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Haunts, Cryptids and Comics

We’re going places, and the summer con season has been kicked into gear. A handful of shows and some new artwork have been released. In June I was at Stellarcon at the York Fairgrounds in York, PA which was really cool to just be there and being apart of that convention. Next I was in Gettysburg, PA for Gettysburg Battlefield Bash a paracon of sorts. I met some new people and some who would just tell you to “fuggedaboutit.” If you haven’t been to Gettysburg I would highly recommend taking a trip and a taking a step back into history.

Next stop was in Elysburg, PA for Central PA Bigfoot and Cryptid Festival. This festival was awesome and even more people than last year as well as more vendors, artists, and food trucks. I’m looking forward to Central PA Bigfoot and Cryptid Festival 3.

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Go, go, going to the Cons!

Things are getting done and there’s some cool stuff to run through.

The last 2 live shows have been incredible. Lehigh valley Comic Con, that was an incredible first event to kick off the year at the Allentown Fairgrounds. The second was another favorite and that was Paracon at Pennhurst. That weekend was close to the largest attendance of people I’ve ever gotten meet and talk with even with a day of rain thrown in the mix. I really enjoyed meeting everyone.

I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus on getting TO12H | The Opposite 12th Hour to where it needs to be but, I will continue to work on getting that project and getting it completed. It’s just going to take some time.

Urban Bigfoot has been in work for roughly 8 weeks. All of the background art and voice over has been recorded and I’m working on finalizing the cleanup and editing and character rigging. Check out Instagram to take a look at that project. I’m excited to see that finally come to life.

I’ve been currently finishing up design work on the new “Frankenfury” design for the “Ink Spill.” More on that when it’s ready. Thanks for catching up, until next time. -bryan

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TO12H, Cake, Designs and More

Hello, hello again, let’s go. Things are moving along for TO12H | The Opposite 12th Hour episode 1 and ECD | Egg Chicken Dragon. All of scene 4’s background art for the exteriors for Lou’s house are complete. The foregrounds, midgrounds, and backgrounds have been reassembled into the final edit with final camera movements.

Moving on to scene 2 there’s a couple dozen shots that are in the process of final color and detailing. These backgrounds are all full of all sorts of items and I’ve been doing a lot of cross referencing to get everything close to being on model, it’s close. I’m looking forward to seeing it completed.

Next we have another project for another short and a pivot in direction and it’s for Urban Bigfoot. It’s around a minute long and it’s called “Lair of Cake” it’s a fun short and it should be ready soon. The quality to detail and the story are exactly where they need to be, and I’m very excited for this one.

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Toys, Comics, and Quack Medicine

Let’s see what was. Toys, comics, and an excellent buffalo chicken wrap, that was the Zolocon 2023 Halloween Show in a nutshell. I should prefaced a nut allergy warning. But Zolocon is a cool collectible show with a lot of cool items, from a lot of great vendors.

Next we had a interesting show in a Medical Museum that was the Lancaster Heritage Medical Museum for an Arts and Craft show, a first time show put on at the Museum and it was a fine show, saw some wood, a section for quack medicine and a tooth key. Medical history had some crude roots and quack medicine and then to where it is today and the Museum has a lot of interesting history to see.

Now to where things are currently, I’m wrapping up the last several of the backgrounds for the TO12H project. I’m also working on a few more designs for the Ink spill line. There’s more in the works. Until next time. -bryan

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Keeping It Moving!

Here we are again with another recap and update. I’m keeping it moving. There’s been another exciting few past events with Hell House Paracon and then to cap off the end of Septemeber we had a Block Party.

Hell House Paracon in Lehighton, Pa was an incredible experience. An iconic movie location seen in Hell House LLC., as well as haunted attraction known as the Waldorf Estate of Fear. This Paracon was a very intimate experience with a lot of growth potential and I look forward to seeing where it goes in the future and this was also where Chompsquatch made his first appearance in the wild.

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TO12H and Beyond

The Opposite 12th Hour | TO12H has been moving forward at a steady pace. I’ve been going through the edit and working on adding Foley and other SFX elements. I’ve also been adjusting pacing for the final edit on a few shots and locking in on camera positions for export to use in the final animation. All backgrounds are in the final coloring stage and it’s really exciting to watch playback and to see the progress that’s being made.

TO12H | final background art
TO12H | Background art final color a look into the woods.

Beyond TO12H and sitting behind a desk, I’ve started to take the show on the road. A quick retrospective on the two conventions that have happened and that was Paracon and Lehigh Valley Comic Convention | LVCC. Paracon was a great experience and just being able to setup a table and exhibit and meeting people and having the opportunity to do something like that was incredible. Pennhurst State School and Hospital grounds is truly historic there’s history in those walls and throughout the campus.

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TO12H Piecing It Together

The production process continues and so do the backgrounds. First off, scene 4 has been completed which was a big step to wrap up the exterior shots of old man Lou’s house. All of those shots have been inked, scanned, and cleaned and I’ve begun dropping in the color palette and piecing it together. I had two additional shots from the same scene and for whatever reason one of the last shots kept giving me problems with the angles, everything I tried just wasn’t producing the look that I needed. Instead of fighting resistance on an angle I was stuck at, I decided to go with another technique and I decided to print out the 3D model and copy over the reference image and draw in the details, problem solved.

TO12H Lou's House background art from episode 001
TO12H scene 4 Lou’s House Closeup episode 001
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TO12H Background Art

TO12H background art is almost out of the weeds and that is awesome news. As of right now the current background count stands at fifteen pieces left for final pencil and or final ink for scenes two and four.

Scene 2 is a series of interior shots for Alterations Etc. and there are roughly twelve backgrounds that need to be finalized with cleaned pencil drawings and final inking. These shots are all highly detailed and are comprised of multiple layers of shop items and worn in objects to bring the setting to life.

TO12H Alterations Etc. background art from episode 001
TO12H scene 2 Alterations Etc. Register episode 001
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