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Sarah #2 - news

Hey gang,

Just letting you guys know that I've worked on the layouts of the second comic with Sarah. The previous storyboard didn't really felt right for me so I took some time to tweak/change/remove and add pages and and it's taking shape into something much more to my liking.

Just keeping you up to date!

Cheers,

-JohnN

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Happy new year!

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone had great holidays and managed to rest and have fun.

Me? Well... Funny story. I'm just so happy to have you guys with me that I wanted to give you all something to kick off the year. So I thought... A pinup? OH a quick story! Something 3 pages long. In and out. Something sketched but a bit more. Won't be long, right? Well... The 3 pages turned to 4... then 6... then 10 pages.

Yes, here's a 10 pages sketched page story. Fully lettered. I'm givi...

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Riley update #5

The whole package.

https://mega.nz/folder/2SgSFbSC#KGzhlCMfa-HbVTlPCwiKpw

Cheers.

-JohnN

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status update!

Hi everyone!

I hope everyone is staying safe and warm during the holidays. 

Just to keep everyone up to date, I'll have a new Riley update this friday. 4 new pages. I was going to post these before the Christmas break but we suffered an electrical power loss where I live. We were a couple of days out of it. So sorry about the delay.

But I'm back and more stuff is coming!

Cheers!

-JohnN

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December Pinup!

Here's this month's pinup.

With a little guess appearance from a favorite of mine.

Happy holidays.

https://mega.nz/file/mCZjjTBT#h1_iCtbz85S-PAnRqDqyx6x1xzFTpbISmrhSPT0HkJI

Cheers,

-JohnN

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Riley update #4

Distractions!

https://mega.nz/folder/fLolRYSB#oWYbSr_3VxR_pHB4S_Bsgg

-JohnN

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Riley update #3

Here is the next pages of Riley!

https://mega.nz/folder/7SR00J4B#8nvHJDY_X9bh52hDj__aiw

-JohnN

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I need to talk about color

Hello everyone!

I have something I need to get off my chest. I don't have a lot of time in my week. But when I do, I'm working on my comics. Always. And I think I'm pretty fast, especially when I'm motivated. One thing that motivates me is moving from one project to the next one. The problem that I have, is that when I do full colors on a comic... It adds time to the project. A LOT OF TIME. I want to be perfectly honest with you... I didn't feel like continuing Riley. Because of the eno...

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Brandy 3D renders

Here are some final Brandy images in 3D.

This was quite a lot of work and a learning experience. I'll try and post more of her in the near future but here she is for now!

https://mega.nz/folder/CDZiEaTT#OnnLPK8OGS3eHU0zDXzAvw

Cheers!

-JohnN

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Working update

Hello everyone,

Just to give a status on what I'm working on right now:

  • Colors on Riley
  • Pinup sketches
  • Marie story for chapter two (Still at thumbnails)
  • New story sketches

Wait... New story?

Yes, sometimes I get story bubbles and when they come back again and again, I'll sketch it out. So I did a sketch pass for a possible cover.

Here:

https://mega.nz/fi...

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Brandy sketches!

Okay so I'm back to drawing and man does it feel good. Here are some sketches I did to warm up. Hope you dig!!!

https://mega.nz/folder/uDAwzYSB#Z_vJwRWtNsNIY2maan9YAw

-JohnN

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Ho Ho Ho Christmas Pinup!

It's this time of year again.

What should the theme of the pinup be about? I know these themes are loose but don't worry.

I'll fill in the blanks.

Cheers!

-JohnN

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Color wip.

Boom.

More coming up.

-JohnN

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Brandy! - ColorsWIP

Hello everyone!

Brandy is almost done as I'm now putting on colors and textures with the lightings.

I will pose her at a later date as I really wanna draw some more this week. But until then... JUST LOOK!

Also I fixed her hair to look more like she does in the comics!

Hope you like it!

(I'll post more this weekend!!!!)

-JohnN

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3D Brandy - Almost done

Hello everyone!

A few things,

I've continued Brandy a bunch and I'm in love with how this is turning. Check out a few more screens here:

https://mega.nz/folder/7ThCRRAZ#lunQKUkMCZrYl6BihL5G1g

I'm almost there. Almost done with the model. And I want to say, that this is not turning into a 3D art page. I'm getting right back on the art this week. I need it. As much as this challenge has been fun and ...

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Brandy in progress! Almost there!!!

Finished the Topo so I can pose her.

Hands are done!

Lashes and brows

Working on her hair and eyes! She's going to be amazing!

-JohnN

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Quick pinup!

