This story is about striving for something with everything you've got even when people say it's impossible. A journey to prove them wrong...
Meet Atlus, a spectator if you ever saw one. He watches the inter-planetary racing circuit replays everyday. He watches the only family he has left deteriorate every night. He watches his life stagnate like the used oil left on the floor in his shop. He watches the only real relationship fly away with a better suited man. He watches all of the pilots, imagining what its like to really fly. He watches mankind drift to an obsolete truth.
What Atlus doesn't watch is the secret drive inside him. It's been there the whole time..it just needs to be ignited.
Welcome to Star Circuit---my creator owned comic still in the early stages of development.
The pages below are not a straight forward excerpt from the story and are just being used as an art test. In all truth I've had my focus pulled away from this awesome idea that I would love to make.
Let me know what you guys think of Star Circuit and if I should continue with this project. I've been gauging the response across the internet. So please sound off in the comments, follow me for updates, and click links for more information on all my work.
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Cool! Keep it up!!
Thanks!
Great drawings mate. Are you planning on putting in color?
That should be post2.0
I posted a snippet of a color test on @auditoryorgasms comment. Color really bring it to life :0
This is great! When I first looked through your art, I made the mistake of going through it as I would a manga. I went back and looked through it the correct way!
Good. Your drawing reminded me of Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo.
Thanks! He is a big inspiration of mine. I've studied how he simplified motorcycles in Akira and it's brilliant.
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Wow these panels are great, I'd love to see them all colored! Brilliant!
Thank you so much!! I've done a color test as well. Here it is:
Color is not my first passion but I have a fantastic guy for colors potentially.
Thats good ! i like the window lighting bloom ! am i Colorist too here wink wink hehe ! followed ya ! great stuff !
Ahh I'm following you people!, I'm glad to see people that like to draw and share their work at @steemit, I'm a illustrator, we will see you around here!.
Fantastic art. Good to see other great artist here on steemit
Awesome pages! I love these more than the Green Lantern samples. I think your inks here really do a great job with different line weights. There's a sense of foreground, middle ground, background, and scale that the GL pages were lacking a little. Which one is more recent? Just curious.
These tests and your synopsis are solid. Pursue it if it's the story you're most in love with right now! I'll definitely be following and upvoting all the way.
Yes, these samples are more recent. Thank you again for the kind words. I do love the action and potential the story holds so its definitely a contender for my regular posts. Thanks for the support, Bryan
Lovely inking and i like the whole setting. Will follow n be on the lookout :)
Thanks, I appreciate you, vibvir/
Good stuff.
you have a good open style and your story boarding looks good.
feels a bit like mobius.
Really appreciate it! Its something I've always wanted to see in comics myself.
You're welcome. I've been involved in comics for a while. Both collection and creation. You got some good art there.
Nice drawings. Project seems interesting and worth pursuing. Atlus could be a promising hero.
Thank you. I know I didn't provide a whole lot of synopsis but appreciate your vote of interest. Do you read comics regularly?
Yes, I'm rather fond of comics. Always had penchant for comics from childhood . "Comfort reading" , I guess.
Awesome. I was sheltered from comics as a kid for some reason. Maybe it explains my craze of the medium now. Reading any modern comics that inspire you?
I really like the crisp clear lines and clean look and feel of the environment. Keep up the great work!
Yea, I think that the line work being done digitally really matches the science fiction mood! Thanks so much for checking it out.
is this your artwork ? I say continue you work man, this is some good stuff
Yea, this is my work and story. Thanks for you vote of confidence. Star Circuit is really something I've always wanted to read so its one of the things I hope to bring to life.
Please do, I would love to ready it.
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STOPNice drawings!!
Really appreciate the nice comment!
So cool! happy to see comic on steemit and waiting for someday there is a comic world in steemit :D
Thank you! And Me too! I'm following you, comic fans have to build a network on here.
Love your art friend
Thanks a lot! Your tattoo work is really on another level. Followed.
So is yours. Love it! Thanks
Very nice drawings.You are talented! You creative inspiration!I follow you. please if you like vote some my posts ! Thank you Have a nice day
Thanks, but I wish I had some more natural talent. ;) Mostly just years of study and drawing, study and drawing. Sure! I'll check out what you've posted.
thanks for your sharing :(
Thanks. But why the sad face? lol
hahah lol! GREAT POST! @catapanoart ":(" jk face :p
I would like to keep in touch with artist around @steemit!, I'm following artist like you and making a niche slowly (I'm not famous or an expert at it) but It is working with effort as you did in this post :)
Here is few posts that I did --> @treinorstudio, see you around bro!
