ok ah. you're inking has improved a lot! ito na
ba
style ng art mo? parang serious ah. it doesn't
fit the
funny strip i think.

p.s. got bored today so i colored your page 1 =P

Hey girl! cool drawings. finally na-download ko na nang mabilis. bagal sa bahay eh :( cool drawings! bitin naman yung story. aliens eh? nice! you shoud charge more! who's ed lim? your dad? keep up the good work girl! when will it be published? available ba dito sa pinas? i want mine to be signed by of course the artist! love ya girl!

blossom ting

jac!

ngayon ko lang na- check out kung comics mo.
your drawings are really good. ang galing galing mo
naman. who is ed lim, is he related to you?
well... i'm glad that you're doing this ... hindi ka
na masyadong ma- bore dyan sa bahay. and of
course, good exposure yan sa yo... i honestly don't
have a clue how much you should charge. la kasi
talaga ako idea sa rate ng mga artists sa
ganyan... anyway, i think $100 is pretty small... siguro
sa next project mo, mas taasan mo na yun charge..

later!

IXARA VALERIE IGNACIO

More comments! wheeee!

Wow, I'm really impressed by your comics pages.
Ang galing. Ok figure work
and clothing...you need work lang ng konti sa
layout nung UFO...medyo weird
ang composition ng page na yun. I can't
articulate here. Siguro pag nagkita
na lang tayo...

:)
Gerry

i'm online again to upload the unlettered pages for ed lim. if you guys wanna check it out here they are:

i showed my art(the ones i did for ed lim) to my friends to ask what they think. here's what they have to say :)

galing ah..blow out

(Dennis Cimatu)

Ey Jac,

72-page series eh? Galing naman pag natuloy yun you'll go far sa field ng comics! Anyway marami ka namang advisers so galingan mo pa talaga. Ok yung pacing nung story, nagulat din ako dun sa cover spread mo (honestly, yun yung tiningnan ko ng matagal talaga). Yung runes dun sa ship na yun yung nakatawag pansin na "Aaahhh... Arnold Arre inspired." Hehehe...

Ariel

For a first timer it (US$ 100) sounds fair
considering the deadline's not that tight either. I
started with US$ 25 per page myself way back when.

JONAS

Great job, Kuting! However, and I know I'm going to sound overly critical about this (it's the writer in me I guess) I do have a few comments, bear with me:

-Backgrounds. San Diego's desert flats have numerous cacti, stray grass and tumbleweeds strewn about. That would help convey where they are. In addition, the spread showed Bobby and John's garbage, but they're too far from one another, and should have had a couple of backpacks just to convey they went prepared.

-Consistency. Page 2 panel 1 . John lowers hand with binoculars while Bobby throws away beer can. Panel 2 sees John with beer can while Bobby holds the binoculars (and the way he's holding it appears as if he held it for awhile) . Inconsistent. Better if both had Binoculars hanging by their neck.

-Props. John should have been holding the bat by page 3 panel 2, to suggest emergency or just about to raise it in the spread. As for the bat itself, a little tinkering just so we know it's a wooden/aluminum bat. See, if it's a wooden bat, no sheen; if it's a metal bat, the handle wouldn't have that strap .

-Design- Of the Alien stuff: gun...a little too familiar, not alien enough (looks similar to Cable's sidearm). Ship should have been above them...(it looks as if it's just next to Bobby...making it appear small), lighting them up(cliche, but it presents immediacy) to emphasize the boys are going nowhere but with those alien sodomists. I noticed you used Elvish runes on the ship; good idea, but you should take care not to overuse them or give it your own spin (so you won't be accused of ripping off anybody...you know how it is with these fanboys). Maybe added some swirls effects on the symbols or further divided them into parts would make them more exotic looking (and why does it spell your name?) As for the Aliens themselves, Pointy ears are passe (Vulcans, Elves) unless you put a little spin on them. Extending them a little furter up would make them look more sinister

-Emotion. Slightly lacking, particularly in page 3 and the spread. John and Bobby's demeanor and posture should be more nervous and confused by page 4-5.

