Second Draft Page 14

 Continuing now with the pages of the rough second draft...

I love how I drew Hilda being amused at Richie blowing up and then popping his bubble.  It's meant to be a very cute moment.

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Hilda and Richie Status Report September 2020

 Today, I wanted to share a quick update on the progress with the final version of Hilda & Richie.

At this time, I am working on the final two illustrations for the book itself.  When that is done, the book will be officially 75% completed.

So what will the other 25% of the work be?  I have to come up with a few additional illustrations, both for the book and to help promote it.  Plus I need to design the cover and typeset the interior text.

There also remains the Kickstarter to plan as well as how to sell the book once it is printed up.

This is where we stand.  Watch for more updates this week!

Hilda and Richie: What Happens Next

 Hello again!  It's been sometime since I last updated but I do have news to share tonight.

First, Hilda & Richie's Sticky Adventure will be the title of the book and I've already gotten an ISBN for it.  (In the publishing industry, that stands for an International Standard Book Number.  All books must have it to be sold to bookstores, libraries, etc.)

Second, this picture book of mine will be funded through a Kickstarter that will launch on January 6, 2021.  The goal will be a higher one than my earlier comic book Kickstarters; while the final numbers need to be hammered out, I'm looking at a goal of US$3,000.

Now to the book itself:  the artwork is nearing completion.  I have finished the front cover art and about 23 out of 29 pages.  My projection is that the book is 60% completed.  Once all 29 pages are done, I'm not out of the woods yet.  There still remains the text and typesetting, creating digital files and the cover design.  And that's not counting any fine-tuning and retouching.  

Here are some photos from the work in progress.

As I said before, Hilda & Richie is getting illustrated traditionally as I'm using a combination of design markers, ink pen and colored pencil.

From now until the planned launch date of the Kickstarter, I intend to make more use of this blog, sharing regular updates of the second draft as well as my progress on the book itself and my strategies for the Kickstarter.

Stay tuned here for more news and get ready for Hilda & Richie on Kickstarter this January!