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Don’t Let It Come To This, Square. I Beg Of You.

Caseman — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:37:48 +0000

Getting Back On The Horse w/ Gilly and Stark

Caseman — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:31:06 +0000

It’s been months, hasn’t it? Guess I’ve been a funk for a good while. It happens at times where I becomes disillusioned with myself. Thankfully, I’ve made some new friends in my leave of absence that may give me the jolt I need to get back into the groove. Dan Gillman and Dan Stark host a gaming site at Varms.net, a place I’ve grown fond of over the past few months. They have a bunch of interesting content to leaf through – from podcasts to videos to headlines – and they’re always looking to beef up their catalogue.

I’m working with them to bring in some fresh graphical renovations as well as future comics and cartoons. They’re good fellows, and if anyone really visits this site at this point, I highly recommend giving these guys a visit. Check them out at http://www.varms.net

Better Late Than Never, Eh?

Caseman — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:33:27 +0000

Many apologies for the lateness of this most recent update. I’ve been working away feverishly for my current term of schooling, as well as a couple side projects which are still in the works. I was uncertain if I should post anything I’ve completed for class until I realized that they looked decent enough for my ever expanding portfolio.

First!

Caseman — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:28:14 +0000

First comic strip! Some gamer humor for ya. If you don’t quite get it, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtGvAE3ntHk

Progress – Assassin’s Creed Parody Strip

Caseman — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:30:09 +0000

Assassin's Creamed - Rough

This will most definitely be a topic for a series of strips. I am a gamer, and like any gamer I find certain aspects of select games to be absurd and silly, though essential for fluid gameplay. I would like to point out that these mechanics would be sorely missed if realism took its place.

I’m not sure what I’ll title the series as a whole yet. I’m sure I’ll figure something out.

Walls Are Meant For Hitting, Apparently

Caseman — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:07:11 +0000

So I’ve mentioned that I’ve been working on my first official comic strip.

It’s a parody on the Assassin’s Creed games, which are known for their vast, detailed, locals set in ancient Europe. I’ve been penciling in the panels for the past couple days, but I found that the first panel, being an establishing shot from a perch, just wasn’t right. I toiled with it for an hour or so and decided to scrap my progress and start the background over.

Being the brain-trust I am, it finally came to mind that I could just load up the game itself and take a snapshot of a select landscape and use that as a reference. So sorry for the delay to anyone who’s actually reading this damn thing.

One More Tiny Step

Caseman — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:30:10 +0000

After some thought, I’ve decided to throw out the Lightbox script I’ve been using for the Portfolio section and instead link the images directly to their corresponding comments page. I had Lightbox in as a quick fix, long before I made individual pages for each item.

Otherwise, I’m psyching myself up to put pen to tablet and start work on some short comics. I’m hoping to have something to show in the next week or so.

Walk Like Brando Into The Sun, Dance Like a Casanova

Caseman — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:09:56 +0000

Looks good, right? I gotta say, I’m enjoying the new brushes in CS5

A Couple Things

Caseman — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:06:31 +0000

Been working a bit for a couple of clients. How do they look?

A Break Is Good Now and Then

Caseman — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:40:47 +0000

So I’ve been away from the computer for the past few days due to a mild case of burn out, but I can gladly say that I’m feeling refreshed.

It’s been brought to my attention that the Lightbox script that I’ve been using for the main link to my portfolio items may not be mobile-friendly, so I’m going to be getting rid of that code and replacing the link with one to my comments page. I may keep Lightbox handy for future use – possibly for slideshows.

On a personal note, I’ve been enjoying Assassin’s Creed II. Glad they went the direction they did from the first entry.