Comic diary: Thumbnails and concepts for the front cover

Alright, so I guess this is the first official post for my comic diary I mentioned in the last post. I have done a few thumbnails and colour them to get a good impression how I want my front cover. The first two front covers from Witch Cat, didn't get that treatment only one concept and that's that. Just too little info to work on and from what you get in the end.

I always choose one main colour for a volume so it differentiates from the other volumes. I'm also thinking about mood and what the colour stands for. A new character is introduced which is a fertility priestess and fertility is most of the time used with green or light brown.

The front cover will have this time a group of at least two persons that should draw attention as well tell a bit about them in it's current volume of that book. Enough rambling, here are some pictures: (note that this is the cover of volume 3, Chapter 2 thing is a place holder)

Starting to work on the cover of Witch Cat #3!

I will start soon with the cover of Witch Cat #3 and I made already some thumbnails to get a better idea of what I really want for a cover. I was thinking to keep a diary here when I'm working on Witch Cat #3, so to get more motivated to do almost every do something and to keep track of the progress for readers who are interested. I might toss as well at times some previews and tips about making a story and translating it into pages of panels.

Brain fart #4

You bore me...

Brain fart #3

Brain fart #2

Brain fart #1

Sporty Girl

Darkstalkers Tribute

I entered the Darkstalkers Tribute contest hold by Udon Entertainment, but since the competition was so high and good, I did not stood a change. But here it is for your viewing pleassure, I hope you guys like the paper cut out style that I was aiming for.

Claire by Blue Monika

No I haven't drawn this one, but Blue Monika did!
If you are also interested in a commission sketch, be sure to check her journal at DeviantArt here.

Her website: www.dreamchasergallery.com

Designs and unfinished illustration

Oparaha villagers designs for Witch Cat

Unfinished Witch Cat illustration