Good luck in this project. Seems to be an unique story line 👍🏼
Thanks friend.
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STOPGood post Boss, this is really helpful, thank you.
Haha, thank you!
Amazing job! Very Impressive! I am thinking about putting my creator-owned comic on Steemit as well. Did you copyright or trademark your idea and characters before putting them on Steemit? Just wondering and needing some advice. Thanks! Again, you did a fantastic job all around! I need to take some pointers from you on improving my depth of field and backgrounds! Wow!
Wow, thanks for that kind words. I did not trademark anything. As far as comics go, its not too hard to tell if someone is blatantly stealing work. The internet makes it easy for anyone to check sources and see who are the real creators. I have these tutorials on youtube that I've been working on. I'm sure I mention some things that might help you in your backgrounds. If you want specific help I've actually been thinking of setting up a mentorship patreon where I can share what I've learned to others for pretty cheap. Let me know if you have any interest in that as well.
your illustrations are awesome! I don't even care about the lack of color, you have such great attention to detail, the speedometer image flip because it's face the hero made my day. I'm following you for sure, can't wait to see more.
Thanks!! It really gives me great motivation to create more when I hear that my neurotic attention to the details pays off. Thank you so much!!
devils in the detail right? you're stuff is great, stay neurotic
Damn right.
that is a meaningful story your drawings are great thanks a lot for sharing your nice work and keep on posting ;)
I will. You have not seen the last of me....
Cool.
Thanks for checking out my post!
This is nice! Will be looking forward to your posts :-)
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Thank you. I have a lot planned so I'm sure I won't disappoint. :)
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STOPNicely done! Those are some amazing panels!
Thanks!! Are you reading any modern comics that really stand out?
No, I haven't really been reading much of anything lately.
Get back into it. Image comics is bringing back great alternative genres.
This is awesome! It would be amazing to get you Involved in the Steemit original web series I'm developing. Let's chat.
Sure! Let me know a little about it soon. And thanks so much.
Can the racetrack have surprise explosions?
Haha, death race in space.
Definitely keep doing this project. The frames look great and your perspective is on point. The artwork speaks for itself even without any explanation. Is this illustration software, or ink on paper?
Really, thank you for the kind critique. I penciled the pages on paper then did a the inks digitally for the clean cut look. I love the feel of penciling traditionally, easily one of my favorite things to do for comics.
great job! I am a comic artist too so I can see the quality of your drawing! :)
Very cool and thank you. What project are you working on currently?
I'm working on the second part of my graphic novel. the first one is here https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B53JrMzHpDTaNHRUbkpOZlF3ZTg
Definitely the artwork is fantastic too
I appreciate it! A lot more to come.
Great work! Following, resteemed, upvoted! Can't wait to see more!
Josh, thanks for the follow and all. Definitely taking into account this huge welcome Star Circuit I am getting here. That princess Leia is dope, btw!
I knew this would happen.
Haha, bringing my A game per usual.
Oh wow. Great pages. I hope I can get to that level some day. Looks very professional with clean line work and fantastic speed impression. I hope you'll post what follows.. ;-)
Thank you for your kind words and the interest in the story. I have a lot of the story done but life gets in the way sometimes, you know.
I know the feeling. Happens to me all the time. Hang in there! ;-)
Beautiful Artwork! Keep it up!
Thank you!
nice story..!!
good one..!!
Nice :) upvoted and followed.
Why don't you check my last story about art?
https://steemit.com/photography/@notonlyfood/6th-july-world-kiss-day-historical-kisses I hope you will leave a vote
Thanks, and you've done some extensive research on kissing. lol
Wow, nice pics ! Upvote for you ! ;)
I appreciate it. Thanks for stopping by. Follow if you want more from this story.
I followed you yet !
awesome. this is solid work. I look forward to more :)
Thanks so much. I worked hard on it. Are you normally a reader of comics?
Yep...have been for many years! I love your work. keep it up :)
super cool ! nice one !
Thanks a lot!
That is beautiful, thanks for sharing.
Really appreciate you checking it out!
Here's a link to my new post about my process videos on my youtube channel.
https://steemit.com/art/@catapanoart/comics-the-making-of-star-circuit
Nice drawing dude. Following you to see your other pieces of stuff :)
Thanks!!
Great story and art. I love it.
Thank you for sharing.
following you
Thanks a lot, I am working getting the project up and running for weekly updates.
Great, Keep it up.
Well, that is pretty mind blowing... Very professional work. Is it digital or ink?
Pencils were traditional, digital inks?