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How I create a comic book page - Part 2
In my previous article, I described how I went from a script to a clear storyboard to send to the publisher for their feedback and comments. There are always a few of them and I am grateful that for their time to review and comment on my layouts, page turns, character consistency, etc. They have been really good at spotting the lack of freckles on one of my protagonist. It made me realize how important initial character design is for a comic book series with four 120-150 page
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6 days ago4 min read


How I create a comic book page - Part 1
When I was 10 years old, drawing a comic page was easy, I took a piece of paper and just drew and it was done. I never went past a few pages though! Nowadays, now that I am a published comic book artist working with publishers, editors, and writers, things are not as simple anymore. Along the years, I have developed my own way to work, my own workflow, that is efficient and enjoyable. This workflow was inspired by other comic book artists but also influenced by my own tests a
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6 days ago6 min read


And Happy New Year!
I hope you are well and had a wonderfully relaxing holiday break! We had family and friends staying with us for 10 days out of the 2 week break so needless to say that it was fun but also intense. Our visitors came with a boatload of laughs and good food but also with seasonal viruses so our household is a bit under the weather right now, nothing serious though! New Year, new projects Another big year for us as we are starting to talk logistics to move our family back to the
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Jan 82 min read


Merry Christmas!!
May your christmas break be full of laughs, peace and good food! 100% hand painted with watercolors and inspired by my kids setting up the christmas tree :) Talk soon.
cesarlador
Dec 20, 20251 min read


Reflecting on some of the Christmas cards I made over the last 11 years...
Hello dear reader! I hope this missive finds you well and relaxed before the escalation of the end of the year… It is funny how the month of December always seems to go faster than the others. For us, the month of December actually started in November, more specifically on Sunday night 30th November, where we HAD to prepare an advent calendar for the kids, it shows how organized we are as parents of young kids! For your information, we just made it and had something ready for
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Dec 5, 20252 min read


How to draw characters that look alive!
When people ask me what I do for a job and I tell them that my job is to draw, they usually answer that the only thing that they can draw are stick figures. Well, let me tell you that I am usually starting ANY character drawing by stick figures. It is a critical step towards drawing a character that has some life into him/her. It allows to give them a movement and an energy.Let’s take an example from Book 1 of Miles and Jones (the comic book series I have been working on for
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Nov 14, 20252 min read


A fun activity for the whole family
I have been thinking hard on how to add value to this newsletter. To do that, I need to understand who my audience is, so today I have assumed that some of you are parents. And as a parent myself, I love to find creative activity to do alongside my kids. So I dove back into my childhood to thought about the creative activities I loved doing as a kid. One thing that I was doing on a regular basis was to draw my own paper-based labyrinth. So I have used my kids as testers (7 y.
cesarlador
Nov 6, 20254 min read


Some reasons why it is important to subscribe to artist's newsletters!
Hello beautiful readers! I am going to start by thanking you for your support once again! And in this post I am going to share why I value your support. When I explained to my wife that I was going to launch a newsletter, she looked at me with googly eyes and said:”I never read any of the newsletter I am receiving!” Yep ok, fair enough, life is busy, there’s plenty of things to read from work, a household to run, the kid’s school communication, kids sport commitments, parties
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Oct 16, 20253 min read
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