So yeah, I'm still learning and will continue to do so for the rest of my natural life for the most part. I've been studying hard now all the different pencillers and thier techniques to better myself and really paying attention to what it is I've been seeing you know? Really taking it all in and using that knowledge in my own sketches and drawings. I've been doing one big sketch a day for two days so far and will continue to do so I believe. I've been studying the Marvel Encyclopedia and all the different drawings in it and been picking one character that really strikes me as interesting and usually doing my sketch on them. I'm doing a real focus on line weight becasue that's mostly what I was told to practice on when I went to this passed months Big Apple Comic Con which was this May 2011. They told me that my storytelling was excellent (which they said is the most important part of being a comic book artist) and also that I'm very consistent with my characters from panel to panel (which is also a hard thing to keep up, two points ahead for me) but just to focus on line weight, and then the basics (i.e., proportions, perspective).
So yes that is what I'm doing! They also said to focus on whatever company I want to work for or a company that wouldn't be bad to work for just to get myself in the door. So I'm going to focus on the big two; Marvel and DC of course. I've been going through my more current comics that I've recently purchased to keep myself on the scene and picked out characters that are either popular or always popular and have written a three page story around them for each company. I also included my own original character "Ananami" copyright Mike D. Burke 2011. I'm making it so that he can fit into either universe depending on which one hires me. Here are the characters I've chosen: For Marvel; Dr. Strange, Dormammu, Wolverine and Spider-Woman. For DC; Red Robin, Batgirl and Batman. I've made it so that these stories need no dialogue as I am to focus mainly on the ability to draw a story panel to panel. One thing they also told me to focus on was the way I lead the eyes of the reader on the page, to make sure that the characters are facing the proper ways so as the story has good flow to it. Hopefully this all goes well, I've finished the story for both companies, I'm also going to put in their three pinups/covers also because from all the books I've read they say those are essential for a good portfolio as well. I'm so happy I have this new found focus now!! I'm pumped up and ready to take action, this is what it's all about!!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
New shizz going down folks...
Yeah so been busy laugh out loud; in all seriousness not that busy I guess. Pretty much looking for work to do around the lovely towns of Utica and New Hartford with no luck haha but who cares right? Work will come, I will make good money and I will get shizz done!! Beotchessss!!!
Feeling a little crazy today (I had two Arbys beef sandwiches) so excuse me hyperactive writing and general spazzing of the keyboard ya heard?! Been working mad crazy on my graphic novel, making all the pages shine and sparkle and slap in the face amazing because tommorow we are heading to Wizard World Big Apple Comic Con!! Woot! There are about four small companies there as to which I will be having take a gander at my portfolio-ness and hopefull will like what they see a little bit; I'm hoping that one of them offers me some kind of gig, I don't care what it is really!! Anything will do, even if they don't pay me yet....anything's a step in the door!! So yeah that's been going on.
Wedding stuff pretty much done and what not, tuxes and dresses were the last puzzles to the pieces so everything's all good. Super pumped up about that!!!
Also been doing some random art stuff on my computer with PSCS3 which is a blast I must say,random wallpapers, book covers, head shots and stuff always a blast!! Looking forward to doing more stuff like that as well soon. So yeah, wish me luck tommorow, I made copies and staples them together with my business card as well so hopefully they ask for a copy because that means they are at least interested in me. Plus I mean it's NYC right?! Going with the fiancee and some buddies who are just as pumped as we are for this trip!! Until somehting new happens or I decide to write something more once again, this is the end of this post ahahah!!
Monday, April 25, 2011
NEW BOOK!!!! finally......
Hey long time no write!! sorry about that, I been busy! Check it out, I wrote a new book:
More about stuff to come I promise!!
More about stuff to come I promise!!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Alright fine ya mooks!
Alright ya bunch of mooks, here's an update on the life I lead creatively and what not!
Currenlty working really hard on my new WebShow, "Commercials Extras" which uses characters from my screenplay of the same name which will someday be a movie when I figure out exactly how to make that happen. So far we just have one episode on youtube. My page is http://www.youtube.com/bboyawesome if anyone is interested. We will begin filming the second episode sometime this week for sure I believe. It's got much more story and momentum to it. It's going to be awesome don't yo worry about it, the plan with this is to write and shoot at least 12 episodes for Season One.
I'm working on my graphic novel too, "Masters of Fiction!" which is going at a good pace sort of. Yes I'm still on the pencils....
Let's see here what else, oh yes I'm looking for an agent still. Literary and Talent wise, so keep me posted or hit me up ya know?
Alright folks that's what I got so far ya mooks, enjoy!
Currenlty working really hard on my new WebShow, "Commercials Extras" which uses characters from my screenplay of the same name which will someday be a movie when I figure out exactly how to make that happen. So far we just have one episode on youtube. My page is http://www.youtube.com/bboyawesome if anyone is interested. We will begin filming the second episode sometime this week for sure I believe. It's got much more story and momentum to it. It's going to be awesome don't yo worry about it, the plan with this is to write and shoot at least 12 episodes for Season One.
