Tag: doctorbaer

Something I often tell my students: Your first idea may be the best, but you won’t know that unless you test it. I want to start by spoiling the ending: I’m feeling grateful and comfortable with where I’ve landed with
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Colors on the drawings from the Feb 4 live stream! I still don’t know how these might/might not fit into Count Fishravin’s repertoire of tech magic, but this design was fun to play with.

A 20-minute excerpt of the February 4 live stream. Follow me on Twitch to be notified when I’m drawing live!

I’m on the road a lot lately with school residencies and out-of-town workshops, but here and there I’m exploring character designs for future books. Here’s another look at Count Fishravin, who seems to be a loud, theatrical kind of villain.
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From this weekend’s live stream. Join me Saturdays, I’ll be drawing more Baron von Bear materials.

The other night I finished coloring Baron von Bear and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue. Looking at the hourly production breakdown I’m very pleased to see that I hit my estimated pace. Around 5 hours per page, including thumbnails,
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While I finish coloring Baron von Bear and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue (just under 100 pages left to color!), I’m journaling and sketching to see what a second book pitch might look like. I’m continuing to wonder about
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