It’s been a stretch since the last update has it not? Rest assured the great work continues. ( Even if it is always late. ) I’ve pretty much resigned myself to posting pages when they are done now rather than waiting for Monday’s to roll around. So, keep an eye out on my social feeds to know when the next page has posted.
It’s nigh 3am when I’m writing this, thus, I will end the post here. Enjoy a ton of new art!
Cover art for the next Interstitial artbook! Gradient map coloring test.
Hello Asray3 faithful,
Well the last few weeks could have gone better. My prediction about the new Astray3 update being on time last Monday proved woefully inaccurate. As a minor excuse, I’m testing out gradient maps for coloring. ( See the above image and the previous Interstitial cover for example. ) Typically, this has not shortened comic production times at all. You’ll see the fruits of this new approach tomorrow.
In other news, more convention dates have been cancelled and pushed back. That means I’m delaying the artbook production too. Originally, I had planned to have it ready for print by mid-July just in case Kansas City’s Planet Comic-con happened as scheduled. That event has been pushed to April of 2021. The next possible event happens in September. So, look for the book pre-orders to happen sometime in August.
These super shiny stickers will be part of the pre-order bonus.
Alpha Legion art commission for a friend’s husband’s Bday.
Hello ye olde Astray3 readers,
Finally, Astray3 Enigma page 18 has landed. We should be on track for page 19 to land next Monday. Look forward to it! Lots of big plot points to come!
In other news, work will begin on the second Interstitial artbook this week! Expect a short pre-order campaign about mid July. There will be bonus prints and sticker for early purchasers.
I will leave you with ton of pictures fo art updates! Check out the holographic harpy stickers that will be available on the e-shop soon!
Till next time! All the best,
-Eldon
More experimenting with modern She-ra designs and old school filmation backgrounds.A carnival themed Macaw Harpy! A test piece for the following holographic sticker.
An experiment to combine the Netflix She-ra designs with the old filmation style background paintings.
Hello readers,
Boy was last week crazy for yours truly and the world in general. ( I even got tear-gassed by the Police on one occasion. ) A lot of stuff happened that cut into art production time. But, we’re past all that and a fresh week now lies ahead.
First, the D&D sticker campaign was a success! The stickers arrived last week and were shipped out to all pre-order backers. You can get yours at the online shop! https://astray3.bigcartel.com/ Also, check out these sweet pics of the custom envelope art and final products.
Custom envelope art! Air mail indeed!Final custom envelopes!Final stickers all laid out!
And that is all for now. Be back soon with more art and comics!
Sorry folks, no comic update this week. Things got out of hand over the weekend and I wasn’t able to work on the next A3. Seems I have an underground water leak that needs to be addressed soon. Return next Monday as a new phase of chapter four begins! Familiar faces, friend and foe, will be returning.
This is a late update for what to expect in the upcoming weeks. ( And posting the final designs for the D&D sticker design run. )
Expect some more delays in comic posts. Things are about to start picking up and there is a big scene change coming. This will involve some design work that will stall page production. I’m optimistic that we won’t go weeks without updates. I can’t guaranteed it though.