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2010.06.19 at 03:37

An entire page. In a day. More like two, but still - less than 24 hours for four strip posts, and that counts for something. I'd like to think that this is the result of my decision to "compromise" on CG, cutting it down to Absolutely Necessary. The decision has produced mixed results - on the one hand, a handful of strips in a single day. On the other, I spent more time on background rendering than CG rendering or character work. On the gripping hand, I don't mind. The yucky part - the Hurry Up And Wait of Rendering Hell - has been cut to almost nothing, at least for this strip and the previous one. More work with less wait is definitely a good thing - if I can sustain it.

In indirectly related news, it's my birthday. To be honest, the booty shot is a birthday present to myself. This was a three panel layout, reworked to make it both easier to turn out and more pleasant to work on.

Posting the Page (This is strip 4/4 of page six of chapter two) to the ATC site, then going to bed. Production to resume Sunday or Monday.

comments

Yey, for actual strips coming out again -- for what it's worth, as fairly long-time reader, but not a producer of art myself, I think CG-only-as-necessary is absolutely the right choice for DCR.
...and happy birthday!

posted by theorbtwo on 2010.06.19 at 06:14

i'm really happy to be reading dcr again.

posted by transceiver.freq on 2010.06.19 at 12:42

theorbtwo - Thanks for the happy birthday, and your vote of confidence. The next couple of pages (a dozen or so strips) will be a REAL test of the method! :D

transceiver - I'm happy to be creating it again, and hope I finally have my head back in the comics production space! I'd say "expect more updates soon!" but we all know how that's turned out in the past...

posted by dan on 2010.06.20 at 21:15

I hope your head will find the means to stay in this space longer.
Also happy B-Day, better late than never.

posted by Slip on 2010.06.23 at 12:00

Slip - I hope so too, though life thinks it has other plans. I'm going to have to get tricksy.

(Also, shutting off posting after I've submitted this comment - new strips incoming and as per usual I'm sealing off older strips to prevent The Spam Of Doom!)

posted by dan on 2010.06.23 at 17:47