I guess Tumblr is still the place for fandom? Here’s some sketches from episode 1 of Good Omens.
https://picarto.tv/ChrissyDelk Streaming inking!
003: Chrissy Delk
Storyboard and Comic Artist; Warner Bros., Freelance
www.chrissydelk.com
MAQ (Webcomic)—
I had three dream jobs when I was a child:
- Magician
- Cartoonist
- Storyboard artist
Chrissy was my first formal Illustrated Interview, and I was really lucky to have her for the project. When we spoke, I immediately noticed a gorgeous drafting desk in the background. I learned it was made of pure oak and that her father had refinished it for her. She wore a comics shirt, so incredibly perfect for our conversation, and we talked. I never met a storyboard artist before.
From a young age, Chrissy knew she wanted to work in animation. Her parents were supportive of her pursuit from a young age, educating her in the fact that animation was a thing you could do. She later went to Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and holds a degree in sequential art. She now freelances and has quite a bit of commissioned work with Warner Bros.
I wish I had recorded our talk. I saw a lot of myself in Chrissy: incredibly driven and passionate with a work ethic that’s absolutely bonkers. We talked about impostor syndrome, burnout, and the separation of work from identity; the importance of networking and the challenges of nepotism; the struggle of working within “glamorous” industries when it’s anything but. It was almost like I had a glimpse of myself in an alternate universe, where I decided that comics and storyboarding was what I wanted to do with my professional life. There were points where it felt a little surreal. This could have been me. I could be doing these things.
I thought about our conversation for a long time after we talked. I admire Chrissy for recognizing limits and letting go. That’s something I’m still working on. I think we can all stand to let go once in a while.
Read my webcomic, MAQ at comics.chrissydelk.com Updates Tuesdays!
Step One (Not Shown) Script: Much easier to make changes before writing it all out.
Step Two (Not Shown) Thumbnails: Entire issue (22 pages) on 1 or 2 sketchbook pages with scribbles for pacing and panel layout.
Step Three Roughs: Lettering and Roughs. Another chance to get feedback on the entire issue. Digital with Clip Studio Paint.
Step Four Pencils: Pencils set to blueline for inking. Digital with Clip Studio Paint.
Step Five Inks: Print out the pencils on bristol and ink with pen nibs.
Step Six Flats (Not Shown): Michelle Poust is my awesome flatter. enjouji.tumblr.com/
Step Seven Colors: Digital with Clip Studio Paint.
Animatic treatment of what is arguably the climax of Taggerung (a Redwall book by Brian Jacques)! So if you’re planning on reading it and haven’t, maybe do that first. ;)
This one has been on the backburner for years, spending most of that time as a series of written story/dialogue beats with timecodes corresponding to where in this song they would fall. For the past couple months I’ve been slowly picking at finally turning it into something people could watch.
Fantastic boarding and great editing! I’m still blown away by how well timed it is to the music. Just epic!
comics.chrissydelk.com Maq page 6 updated!
MAQ Page 4 updated! Every Tuesday!
Went to the Denver zoo yesterday. Frogmouth owls are living muppets!
Time for another MAQ comic update! Thank you everyone for your support and reblogs so early in my updates. Super thanks to everyone.
And let’s hear it for Michelle Poust: my awesome color assistant. Where would I be without flats? Very very sad.
Yo, it’s Tuesday and now I have a webcomic: MAQ!
Grand total of two pages and a functional website. It begins.