I'm working on my graphic novel too, "Masters of Fiction!" which is going at a good pace sort of. Yes I'm still on the pencils....
Let's see here what else, oh yes I'm looking for an agent still. Literary and Talent wise, so keep me posted or hit me up ya know?
Alright folks that's what I got so far ya mooks, enjoy!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Miss Muffet script-Part of my Process
Hey all, I thought it would be cool if I posted a sample page from the script version of Miss Muffet and the evil that Spiders do to show you a little bit about my process for breaking down the action and the dialogue. Check it out. Next I will try to post some thumbnails up and sort of do a step one, step two, etc. Type thing for ya. Blogger makes it look a little different, but this is basically what it looks like....
Miss Muffet and the evil that Spiders do * Issue One * Chapter One * Mike D. Burke
SPIDER AGENT (CONTINUED)
-be happy now can we? Where’s your step-pa, that catalogue he’s completing is of quite the major interest to me boss.
PANEL SEVEN
She jumps out of her chair and yells for her step-father, Dr. Muffet. Running frantically around, her eyes bulging and freaking out.
PATIENCE MUFFET
Help! Help, I dare say step-pop! There’s a Spider agent in here, and he’s after your work! We must flee at once!
PANEL EIGHT
Dr. Muffet comes in the room restrained by two other spider agents. He yells and snarls, trying to break free. Patience is very frightened and put off at this situation. As the agent walks menacingly toward Miss Muffet.
PATIENCE MUFFET
I gasp at horror at this un-sightful and seemingly inconvenient situation!
SPIDER AGENT
An now love, tis your turn to be bonded up in chains an the like.
PANEL NINE
Dr. Muffet breaks free for a moment and pushes Miss Muffet down to the ground as a portal opens up and sucks her in. The Spider agent tries to grab her but is too late. Miss Muffet falls deeper and deeper into the portal off balance. She looks very surprised and scared.
DR. MUFFET
Noooooo!
DR. MUFFET
Unsafe!
Miss Muffet and the evil that Spiders do * Issue One * Chapter One * Mike D. Burke
SPIDER AGENT (CONTINUED)
-be happy now can we? Where’s your step-pa, that catalogue he’s completing is of quite the major interest to me boss.
PANEL SEVEN
She jumps out of her chair and yells for her step-father, Dr. Muffet. Running frantically around, her eyes bulging and freaking out.
PATIENCE MUFFET
Help! Help, I dare say step-pop! There’s a Spider agent in here, and he’s after your work! We must flee at once!
PANEL EIGHT
Dr. Muffet comes in the room restrained by two other spider agents. He yells and snarls, trying to break free. Patience is very frightened and put off at this situation. As the agent walks menacingly toward Miss Muffet.
PATIENCE MUFFET
I gasp at horror at this un-sightful and seemingly inconvenient situation!
SPIDER AGENT
An now love, tis your turn to be bonded up in chains an the like.
PANEL NINE
Dr. Muffet breaks free for a moment and pushes Miss Muffet down to the ground as a portal opens up and sucks her in. The Spider agent tries to grab her but is too late. Miss Muffet falls deeper and deeper into the portal off balance. She looks very surprised and scared.
DR. MUFFET
Noooooo!
DR. MUFFET
Unsafe!
Monday, March 7, 2011
New Short-Story to be turned into Webcomic!!
Miss Muffet and the evil that Spider’s do
CHAPTER ONE:
Little Miss Muffet sat upon her tuffet eating some curds and whey while her step-father ran around frantically talking to himself, “Can’t forget these either now can I?” he said as he grabbed some more pieces of parchment. Little Miss Muffet did not want to eat her curds and whey, she wanted French toast with lots of syrup on top, “But step-papa I much despise these curds and whey, why I don’t even know what they are! And why pray tell must I sit upon this tuffet, it’s rough and makes my little booty itch!” She snarled and exclaimed as she tried to get comfy on the tuffet. “Do you think we are rich daughter? You think chairs fall from the sky, I’m trying to cut back some money here. It’s a bad economy you know what with this sudden uprise by that dreadful organization. But my catalogue will put an end to that, once we hand it over to the Queen of our land!”
Little Miss Muffet just sat there with a look of discontent, “If I were ruler of this land, I for sure wouldn’t of just given the kingdom over to the Spider, step-pop, I would have fought.” Dr. Muffet looked over to Miss Muffet as he was packing their bags and smirked, “Oh yes Patience, that is what the Queen did. She said to the Spider, ‘Here you can have the throne, I’m not sitting there. Oh and while you’re at it here’s the kingdom. And if it’s not too much trouble Mr. Spider could you throw myself and the royal family and my guards in the dungeon for all eternity, thanks you’re a peach!’ Is that what you think happened?” Little Miss Muffet thought about if for a second, “Well how else could this have happened?” Dr. Muffet rubs his head as he grabs a few more papers from his desk by the sink in their small apartment that doubled as an Alchemists laboratory.
