Off For SwarmCon
I'm departing for SwarmCon tonight! And yes, one entire suitcase is nothing but merch and stuff to sell.
Wish me luck!
2016-04-28 22:52:57 +0000 UTC View Post
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El Indon 127 WIP & Important Update
Okay. So. El Indon.
As you can probably guess from the state this page is uploaded in, I'm not going to be able to meet the Monday deadline this time. It's just been taking too long, and I'm worn out. My girlfriend is getting ready to graduate, I'm preparing for SwarmCon this week, I'm making plans to move across the country, and I'm somehow still infected with the con cough from ECCC, so I have not been in the best of shape. But even all that is no excuse for wh...
2016-04-26 02:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostATW - Painted Claws
Probably not the final version of this GIF, because I expect Tumblr to collapse it in stupid and unforeseen ways.
2016-04-21 18:16:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Style Test
You might have already seen this quick piece I did for
@iboopyeens on Twitter, but this is the super-sharp B/W style I plan to use for the ATW mini comic that I'll sell at SwarmCon. Patrons will get the comic for free.
2016-04-13 02:18:04 +0000 UTC View PostBack From ECCC!
Hey Patrons, and new Patrons! Seattle was great! And SwarmCon is in two more weeks! You can expect some Cutes to be posted here as I get back in swing and do all the stuff needs doing before the next con. In the meantime, $15 Patrons, please be sure you've sent an email to jeff @ el-indon . com with the subject "Patron Sketch" telling what you'd like.
Unfortunately it looks like I don't have time for April commissions at all, so I'll be forwar...
2016-04-12 04:11:17 +0000 UTC View PostEl Indon - Buck Concepts
An awful lot of development went into Buck, but in the end a great deal of it won't be used in the story. He's always been a big blue theropod-like thing, but his face, size, and posture have changed a lot. I was going to give him a beak at one point, but that made him look too much like a traditional gryphon, and I absolutely do not want to use classical monsters in this story. No gryphons, no dragons, no krakens, none of that.
Buck was always a mute animal, though h...
2016-04-02 15:48:34 +0000 UTC View Post
A Busy 2 Weeks
Hey everyone! Good news and bad news.
Good news is, I'm going to ECCC next week, so if you're in the Seattle area we might be able to hang for a bit! Bad news is, because of Lots Of Shit that happened earlier this month, I'm a little behind schedule on ... well, a lot of things, as outlined in that calendar image. I have a solid week out of town for the convention (driving there and back) and I won't be able to work on much of anything during that period. So here's a list of m...
2016-03-28 17:23:41 +0000 UTC View PostConvention Banner
This is a banner for me to hang when I table at conventions. I'll be doing that for the first time this year at Swarmcon in Savannah, so if you're in the Coastal Georgia / SCAD area, come say hi!
I'll also be walking around at ECCC in Seattle, so if you're going there, y'know, let's try and shake hands or whatever it is Internet People do.
2016-03-23 23:36:37 +0000 UTC View Post
ATW - Not Again (Alternate)
Originally I wanted this GIF to have a transparent background buuuuuuut... pixels.
Next time I'll try this in After Effects.
2016-03-12 05:28:42 +0000 UTC View PostATW - Very Different Questions
There are many questions that make Blackbird happy.
2016-03-10 22:47:36 +0000 UTC View PostEl Indon 122
If you've been paying attention you'll probably notice that each Guild has a Trademark, a symbol that's used as a visual motif in everything related to them. Originally the Merchants' Guild had that maze pattern that you see in the stamp - but I decided to change it on this page. Now it's a single drop of cream.
I wonder how many people will get that joke.
2016-03-02 23:46:21 +0000 UTC View Post
ATW - Nobody Else GIFs
Tumblr decided to fuck the colors on the latest Ask The Werewolves, so Patreon gets the blinky light instead.
Also, originally Blackbird's phone had a less abrasive name in it, but I felt that didn't sell the emotion quite as well.
2016-02-21 19:17:14 +0000 UTC View PostEl Indon - Original World Map
Although it's not terribly important to the plot, there is a proper world map of El Indon that will be shown later in the comic.
The story takes place on a northern continent called the Snowlands (how very creative) dominated by two large mountain ranges and a very dry, desert-like region to the south. I didn't really plot the world beyond that, even in the newer edition of this map, because our story will never go there. This was the original version o...
2016-02-19 17:01:07 +0000 UTC View PostEl Indon 120
Came out a little more Blade Runner than I planned, but hey, some lovely shades of violet.
2016-02-17 20:03:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Patron Sketches #1
The first set of Patron sketches is done! That was a good Midnight Run we had there, even with two program crashes.
These sketches belong to FoxyDude, Dekopuma, and Vaporial. If you would like yours in a bigger resolution, just email me at the usual address. Though I should point out that of the 7 or 8 people who qualify for a sketch, only these 3 sent me anything. That was a little odd.
2016-02-14 08:12:42 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary Wallpaper
Hey everyone! February's wallpaper is up and ready. There are two versions of this one; if you need a bigger resolution, just ask.
Also, $15 Patrons - this is the last call for your first month's sketch commission. Please send an email to jeff @ el-indon . com with the subject "Patron Sketch," detailing what you'd like. I haven't heard from all of you yet, but the time has come to start the list, complete or not.
2016-02-12 02:48:21 +0000 UTC View PostEl Indon 118
I went with silhouettes on this page as a timesaver, as I've done with a couple big crowd scenes in the past with mixed success. Here, I think it works quite well. It might look better if it meshed with the rendered background, but then, having the silhouettes stand out is the whole point.
I dunno, I like it.
2016-02-10 07:42:00 +0000 UTC View PostATW - Transformation
Here's a bigger, nicer version of the animation that Tumblr and Twitter will get.
2016-02-07 08:38:40 +0000 UTC View Post
El Indon 117 WIP
So El Indon's been without a buffer for quite a while, something I REALLY need to fix before convention season starts in March. So regular commissions for February won't be starting until probably the middle of the month. Unfortunately that means if you wanted a commission from me for VDay, it's probably not gonna happen, but a buffer for this comic will make the coming year SO much easier.
2016-02-05 03:21:35 +0000 UTC View PostJanuary Wallpaper
Hey everyone!
Yeah, the January wallpaper's come in February. I was sick for a while, so it was inevitable that I fell a little behind. Don't worry, February's wallpaper will be on time.
This wallpaper ended up being different dimensions than I had planned, so in addition to 1920 and 1336 versions, I've included the whole thing at 2000 pixels wide for you to trim in whatever way best suits your screen.
Thank you all again for contributing! Also, if you're a ...
2016-02-03 02:31:34 +0000 UTC View PostEl Indon 116 WIP
There are a couple of things to be done on tonight's Midnight Run. In case we don't get to it, here's the WIP of page 116.
2016-01-31 00:07:12 +0000 UTC View PostATW Apparel Preview
With any luck you'll see this image on shirts soon...!
2016-01-30 03:30:46 +0000 UTC View PostOn Worldbuilding
Oxley asked this question WRT the last post:
"So...touching on the topic of comic planning, exactly how much of El Indon is already set in stone, and how much--like this--is up in the air or could change? I'd like to start on a webcomic of my own someday, but I feel like I'd be a bit hesitant to really do anything with it unless I had something along the lines of a full script for the entire thing already set out. Is something like that even remotely...
2016-01-27 21:31:33 +0000 UTC View Post