fine. Things are OK."

How wrong he was.

I went to sleep at about quarter to 4 last night.

I was woken up at about half 2 this afternoon.

Heart murmur, kidney and liver failure.

And that was it.

It was approximately half 1 when he was put into sleep.

He would've only had gotten worse otherwise. That wouldn't have been right. Why should he have to suffer like that?

But I am utterly heartbroken. I'm numb. Shocked. I haven't stopped crying since I woke up. My eyes are constantly filled with water. My head hurts. I haven't eaten. Nothing is the same right now. Nothing feels right at this point in time, and it won't for quite some time.

This dog was perhaps one of the most special things to have ever happened to me.

I was in 2nd year in secondary school when we adopted him. I like to mark that time we got him as a time when my life would get amazing, as prior to that I had not so good times.

And it did. It only got better and better.

I am so happy to have had you, Jack, in my life. I'll treasure every moment I had with you. And the great inspiration you gave me will never fade.

I always feared this day. Of course it was going to happen, but you never want it to.

I just... don't know what else to say...

I only wish I had given him one last hug...

One last kiss...

Jack, we love you so much.

Always.

vision

One thing I've been focusing on lately is my vision. I realised how premature a lot of things were and still are, and in the meantime I've been developing things like never before. Characters I have half planned, scenarios and locations that were just a blurred image in my head are starting to become more clear and concise.

It leaves me wondering... where and when is the best time to start Triggs' story properly? 

This question both excites and scares me. But I think... I think I'll know just when. I'll know when the moment is right. For now, the further development process is becoming more enjoyable the more I've progressed. Everything is a constant journey. Where's the fun at arriving to be honest? The fun is the journey itself...