My first hand illustrated zine – Day 78
April 27th, 2010
I wasn’t feeling the painting vibe today, so I set my canvas aside to work on Delusions #2. I was in a zine mood, and while I printed out the copy for the next installment, I thought to myself, “I’d like this issue to be more than 12 pages. I want to do more.”
So I grabbed a two Sharpies and started making some illustrations.
Despite the nasty fumes (I think it’s the silver Sharpie that’s really going to kill me), I’m having a ton of fun doing this. I mean, I already spent eight hours today scribbling away. I never fancied myself a visual artist mainly because I have a lot of problems getting what I see in my mind to come out on paper without much getting lost along the way. Honestly, I get very frustrated when I draw. I think that’s why I had given up on visual art for a long time.
With this zine though, everything is in silhouette, which makes things a whole lot easier for me. Is it cheating? Well, maybe… but I still think the illustrations look pretty damn sweet!
I also took a couple hours in the afternoon to start Eleven of my memoir and jot down a couple story ideas for my next zine, Pieces #3: on careers, jobs and work. I never worked a manual labor job, but I have worked in an office, in fast food, in retail and at a county fair, so there are plenty of amusing anecdotes to go around.
We’ll see how I feel about Eleven tomorrow. If I’m still not in the groove, I’ll stick with Pieces or maybe read for a spell. I still have to finish Maus and A New Earth.
Awesome! Really spiffy drawings, gives it a nice feel. I really liked the hand with the broken heart dangling from fingertips.
Glad you liked it. I can send you a copy when it’s done if you like. :D
I think the drawing is AWESOME. Totally waiting for a copy at our house!
You will be getting one soon enough!
hee hee you’re so excited. i love it! <3
I love it too!