tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62615118375420055232012-02-08T05:47:39.499-08:00samharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04273187492046511592noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261511837542005523.post-74759743745421952232012-02-08T05:15:00.000-08:002012-02-08T05:19:11.118-08:00<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8381942-excalibur">Goodreads</a><br /><a href="http://csilibrarian.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/review-excalibur-the-legend-of-king-arthur/">CSI: Librarian</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6261511837542005523-7475974374542195223?l=excalibur-kingarthur.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>samharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04273187492046511592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261511837542005523.post-13250790954790435132011-05-03T03:50:00.000-07:002012-02-08T05:40:12.512-08:00<div><br /></div><div>Excalibur is on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">American Library Association</span>'s <a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/ggnt/2012">Great Graphic Novels for Teens</a> list for 2012</div><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Dark magic, a vengeful sorceress, shadowy prophesies and malicious fairies—this is the story of King Arthur like you've never seen."<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6261511837542005523-1325079095479043513?l=excalibur-kingarthur.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>samharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04273187492046511592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261511837542005523.post-89307647935219756842011-04-13T15:40:00.000-07:002011-05-03T05:12:30.725-07:00<div><br /></div><div>A few cool reviews for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Excalibur the Legend of King Arthur</span><br /><br /><a href="http://lisaisbusynerding.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-excalibur-legend-of-king-arthur.html">Lisa is Busy</a><br /><a href="http://flamingnet.com/bookreviews/newreviews/newbookreview.cfm?title=Excalibur%3A+The+Legend+of+KIng+Arthur">Flamingnet</a><br />and a <a href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/childrens-books/tony-lee/excalibur-lee/">Kirkus</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> star </span>review.<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />" (...) rendering it easily accessible for a new generation of readers. They touch on it all here: the sword in the stone, King Arthur and his round table, the love affair of Lancelot and Guinevere. The magical stylings of Merlin and Morgana are also explored, making for one of the more interesting story lines in a book of many. (...) Masterful adaptation of medieval material."<br /><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6261511837542005523-8930764793521975684?l=excalibur-kingarthur.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>samharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04273187492046511592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261511837542005523.post-75895753146894190452010-05-27T07:44:00.000-07:002010-05-27T08:08:13.537-07:00<div><br /></div><div>For this Graphic Novel I'm doing the colour work as well - with the help of freelance assistant <a href="http://aleph777.deviantart.com/">Tarsis Cruz</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/S_6Gbw-UL3I/AAAAAAAAAVM/DJI7xBqzh20/s1600/KA_SAM22_colour.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/S_6Gbw-UL3I/AAAAAAAAAVM/DJI7xBqzh20/s320/KA_SAM22_colour.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475962008489963378" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/S_6Gbw-UL3I/AAAAAAAAAVM/DJI7xBqzh20/s1600/KA_SAM22_colour.jpg"></a><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/S_6GcK2XE-I/AAAAAAAAAVU/DAWapAeIfDo/s320/KA_SAM70_colour.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475962015435920354" /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/S_6KlBv_qZI/AAAAAAAAAVs/ySf4-dlquLI/s320/KA_SAM64_colour.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475966565658634642" /><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6261511837542005523-7589575314689419045?l=excalibur-kingarthur.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>samharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04273187492046511592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261511837542005523.post-74746523962392910772010-04-18T13:38:00.000-07:002012-02-08T05:20:00.240-08:00The process for a page, from script to colours:<div><br /></div><div>Step 1, script</div><div><br /></div><div><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1) Guinevere is swinging her sword down at soldiers! She's killing in a berserk battle frenzy!</span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; ">Guinevere</span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; ">Diiieeeee!!!!</span></span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2) She batters away a sword as a Saxon runs up behind her, unseen, axe raised high to kill her!</span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; ">Guinevere</span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; ">For lancelot!</span></span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3) A sword, thrown, shunks into the back of the Saxon, wide eyed in his death!</span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; ">S/FX</span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; ">Shunk!</span></span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; ">Saxon</span></span></span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; ">-gack-</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4) Gawain pulls his sword out of the Saxon's back as he speaks to Guinevere.</span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; ">Guinevere</span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; ">Thank you, gawain!