Hilda and Richie Video Teaser

An official teaser trailer is now up on YouTube for Hilda & Richie!

Second Draft Page 5

I like how this came out.  This is meant to be Hilda's establishing character moment.  She's a proper lady who wears fancy dresses, lives in a mansion and is incredibly rich (we're talking Scrooge McDuck rich)...and she blows bubble gum bubbles.

This is meant to show that Hilda, while a proper lady, still has a sense of fun and youth.  After all, she is only 20 years old.  I envisioned the relationship between Hilda and Richie as more like siblings or cousins as opposed to parent and offspring or aunt and nephew.

Watch for more next week!

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Second Draft Page 3 and 4

Today, I figured that we should have two pages up as one is completely text.

It looks like Richie found Hilda.  But whatever is she up to?  And what does she have in her mouth?  Alas, we'll have to wait until next week!

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Poison Ivy Gulch: Launching on June 1!

My next creation (developed concurrently with this Hilda & Richie picture book) is ready to launch.

It's titled Poison Ivy Gulch.

Poison Ivy Gulch is a webcomic that I will officially launch on Monday June 1.  It will be updated twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Set in the old West sometime in the 1870s, the story is set in a frontier town with an eccentric cast of characters.  The two you see in the above color mockup are the main characters:  the redhead woman is Lotta Doler, a professional gambler.  The boy there (with the snakes on him) is Ace, her sidekick.

If you liked Blazing Saddles, you'll love this comic. 

Be sure to read Poison Ivy Gulch when it launches on June 1!

Second Draft Page 2

And we go on with our second page.  As with the first page, this thumbnail art for the second draft was done with both pencils and colored pencils.

I wanted to avoid what I did in the first draft by doing unnecessary exposition and cut right to the story.  I just may explore more of Hilda & Richie's home and setting in the future.  Watch next week for more.

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Second Draft Page 1

Well, we're back, everyone!  From now and every Wednesday following until we reach the last page, I will be sharing the thumbnail art for the second draft of my picture book, Hilda & Richie.

So let's get on with the show.

This draft and thumbnail uses my revised script, which I've dubbed the second draft.

It was drawn all in pencil and colored pencil.  It was important that I have a rough color study as I will be working with markers on the final art.  I want a general idea of what the colors will look like.

As you remember, the first couple of pages from the original draft acted as exposition to set up the characters.  I decided to cut right to the chase here and jump right into things.  Watch next week for more!

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