KatLouhio

And the patch is out now...
manga.smithmicro.com/manga5-up…

I've been a Manga Studio fan for years.. I used Manga Studio 4 EX for a long time before the version 5 came around. One of the Manga Studio 4 features I've really missed in v.5 is the story editor which is now included in the update (EX version) in some form at least. Hurray for that!!

Of course there are some other new features too. One that attracted my eye was the color history -palette (lovelyyy). New filters, gradation map and group work mode for EX..  
And some smaller stuff..  here are the release notes: www.clipstudio.net/en/dl/relea…

Kind of funny - just declared last spring that I'm going to be here much more and what happens? Life. 

My father's been in a hospital, my two nieces came over and then my sister arrived for a summer holiday from U.S. While it's been hectic and I've had difficulties of finding my own space and time, I'm grateful of many things. My father lives and feels good now that his condition was taken care of. My two nieces are wonderful and I love them. I got the chance to get to know my nephew from U.S., he's an awesome little guy and we've had such a good time with him. And so much more good things are happening in my family.

It's good that I haven't had any projects going on lately because I haven't had the time. But that should change soon. Work stuff is already seeping into my mind. In the fall I'm having discussions about new Napalm comic and strip. Also thinking of doing some original art that I may give away or sell. My drawing style has changed dramatically in the last few months as I changed from digital to traditional. Haven't posted the work I've done, I'm sorry for that. It's such a chore to get them scanned. You just have to take my word for it for now.  

I'm also thinking of taking more commissions in the near future. Colouring, painting and drawing. Thinking of few slots per month first and see how it goes from there.

One more week of summer "holiday" and after that it's 'back to the old drawing board' for me.

Have a nice summer everyone!

Suomen kovin amerikkalainen supersankari palaa ensimmäisessä täyspitkässä sarjakuva-albumissaan!

70-luku, Kekkosen ajan Suomi. Rauhallisen pinnan alla kuohuu, kun idän ja lännen agentit ja supersankarit ottavat toisistaan mittaa. Voimatasapaino järkkyy, kun kansainvälisen pelin kentälle astuu Patriot American Forcen superagentti Kersantti Napalm. Pystyykö hän estämään neuvostosankareiden suunnitelman kloonata Kekkosesta mieleisensä hallitsija Suomeen? Mikä ikiaikainen pahuus vaanii mystisessä Lapissa? Kenestä kuoriutuu yllättävä liittolainen taistelussa pahuutta vastaan? Mikä linkittää tapahtumat Napalmin omaan, salattuun menneisyyteen?

kirja.elisa.fi/ekirja/kersantt…



Sorry about the Finnish. I will try to translate the above in English later on. It might take a bit time though . The comic itself is in Finnish only.

Sgt Napalm has been released today as an E-book through our publisher Crime Time. Hurray!!

The long awaited update is now available for all the Manga Studio 5 users. Yaay!

Some good stuff in this update. LT conversion improvements, ability to create gradient tones .. and my favourite new feature: font preview!!!

MS5 update page for further details: manga.smithmicro.com/manga5-up…

... not that I was ever actually away. I've been here lurking below the surface and just watching stuff. But now silence is over. I'm looking forward to see new artwork from people in dA and hoping to submit more of my own art here as well. I feel so energetic even though I have a bronchitis at the moment

I've been so close to quit art stuff. So close. It's been a weird three years. But eventually I've done some pretty good soul searching. Found out that I still have a lot of love for art and the world around me.

Oh! And I've gone back to traditional pen and paper!!! Yaaay! Surprised even myself. I bought this fantastic Faber-Castell 2mm lead holder and some additional leads and I was hooked. Then I had to buy some Pigma Micron markers; and now I've been drawing, inking and painting with watercolours. Just sketches and quick drawings for now but I'll post some of them over when they're scanned. When I worked in digital I never felt I had a particular style. But now I look at my drawings and say "Hey! This really looks like my work!". I love the feeling.

I'm not abandoning digital though. Just taking a break. 

See you soon! I'm off to draw stuff.