#whatsthematterwithmonastarr

[whoislauralee]

YAY I've turned in my finished book pages to @abramsbooks !! 🎉 SURE I will still have copyediting to do and I need to design a cover and oh yeah figure out what the final title of this graphic novel is gonna be...but BASICALLY it's done. And for that I am so very grateful & relieved! 😆🙏💛 Also I can't believe I made it through this whole production process without ANY wrist pain this time around! ✍️⚡️There really is so much more to gush about and people to thank but for now I simply let out a big sigh of relief and say thank you to Mona for taking me on a journey I will never forget. 🌠 . . . #makingmona #whatsthematterwithmonastarr #lauraleegulledge #abramsbooks#graphicnovel #yalit #yagraphicnovels #comics #femalelead #bookbaby #drawingmarathon #bookdeadline #relief #gratitude #exhale #physicaltherapyworks #moregushinglater https://www.instagram.com/p/ByGwm0tloB8/?igshid=1pp5xva545mds

[whoislauralee]

How about FINALLY a sample finished page from Mona?! 😆😬I love this moment showing Mona learning how to manage her emotions with her little parrotfish-inspired bubble when feeling overwhelmed by a group of extroverts. (AKA inspired by theatre kids) ✨⚪️ Project status: I'm finishing adding the yellow and turning in the book THIS WEEK to @abramsbooks for copyediting notes which is SO EXCITING! So my 10 month drawing book marathon is soon coming to a close. SOON!!!!!! ⚡️ . . . #wip #makingmona #graphicnovel #yalit #whatsthematterwithmonastarr #lauraleegulledge #comics #behindthescenes #drawingmarathon #bookbaby #bubble #inmybubble #socialanxiety #introvertproblems #copingstrategies https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx-wNb1FprD/?igshid=xhmjyhk3ee4s

[whoislauralee]

OMG this book is looking legit! 😆Here's a peek at my new font and how it's all coming together digitally with the speech bubbles in this moment when Mona is getting to know her new Artner crush Hailey. 💓🗯PS--If you want to see more behind-the-scenes content from Mona it's your LAST CHANCE to find it on my Patreon as I will be shutting the campaign down in 2 weeks. So if you wanna pay $1 you can check out all the content before it disappears! 🌠 . . . #makingmona #whatsthematterwithmonastarr #lauraleegulledge #comics #makingcomics #graphicnovel #lettering #speechbubbles #drawing #wip #workinprogress #artnercrush #artnerlove #patreon #patreonartist #patreonauthor #glassesflying https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxk86U6FV5-/?igshid=1x7t63smm1q8c

[whoislauralee]

Studio shot! 📸 I've been getting the text and speech bubbles and laid out on top of the book artwork right. I'm thankful that past tense me edited the book down to so FEW words and for my very kind Dad for doing a TON of prep work allowing me to get though these pages pretty fast!! Because I am NOT a digital artist so this step of the process makes my brain hurt. 🧠🤕 . . . #wip #behindthescenes #artstudio #makingmona #whatsthematterwithmonastarr #lauraleegulledge #graphicnovel #makingcomics #bookbaby #drawingmarathon #speechbubbles #lettering #postproduction #notadigitaldesigner #letsgetthisoverwith #imeanletsdothis https://www.instagram.com/p/BxN5rx2l0my/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=c3lhf31d2tc7

[whoislauralee]

This week while my Dad is awesomely processing the scanned book pages I've been doing other post-production tasks like designing a new font....and retyping ALL the text for all the speech bubbles to reflect the million edits I've done on the way!! 😳 Here is an example of how I worked out one particular page, which pretty much captures what my "writing process" looks like. 📝It can be challenging to boil all the words down to as few as possible but when it clicks into place it's very satisfying... . . . #wip #behindthescenes #makingmona #whatsthematterwithmonastarr #lauraleegulledge #writing #editing #creativeprocess #script #graphicnovel #writingprocess #messywriter #orderfromchaos https://www.instagram.com/p/BxA7L_bF7Ci/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rm38fxvq79cs

[whoislauralee]

YAY!! I've officially handed over the finished pages of the new book to my Dad to scan this weekend while I'm at Awesome Con!! Such a special moment for a random gas station parking lot. 😋Thanks COM, you're such an Artner Angel!! 😘💕 . . . #bookbaby #makingmona #whatsthematterwithmonastarr #crazyoldmaurice #passingthetorch #artnerangel #gratitude #mydadrocks (at Sheetz) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwusEaol802/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=s9co8b4sd36o

[whoislauralee]

Here's a peek at some of the new book's chapter title pages that represent pages out of Mona notebook where she's studying her Matter. These really show off my #rulerskills !📏✍️✨ and I hope these titles give you a good taste of what's to come. . . . #wip #makingmona #whatsthematterwithmonastarr #lauraleegulledge #chaptertitles #graphicnovel #yalit #doodler #graphpaper #writeitout #behindthescenes #seeingplaid #steadyhand https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDR-b_lkEe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kjklcf5fxspd

[whoislauralee]

More fun with masking fluid! ✍️✨Here's a #wip panel from a surreal Mona dream sequence I shaded today showing the progression from pencil adjustment, inking, quick stenciling overlay, masking fluid application, shading with watercolor graphite, rubbing off masking fluid, then finishing shading. Phew! 🙌Starus wise I'm up to 150 pages done, with 32 left to go. Yay! I've admittedly slowed down and yes the workload is intense but I'm hanging in there. 👍 . . . #graphicnovel #yalit #behindthescenes #whatsthematterwithmonastarr #lauraleegulledge #drawing #comics #makingcomics #penciling #inking #shading #watercolorgraphite #maskingfluid #drawingmarathon #goingasfastasican #eyeontheprize https://www.instagram.com/p/Bum15hIFfV0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qqk2k9k5hj35