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A Little Rationalizing.

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This page isn't finished yet, but here's a panel from it. I can't believe how long it's taking to complete this Calamity comic. I can't believe it's been as long as it has. I think the average is about a page a month. I can't believe it. But, here's me trying to believe it, in 3, 2, 1... Thinking about it though, professionals who do all their own work (drawing, finishing, lettering, soforth...), who've been drawing for years, take about 2 or 3 days per page. And that's pretty much considered a pretty fast pace. And that's with usually about 12 hour days, everyday. If only I had 12 hours a day, everyday to work on stuff... I'm only getting a couple hours here and there, between work and house projects. And I'm trying to fit other, non-comic drawing projects in as well. I can't really say that I'm disappointed it's not finished; if it were finished, it would look like crap all the way through. One of the reasons it's ta

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Staci noticed I haven't posted anything in a while. So here's this- a scan of what I was working on tonight. And don't let the mini-bulldog clips fool you- it's about 4x7 inches. I'll probably finish it tomorrow or the next day. Unrelated: I'm not going to say 'ink' anymore. I've decided it sounds stupid and too process focused. 'Finish' is a better term for someone who pencils and finishes their own work. It's from an undisclosed project. Undisclosed because I don't want to jump the gun and jinx myself. Also, I'm still working on the comic (... Randall ), I'm just taking it a bit more slowly until I get some sort of new desk worked out. I can't sit at this one for more than 30 or 45 minutes before my back hurts for the rest of the day. And I need to more my PC. I end up goofing around on the internet all day.