Had an itch to draw a character I created a few weeks ago called Tina. Wanted to make her a tattoo artist and here's what happens when she did a misspell on one of her client.

He agreed not to sue afterwards.

https://mega.nz/file/6C4UDDID#cMAoX8JN998m8oY7Un3_HEyVTSVonOBO8TauEOMu1po

Cheers!

-JohnN

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3D pinup process update

Hello everyone!

The piece is moving along, but right now I'm doing the retopo process, which will allow me to pose the character and make it considerably less heavy as a file. The image above is to show you a wip of that. As for how the character is looking right now, after the retopo I will be doing the eyelashes and brows and the hands. The retopo takes some time I did not anticipate but the end result will be worth it.

Here's some more wip!

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Pinup and comic Update!

Hello everyone!

Here is where I'm at with 3D Brandy. It's coming along great, I'm learning a lot and having a blast! Thank you for putting up with me as I do this. It is beneficial in ways I did not expect. As working in 3D feeds my 2D to become even better. This is my first so it's taking longer but I will do more. However, after this I'm going back to the drawing board as I'm advancing the colors for Riley and... Yes. I'm storyboarding the ending of Marie as we speak. I'll show the sk...

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3D character

As I am creating the rig of this female character in 3D. I was wondering if you had a preference on who I create for my first? As I am still a newbie at this, I can't 100% that I will follow the result but I am still interested on knowing which one you would like to see.

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November pinup 3D!

Hello everyone!

This month I will do one of my characters in 3D. I'm getting a lot better with Blender and really want to be able to build my characters in 3d so I can do my future Digital Novel with them. I don't want to use already created models, I really want to make them from scratch. But I need to practice so this month I'll be doing one of my girls in 3D. 

This is both a terrifying and exciting journey for me! But I love a good challenge. And no, I'm not going to stop ...

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Riley update #2

Kock, knock!

https://mega.nz/folder/bHZ22L5Q#Lsp2sm4b1OdvLsgkaXuRqA

Cheers!

-JohnN

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Possible next digital novel tease...

Still in the very early stages. Very early.

-JohnN

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Halloween pinup!

Hello everyone!

I must say this has been my favorite pinup to do in this page. In fact, consider this Part 1 as I'm doing the cleanup of the follow up of this scene.

In the meantime!

https://mega.nz/file/afAy3RyZ#nPnSOvsZs23Pk-0PFSiEE1iO6Rcb2kwbtgAJHS2EIKo

NEW PAGE!

https://mega.nz/folder/KChFiQTA#0ebEFtXuChDxYNvrIAF5MQ

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Riley full color update #1

Here is the first update for Riley #1 fully colored. With a brand new cover!!!

https://mega.nz/folder/WfI3HKSa#mRGWQb2j8fRqRtX9cQPP2A

Cheers!

-JohnN

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Busy week!

Hello everyone!

I apologize in advance for not publishing any new Riley work this week as I was very busy testing my games and creating an Itch.io page. That being out of the way I am now back on our regular schedule of the fun part of this.... The creating! Yaaay!

Thanks for your patience, I'll have some fun new art this week!

Cheers!

-JohnN

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Android format games!!! Need testing!!!

Hi everyone!

I've done my first android version of one of my games. I need people to test it out for me to see if they're okay?

Also, please be kind and don't put these on other website. I know I can't control piracy but I would greatly appreciate that you download them and enjoy them for yourselves.

Cheers,

the links are here

Amber Alert:

https://mega.nz/file/7SgQmJwK#vwn8G3zl9trZo2GvYMs...

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Halloween pinup sketch WIP

Hi everyone!

Here is the sketch for the upcoming pinup for october. I noticed that there was already a Jason gender bender switch figure out there so just playing with the mother instead. 

Cheers!

-JohnN

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Amber updated!

Hello everyone!

Just wanted to give a head's up that Amber Alert has been updated with sounds/music. It makes it way more immersive and fun.

You can check it out here and all other games I've done:

https://mega.nz/folder/WfJCjAaY#qbMFwczAiP3T50cUKHoYbQ

Please also take note that I will remove these games in about two weeks. I will be setting an account on another platform to sell these online. I wi...

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Amber movie bluray cover!

Howdy everyone!

This weekend I did a pass on Amber Alert. Tweaked some text and added sounds/music. I will post the update tomorrow but until then here's a little visual I created to add at the end.

Cheers!

https://mega.nz/file/6GgnSYKC#2qUS_TtmHPxrdo3Y71SFrTXMs-5k2sPRNYIFMyfNTCs

-JohnN

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