The new page is up. I don't have a lengthy topic to talk about this Sunday because I honestly want to get back to drawing fun stuff!

But on the note of drawing an art, on my deviant art page I decided to scan in strait-forward raw versions of all my original comic art pages HERE. This was inspired by my nerdy compulsion to browse around to look at the scans on Albert Moy's original comic art site.

Well I'll be going back into the trenches of Chapter 2 art on monday so wish me god speed!
-TiMBO

Well, A little milestone for me has come. The end of one chapter and the beginning of a new has happened. Anyone unfamiliar with comics would say; "Great Job! you've accomplished so much!" While if you're a veteran of print comics or very familiar with print comics you would say "PPSSSHHH!! Whatever! Talk to me when you have more than one chapter behind you." The latter reaction might sound a little harsh, but for what I want to accomplish as a comic creator, the more critical of those two is the one that I should take to heart.

Really, think about it. Who would think a doctor was a satisfactory doctor after doing one checkup? Who would think a hair dresser was a master after doing one hair cut? Who would think a plumber was a superb plumber after fixing just one drain? Well, I have finished one chapter of a comic but that by no means makes me an expert. Sure, I've put the work into doing 22 pages of content but that by no means signifies that I've achieved all there is to know about making comics. I'm not saying this to dog myself or humble myself by any means. It's just a simple, undeniable truth. Understanding what there is to making comics takes more than 22 pages.

I have heard some say in either text or podcast conversations say that "You are not serious about doing your web comic unless you have been at it for two years." Do I understand what It's like to have been at it for two years? After only having released my web comic site on April 21st of 2013, the answer to that should be a resounding "Of course not!"  And I agree with you. I still have a lot to  prove. In all the categories of writing, penciling, inking, lettering, and coloring I still have so much to learn through doing, hardships, shortcomings, and triumphs.  So making comics is something I want to take very seriously.

When I say to people that "I take comic creation seriously.' There are many times where that is taken as a negative connotation. They think that what I'm creating is either a super ponderous look at the human condition or more of a vapid arrangement of content that only appeals to the "artsy" crowd. And I can tell you deep down from the bottom of my heart (I just started a sentence with 'and' so you know I mean it.) that neither of those things are my goal. I just want to create a piece of content that I would find entertaining myself, as a consumer. If the text or context of my comic  warrants reflection or discussions about theme or allegories for you the reader, then that's awesome! Do that, but it's not what I'm trying to accomplish. It's my personal belief that it's the responsibility of the participant of media to project meaning upon it. No one goes to a fine art museum with an audio device playing in their ear with the artist of each piece saying "This is the intention I had for the viewers of my work" I want to give readers the blocks and they can decide how they want to slide them together.

So when I use the word serious, I'm not referring to the way my comic is perceived or reflected on. I'm talking about myself and my work habits. I want to be able to release 2 pages a week (I want you all to hold me to this.) and being able to work up to a work flow like that is going to take some effort. I have been comfortable for a little while and it's time to push my boundaries to do more, faster, and better. No weight lifter sticks with one weight set indefinitely. Why should I stick with an overly cushy and comfortable workflow? Other web comics release more than one page a week, maybe it's about time I do too.

Here's hoping for a cool second chapter.
-Timbo 

The last page of chapter one is right here.

First off I want to apologize for being a day late. I attempted doing a 24 hour comic (unsuccessfully by the way) and I just wasn't in the mental state to do a site update, but without further adieu, here's today's post!

So here I am. I have one chapter of this comic underneath my belt, or one issue as the print aficionados would say. So I figured with every last page of a chapter, I should take a look back at that chapter that just came to past. So let's take a look at the chapter that started it all, number one.

Well. the first thing that comes to mind when I look back at the first 22 pages of Galsha (24 if you include the covers) is; "I'm glad I took the first step." Most artists are prone to look at their past work and just blast everything that they think sucks, or point things out that they can do so much better now (Yup... I'm pretty guilty of this in most of my work). I look back at the whole of the first chapter and I can honestly say that I'm proud of what I've done. If for no other reason, then I'm proud to have 22 pages of experience. Chapter 1 will definitely be the most unique feeling chapter in the series. I started creating the art for this series in late 2010 and I started off as an iconoclast who was against the use of digital tools to create any of the artwork for the comic. Now I have embraced the digital age that we're living in and and use the digital tools to my advantage for producing the comic. I still pencil and in traditionally so I guess it's the best of both worlds.

So yes, the first chapter more than anything feels like a first stepping stone for the rest of the series for me and the second chapter is moving right along (I'm inking strip #33 to give you a little peek behind the curtain.), and drawing the pages for chapter 3 will come before I know it.

Alright, time to get back to running this comic marathon.

Thanks for reading,
TiMBo

Page 21 is now up, so bounce over to that.

I don't have a long blog post in me this week so enjoy the brevity!

One more page to go and I have a full chapter underneath my belt. While that is both exciting and nerve racking at the same time, I also need to really think long and hard about where I want the comic to go from here, and I don't mean in the story department. If I do say so myself, I think I put enough work and effort into these comic pages that this is beyond a hobby, nor do I want it to be a hobby. I've wanted to do comics from a pretty young age. While there have been many things in my life that tried to distract me from that, either externally or through distractions of my own doing, that has always been my ultimate goal. Age 30 is approaching on me and i would really love to have a creator owned book that I made under my belt before that happens. One way would be to try to get two updates a week, and another way would be to start monetizing things on the site.

I just took my first step into doing that today by putting that Donate button on the top of the right column of this page. It's not much but it is a start. So along with updates and musings I will also maybe be writing business announcements in these blog posts. If anyone has suggestions on what i can do about this, they can leave it in a comment, or just e-mail it to me at streetsofgalsha@gmail.com.

I'm off to continue to work hard fro you, the readers.
Thanks,
-TiMBo