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Spoon Lady 2.0

Friday, June 19, 2009

After drawing her about a dozen times, I just wasn't happy with the appearance of the Spoon Lady. She was forgettable and plain and it really irritated me. So I sat down at the drawing table (which also happens to be my kitchen table) for one purpose: to recreate the Spoon Lady. Fortunately my first attempt turned out better than I could have imagined and I didn't feel a need to continue creating new iterations. I just practiced matching the first drawing.

So now what are her defining characteristics? Well, mainly - her head is shaped like a pear. But, in addition, I decided to give her skinny arms and legs. Instead of being chubby all over, I thought it would be funnier if her body was very chunky, but her limbs didn't match that. Basically, her body defies basic rules of anatomy and physics. So there you have her - Spoon Lady 2.0!

~Jeff

Some Characters Are Harder than Others

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

I haven't quite figured out why, but some of my characters prove much harder for me to draw than others. It makes sense that when I first start drawing a character he would be more difficult to draw consistently, but there are some, like Koff Eepot, who I still have trouble drawing, even after I've drawn them 50 times.

Who do I find difficult to draw consistently besides Eepot? Nurse Nancy Matters, Dr. Judy Smothers, and the Spoon Lady. Wait a second - they're all women. Does that mean anything?

Who do I find easiest to draw? Ronald and Chief Duckworth - both overweight men. Maybe the cute, butterball type is just easier for me to draw. I often struggle with how to illustrate the female face. Making a character pretty without just looking like Barbie can be a challenge.

But that still doesn't explain why Koff Eepot is such a problem for me. I guess I also having a problem drawing Mongolians.

~Jeff

Podcast Results

Monday, June 15, 2009

I've been pretty busy the last week - too busy to write any blogs. But now I think it's time to mention how the podcast went. A little over a week ago, the guys at TGTWebComics had me do a podcast interview with them. They asked me all sorts of questions, ranging from how I draw the strip to how I deal with writer's block. It was pretty neat. Kurt and Phil, the hosts, were fun guys to talk to. Their podcast is intended for webcomic readers, which in theory, could be some of you guys (seeing as how you read MY comic).

So if you're bored sometime, visit the podcast website by clicking here. The full podcast is about one hour and 25 minutes

~Jeff

Podcast with TGTWebComics.com - (8:00pm CST)

Friday, June 5, 2009

I was invited to join the guys at TGTWebcomics for a podcast interview about me and The Smiley Face Commandos. Here's a link to the Podcast Page. I've listened to a couple of their podcasts before, and these guys love webcomics of all kinds. If you'd like, you can listen in live and send in chat messages or questions as it's happening. I think it's gonna be fun. Tune in tonight!

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