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illdave.bsky.social
Sketch vs. Final: Mecanica & Aliens
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#inkystories #rottenkidpress #makecomics #mecanica #deathrayplanet #sketchvsfinal
Mecanica & Aliens sketch Mecanica & Aliens final
January 29, 2026 at 6:30 AM
illdave.bsky.social
Using 12-page grids on "Zip's Last Day" nearly killed me in 2009. #inkystories #rottenkidpress #zipslastday #johnconnoly #whiteybulger #bostoncrime
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January 18, 2026 at 4:13 PM
illdave.bsky.social
I ran a page from "Quasara in the Fletcherverse" through Google Lens just to see the AI information, which was either useless or inaccurate. God help anyone who relies on it. #inkystories #rottenkidpress #quasara #fletcherverse #deathtoai
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Google Lens results with AI Overview Google AI Overview uselessly regurgitates what's already visible on the page. Google AI thinks "Quasara in the Fletcherverse" was "created by artist and writer Fletcher Hanks." Google AI mistakenly says it was Quasara who faked her death to avoid Hart-Nell. It also added a pointless connection to the Marvel Comics character Quasar.
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 PM
illdave.bsky.social
Have I always had two wooden rulers? #inkystories #artofthecomicbook
January 8, 2026 at 11:10 PM
illdave.bsky.social
Why I size comic book original art by hand instead of using comic book art pads: DYI is cheaper, I can choose high quality paper, and can customize aspect ratio. The process takes me less than 5 minutes per page. #artofthecomicbook #makecomics #inkystories #forgottenartsupplies
Canson comic book art board pad (24 11x24 inch sheets) vs. my DYI original art board
December 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
illdave.bsky.social
I'm less likely to nap, stress eat, and goof off when working in public.
#inkystories #rottenkidpress #makecomics #secretproject #comicbookart #inking #traditionalmedia #inkonpaper #forgottenartsupplies #workinprogress
December 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
illdave.bsky.social
Different angles. I gotta use this for a #rottenkidpress #inkystories comic sometime. #comicbookreference
December 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM
illdave.bsky.social
Stages of creating a comic book page: Thumbnail (from script), pencil, and finishedart
#inkystories #rottenkidpress #makecomics #secretproject #comicbookart #workinprogress
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
illdave.bsky.social
Page 4 tech is kicking my ass. What "attention to detail" asshole pencil artist decided these spaceships had to be so goddamn elaborate?
#inkystories #rottenkidpress #makecomics #secretproject #comicbookart #workinprogress #dreadeddeadlinedoom
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
illdave.bsky.social
Didn't get as far as I hoped, but these two pages were blank this morning! #inkystories #rottenkidpress #makecomics #secretproject #comicbookart #workinprogress #iterativesuccess
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
illdave.bsky.social
Spaceship looked too small. Focused too much on drafting at the expense of drama. Traced and enlarged in Photoshop, then traced the printout onto original art. Much better result!
#inkystories #rottenkidpress #makecomics #secretproject #comicbookart #workinprogress
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
illdave.bsky.social
My earlier space ships got rejected in favor of something a little more Star Wars. The approved design is based on the work of Alfredo Dosztal. #inkystories #rottenkidpress #makecomics #secretproject #worldbuilding
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November 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
illdave.bsky.social
Pencilling professional comic book art in public, possibly for the first time in my increasingly absurd career.
#inkystories #rottenkidpress #makecomics #secretproject #worldbuilding
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
illdave.bsky.social
Designing space ships
#inkystories #rottenkidpress #makecomics #secretproject #worldbuilding
November 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
illdave.bsky.social
Won't be able to talk about this one for months.
#inkystories #rottenkidpress #makecomics #secretproject #thumbnailing
October 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
illdave.bsky.social
As an experiment in how good AI is at intellectual property theft, I prompted ChatGPT to generate an Agent K story in "Inky Stories style." Ladies and gentlemen, "Agent K and the Quantum Menace" #inkystories #rottenkidpress #ai #deathtoai
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October 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
illdave.bsky.social
20 years later: I used a 1963 photo of Liza Minnelli and Christopher Walken as reference for a NSFW comic book story in 2002. #inkystories #rottenkidpress #deadbythepool
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Best Foot Forward 1963 Off-Broadway musical comedy featuring 16-year-old Liza Minnelli and Christopher Walken at 20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Foot_Forward_(musical) Original art for my 2002 NSFW comic book story "Dead by the Pool" https://www.inkystories.com/comics/dead-by-the-pool.html
October 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM
illdave.bsky.social
Updated my digital lettering template for 2025. #inkystories #rottenkidpress #comicbooklettering #lettererforhire
September 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
illdave.bsky.social
Me drawing at the studio in 2018
#myartstudio #davesartstudio #davedrawing #artstudio #workspace #draftingtable #taboret #ancobilt #dazorlamp #brushbasin #forgottenartsupplies #inkystories #rottenkidpress #makecomics
September 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
illdave.bsky.social
Tracing paper worksheet for title and SFX (adopting the Tom Orzechowski method) and final art of a Mecañica splash page:
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#inkystories #rottenkidpress #artofthecomicbook #workinprogress #mecanica #robotsofblood
September 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
illdave.bsky.social
Development for page 3 of "I Did Nothing", 2018. Original art is 9 x 14.5 inches. #inkystories #rottenkidpress #makecomics #ididnothing #memoir #springfieldma #workinprogress
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September 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
illdave.bsky.social
"Quasara: Into the Fletcherverse" now in color! Lord knows when I'll have time to add textures and Ben Day screens.
www.inkystories.com/comics/quasa...
#quasara #fletcherverse #fletcherhanks #64colorpalette #flatcolor #cmyk #inkystories #rottenkidpress
August 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
illdave.bsky.social
Hashtags ink:
#myartstudio #davesartstudio #artstudio #workspace #draftingtable #taboret #ancobilt #dazorlamp #brushbasin #forgottenartsupplies #inkystories #rottenkidpress #makecomics
August 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
illdave.bsky.social
Color flatting page 6 of Quasara in the Fletcherverse: Flatting the SFX for panel 4 led me to apply real 64-pallet colors at the same time.
#quasara #quasarainthefletcherverse #fletcherverse #fletcherhanks #comicbookcoloring #colorflatting #inkystories #rottenkidpress #workinprogress
August 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
illdave.bsky.social
Color flatting page 4 of Quasara in the Fletcherverse is complete.
#quasara #quasarainthefletcherverse #fletcherverse #fletcherhanks #comicbookcoloring #colorflatting #inkystories #rottenkidpress #workinprogress
August 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM