With the digital inks virtually drying on the metaversal paper of my Julie concept art (wrap your head around that!)... I'm ready to cycle back to the beginning of my trio of main characters and start the coloring process. So here you can see Julie in all her black and white glory, and Sarah in a state of the process known as "flats." This is where flat colors are applied with no shading, lighting, rendering, textures, etc. So there's still quite a bit more to do, but I think it's shaping up nicely and is already pretty representative of the more animated style I'm aiming for, which will have more of the flat color "cel shaded" look to it if all turns out well.
I'll most likely show off all three colored pieces together later this week so stay tuned for that! If you want to see the process of these illustrations from the very beginning you can find the video timelapse of the penciling stages over on my Instagram.
These pieces and more pulled from my archives and to be completed over the next couple weeks are all destined to be compiled in the "I Thought It Would Be Zombies..." Sketchbook which will serve as a preview to the impending comic series. I'll be sending out free digital copies as well as news and info to folks on my email list, so sign up at bryanimhoff.com!
As always, I love to hear from you all in the comments, thanks for looking, and see you later this week!
- Bryan "the Imp" Imhoff
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Julie looks absolutely terrifying but bodacious at the same time. Her legs look like they're rooted to the ground, is she like a tree zombie?
Julie is terrifying and also absolutely delightful! She’s actually Sarah’s houseplant turned dryad! (Which is some very lucky backup to have on your side 😆) The comic takes place in the aftermath of a solar flare so massive it simultaneously cripples modern technology and awakens magic across the earth. The few survivors look on an end to civilization they never would have imagined, ruefully shake their heads and mutter, ”I thought it would be zombies…”
I like to pitch it as Shaun of the Dead meets Lord of the Rings.
Shaun of the Dead is one of my favourite zombie movies ever. I think i'm going to like this very much.
Can't wait to get my hands on it when you finish it. But also very excited to follow its journey too!
Such a great movie that crosses multiple genres. That’s absolutely what I'm going for. I think if you can earnestly marry comedy & horror together they both hit so much harder because of the contrast! Glad you're on board for the journey!
Hmm. I was on my phone and replying through a different Hive front end and it looks like perhaps Liketu doesn't thread/display comments past two levels. Is that correct?
Oh yes, we have royally screwed up the comments, and also the mobile view. We're working on those as a priority. Comments and a new, less disruptive, more continuous post view with revamped comments should be coming in a week or so.
All I can say to that is Woohoo! Really appreciating the work and support I'm seeing already from Liketu so thank you.