So one of the sweetest outcomes of our trip to Comic-con was that we decided to partner up with our fabulously talented friend to create a graphic novel. It's a steampunk retelling of Sleeping Beauty. But, wait, what is steampunk you ask? Aside from a genre I use to illustrate the zeitgeist of overly enthusiastic Victorian scientists, it's probably best illustrated with the following illustration:
Anyway, we're learning TONS about good story-telling from our partner-in-crime and we're nearly done with the plot and designs. Here's a sneak peak:
The first is variations of color themes with our "prince" character and the latter is the beauty of somnolence herself. We'll keep you posted with updates as they come.
What other fun steampunk projects can you except from us? I have two that are in the pipes, but it may be a little while before they see the light of day. 1st is a steampunky Halloween costume that my mom has volunteered to help (I used to be able to sew pretty well, but it was a long time ago, and the "simplicity" pattern had some difficult to understand bits, although I got most of them defined through the power of google). The 2nd project is steampunking some of my Nerf guns. There's actually a bit of a market for them and they can get quite pricey, but I'm DIYing it. I'm taking pictures of the process to post when completed as well.
Anyway, we're learning TONS about good story-telling from our partner-in-crime and we're nearly done with the plot and designs. Here's a sneak peak:
The first is variations of color themes with our "prince" character and the latter is the beauty of somnolence herself. We'll keep you posted with updates as they come.What other fun steampunk projects can you except from us? I have two that are in the pipes, but it may be a little while before they see the light of day. 1st is a steampunky Halloween costume that my mom has volunteered to help (I used to be able to sew pretty well, but it was a long time ago, and the "simplicity" pattern had some difficult to understand bits, although I got most of them defined through the power of google). The 2nd project is steampunking some of my Nerf guns. There's actually a bit of a market for them and they can get quite pricey, but I'm DIYing it. I'm taking pictures of the process to post when completed as well.
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ReplyDeleteAwesome, and you guys are great to work with! Looking forward to see the halloween costume *rubs hands together evilly*
ReplyDeleteI love this... how do I keep track of when it is finished?
ReplyDeleteShelli -- We'll definitely post updates here (and you can also follow this and other awesome projects @ story-monster.blogspot.com
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