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Hi readers!
New and old alike; welcome! I’m Carl and these are my exploits as I try to make comics and films.
Got some stuff to show you, ok? And I’m trying out a witty new feature called “Art Supply of the Month!” Read on to revel in it’s delights!
THE DILDO: IN DEEP!
The “Hyrophobia” saga continues! If you’re just joining us you can go back to here, then read on to catch up.
I’ll not lie, it was a trudge to get this page over the finish line. I’ve had a think and changed tack for the next one. You’ll have to wait and see if it works! Sort of in awe of people who can turn out whole comics in a month. I guess they’re getting paid!
DOODLES
A few glimpses into the ol’ sketchbook.
This last one is an idea I have for a story about a super-human parcel courier struggling to earn a crust and look after her kids. “Fighting horrendous beasts from other dimensions, whilst battling the untold horrors of Austerity!” © Carl Peck 2023!
NO SWEAT.
My buddy Christian and I got a bunch of sweaters printed last year and demand for more is on the up! I still have two of the “Ash” ones left. So send me a reply if you’d be interested in one or if you’d like to get in on the next print run.
This silly and totally meaningless design will ensure you stay appealing and stylish at parties, without triggering awkward confrontational chit-chat about your ideologies, political leanings or belief systems.
RIPPING FROM THE BEST
I’ve been trying to learn from my heroes. So I’ve been screen-capping images I like and inking over the top of them in Procreate of an evening. Studying the marks that have been made. It’s fun because I’m not really thinking creatively, I’m just doing. Like a colouring book or cross-stitch I guess.
Some of these are by Johnny Craig, most famous for sordid 1950’s “Entertaining Comics” (EC) that were deemed so vile, they almost had the entire medium banned! He was notoriously slow and had perfectionist tendencies, so I feel a connection!
But hold up! That’s not the end of the exercise. A day or so later I doodle in my sketchbook and try to replicate those marks from memory. Like an AI learning machine, without the A (maybe even the I?)
ART SUPPLY OF THE MONTH!
I get real obsessed with buying left-field art supplies and stationary. Come along for the ride.
BRUYNZEEL RED KNEEDABLE ERASER
You know how it goes. You’re using your boring grey kneadable eraser, moulding it into that custom shape just right for the erasing job. You put it on your drawing board and it rolls off into the shadows of your equally grey carpet, and you spend the next 15 minutes on your hands and knees like a dog trying to locate it. We’ve all been there right? Sisters and brothers I give you the RED Bruynzeel kneadable eraser (other colours available,) pinging out from the lugubrious gloom of your rug!
I rest my (pencil) case.
Well that’s all for now. I love hearing any feedback on how I can make this better/funner. Did you enjoy “Art Supply of the Month”?
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When I first start these newsletters I think “I haven’t really done much this month” but by the time I’m finished I usually end up having to leave stuff out. So it’s a good metric. For me, if not for you!
Fare thee well! Until our paths cross again!
Carl