New pages added to Chapter 2

Two new comic pages added to Chapter 2 of the Tree Of Life.
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For anyone following this, I must apologise if this is a little slow at the moment, as my other commitments make it a little tricky for me to get the pages together. This is quite a slow burner, so I think what I will do is try my best to get 1 or two pages on every week from now on.

So far Lian has been taken away by Wilbur after being spotted by Ousel the watcher. Hopefully, you will find out what happens very soon! In the meantime, you can follow me for any updates on Twitter - Instagram or Facebook

Lian - The Tree Of Life, Chapter 2

Lian - The Tree Of Life, Chapter 2

Finally I have now added some new pages for the next chapter. I have been very busy with other things, so apologies for anybody who may be waiting for the next part! 

My plan now will be to add new pages to the chapter every now and then when I am able.

Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy creating them!

You can click here to view the start of the next chapter.

Lian Webcomic Chapter 2 coming soon.

Here is the new cover for chapter 2 of Lian, The Tree Of Life. Sorry for the long wait, as I have been through a process of changing the story and style slightly.

Hopefully, I will be adding pages to the chapter very soon.

New Webcomic Style for Lian

These are some test pieces I did to refine the look of how I want chapter two to be. Like I said in the previous post, I am not too fussed that it may look slightly different to the first chapter. I spent a bit more time on the pencil work this time around and with the colours I have gone for a flatter approach. I will see how it turns out once I have put the next chapter together. Also, the man in the above picture is going to be a new character who along with Durwin the dwarf, will be a crucial part of Lian's journey as a new superhero.

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Comic Character Sketches

The first chapter of my new webcomic is now complete, and now I have made a start with the second. But now I have hit a problem. The background story is fine and how I want to progress with it. The problem is the artwork itself!

It is the first time I have decided to get into comic drawing. I am a Graphic Designer and artist by profession and only now I have decided to take up a personal interest in creating my own webcomic. To start with I thought it would be quite easy to put it together with the experience in art and design behind me, but how wrong was I?

Don't get me wrong, I love every minute of it. That's when I get the time to fit it in of course. Anyway, the problem I have is the artistic approach to the look of the comic. The first issue I had was whether to create the comic using pencil or ink as the main outlines. I looked at what other people were doing, reading blogs and forums to see what their views were. They were all mixed and I became none the wiser. I think the answer, in the end, was that the look of the comic will only fit how you want it to be.

But then that created more mind games. Was the look of the comic to be very simplified and very cartoon looking? Or maybe more of a graphic novel style of drawing. I think what I am trying to say is that I am still looking for that balance. So I have now made the decision to change the look of the second chapter slightly differently to the first. The story carries on but the art will look a bit different. Personally, I don't think that is a bad thing, as I reckon the art will change with the evolution of the webcomic as I go along.

As you can see in the pictures of this post, I have already made a start with drawing the character of Lian in a slightly different way. I feel a lot happier with this result, though
I know now that the comic will take a lot longer to create. For me, that is not a problem as there is no rush or deadline to meet. I really enjoy the fact that as an artist I'm continually learning all the time. I love the idea of mixing traditional image making such as pencil drawing and then colouring the work in Photoshop. I have never used a Wacom Cintiq or similar, so at the moment my process is a pencil to paper, scanning the artwork and colouring with a mouse on my Mac. It did cross my mind whether to redo the artwork for chapter one, but then I thought it would be nice to see the ongoing progression. 

At the moment I am also working out the characters for the next part and with this have decided to add more shadow work with the pencil rather than relying on all colour in Photoshop. As regards to the colouring, I have looked at the various Marvel, DC comics and love the way some of them just use flat colour instead of rendered looking colours.

I hope this post made sense to you, and as always I'm very open to advice and feedback from other comic artists on the subject. Some of you I am sure have or are still going through the same decision making as I am. I am hoping to get some pages up for the next chapter in February so it will be interesting if I decide to change my mind again on the look of the webcomic.
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Lian's Discovery

Lian is off to visit her favourite spot. But what will she discover? More webcomic pages coming very soon!

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Webcomic update

Currently working through the next set of pages to add to the beginning of Lian, The Tree Of Life. Hopefully I should have them up later on in the month. It will also give you more of an idea of what is going on ;)
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Have a Happy New Year for 2018

Have a Happy New Year! Lian will be continuing her journey in January when I will add more pages to The Tree Of Life Chapter.

New pages added soon

Lian Webcomic: New pages added soon.

I hope you have enjoyed the first few pages of the new webcomic so far. Currently, Lian is in training discovering more of her newfound powers with the guidance of her mentor Durwin. Durwin is a dwarf that can shapshift into various forms and has a wealth of experience. He is loyal friend and servant to Aldred, a very wise old man who you will meet soon.

I will be adding more pages to the story sometime in January, where you will discover a few more clues to Lian's background and how she obtained such superhuman strength.

Lian the Webcomic has begun!

Webcomic - Lian, The Tree Of Life

So here it is, the first part of the Lian webcomic has arrived for you to view this Christmas Eve! 

I am really excited to reveal the first few pages of the comic book story to you. 
Click Here  to view or on the Picture below. You can also go to the tab at the top that says 'The Comic'. 

I hope you enjoy it and as I am sure you will appreciate, it takes time for me to draw, 
colour and layout the pages. But hopefully I can add new pages as I go along. 

Please feel free to give any feedback and I will try to answer any questions when I can. Happy Christmas!

Lian Webcomic synopsis & cover artwork

Lian, Webcomic Synopsis & Cover Artwork

Here is the latest artwork of the cover for the first part of the Webcomic which will hopefully be online by Christmas. It will be called, Lian, The Tree of Life.

Below is a brief synopsis:

"After Lian's parents are presumed missing from a boating trip, she is taken under the wing by her mother's business partner, helping her to run the stables near the coast.

Events take a dramatic turn when Lian lays some flowers near where her parents disappeared, only to discover an unknown object that changes everything. The end result leaving her trapped between two parallel dimensions. 

Join Lian as she embarks on the start of a journey filled with adventure and discovery. However, dark forces are lurking in the background trying to reclaim what they believe to be theirs."

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Lian Webcomic work in progress

Welcome to Lian Webcomic. 

Without giving too much away, the webcomic is about a young girl who gets mixed up between two parallel dimensions after accidentally obtaining a power giving her permanent super strength and ability.

As you may have noticed it is still in the early stages at present. I am currently putting together the first part of the comic and hopefully I will have it posted up by the end of December. But for the moment, here a picture of some early sketches I created for the character. The Character references are loosely based off my own daughter, which gave me the inspiration for the idea.

Keep checking by for updates and hopefully I should have more content soon.