ok,.. I have been throwing around costume/character designs lately and have a good grasp of the Evil Minion Academy Uniforms... the crest still needs work but I have been inspired by another crest. I may work on it today if I can stop focusing on my "Project X"
I have an idea for something... that I can't get into until I can get it developed... It has been in development for several years with no prototype due to manufacturing restrictions and my lack of electronics training. It is a complicated system that I understand the concept but not the implementation... not enough information... I may just give up on it and use it in the comic.
I do want to go back to college and learn more but I don't know what to take.
I have a knack for programming, programed (using control logic mind you,.. i.e. Nand, Nor, And, Or, Flip-Flops,...ect.) and wired up a safety valve system (50" and 48" motor operated valve control system for a ChevronTexaco Sulfur Gas plant.) I was an Electrician for 10+ years and mastered Motor Controls and Instrumentation,.. have played with Visual Basic for the last 3 years and have been paid to build a VB program.. but the job market is needing PHP programming or this... Joomba? ...need more information...
I love Animation and want to do that... but my art skills need work so I want to take art... I need more information on story/character development.... creative writing... cinematography... lighting.. setting... set design... color theory.. concept art development... posing,... timing... and the rest of the "Principals of Animation".. I do have some time playing in Flash,... Mirage/TVPaint, Plastic Animation Paper(PAP), Toon Boom,... and the open source program Pencil.
Industrial Design is badazz but,... need more information... I can draft in most any CAD software especially Packaging based like ArtiosCAD or Score!6... I am fairly apt at AutoCAD. I realy enjoy working in 3D CAD software like Solidworks, Rinocorous, or my favorite 3D Studio Max. Maya is cool but still need more information on it... it likes to fight me more than most... I have Photoshop Elements 3.0 that came with my Wacom but would still enjoy the CS3 pack or better the CS4 pack of adobe stuff... I have fun with Illustrator... but don't have a copy at home. I use open source Inkscape.
The comic is more for me to play with. I was hoping it would encourage me to work on my art by drawing more but I have been rather worried about getting a good story. That seems to shine in all the comics I enjoy is the story. The art can be sub par as long as it gets me involved in the story... hopefully my art wont be too much of a distraction from the story,... ahh...the art of the comic... is difficult line of art and content... staging... design... similar to animation just set on Key frames instead of frames... timing is also important in the comic... I figured it would be a good training ground for me... and hopefully I can receive some constructive input from readers... that would be nice... or even a "you suck!" to encourage me to do better...
now that I am out of work... *sigh* ... and having a hard time finding a job anywhere... I sit and contemplate my comic.... It is the best way for me to practice until I get better... so bare with me as it may be a bumpy start. Inexperienced comic in it's infantile stages..