Chapter 3 in Progress: Some pencils for you!

by Alex Heberling on August 30, 2013 at 8:43 pm

Hi folks! All the pledges are in, the Kickstarter is officially in the fulfillment stage, and the Artist is in. It’s time for your weekly update! I’ve been posting pictures of whatever I’m working on on my Instagram account, so you can follow me there to get the scoop in realtime. :)

This week, I started gathering the physical backer rewards. The bumper stickers are ordered (after a little design tweaking), and should get to me around September 12th. On Monday, I printed out all the backer-exclusive posters! They are signed and bagged, so they are ready to go. The buttons are printed and ready for assembly as well.

The arting kicked off this week, as well! I’ve been working on the first scene, which is 5 pages, and in general, I want to try working on this chapter in chunks, scene by scene, instead of my usual one-page-all-the-way-through and then move on to the next one. It’s been nice for going back and doing corrections, that’s for sure! Three pages are penciled so far, which means that the figures and scenes are drawn, cleaned up, and ready to begin coloring and backgrounds.

I got a brand new tablet today! I’ve been using a Wacom Bamboo for many years (I got it when I was still working on Garanos, it’s quite old) and its age was starting to show, so I ordered a Monoprice 6 x 10″ tablet after reading some good reviews from other artists. I’ve only played with it for a few hours since this afternoon, but Oh. My. Goodness. The feel of the tablet and the pen is really nice, and I wish I had done this years ago! The pressure sensitivity is a big improvement over the Bamboo, and this Monoprice tablet was actually cheaper than the Bamboo was when I got it, so I highly recommend it.

It’s also BIG! I knew I was getting a size upgrade, but I wasn’t really mentally prepared for just how much bigger it is. I could fit TWO of my Bamboo tablets on top of it side by side.

Anyway, enough of my shop talk! I’m going to get back to work, and take advantage of the long weekend to crank out some comics. I hope y’all have a wonderful weekend, a Happy Labor Day to my American readers, and I will see you next Friday. :)

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Kickstarter Post-Mortem

by Alex Heberling on August 20, 2013 at 7:47 pm

That’s it! The Kickstarter is over! :D If you’re reading this IN THE FUTURE and you want to contribute with PayPal, head over to this page.

Thank you so much to everyone who backed the project, retweeted, reblogged, shared, and otherwise put up with my 32 days of constant shilling. We finished at $4,300, which was 143% of my initial goal!

The Hues will be going on hiatus for about 6 weeks while I draw Chapter 3 and fulfill the Kickstarter rewards. The homepage now has a landing graphic with helpful info about the hiatus, including a mailing list I set up! If you want to get an email when Chapter 3 starts going online, sign up here, or just keep an eye on the RSS feed.

I’m going to be posting weekly blog updates here and on the Kickstarter to document my progress. There are also two status bars on the homepage to show where I am with the comic and the backer rewards, so check those out as well. As I posted on Twitter yesterday, I’ve got the thumbnails for the whole chapter done, so I get to jump right into working on the pages! :)

That’s about all I can think of at the moment. Again– THANK YOU!

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The Final Hours

by Alex Heberling on August 19, 2013 at 12:00 am

The Kickstarter is ending tomorrow night. Thank you all so much for your support! I probably sound repetitive, but I really can’t thank you all enough!

For those who are unable to back through Kickstarter, I’ve got a page set up so you can donate with PayPal if you wish! All the same rewards are available through the PayPal buttons, and there’s an option to enter a custom donation amount at the very top of the list.

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Original art backer reward added!

by Alex Heberling on August 12, 2013 at 12:01 pm

Hi folks! If you take a look at the rewards this morning, you might notice a new one that just popped into existence! Last week, I decided on a whim to do a rare traditional media piece, and it can now be claimed as a backer reward for $175.

Long ago, in the early 2000s, I would sit in my bedroom and draw these characters (or rather, their predecessors) long into the night; using markers, colored pencils, microns, and whatever else I had on hand. I essentially still have every colored pencil I’ve owned since 1998. Drawing this was a big nostalgia trip for me!

Anyways, the piece is 9×12″ bristol board, and drawn with a brush and india ink, colored pencils, and a little bit of black marker. Everything is archival and acid-free. This is a very rare chance to get an original art piece from me, since I don’t draw with traditional media that often.

You get all the rewards at the $45 level along with it, so you also get the bumper sticker, buttons, and signed poster. :)

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