</span></span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; ">Gawain</span></span></span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; ">My lady - my <b><u>queen</u></b> -</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; ">(Link)</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; ">I'm <b><u>sorry</u></b> for the things that i said.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;">5) Guinevere smiles.</span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; ">Guinevere</span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; ">Stop being a <b><u>girl</u></b> - and fight some <b><u>saxons</u></b>with me.</span></span></span></p><p class="ACTION" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm; margin-left: 72pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 11pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></p><div><div>Step 2, pencils - changes from script: enemy attacks from over the shield wall, and is killed by a spear.</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/S847FZuFCBI/AAAAAAAAATo/WNAsaxgNBeI/s320/KA_126_step1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462368362036529170" /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Step 3, mid-inks</div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/S8twn7lSksI/AAAAAAAAATY/MeLZ6bKJHUw/s320/KA_126_step2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461582804428165826" style="cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px; " /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Step 4, inks and textures</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/S8twUM7RiuI/AAAAAAAAATQ/9uZEUfDFH1U/s320/KA_126_step3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461582465486392034" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Step 5, colours and letters</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/S_6HK-aYLII/AAAAAAAAAVc/hH1zis3OhqY/s320/KA_126_step4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475962819551177858" /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div> <!--EndFragment--> </div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6261511837542005523-7474652396239291077?l=excalibur-kingarthur.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>samharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04273187492046511592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261511837542005523.post-23882441188977523012009-12-09T06:23:00.000-08:002009-12-09T06:25:12.560-08:00<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/Sx-zMo5W7_I/AAAAAAAAATI/lwmg-4-A_sU/s1600-h/EXCALIBUR_SAM.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/Sx-zMo5W7_I/AAAAAAAAATI/lwmg-4-A_sU/s320/EXCALIBUR_SAM.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413242306840424434" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6261511837542005523-2388244118897752301?l=excalibur-kingarthur.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>samharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04273187492046511592noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261511837542005523.post-90220586099019546812009-11-10T07:25:00.000-08:002009-11-10T07:31:02.153-08:00<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/SvmGHp9fzzI/AAAAAAAAATA/DId9t_3r3uM/s1600-h/KA_SAM70_inks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/SvmGHp9fzzI/AAAAAAAAATA/DId9t_3r3uM/s320/KA_SAM70_inks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402496694088617778" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/SvmGHp9fzzI/AAAAAAAAATA/DId9t_3r3uM/s1600-h/KA_SAM70_inks.jpg"></a><br /><div>From fight sequence with Bedivere, Gawain and Lancelot vs enemy knights</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6261511837542005523-9022058609901954681?l=excalibur-kingarthur.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>samharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04273187492046511592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261511837542005523.post-86198310608761732512009-11-10T07:20:00.001-08:002010-05-27T08:04:51.393-07:00<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/SvmFoLsFP2I/AAAAAAAAAS4/UxNDC7gjTj0/s1600-h/KA_SAM1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/SvmFoLsFP2I/AAAAAAAAAS4/UxNDC7gjTj0/s320/KA_SAM1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402496153386565474" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/SvmFoLsFP2I/AAAAAAAAAS4/UxNDC7gjTj0/s1600-h/KA_SAM1.jpg"></a>Pencils</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/SvmFn4hnvPI/AAAAAAAAASw/s0OBO4j-zAI/s1600-h/KA_SAM1_inks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/SvmFn4hnvPI/AAAAAAAAASw/s0OBO4j-zAI/s320/KA_SAM1_inks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402496148242414834" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/SvmFn4hnvPI/AAAAAAAAASw/s0OBO4j-zAI/s1600-h/KA_SAM1_inks.jpg"></a>Inks<br /><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/S_6J6GxrxMI/AAAAAAAAAVk/wqgFF4pyKdA/s320/KA_SAM1_colour.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475965828273521858" /></div><div>Colours</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6261511837542005523-8619831060876173251?l=excalibur-kingarthur.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>samharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04273187492046511592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261511837542005523.post-28262550211500573222009-08-19T08:18:00.000-07:002011-01-13T11:24:21.046-08:00<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/SowX_a5ZHgI/AAAAAAAAAPM/K92I1XGzn-4/s1600-h/SceneArthur"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 118px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_535_OsXpRT8/SowX_a5ZHgI/AAAAAAAAAPM/K92I1XGzn-4/s320/SceneArthur" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371694833865399810" /></a><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6261511837542005523-2826255021150057322?l=excalibur-kingarthur.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>samharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04273187492046511592noreply@blogger.com0