Excerpt from the compass novel
And That's How I Got My Nickname ...
Here we showcase what we did on Webtoons and show work in progress as well as make a space to show some of our traditional art.
Pharaoh
Based on a manuscript dating as far back as 1600, we wanted to take a stab at creating a graphic novel based on the story of Pharaoh. It was found in the book of Jasher but hasn't been verified as authentic. Yet the story itself was compelling enough to turn it into a graphic novel, currently in progress.
Note: we also wrote a custom browser for the comic based on Webtoons code, from scratch. As you browse the comic, it will automatically load the next page and preload the the previous. This helps with getting a better sense of how it would look on Webtoons when it publishes while also giving us a chance to create our own experience with animated gifs and sound without worry about limitations. (coming soon)
Sneak Peek
13 Chapters Total- pencils rough, lettering final
Compass of Imagination - Webtoons
Making Of
Based off short film project with co-writer and director Yosh Bolivar, wrote, inked, and colored this 4 chapter comic for Webtoons. It rated 9.61 with 197 subscribers and over 4,000 readers.
A series of coloring sessions were recorded on YouTube to demo our ink, color, and post process for the Compass comic. It was a great way to show our technique with others.
Given how cumbersome it proved to be, in the next comic we would opt for a duochrome look to compliment the desert setting, speed up the process, and compliment the story with a manga style meets graphic design art direction.