252 pages in 8 months…that’s incredible! Congrats. A friend once told me that the work expands to fill the time (in response to me feeling like I’m too slow), and we are often capable of more than we realize. Also, yes to analog. Love your progress chart. I like to staple a sheet to the inside of each project folder with timelines/milestones and other top-level info. I get crazy with highlighters and check boxes and strikethrus… I love that it is not on a screen because most things in my phone or computer cease to exist (even with constant notifications!)
This is incredibly helpful thank you! im on my second illustrated book on mythical beasts and have 55 characters and three times that amount of spot illustrations to do. I keep getting overwhelmed but this came just a the right time! Im heading off to get myself i calendar like yours and also will be doing the colouring in chart! thanks for sharing
Oh and congratulations to finish such a big project!!! This is both impressive and truly amazing!!! If you have not boogied yet: please do!!! Be aware I already did so for you!
Thank you for sharing all these tips!!! I love how happy and joyful you are sharing all this and how realistic it all sounds! I laugh (real hard out loud tbh) at the two-factor authentication bit (not) on analog calendars and it really motivated me to try that! I also loved the bit about dumping your ideas on Sunday! Again thank you! 🙏
I cannot fathom being able to knock out that many pages without compromising quality or voice - very, very excited to see what it is when you can announce it.
And damn, that stack is IMPRESSIVE seeing it printed out!
The best newsletter across all subject matter. I might be biased as a gan and fellow creative. But I always get something great from every one of them. Thank you Mr Parker.
Congratulations! I am just now dipping my toes into comic creation. I feel way out of my depth, but it’s so encouraging and exciting to see these tips. Looking forward to seeing the finished product!
This is such an amazing accomplishment. I know I’ll be referencing this a lot. Also, my daughter (who has read all the WOF books) is very excited about this news. Thanks for sharing, Jake!
Way to go Jake. That is amazing that you were able to finish that many pages. That took a lot of discipline to do, but I it will be easier now if you have to do it a again. Did you ink these pages digitally or print them out and ink on paper?
252 pages in 8 months…that’s incredible! Congrats. A friend once told me that the work expands to fill the time (in response to me feeling like I’m too slow), and we are often capable of more than we realize. Also, yes to analog. Love your progress chart. I like to staple a sheet to the inside of each project folder with timelines/milestones and other top-level info. I get crazy with highlighters and check boxes and strikethrus… I love that it is not on a screen because most things in my phone or computer cease to exist (even with constant notifications!)
This is incredibly helpful thank you! im on my second illustrated book on mythical beasts and have 55 characters and three times that amount of spot illustrations to do. I keep getting overwhelmed but this came just a the right time! Im heading off to get myself i calendar like yours and also will be doing the colouring in chart! thanks for sharing
Oh and congratulations to finish such a big project!!! This is both impressive and truly amazing!!! If you have not boogied yet: please do!!! Be aware I already did so for you!
Thank you for sharing all these tips!!! I love how happy and joyful you are sharing all this and how realistic it all sounds! I laugh (real hard out loud tbh) at the two-factor authentication bit (not) on analog calendars and it really motivated me to try that! I also loved the bit about dumping your ideas on Sunday! Again thank you! 🙏
I cannot fathom being able to knock out that many pages without compromising quality or voice - very, very excited to see what it is when you can announce it.
And damn, that stack is IMPRESSIVE seeing it printed out!
Looking forward to it, and congrats for getting it done!
The best newsletter across all subject matter. I might be biased as a gan and fellow creative. But I always get something great from every one of them. Thank you Mr Parker.
Congratulations! I am just now dipping my toes into comic creation. I feel way out of my depth, but it’s so encouraging and exciting to see these tips. Looking forward to seeing the finished product!
That is incredible productivity. I use an excel version of the checklist for my comics work, but I LOVE the idea of a physical one on the studio wall.
The visual grid works. I even put a hash slash or fill half to represent whether I’m a quarter or half finished. Glad you dig it.
This is absolutely amazing!!! And inspiring!!!
Congratulations Jake! This is incredible news, and thanks for the tips and encouragement!
Damn. When I wrote my first comicbook years ago, it took me 6 months to get 30 pages completed.
This is such an amazing accomplishment. I know I’ll be referencing this a lot. Also, my daughter (who has read all the WOF books) is very excited about this news. Thanks for sharing, Jake!
Thanks for sharing this is so inspiring!!!!!
Way to go Jake. That is amazing that you were able to finish that many pages. That took a lot of discipline to do, but I it will be easier now if you have to do it a again. Did you ink these pages digitally or print them out and ink on paper?
Thanks. I drew them digitally, then printed them out at the size of publication.