“None the less I simply despise these curds and whey you make me eat all the time. I mean come on man, feed me some sweets every once in a while!” While Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet complaining about her curds and whey, along came a Spider who sat down besider her, “’Ello Miss Muffet, not enjoying your meal eh? Well t’at’s just too bad ain’t it? Can’t all be happy now can we? Where’s your step-pa, that catalogue he’s completing is of quite the major interest to me boss.” and this Spider scared Miss Muffet away. She jumped out of her chair and yelled for her step-father, Dr. Muffet, “Help! Help, I dare say step-pop! There’s a Spider agent in here, and he’s after your work! We must flee at once!” But it was too late, for in the other room Dr. Muffet was already being taken away by two other Spider agents. They dragged him strangling and yelling into the kitchen where Miss Muffet gasped in horror at the situation, “I gasp at horror at this un-sightful and seemingly inconvenient situation!”
The spider agent looked to Miss Muffet, he was a tall, freakishly skinny looking man who wore a long black trench-coat (don’t they always) a giant top hat and goggles which had many ocular seeing devices on them, his smile was full of sharp, nasty teeth. He snarled toward Miss Muffet, “An now love, tis your turn to be bonded up in chains an the like.” As the agents walked menacingly toward Miss Muffet, Dr. Muffet broke free for but a moment, “Noooooooo!” he yelled as he pushed Miss Muffet down to the ground, “Unsafe!” a hole portal opened up in the ground and sucked Miss Muffet in.
The last she saw of her step-pa was him smiling at her safety, the Spider agent tried to reach after her but the portal closed quickly. Miss Muffet was falling fast toward a bright light, her journey was just beginning.
CHAPTER ONE:
Little Miss Muffet sat upon her tuffet eating some curds and whey while her step-father ran around frantically talking to himself, “Can’t forget these either now can I?” he said as he grabbed some more pieces of parchment. Little Miss Muffet did not want to eat her curds and whey, she wanted French toast with lots of syrup on top, “But step-papa I much despise these curds and whey, why I don’t even know what they are! And why pray tell must I sit upon this tuffet, it’s rough and makes my little booty itch!” She snarled and exclaimed as she tried to get comfy on the tuffet. “Do you think we are rich daughter? You think chairs fall from the sky, I’m trying to cut back some money here. It’s a bad economy you know what with this sudden uprise by that dreadful organization. But my catalogue will put an end to that, once we hand it over to the Queen of our land!”
Little Miss Muffet just sat there with a look of discontent, “If I were ruler of this land, I for sure wouldn’t of just given the kingdom over to the Spider, step-pop, I would have fought.” Dr. Muffet looked over to Miss Muffet as he was packing their bags and smirked, “Oh yes Patience, that is what the Queen did. She said to the Spider, ‘Here you can have the throne, I’m not sitting there. Oh and while you’re at it here’s the kingdom. And if it’s not too much trouble Mr. Spider could you throw myself and the royal family and my guards in the dungeon for all eternity, thanks you’re a peach!’ Is that what you think happened?” Little Miss Muffet thought about if for a second, “Well how else could this have happened?” Dr. Muffet rubs his head as he grabs a few more papers from his desk by the sink in their small apartment that doubled as an Alchemists laboratory.
“None the less I simply despise these curds and whey you make me eat all the time. I mean come on man, feed me some sweets every once in a while!” While Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet complaining about her curds and whey, along came a Spider who sat down besider her, “’Ello Miss Muffet, not enjoying your meal eh? Well t’at’s just too bad ain’t it? Can’t all be happy now can we? Where’s your step-pa, that catalogue he’s completing is of quite the major interest to me boss.” and this Spider scared Miss Muffet away. She jumped out of her chair and yelled for her step-father, Dr. Muffet, “Help! Help, I dare say step-pop! There’s a Spider agent in here, and he’s after your work! We must flee at once!” But it was too late, for in the other room Dr. Muffet was already being taken away by two other Spider agents. They dragged him strangling and yelling into the kitchen where Miss Muffet gasped in horror at the situation, “I gasp at horror at this un-sightful and seemingly inconvenient situation!”
The spider agent looked to Miss Muffet, he was a tall, freakishly skinny looking man who wore a long black trench-coat (don’t they always) a giant top hat and goggles which had many ocular seeing devices on them, his smile was full of sharp, nasty teeth. He snarled toward Miss Muffet, “An now love, tis your turn to be bonded up in chains an the like.” As the agents walked menacingly toward Miss Muffet, Dr. Muffet broke free for but a moment, “Noooooooo!” he yelled as he pushed Miss Muffet down to the ground, “Unsafe!” a hole portal opened up in the ground and sucked Miss Muffet in.
The last she saw of her step-pa was him smiling at her safety, the Spider agent tried to reach after her but the portal closed quickly. Miss Muffet was falling fast toward a bright light, her journey was just beginning.
Sketches
Just working out some ideas for a web comic I'm thinking on doing...about Miss Muffet, the Spider, her step-pa n stuff...kung fu, big foot...typical stuff..
Oh and there's a little sketch of Tony for ya, he's pet-smart...get it?
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