I, Artist

I've told you time and again how I grew up wanting to be a sequential artist (comic book artist/cartoonist, whatever you want to call it) and lamented the fact that I could not show you any of my offline work because I didn't have a scanner.

I'm really poor, guys. I mean, in life experiences, talent, and so forth, I'm overwhelmingly wealthy - but financially speaking, I'm perpetually broke as hell. Right now, I'm paying-out over $200 more than I make every month. I pray to God this can be rectified within short order - the income tax I expect will go some ways, and getting back into a pain clinic (which will happen in April, if not sooner) will go even further - but for the time being, when I say I can't afford things like a camera or whatever, when I say sponsored posts help pay my rent and keep my lights on, I really do mean that.

Anyway, with a 98 box finally up, running, and networked (well, online - nothing will network with a Vista, I don't care who you are), I can start sharing some of my work. And now that I am back in class, there will be quite a bit!

Not for nothing, I want you to take a look at the picture featured on the Dark Conspiracy R.A.S.S.L. page. That picture took me more than three days to do - and it isn't even the version that will eventually be there! It was an earlier version which I like, but is not the one I plan on using. I just needed to put something up so I could show the page. The surrounding text is awful - repetitious, meandering, etc. - but check out that picture:

That is the coolest fucking picture you will ever see in a RPG supplement - free, free RPG supplement! I don't care who you are.

Again, when I tell you I'm working on stuff, it just isn't ready yet, this is what I mean. I'm not going to toot my own horn here (too much), but that is one hell of a picture and after spending almost a week on it, I am quite proud of that graphic. As I've said time and time and time again, I am not just looking to slap some stuff up on the Web; I strive for the very best.

It's almost too bad so few can find it because Google is such a bully of a search engine, no? I guarantee you 100% that nothing above this single page in any search engine is better than that right there.

Anyway, the picture at the top is a self-portrait. I drew it while holding the sketchbook in one hand because the only mirror I have is in the bathroom. The light source was a chest-level nightlight just to the right. You can find an actual picture of me online, but that is about as accurate a representation as one can get. My sequential art style is far cleaner. The Weirding will contain a lot of all styles and mediums in which I can work.

I have a lot of talents, but I am so good at the things I do because I work very, very hard. And I decided to create my own website to offer all of this stuff without having to compromise (too much) or compete in a closed-shop industry(s).

So now you know I've got the chops and the authority. I'm one of those guys who says, "I told you so."

© C Harris Lynn, 2009