Vacant » Issue 2

Issue 2 Page 17

imaginetheending — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:53:28 +0000

The last of the pages. Really loved how this ended.

Issue 2 Page 16

imaginetheending — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:52:35 +0000

I love the way this turned out. I’m glad I chose to put this scene in. Originally, he never buried her. He just left her in the room. I felt it was more in character for him to do this though, and rewrote it.

Issue 2 Page 15

imaginetheending — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:51:50 +0000

Does anyone notice how different this page looks from the last time you saw this road? I realized why the coloring improved so much and that was because I used photo reference. Don’t color from your head, people. It’ll come out looking iffy. Looking off of life makes everything easier. Also, Hayze must have been [...]

Issue 2 Page 14

imaginetheending — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 23:49:38 +0000

I think this one and page 17 are my favorite of Issue 2.

I want to point this out because I feel like it would be appropriate. When I was browsing DA I saw this photo right here and thought “Wow! That looks exactly like Genevieve.” Somehow, I must have memorized it subconsciously because when I finished this page I looked at the photo again and realized I copied it. It may be different enough to not be a problem, but I wanted to be safe. This was a total accident. I never looked at the photo when I was penciling, it just happened. When I noticed, I was already done.

So many props to the photographer. It’s a brilliant photo and it must have left a big impression on me for this to happen.

Issue 2 Page 13

imaginetheending — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:50:50 +0000

I put the knife in the wrong hand in the 3rd panel. I just ruined this page forever for everyone.

Issue 2 Page 12

imaginetheending — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:47:58 +0000

In Panel 2… Hayze: OH SHIT!

Issue 2 Page 11

imaginetheending — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:47:13 +0000

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Issue 2 Page 10

imaginetheending — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:46:27 +0000

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Issue 2 Page 9

imaginetheending — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 23:38:57 +0000

I really like the shine on the desk from the computer screen. Overall I like the way this page turned out.

Issue 2 Page 8

imaginetheending — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 23:44:31 +0000

The first panel was actually very difficult to draw because I wanted the audience to be able to look through the glass and yet be able to tell where Hayze is. I also had difficulty showing that Hayze was entering the green house and going towards the hallway up at the top. Because you want to read up to down–left to right, it’s tricky to force the eye to move a different way.
I chose to do it this way so that the hallway wouldn’t be drawn at the bottom or right. This set up was just the clearest way to show where and how Hayze is moving through the house. I wanted you to be very aware of how the whole facility looked without having the feeling you’re only seeing a small section of the entire building.
It’s fairly complicated and I’m sure non comic-writers/artists wouldn’t really notice that kind of thing. It bothers me a lot as a reader, though, so I try to be conscious. That’s the biggest issue I have with manga. A lot of manga just doesn’t establish enough background so I don’t know how anything looks or the relation a character has to it’s environment.
Anyway I am sure there are big problems with the layout, especially when he moves from one room to the next, but oh well. I tried.