http://browse.deviantart.com/journals/?order=5&q=by%3Amysterycycle deviantART RSS for in:journals sort:time by:mysterycycle en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Fri, 24 May 2013 00:40:55 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Well-I-m-Certainly-Entertained-363194445 http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Well-I-m-Certainly-Entertained-363194445 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:43:35 PDT Well, I'm Certainly Entertained nonadult journals/personal mysterycycle http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/mysterycycle.jpg?4 Copyright 2013 ~mysterycycle
Since becoming a Katawa Shoujo fanboy last year, I've rediscovered my love of anime and manga.

I've been reading Bakuman (currently in Vol. 11), which I really, really enjoy. It's a good book in that it inspires me to try harder with my artwork, and reminds me of how great it was to be around other artists when I was in art school, feeding on each others' creative energy and enc ]]> http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Anime-Expo-312109873 http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Anime-Expo-312109873 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:53:46 PDT Anime Expo nonadult journals/personal mysterycycle http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/mysterycycle.jpg?4 Copyright 2012-2013 ~mysterycycle
Also, ]]> http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Arrested-Development-303706177 http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Arrested-Development-303706177 Tue, 22 May 2012 08:49:53 PDT Arrested Development nonadult journals/personal mysterycycle http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/mysterycycle.jpg?4 Copyright 2012-2013 ~mysterycycle http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/In-Obscurity-224416686 http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/In-Obscurity-224416686 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:12:07 PDT In Obscurity nonadult journals/personal mysterycycle http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/mysterycycle.jpg?4 Copyright 2010-2013 ~mysterycycle
I'm leaning toward trying to create it as a webcomic, because I've been reading the excellent book "How To Make Webcomics" and listening to the podcast "Webcomics Weekly", and I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the future of comics - both as a medium that reaches people and as one that stands a chance of generating any income for their creators - is digit ]]> http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Back-Again-231108643 http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Back-Again-231108643 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:14:47 PDT Back Again nonadult journals/personal mysterycycle http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/mysterycycle.jpg?4 Copyright 2009-2013 ~mysterycycle
On the plus side, I've had more reason to familiarize myself with my Wacom tablet.  My art desk is in storage, and getting out the Bristol board and eraser is a bit messier a proposition right now.  It's much easier for me to sit here in this comfy chair with my laptop on a TV-tray and my Wacom tablet in my lap.

I've been working on making a habit of drawing every day, even if it's just a bit of doodling.  I want to ]]> http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/San-Diego-No-San-Francisco-Maybe-233504645 http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/San-Diego-No-San-Francisco-Maybe-233504645 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:42:29 PDT San Diego, No; San Francisco, Maybe nonadult journals/personal mysterycycle http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/mysterycycle.jpg?4 Copyright 2009-2013 ~mysterycycle http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Hungry-and-Available-233927724 http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Hungry-and-Available-233927724 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:50:40 PST Hungry and Available nonadult journals/personal mysterycycle http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/mysterycycle.jpg?4 Copyright 2009-2013 ~mysterycycle
I've been putting together some pieces oriented more toward character and concept design, with some emphasis on digital coloring.  I'm becoming much more comfortable with Photoshop for that purpose, but there are still a lot of tricks and shortcuts out there that I'd like to pick up.  Like anything else, though, it's practice, practice, practice. ]]> http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Comics-Penciller-For-Hire-Pt-2-235549767 http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Comics-Penciller-For-Hire-Pt-2-235549767 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:26:34 PDT Comics Penciller For Hire, Pt. 2 nonadult journals/personal mysterycycle http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/mysterycycle.jpg?4 Copyright 2008-2013 ~mysterycycle
I'm trying to do more digital work, to make myself more comfortable with both Photoshop and with working on my Wacom tablet.  I've been discovering some tricks and shortcuts that I think will come in handy for paying gigs.

San Diego Comic-Con didn't yield many results, but one positive thing I did get was a portfolio review from an editor at Dark Horse.  He gave me some good criticisms and pointed me in the right direction to improve my work.  He also encouraged me by telling me he thought I was *very* close to where I needed ]]> http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Comics-Penciller-For-Hire-237447474 http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Comics-Penciller-For-Hire-237447474 Tue, 20 May 2008 23:53:06 PDT Comics Penciller For Hire nonadult journals/personal mysterycycle http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/mysterycycle.jpg?4 Copyright 2008-2013 ~mysterycycle
Actually, that's not entirely true.  I'm not just waiting - I'm actively looking for work.  Preferrably work in the comics field, but failing that, I'm also interested in storyboarding work.  Or illustration, character design, and the like.

In other words, I'd like to make a paycheck.  My grace period on paying back my massive student loans ends next month, so my wife and I both need the money to begin rolling in.

Employers: I'm hungry for work!  And I don't want to go hungry! ]]> http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Home-In-Silent-Hill-er-California-238810026 http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Home-In-Silent-Hill-er-California-238810026 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:09:29 PST Home In Silent Hill, er, California nonadult journals/personal mysterycycle http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/mysterycycle.jpg?4 Copyright 2008-2013 ~mysterycycle
I've just started my final class at MCAD, an Independent Study course that I'll be completing through e-mail.  Then, in June, I'll fly back out to Minneapolis to hang my senior show on campus and collect my Bachelor's Degree in Comic Art.

In the meantime, I'm available for employment.  I'm really hoping to find something in professional comics, but I'm also investigating the possibilities of ]]> http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/California-Or-Bust-239408273 http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/California-Or-Bust-239408273 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:08:28 PST California Or Bust! nonadult journals/personal mysterycycle http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/mysterycycle.jpg?4 Copyright 2007-2013 ~mysterycycle
Anyway, I thought I'd share some of my latest work, which has been for an online Manga class.  I haven't drawn manga-style since 1999 or 2000, so it's been a lot of fun and a little strange coming back to it after so long.  But I'm enjoying it!  I had to come up with a setting and a story premise; I had recent ]]> http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Webcomic-amp-039-s-Up-239958283 http://mysterycycle.deviantart.com/journal/Webcomic-amp-039-s-Up-239958283 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:44:10 PDT Webcomic's Up! nonadult journals/personal mysterycycle http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/y/mysterycycle.jpg?4 Copyright 2007-2013 ~mysterycycle
Here's the http://www.webcomicsnation.com/mysterycycle/scythians/series.php

I've got four more installments to complete this week, so there will be some more material coming.  My hope is that I can continue the strip beyond that, but it'll depend entirely upon my workload.  This is my last semester at art school, so I know I've got a ton of work ahead of me.

But I like the concept enough that I'll try to continue the strip after I finish school.  Who knows? ]]>