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Mark it on your calendar, folks: next Wednesday, September 24th marks the release of the second digital collected edition of my daily comics, The Dog Who Shot a Laser Out of His Face (and other tales)! The book will contain over 100 pages of comic goodness, including some bonus comics that you won’t find anywhere else! What’s even better is that the book will be available for the minimum price of $1 (though you can choose to pay more if you so wish).

You can purchase your very own copy on my Gumroad page on the day of release. Also, seeing as I’m feeling generous, those who reblog this post will have their names entered into a draw to win a free copy the book! I’ll choose three lucky winners at random on September 24th. Good luck!

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For those of you who don't follow my other account, I've got a new book coming out this coming Wednesday, 24th of September!

To be in with a chance of being amongst three lucky winners of the book on the day of launch, simply reblog this post to enter your name in the draw. Good luck!

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Batman Day isn’t a celebration for everyone.

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Reblogging for those who may have missed yesterday’s Batman Day themed comic.

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For the few of you who may not know about my other daily comic, which you can follow here, here's my latest strip.

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Here comes the sun.

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So here's a recent comic I done did.

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Ah, the joys of job seeking…

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One of my latest daily comics. If you want to see more, be sure to follow my new Tumblr over at nellucnhoj.tumblr.com!

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I think a new bottle of shampoo is in order.

Oh, also, I just hit 100 Tumblr followers today so thanks very much to all of you for checking out my work!

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A blast from the past! This is a comic I did during my previous run of daily comics back in 2010/2011 (during which I posted my work to another Tumblr blog). 

I thought it’d be cool to take some of my previous b&w only comics and add some colour to them. You can see the result below:

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'lo all!

As you can see above, I added a touch of colour to this strip I did all the way back in 2011.

If you want to keep track of my newer works, go check out my new Tumblr over at http://nellucnhoj.tumblr.com!

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Hero worship: gets a little old after a while.

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For those of you who may be out of the loop, I've been doing a new batch of daily comics that you can check out here!

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It’s crabs all the way down! 

(Stephen King fans will recognise the ‘dialogue’)

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Just a reminder that I've started working on a new batch of daily comics over on my new Tumblr, you can keep track of them here.

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Ave Maris Stella Silentum 2014, digital, time In the near future, the Catholic Church will realize it’s clear that if God exists, he isn’t coming to us. To this end, they will use their immeasurable wealth to launch their own space program, with standing orders to seek out God by following Stella Maris, the North Star, and to impress the word of Christ upon any sentient life forms they should come across – by force, if necessary. Space crusaders. This is the first time in a long time that I’ve given a personal piece this much attention, and I’m glad I did. The title, Ave Maris Stella Silentum (Hail Star of the Silent Sea), is a reference to a hymn to Mary from the middle ages, Ave Maris Stella, just more… silent. In space, after all, no one can hear you pray. There’s a deeply-buried reference to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine here, but it’ll require a working knowledge of both the crusades and Star Trek. Good luck, and thanks for looking!

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This new piece by Glitchritual, AKA Ty Dunitz, is bloody fantastic! 

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Daily Comic: The ‘S’ stands for ‘Hope.’

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Just resurrecting this dusty old account of mine to let you all know that I've started a new daily comic over on my other Tumblr. Seeing as I now have a tablet, these ones'll have a quick dash of colour added to them as well!

Enjoy!

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COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN!

'lo all, I'm currently taking on commissions (examples of which you can see in my previous posts), so if you have a favourite comic/cartoon/TV/film character you want me to draw, drop me a line at [email protected] and we can talk details.

My rates are as follows:

- Single character pencils: $25 - Single characters pens/inks:$35 - Any additional characters: $10

Even if you’re not interested in a commission, perhaps you know someone who is? If so, please share this post!

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I've set up a new Tumblr!

*ahem*

'lo all! My, has it been that long? As you may have noticed (or, more likely, haven't), I've sort of mothballed this Tumblr account and have left it to gather so much digital dust.

Well, the bad news is this: it's staying that way. The good news? Well, as you may have deduced from the title, I've set up a new Tumblr blog over at http://nellucnhoj.tumblr.com/

So, to keep track of my further adventures in cartooning, simply point your browser thataway and give me a follow (or two, or three)!

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Where is the course you're on? It looks awesome.

Oh god, how long ago was this sent? The course I’m attending is nothing fancy, it’s a FETAC level 5 course that is held mostly in the art room of a secondary school. Specifically, it’s the ‘Portfolio Preparation’ course.

I’ll admit, it’s not *quite*what I was hoping for (there’s a worryingly little amount of life drawing) but I’ve got to meet some cool people there.

My apologies for taking this long to get back to you, Adam. You’d think having being on Tumblr this long I’d be used to it by now!

EDIT: Whoooooops, I just realised I never properly answered your question. I'm attending the course in Carlow.

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A Bucketload of Art Reference/Tutorial Books in PDF form

What the title says. These books cover everything from anatomy to composition to animation & comics:

http://www.mediafire.com/?i44dwzkf9j9n8

Here’s an excellent book on inking:

http://www.mediafire.com/?evgdvv348z914

Also, if you don’t already have ‘em, Andrew Loomis’ books are pretty much the best-of-the-best:

http://www.alexhays.com/loomis/

There is an absolute wealth of information contained in all these books, more than enough to last you a long, looooooong time.

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Just reblogging this for those of you who may have missed it yesterday. It's an absolute motherlode of scanned art reference/instructional books.

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My housemate asked me this question earlier. Made my bloody day.

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A Bucketload of Art Reference/Tutorial Books in PDF form

What the title says. These books cover everything from anatomy to composition to animation & comics:

http://www.mediafire.com/?i44dwzkf9j9n8

Here's an excellent book on inking:

http://www.mediafire.com/?evgdvv348z914

Also, if you don't already have 'em, Andrew Loomis' books are pretty much the best-of-the-best:

http://www.alexhays.com/loomis/

There is an absolute wealth of information contained in all these books, more than enough to last you a long, looooooong time.

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Today I gave my students a quick presentation on some of the basic considerations for composition, which I am now sharing with you! I’ve given them separate talks about color and tonal value/contrast, which are also super important compositional concerns. (I’ll be sharing those presentations too once I properly format them)

I personally love learning about different compositional techniques. It’s fun to think about the ways that the brain views & sorts images, and how we can trick it into feeling a certain way or looking at certain aspects of an image first! It’s easy to fall into compositional ruts (which I am also guilty of) because a lot of art gets by with mediocre, though serviceable, compositions. If you can generally understand what’s happening in an image then it’s generally fine. However, it’s the truly great compositions, where everything in the whole image has been considered and ‘clicks’ together, that bump up an illustration to a visual slam dunk. NC Wyeth is one of my favorite artists for this reason: his compositions are rock solid, varied based on the image’s intent, and always enhance the mood or action he is depicting.

For extra reading, some online compositional resources that I’ve found helpful or interesting include: Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis (download it for FREE. Such a great book all-around.) Gurney Journey (check out the “Composition” tag, but really everything he posts is great) The Schweitzer guide to spotting tangents Cinemosaic (a blog by Lou Romano with some truly WONDERFUL compositions captured from various films) Where to Put the Cow by Anita Griffin

Happy composition-ing!

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Stuff like this is why I'm glad I browse Tumblr more these days.

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2 crazy friends

Nikki and John. .u.

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A highly accurate depiction of me when trying to draw during breaks in my course. Drawn by the sickeningly talented Waterlok!