MAR		Apr 2008				MAY
30	31	1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10

Email the author at qwanderer7+lgc@gmail.com

The Elves of LleuGarnock is Copyright Irene Pitcairn<2008-2009. The Elves of LleuGarnock is hosted on ComicGenesis, a free webhosting and site automation service for webcomics.

LleuGarnock HOME Archive     --- CHAPTERS & Sections     --- Chapter 1: Amaranta's Grandchildren 1-1: The Berry Incident 1-2: Destiny & Mr. Cat 1-3: By Garnock River 1-4: Pursuit of Fruit Chapter 2: Gemini Alone 2-1: The Dangers of Thinking 2-2: Healing 2-3: Destiny or Somesuch 2-4: Humans in Town Chapter 3: Laws and Secrets 3-1: Comforts of Home 3-2: Colliding Worlds 3-3: Living History 3-4: Gifts Chapter 4: Calindell Roads 4-1: Blue Girl 4-2: Toad's Story 4-3: Getting Along 4-4: Arledge Chapter 5: Under the Full Moon 5-1: Black Cat Inn 5-2: Corn Cat 5-3: Helpless 5-4: Story of the Opals Chapter 6: Prisoners of the Earth 6-1: Bitter Words 6-2: Kings and Constraints 6-3: The Shape of a Prison 6-4: Lightless Chapter 7: Bonds of Hardship 7-1: Differences of Opinion 7-2: Truitt's Tale 7-3: Strange Magic 7-4: The Black-Haired Man 7-5: The Evil-Hearted Monk Chapter 8: Shedding Light 8-1: Curses on Verses 8-2: Who Needs Keys? 8-3: The Sacrifice 8-4: Prayers Chapter 9: An Unequal Fight 9-1: Drawing the Curtains 9-2: Power of the Staff 9-3: To the Ends of the Earth 9-4: And Back Home

April 9, '08
This is the first in a brief experimental phase with watercolor backgrounds painted onto the original sheet. I believe there are three total. It looked better on the paper than on the screen. After this I started to really work on my backgrounds the way they should be done.

I can see my character drawing getting lazier at the same time, but in some ways it was necessary because I was gaining confidence in my ink work. But that might not actually make sense.

Right now I feel like I'm crawling along with my work, but it's not really true. I feel like I'm being lazy because for the past couple of days I haven't done any drawing. I sit and stare at the pages for the next few scripts and occasionally jot something down. I've also been thinking about the plot long-term. And this stuff really does have to be done.

I'm quite aware of the need for this kind of preparation work at the moment, because on Saturday I drew a very ill-thought-out comic and had to fix it. The problem is, I bring my drawing supplies to D&D on Saturdays, but this past week I didn't have a completed script to draw, so I ended up finishing the script, laying it out, sketching and inking all while fighting undead with magic sling stones. Sure, little Ferdinand the rogue was cowering for five rounds, but by then the damage to the script had already been done. I learned my lesson - D&D isn't nearly as good for writing background noise as This Old House.

It's a balancing act between each update standing alone, and each working to tell the larger story. The comic I drew Saturday, I knew what needed to happen and what information revealed, but what I ended up making was simply a bad comic. On the other hand, this past Monday's update was quite entertaining, but I didn't think it through well enough, and it doesn't flow as well into today's comic and the following events as I'd like.

So right now I'm making sure to take the time I need and do the best I can for the comic in both the short- and long-term. When the story intensity dials down a bit my speed will increase.