act_i_vate: THE BLACK CHAMBER Scene One!

rschamberger (

rschamberger) wrote in

act_i_vate,
@ 2007-07-25 07:33:00

THE BLACK CHAMBER Scene One!

It's finally here! Click on through to read the first installment of The Black Chamber!

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	la_loba 2007-07-25 01:40 pm UTC (link)
	waoh. awesome. is this water color? it's freaking awesome. good diologue too. i have a feeling that this comic is going to be better than die hard in all it's incarnations. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-25 01:44 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! It's done with ink and watered-down ink. And yes, totally better than Die Hard! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	benchilada 2007-07-25 02:28 pm UTC (link)
	That's the way to get a comic started. Ink and watered-down ink? nice. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-25 02:29 pm UTC (link)
	Gracias! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	bobo_dreams 2007-07-25 03:06 pm UTC (link)
	Worth the wait. Can't wait for more. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-25 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks Ryan! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	the_woodshed 2007-07-25 03:12 pm UTC (link)
	Bravo. It feels like I'm watching a b/w version of one of those animated Richard Linklater films. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-25 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	High praise! Danke! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	whatistigerbalm 2007-07-25 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	I love it when people aren't afraid to use wash. Good work! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-25 04:02 pm UTC (link)
	I fear no wash! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	gdwessel 2007-07-25 04:56 pm UTC (link)
	Well, interesting technique, and most definitely a smashing debut segment. Good stuff. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-25 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	I do like to smash. Thanks! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	rayfrenden 2007-07-27 02:33 pm UTC (link)
	Who doesn't? Heh. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ajasont 2007-07-25 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	Go, Schamberger, Go! Congrats! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-25 06:44 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks, J! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sxyblkmn 2007-07-25 06:35 pm UTC (link)
	loving the ink washes (and the opening story too) welcome to act-i-vate! :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-25 06:43 pm UTC (link)
	Muchas gracias! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	uminthecoil 2007-07-25 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	nice:) this is terribly easy on the eyes...looking forward to this unfolding each week. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-25 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	That means a lot, thanks! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	zegas 2007-07-26 05:42 am UTC (link)
	INTENSE. A stand out debut. These subtle and creepy images are seared unto my brain and it'll be years before I scrape the scabs off in order to live a normal life again. How long is this OGN? Will every post be 10 pages? I hope so! Also, I'm curious as to what materials you use. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-26 02:08 pm UTC (link)
	It's 96 pages total. Not every scene will be this long, but there's a couple more like this! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	rschamberger 2007-07-26 02:10 pm UTC (link)
	Oh sorry, first thanks for the compliments! I pencil first, then lay down the blacks. I had a bottle of ink that was nearly empty and filled it with water and used that for the grey's. Fun, huh? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	concret67 2007-07-26 09:40 am UTC (link)
	Nice opening scene to grab the attention, Rod and that artwork is gorgeous, mate, feels and looks like a cool B&W indy movie from the 70s. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-26 02:12 pm UTC (link)
	Hey, only my girlfriend gets to call me 'Rod'! Thanks for the compliments. Visually, I was mostly inspired by late-period silent films, especially Greta Garbo's, as well as classic jazz photography. I loved how they used whites to define forms and break up the composition. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	9mmed 2007-07-26 12:49 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, nice start to a Comic Noir. I'll be reading, and I also love the wash. I wonder why noone did a comic adaptation if The Wash using wash? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-26 02:06 pm UTC (link)
	As a matter of fact, that's my next book! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	ajasont 2007-07-26 06:37 pm UTC (link)
	Starring Martha Wash, right? (Google her.) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-26 06:38 pm UTC (link)
	Actually, starring her bra. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	rayfrenden 2007-07-27 05:39 am UTC (link)
	Very swanky. I've not done washes in the past, but every time I see it done well I want to give it a go. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-27 02:08 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks Ray! It's a fun way to work. I did it first on a series of illustrations for a gallery show and found I really liked it. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	rayfrenden 2007-07-27 02:23 pm UTC (link)
	I love when I surprise myself like that. Is it a long process? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-27 02:28 pm UTC (link)
	I find it to move really quick, actually. I do minimal work in the pencil stage, only getting detailed for buildings and faces. Then I lay down the blacks, then follow up with the wash. From start to finish, it's about two to three hours per page, with most of the time spent on pencils. Unless it's a page with a lot of architecture, those take about an hour longer. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	rschamberger 2007-07-27 02:13 pm UTC (link)
	Oh hey! I just looked at your work and realized I've been following it for awhile through my feedreader after you were featured on Drawn! a while back. Man, I really, really dig your work. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	rayfrenden 2007-07-27 02:24 pm UTC (link)
	Awesome, thanks! Feeling's mutual. Do you have an off LJ blog I should add to my reader? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-27 02:25 pm UTC (link)
	I've got one, but I'm only using it for AIV business: rschamberger.livejournal.com My main blog is: www.comixperience.com/weblog (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	rayfrenden 2007-07-27 02:36 pm UTC (link)
	Awesome. Added! I just updated from the site featured on Drawn! (if you saw me the first time or second time there, it linked to penguinx.org). I'm not updating that anymore. Now everything is at Frenden.com. Glad I ran into ya! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-07-27 02:45 pm UTC (link)
	Do you have a feed running off of that? Bloglines doesn't register one. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	rayfrenden 2007-07-27 03:04 pm UTC (link)
	Yup: http://feeds.feedburner.com/RayFrendenIllustrator I use Netvibes as a reader, so I can't comment on the Bloglines deal. Perhaps because I use feedburner for stat tracking? I dunno. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	iconotrast 2007-08-02 12:10 pm UTC (link)
	Welcome to AIV! Nice start. I'll be reading. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rschamberger 2007-08-02 12:54 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! You keep readin' 'em, I'll keep makin' 'em! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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