-Overall - I know, I sound as if I'm nit-picking. And what do I know, I'm not an artist. I'm a writer. But I really found it very good. Much better than my "artwork". As I've always told you, you have the talent and the passion to make it big in this crazy business...this is proof of that faith in you.

P5,000 is just right for all the work you put in this, Kuting. I told you it's acceptable for such quality.

See you soon, Kuting!

~Geoff

i showed my art(the ones i did for ed lim) to my friends to ask what they think. here's what they have to say :)

Paganda ng paganda artwork mo ah! Ganda, nung mga details dun sa folds ng damit nila. Reminds me a bit of Arnold Arre's work, grabe. Php 5,000 for the whole thing? Four pages? Di ba mababa yun? I dunno how much you should charge, usually kasi sa alam ko depende sa budget nung nagpapagawa.

How about the next pages? Nabitin ako dun e.

Ariel

I uploaded the 5 pages, and (finally) sent the print ad successfully, thanks to kuya gerry! whee! ning called from hong kong just now to let me fix another file(the third strip scheduled for june). good thing I already know how to fix it. wheeee!

Wheeee! I finished all five pages! I even had time to letter them myself! I did pages 4 and five (the two page spread) with the fershlugginer spaceship and aliens(with alien gun) all in one day. I'm pretty glad I figured out the darn spaceship after a bit of research. I decided to make the alien a bit alter-cultural. I even sneaked my name into the spaceship, but it's in the "alien language" hehehehe! Only sci-fi fanatics would be able to read it. Let alone find it!

I'm still amazed I managed to pull it off. Maybe that rumor (about wearing no undies=better performance) is true. heheheheheheh!

I finished third page!!! Whee!

Now, the last 2 pages: a two page spread! Aaaaaaargh! PANICPANICPANIC!

I finished second page! whee! if only i can make all comics this way! heeheehee! ;)

you see, I do them in actual size. And I draw the backgrounds first, then the objects separately. Then I scan the whole lot and cut and paste away. the I finish with gradients, airbrush and other digital renderings for shades and shadows. That way I finish a whole comic page a day. whee! Then I use whatever repeating backgrounds on succeeding pages.

And most of all, I am excited about his reaction to my work. He's really enthusiastic about it :)

Hey guys! If you want your own copy of Animatrix lemme know! PhP200 only! ;) I'm designing their covers and labels! wheeee!

I'm been sending the same file to her again and again but she kept saying she can't open the print ad file. mind-boggling. And she's asking to lower the price to half of what I'm asking. sigh, oh well... I do want to help her... so fine.

whee! I finished first page of five for the komikasa guy :)

my thanks to Ting Caisido and Dady Az for letting me know about Kazaa. I'm trying to figure the whole thing out right now. Anyway, i got pics from my birthday (er, Sunday and Monday anyway) and my mom and sis' trip to lucban.

i've been trying to download the mp3 of Portishead's "Glory Box" but I can't find one anywhere! If anybody knows where I can download the whole song email me :) I just love that song. I dunno, it sounds so damn seductive.

I misplaced my cel today. When I finally found it I also found tons of missed calls from Geoff. I wondered why he wouldn't just text. When I went to the tindahan they said that he went there with pies. eh? When I went home there's a pie in the fridge. Anyway, my cel's battery is at it again and conked out so I was recharging it when Geoff called again to tell me that he's got a cd for me. Soon enough he came by and I had to crawl my way out of my jobs with deadly deadlines. I thanked him for the pie and cd, and apologised that I'm too busy.

I worked til 3am last night to work on the jobs that are due today. One of them's approved and gonna be paid for (whee! 3 and counting!) while the other one has revisions that I'm not sure whether they've me told me about it yet or I've already fixed it. And they're negotiating over the price. I gave them an offer that I hope would be ok for both of us. She said she's solely paying for it and not the company. Knowing that i've been there myself I went as low as I can regarding the fee.