First of all, that frame from Habibi looks amazing. And scary too!! Wonder how this will turn out… You keep raising the “I-can’t-wait-anymore” levels with every new post
Secondly, what a fantastic place to draw in. I love how the view from your window changes so vividly with the seasons. And it seems like you got a white Christmas Keep going Craig, all the best.
well, being a comic artist isn’t a bad career after all… here you are working in your warm studio while the the whole world freezes out.
Best wishes for 2009!!!
Wow – the color scheme in that Habibi panel and the one in your studio looks pretty similar! …Black/white paired with, but strictly separated from, different shades of orange. Done on purpose?
Merry winter solstice, by the way. We’re on our way towards lighter times now!
Love your work, hope I learn to draw one day too the way you do. So far I try to expres myself through photography…(if you want to check out)
FELIZ NAVIDAD !!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA9ypuutoeE
After having enjoyed so much reading Good bye, Chunky Rice, Blankets and Carnet de voyage, it has been a great christmas gift to “discover” your blog… It’s really great to have the chance of understand the creative process and personal feelings behind your art.
Contratulations for your work, and good luck with Habibi! It looks amazing!
Greetings from Madrid, Spain.
P.S.: Sorry for my english, I must improve it quickly!
Hey Craig, just a question: where do you keep your ink while inking with a brush like that? Is there a small table out of frame where you store it? doesn’t it annoy you to reach over to soak the brush when you’re in the flow of inking? that’s what always happens to me when I’m using a brush or nib…
oh, uhm, and another question: what kind of drawing table is that? I have a very modern one myself with a plastic board, that wooden board of yours looks beautiful.
Okay, wasn’t the snow that weekend crazy? And what it’s hard to get across to non-Portlanders is that Portland doesn’t have the infrastructure of a city like Madison or Chicago. The snow totally shut the city down. The city was eerily quiet and beautiful for days. Thanks for posting the photo! And awesome inking on the Habibi stuff. (But that goes without saying, right?)
Hey! Blankets kept me awake al through they day (with flu, couldn’t make more than 1 hour awake lately). I got it from the public library yesterday and have just finished it. It was a surprise (good one), that I kept reading. At the very beginning I was like, “yeah, sure, not very realistic”. You see, I’m an atheist. But I’m happy I finished it, and it kind of opened my mind about christian people, and how they see things. Anyway, I think the book is good, and it gets better, so I look forward reading your future works.
Also, love the view from your window. Madrid is like Siberia now, but it never snows here.
One thing I didn’t get about the book: it looks unfinished. I can see it has no end (the story), but one waits at least a last thought about R…at least I did. I suppose it’s fine, but it still looks so open.
And thanks for Just like heaven, I haven’t heard it before and it’s beautiful.
December 22nd, 2008 at 1:58 am
First of all, that frame from Habibi looks amazing. And scary too!! Wonder how this will turn out… You keep raising the “I-can’t-wait-anymore” levels with every new post
Keep going Craig, all the best.
Secondly, what a fantastic place to draw in. I love how the view from your window changes so vividly with the seasons. And it seems like you got a white Christmas
December 22nd, 2008 at 4:41 am
well, being a comic artist isn’t a bad career after all… here you are working in your warm studio while the the whole world freezes out.
Best wishes for 2009!!!
December 22nd, 2008 at 5:00 am
Why isi it always so dark in your workshop?…
December 22nd, 2008 at 5:19 am
nice views and great art! best wishes for you!
December 22nd, 2008 at 10:18 am
Wow – the color scheme in that Habibi panel and the one in your studio looks pretty similar! …Black/white paired with, but strictly separated from, different shades of orange. Done on purpose?
Merry winter solstice, by the way. We’re on our way towards lighter times now!
December 22nd, 2008 at 11:06 am
Oups yeah that’s great! I missed that!
December 22nd, 2008 at 3:01 pm
your work inspires me.
December 22nd, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Does the weather remind you of home?
December 23rd, 2008 at 2:07 am
merry christmas!!!!
i wish i had a white christmas, too –but it will be cold and rainy, which is not too bad
enjoy and take care
December 23rd, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Being shut in against the snow is a fine time to do art.
I hope you’re enjoying the portland snow, too.
Happy Merry.
December 24th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Do you color in Photoshop? If so can you post some process photos in the future. Great work.
December 25th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Hi Craig i just wanted to say that i really liked ‘blankets’. It was just so beautiful. =)
December 26th, 2008 at 3:19 am
I got Goodbye Chunky Rice for Christmas! Hooray!
December 27th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Love your work, hope I learn to draw one day too the way you do. So far I try to expres myself through photography…(if you want to check out)
FELIZ NAVIDAD !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA9ypuutoeE
December 28th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Wish you a great holidays season! Thanks for all your great works and inspiration. Greetings from Bandung, Indonesia.
December 29th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
After having enjoyed so much reading Good bye, Chunky Rice, Blankets and Carnet de voyage, it has been a great christmas gift to “discover” your blog… It’s really great to have the chance of understand the creative process and personal feelings behind your art.
Contratulations for your work, and good luck with Habibi! It looks amazing!
Greetings from Madrid, Spain.
P.S.: Sorry for my english, I must improve it quickly!
December 31st, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I wish you a very happy 2009!!
From Barcelona
December 31st, 2008 at 6:30 pm
my best wishes for you, master! – I enjoy your art and creativity – looking forward to see more of your wonderful drawings in 2009 – a GREAT year!
January 3rd, 2009 at 11:12 am
Love your work – Happy New Year!
January 3rd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Hey Craig, just a question: where do you keep your ink while inking with a brush like that? Is there a small table out of frame where you store it? doesn’t it annoy you to reach over to soak the brush when you’re in the flow of inking? that’s what always happens to me when I’m using a brush or nib…
January 3rd, 2009 at 1:43 pm
oh, uhm, and another question: what kind of drawing table is that? I have a very modern one myself with a plastic board, that wooden board of yours looks beautiful.
January 4th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
I just ready Chunky Rice. How did I miss it?
January 6th, 2009 at 8:17 am
Happy New Year… you need to update your blog!
January 8th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Okay, wasn’t the snow that weekend crazy? And what it’s hard to get across to non-Portlanders is that Portland doesn’t have the infrastructure of a city like Madison or Chicago. The snow totally shut the city down. The city was eerily quiet and beautiful for days. Thanks for posting the photo! And awesome inking on the Habibi stuff. (But that goes without saying, right?)
January 8th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Hey! Blankets kept me awake al through they day (with flu, couldn’t make more than 1 hour awake lately). I got it from the public library yesterday and have just finished it. It was a surprise (good one), that I kept reading. At the very beginning I was like, “yeah, sure, not very realistic”. You see, I’m an atheist. But I’m happy I finished it, and it kind of opened my mind about christian people, and how they see things. Anyway, I think the book is good, and it gets better, so I look forward reading your future works.
Also, love the view from your window. Madrid is like Siberia now, but it never snows here.
One thing I didn’t get about the book: it looks unfinished. I can see it has no end (the story), but one waits at least a last thought about R…at least I did. I suppose it’s fine, but it still looks so open.
And thanks for Just like heaven, I haven’t heard it before and it’s beautiful.