My edX class finished yesterday- if you are interested a new section starts in August.  With a flurry of STEM camp and other commitments this week (add in a little fear) I had put off converting a portion my Gizmo Girl script into a comic page.  So yesterday was the deadline to turn something in (due to a communal fear of drawing- edX had made actual drawing optional).  So I dropped Sue off at work, and when I got home I started working.  Think of 24 hour comic day.  I took the script and divided it into panels, then tried to figure out decent page breaks, drew out the panels, added the script or notes, and started drawing.  By 4:00 my hand was numb, but I had most of this scene inked.  It went from a simple one, “maybe two” pages to three.  I like some parts, and am still working through the bugs on some others.  No time to color, but I thought I should share it.  We are actually towards the end of the story where Gizmo Girl confronts her first villain – Doctor Doohickey.  I repeat, it isn’t finished, but I wanted to share the progress.  As the off season continues I’m hoping to get the entire comic done and ready for publication by the end of the year.

Please Note:  I’m still working through some things and this may only end up being notes for the actual final comic… there are many aspects I really like, but there are also some things I’m not happy about- but you have to start somewhere.  All that said- I present to you Gizmo Girl.

Gizmo Girl Sneak Preview (DRAFT)

My edX class finished yesterday- if you are interested a new section starts in August.  With a flurry of STEM camp and other commitments this week (add in a little fear) I had put off converting a portion my Gizmo Girl script into a comic page.  So yesterday was the deadline to turn something in (due to a communal fear of drawing- edX had made actual drawing optional).  So I dropped Sue off at work, and when I got home I started working.  Think of 24 hour comic day.  I took the script and divided it into panels, then tried to figure out decent page breaks, drew out the panels, added the script or notes, and started drawing.  By 4:00 my hand was numb, but I had most of this scene inked.  It went from a simple one, "maybe two" pages to three.  I like some parts, and am still working through the bugs on some others.  No time to color, but I thought I should share it.  We are actually towards the end of the story where Gizmo Girl confronts her first villain - Doctor Doohickey.  I repeat, it isn't finished, but I wanted to share the progress.  As the off season continues I'm hoping to get the entire comic done and ready for publication by the end of the year. Please Note:  I'm still working through some things and this may only end up being notes for the actual final comic... there are many aspects I really like, but there are also some things I'm not happy about- but you have to start somewhere.  All that said- I present to you Gizmo Girl.

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