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!