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NOTICE: NATE HAS MOVED TO A NEW DEVIANTART ACCOUNT.

My new username is NateSonOfSimp: [link]

I chose my original username poorly, and now the internet thinks my name is "Hugh." Though I hate to have to rebuild my watcher list from scratch, I've decided that this switch will only get more difficult the longer I wait.

Thanks in advance for coming along with me to my new home on DeviantArt!

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Poster now available online at the Nonplayer Store: [link]

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Next page: [link]

Previous page: [link]

Original line art: [link]
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Color update for page 2 of Project Waldo.

All of the pages for Project Waldo are drawn directly in Photoshop CS3 using a Cintiq tablet monitor. For line work I use default brush settings at 100% hardness (4-pixel width for thin lines, 7-pixel width for outlines).

For coloring, I use the popular Multifill and Flatten plugins ([link] ) to build selectable areas of color, and then I add new layers of color at different blend modes and opacities (this is a pretty random, haphazard, and slow process).

It usually takes me about a week to get a single page finished. Part of my reason for attempting this project is to learn ways to speed up my workflow.

Project Waldo will be released in 24-page installments beginning in 2010. For more information, and to sign up on a mailing list to be notified when the first issue comes out, visit the Project Waldo development blog: projectwaldo.blogspot.com.
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Comments: 80

Eric727 In reply to ??? [2009-10-18 02:40:05 +0000 UTC]

nah not professionally but maybe a manga for fun someday thanks!

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Kravenous In reply to ??? [2009-09-30 16:21:35 +0000 UTC]

nice style

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hughferriss In reply to Kravenous [2009-10-06 13:51:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

Your sketchbook images are just mesmerizing. Beautiful, beautiful work.

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Treyos [2009-09-30 15:32:47 +0000 UTC]

Still not entirely sure what this comic is about, but it sure is beautiful to look at! Absolutely amazing work on all the pages you've shown here so far. I think page two is my favourite; it gives so much to look at but carries a feel like the calm before the storm. Very well done!

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hughferriss In reply to Treyos [2009-09-30 15:42:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the nice words, Treyos. Hopefully the story will begin to make more sense in a few pages. I wanted to set up the reader for one kind of story and then screw around with their expectations a little. I promise, there is an actual plot in the offing.

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Treyos In reply to hughferriss [2009-09-30 15:49:06 +0000 UTC]

Mission accomplished! You changed gears to the "MMORPG" characters and kind of threw me, but then I figured... well, damn, maybe it's all real to the NPCs, right?

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delic [2009-09-30 15:00:30 +0000 UTC]

very clean ,great colors

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hughferriss In reply to delic [2009-09-30 15:31:14 +0000 UTC]

I really love your stuff. You make me want to work less "clean." Thanks for the compliment!

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delic In reply to hughferriss [2009-10-01 16:12:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ,I know what you mean ,sometimes is very difficult to achieve that "less clean " look.
And you are very welcome

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derBene [2009-09-30 09:47:00 +0000 UTC]

Looks like the armour's empty. Is it?

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hughferriss In reply to derBene [2009-10-02 15:47:20 +0000 UTC]

Er... no, I think I just got too lazy to draw an eyeball in there. I should probably go fix that. Hm. Thanks for the reminder!

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derBene In reply to hughferriss [2009-10-02 17:49:46 +0000 UTC]

No worries. I also thought it could be intentional as a message, like the guy's inhuman and a mere shell of a man.

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hughferriss In reply to derBene [2009-10-03 16:03:58 +0000 UTC]

Hey, yeah! That was my intent all along... a shell of a man!

Nah, I think I'm going to have to go back into that one later. It's bothering me now. I'm glad you pointed it out!

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vrm1979 [2009-09-30 09:35:08 +0000 UTC]

wow! I love this page! Absolutely! From artwork to colors

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hughferriss In reply to vrm1979 [2009-10-04 15:20:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! After seeing your beautiful gallery, I'm going to assume you know about Arthur Rackham. He's one of my favorites!

You've made some very pretty paintings. I love the ink-work, too!

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vrm1979 In reply to hughferriss [2009-10-04 16:05:36 +0000 UTC]

wow! It's an honour to receive compliments from you! Yeah, I love Rackham's llustrations! I try to learn from him, also Cicely Mary Barker and Beatrix Potter.

Many thanks again! Wow!

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hughferriss In reply to vrm1979 [2009-10-04 16:12:21 +0000 UTC]

No problem! Keep up the great work!

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i-kingpin In reply to ??? [2009-09-19 18:29:33 +0000 UTC]

completely transfixed by every element of this art, looking forward to the book

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hughferriss In reply to i-kingpin [2009-09-19 18:59:43 +0000 UTC]

Transfixed! That's great. Thanks for the kind words!

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BlackBirdInk In reply to ??? [2009-09-15 18:30:44 +0000 UTC]

wow. i love all the details in your line art. and the coloring. i like how its not too flashy and works well with the drawing.

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hughferriss In reply to BlackBirdInk [2009-09-16 14:34:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm completely blown away by your prolific output and mastery of diverse styles. It's great to get a compliment from someone with your talent!

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BlackBirdInk In reply to hughferriss [2009-09-18 19:20:23 +0000 UTC]

well, your welcome

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ZombieTECH In reply to ??? [2009-08-31 22:44:45 +0000 UTC]

These pages are gorgeous, I love seeing the translation from the 'encils' in your previous uploads- like the previous person said, I'd love to see some of the in between shots C:

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hughferriss In reply to ZombieTECH [2009-09-01 00:12:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It looks like I'll have to put aside some time to stick up some in-progress shots. I'm on it!

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introvertedart [2009-08-23 06:25:59 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! It would be cool if you took pictures of your workflow, I know I'd be interested in seeing it.

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hughferriss In reply to introvertedart [2009-08-23 17:32:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Yeah, I was thinking about that, too. I keep a lot of revisions (I think there are about 40 revisions for page 2). Maybe I could make an animated gif or something. Hm. Might be boring to look at, though.

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introvertedart In reply to hughferriss [2009-08-24 02:21:17 +0000 UTC]

Well you could just break it down, from rough layout to finished lineart and then on to color. I guess you could edit the repetitive stuff out. Of course you could keep it for the special edition of your graphic novel.

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APFurtado [2009-08-23 01:14:46 +0000 UTC]

That's some beautiful stuff.

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hughferriss In reply to APFurtado [2009-08-23 17:30:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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