Thanks so much Christian, getting compared to Moebius is one of the highest compliments I can think of. Enjoy the book. Wren

Agreed. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. Good luck with your art. Wren

i think it kills the charme

he just used it for the text! C'mon, he did all the line work and color by hand hahaah, thats the heart of his work!

@Sam Fontaine ooff lmaoo I have to admit since this comment was posted I have completely switched to digital lol

@@MaddysComicart i just started practicing digital flat colors now too. Was thinking of traditional coloring but it seems real tedious. Leaving the pencil and inking for traditional though. I may try it though it does look like it can be fun.

Thank you so much Joe. Keeping the faith. Take care, Wren

I was totally inspired by Moebius, Manara, and Azpiri. To be compared to those folks is truly an honor. Wren

Best of luck to you. Do beautiful work. The world needs it. Wren

Thank you. I am glad you enjoy the work. I hope to be posting again soon. Wren

Will do. Im currently working on a graphic novel myself. This video really inspired me to have fun and not give up. Thank you

Thank you! And thanks so much for stopping by. Wren

Thank you so much. Wren

Thank you. I appreciate it very much and am glad you enjoyed the video. W

If you can't spend for the watercolor paper and paints and brushes, get yourself a few good sketchbooks and draw, draw, draw and draw. That is the most essential skill. If you don't have the budget to get yourself sketchbooks, send me your address and I will send you some. I would love to see the day when you are doing beautiful comics. Thanks for watching. Wren

@@wrennowan704 I can get sketchbooks, paper! And I will give it my best drawing with what I have

Happy to inspire. Take care. Wren

Thank you so much. I appreciate you stopping by. Wren

+Wren Nowan thank you!

Thank you. The key to keeping your watercolor paper smooth is not to let it roll. I either buy watercolor paper that is glued together in blocks, so you have to cut the watercolor paper off the block when you are done, or if I am working with a sheet of watercolor paper, I tape the edges down to a stiff piece of wood or a drawing board The paper may wrinkle a bit when you are doing very wet washes, but it dries out flat again. Good luck! Wren

Thanks for stopping by and subscribing. Yes, I believe an illustrator is only as good as his reference. I actually do lots of reference photo shoots with models and costumes. I will post a video on the use of reference and thanks for the suggestion. Wren

thanks Andrew, I will be posting a tutorial on how I create perspectives and environment soon. I appreciate your enthusiasm. W

I am glad you enjoy watching the process. The paper is 140 lb watercolor paper. It is pretty rough, but that is good because the in comes out much better on the rough paper. It flows too quickly on smooth paper. I also use Dr. Martins ink. It is a thick consistency and flows just right. I tried Higgins inks but they are too runny.

Thanks for watching. I use Adobe Illustrator for boarders, text and bubbles. I can export the illustrator layers back into photoshop an I end up giving my editor the final as a photoshop file with the painting as the main layer, boarders, bubbles and text on their own layer. That way they can easily do the translated versions if my text is on its own layer.

Most of the nibs I work with get better with time, not sure why. I use some nibs for up to a year without changing them. The ink is also really important. I find that Higgans ink is too runny and flows to quickly from the nib. Dr. Martins ink is my favorite. Thanks for stopping by. Wren

Thanks for watching. Just go for it. You won't like the paintings you do at first, I hated my work, but over time you will just get so much better, so go for it. Wren

Hello, and thank you for stopping by and commenting. I really don't adjust the scanner settings, and the scanner naturally picks up the texture of the paper. The watercolor paper I use is rough, so I does have a lot of texture. Take care. Wren

Thanks so much for stopping by. I really appreciate the feedback. Wren

Hello, I do scan the final artwork and make a tiff file. I actually do my text and boarders in adobe Illustrator. I find illustrator to be easier for doing the text and bubbles. Wren

@@wrennowan704 cool, thx. I just started to draw comics. I want to do it as you. I love moebius. I saw that you use CAD to create complex areas, I try that out toom thx for your advices. Peace

Hey, thanks for watching the video. Yes I scan the finished pages, bring them into illustrator and do text, boarders and bubbles in Adobe illustrator. Wren

Yes, I use Windsor and Newton India ink. It seems to be the best consistency for the watercolor paper. Thanks

thx to you 4 the tip

Thank you! You will be my official language consultant. Its obvious I don't speak French and my editors do all my translations. I hope my Italian was ok in my sketchbook tour. Ci vediamo dopo!

Hi Derrick, I've never used watercolor pencils. I just use fine detail brushes for intricate detail. Thanks for checking in and happy new Year. Wren

Hello Velmar, Thank you for reaching out and I appreciate you spending time to check out my work. Your suggestion is a good one. All the pretty pictures in the world are for nothing if they don't contribute to a good story. I will get around to discussing how I arrive at my stories. One thing I will say, and this may not be too helpful, is that there is a lot be said about living enough of life to know what makes a story. For people to connect to a work of art, it has to be sincere and speak to them about the human experience. When I was in my early twenties, I always wanted to create some awesome, moving story, but it was really hard because I just hadn't lived enough life yet. Now that I've been married, divorced, raised kids, struggled - all that translates into what I say and how I say it. I know that sounds odd coming from a guy who does comics, which are often disposable stories written for 14 year old boys. If you want your stories to be more than disposable, if you want your comic to be collected and cherished by your readers, then you have to put your whole self into it, everything you know about relationships, tension, fear. What brings you the most joy? What crushes you? I know this is a very long winded response. I believe every person has a unique perspective worth exploring, and a unique voice that should be heard. Even when I was too young to really be able to tell a good story, that didn't stop me from honing my craft, refining my drawing skills, practicing dialogue and listening to what people say and how they say it. Sometimes there are great stories around you, you just need to listen. Anyway, thank you for the suggestion, and I will post something about story structure. Wren

Type in MasterEdit into google. There is a free video series on story telling.

Great words mate, I can tell you from experience that this is so true. (the divorce thing especially) Kind regards joe

Thanks so much. I really do appreciate the feedback. Wren