I illustrate stuff and make comics for you to read! This is my blog, my portfolio site is www.ryan-a.com … … … … … … … . blog tags: illustration comicssketchbook my process … … … … … … … . browse the archive random post … … … … … … … . follow me here: var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21081542-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @ryan-a)http://blog.ryan-a.com/<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzunhneNkP1qbvhrno1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time. A long time.”</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/18128844179http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/18128844179Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:12:00 -0500pixel artstar warsobi-wan kenobifan art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzudzhm9AU1qbvhrno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“But i was gonna go to the Tosche station to pick up some power converters!”</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/18124688279http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/18124688279Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:47:41 -0500pixel artstar warsfan artluke skywalker<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzu7y0Epr31qbvhrno1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzu7y0Epr31qbvhrno2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Journal Comics from February 18-21</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/18122585814http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/18122585814Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:37:12 -0500journal comics<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzsit8PZjX1qbvhrno1_r4_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Get in there you big furry oaf, I don’t care what you smell!”</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/18065013371http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/18065013371Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:36:00 -0500fan artpixel artstar warschewbacca<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzs41qWZf21qbvhrno1_r9_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Inspired by <a href="http://magicalgametime.com/" target="_blank">Zac Gorman</a> to try some pixel fan art :) First time doing any pixel art since I used Mario Paint in junior high school. Good times.</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/18057256582http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/18057256582Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:17:00 -0500pixel artstar warsfan arthan solo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzkjjqhgbq1rpceobo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzkjjqhgbq1rpceobo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzkjjqhgbq1rpceobo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzkjjqhgbq1rpceobo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I don’t usually reblog, but how could I <em>not</em> reblog this adorable comic my wife did of ME! :D (Even if it IS a bit of an exageration…I’m not THAT cruel) I’ve been trying to get her to draw a comic for a long time now. Hopefully she’ll make more (starring me i hope!).<a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://aihandmade.tumblr.com/post/17801755049/a-comic-about-how-my-husband-critiques-my-work"><br/><br/>aihandmade</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A comic about how my husband critiques my work<br/>(Japanese) </p> </blockquote>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/17802283762http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/17802283762Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:21:52 -0500comics<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzj4x5VrOn1qbvhrno1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzj4x5VrOn1qbvhrno2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A few more days of journal comics! Feb 12-17</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/17759002924http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/17759002924Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:59:00 -0500journal comicscomics<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36874793" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“Will you marry me?”</p> <p>I made a little animation for my girlfriend last year. And now we’re married :)</p> <p>She lived in Japan. I lived in California. I made her this video because I couldn’t afford any more flights out there. </p> <p>The words “アイちゃん boku to kekkon して下さい” means “will you marry me?” in Japanese. The song is Atarashii Asa, or New Morning, by Baobab. <a href="http://www.baobab-8.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.baobab-8.com">www.baobab-8.com</a></a></p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/17695766142http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/17695766142Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:52:00 -0500animationwedding proposalwill you marry me?<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzdfduFSyH1qbvhrno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A muy macho valentine.<br/>From me, to all of you. </p> <p>Model: me.</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/17598615099http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/17598615099Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:58:00 -0500happy valentines daypostcardryan andrews<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzd06ebLrU1qbvhrno1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzd06ebLrU1qbvhrno4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzd06ebLrU1qbvhrno2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzd06ebLrU1qbvhrno3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I started doing journal comics this week. It’s something I’d been meaning to do for the longest time now. Right now I’m taking it a day at a time, but the goal is to fill up heaps of these notebooks with journal comics, never skipping a day, no matter how uneventful it may have been.</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/17582908510http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/17582908510Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:14 -0500comicsjournal comicssketchbook<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytkvyyCXI1qbvhrno1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytkvyyCXI1qbvhrno2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytkvyyCXI1qbvhrno3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Did some sketching with a Kuretake brush pen and a .3 Hi-Tec-C in a cheap-o notebook (don’t know how people can draw in expensive sketchbooks. Makes me WAY to nervous). It felt good to draw with something other than a wacom tablet for the first time in awhile. Gotta remember to do that more often.</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/16973745665http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/16973745665Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:45:00 -0500sketchbookryan andrews<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiq0dilnW1qbvhrno8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiq0dilnW1qbvhrno1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiq0dilnW1qbvhrno2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiq0dilnW1qbvhrno3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiq0dilnW1qbvhrno4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiq0dilnW1qbvhrno5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiq0dilnW1qbvhrno6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiq0dilnW1qbvhrno7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The creation process of a page from my comic, <strong><a href="http://www.ryan-a.com/comics/sarahandtheseed01.htm" title="Sarah and the Seed" target="_blank">Sarah and the Seed</a></strong></p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/16640972527http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/16640972527Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:02:37 -0500Sarah and the Seedmy process<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyd5j6qHMY1qbvhrno1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>FINISHED!</strong><br/>My newest comic, <strong><a href="http://www.ryan-a.com/comics/sarahandtheseed01.htm" title="Sarah and the Seed" target="_blank">Sarah and the Seed</a></strong>, is finally done!</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.ryan-a.com/comics/sarahandtheseed01.htm" title="Sarah and the Seed">click here to read it!</a></strong></p> <p>Thank you for hanging in there for the final chapter. I severely underestimated how long 15 pages would take! Also thank you so much to everyone who shared and reblogged this along the way.</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/16468820550http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/16468820550Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:52:00 -0500Sarah and the Seedcomicsillustrationryan andrews<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxerd1PnNR1qbvhrno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My dream stache.<br/><br/>…someday… </p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/15431148639http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/15431148639Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:07:49 -0500sketchbookmoustache<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxdv18sLTN1qbvhrno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Been toying around with the idea of an Alice in Wonderland illustration for awhile now. Here’s my take on the mad hatter.</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/15400147786http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/15400147786Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:29:00 -0500alice in wonderlandsketchbook<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx96hlD8fX1qbvhrno1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx96hlD8fX1qbvhrno2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx96hlD8fX1qbvhrno3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx96hlD8fX1qbvhrno4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx96hlD8fX1qbvhrno6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx96hlD8fX1qbvhrno7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Here’s my process for the Kaguya Hime illustration.</p> <p>Near the the end, there were a few things bugging me that I fixed:</p> <p>I realized the moon and stars were taking all the focus of the image, so I shrunk the moon, and got rid of about 80 percent of the stars. The moon is a big part of the story, but Kaguya Hime is the main character, and this is her final moment, so I wanted the focus to be more on her, not on the sky.</p> <p>I brought the warm colors to the front and the cool colors to the back to bring the foreground forward.</p> <p>I balanced out the hills a bit more to help them frame the focus (Kaguya), rather than just be a bunch of neat hills in the distance with no purpose.</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/15274339027http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/15274339027Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:50:00 -0500my process<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx0xanK7SU1qb8vqy.jpg"/></p> <p>Part 3 of my newest comic, Sarah and the Seed, is up!</p> <p>Start from <strong><a href="http://www.ryan-a.com/comics/sarahandtheseed01.htm" title="Sarah and the Seed :: Part 1" target="_blank">Part 1, here</a></strong></p> <p>or, skip to:</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.ryan-a.com/comics/sarahandtheseed02.htm" title="Sarah and the Seed :: Part 2" target="_blank">Part 2 :: Spring</a><br/><a href="http://www.ryan-a.com/comics/sarahandtheseed03.htm" title="Sarah and the Seed :: Part 3" target="_blank">Part 3 :: Summer</a></strong></p> <p>Thank you to everyone who’s been reblogging this along the way, and helping get the word out! Remember, updates are every weekend :D</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/15029032395http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/15029032395Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:56:00 -0500comics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwn01x652R1qbvhrno1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kaguya Hime</p> <p>The princess returns to her home world.</p> <p>I did this illustration earlier this year, but am just now getting around to posting it. I’m still not totally happy with it, and may end up redoing it at some point. It’s a great story, and I’d love to a full set of illustrations for it one day.</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/14651017708http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/14651017708Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:22:00 -0500Illustrationjapanese folk talesryan andrews<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm4bblEMPt1qb8vqy.jpg"/></p> <p>I just finished my newest comic, <a href="http://www.ryan-a.com/comics/roof.htm" title="Our Bloodstained Roof :: by Ryan Andrews" target="_blank">Our Bloodstained Roof</a>.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.ryan-a.com/comics/roof.htm" title="Our Bloodstained Roof :: by Ryan Andrews" target="_blank">You can read the whole thing here!</a> </strong>Thanks for reading :)</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/6074430090http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/6074430090Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:10:00 -0400comicsour blood stained roof<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljoyg8Yosf1qbvhrno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>With the thumbnails out of the way for my next comic, Rocket, my next step is to draw each page at half size. Did a whopping 10 today and I hope I can squeeze in a few more tonight. Once these are all finished I’ll scan them in, print them out double size, and use a light box (or a bright window since I’m poor) to trace them onto bristol board. Then just slap on some ink and call it a day.</p> <p>Finished comic coming soon!</p> <p>僕の次の漫画（ロケット）のサムネールを描き終わって、次のステップは全部のページを原稿の半分サイズで描くこと。今日はそれを10枚も描いた～～っ！出来れば今夜また何枚か描こうかいなと思ってるけど。これが全部出来たらスキャンして、サイズを2倍に印刷して、ライトボックスでBristol Boardに写す。そしてその上にインキでスパッと描く。</p> <p>漫画が仕上がるまでもう少しお待ちください！</p>http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/4630918462http://blog.ryan-a.com/post/4630918462Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:26:00 -0400Rocket