Brock Beauchamp

Enter, CIA agent Samuel White

Brock Beauchamp
August 22, 2011

It’s White… again! This time, he states his purpose and will be a catalyst for explanation of the Variables universe for the next several pages. I’m still experimenting with various coloring techniques early in this issue and you might notice that I started using a softer blending method for the skin tones. I think it works better than the previous gradient style, which tends to make people look a little plastic-y. I also added a healthy dose of textures on this page, something I didn’t use on the first page at all. It adds to the time needed to complete... View Article

Preview – enter White

Brock Beauchamp
August 19, 2011

And here’s our good friend, mister White. In the upcoming ~10 pages, you will learn a lot more about White, why he’s here, and what is happening to Blake. It feels good to get to explain the foundation of this series, even though most of the big mysteries won’t be revealed for years (if ever). The first issue largely consisted of “Hey, here are people. This is what is happening to them” and because there were so many characters, I didn’t have a lot of time to do much more than that. In this issue, that will change. A big... View Article

The second issue has begun!

Brock Beauchamp
August 15, 2011

Here’s the first page of the second issue. Here, you’ll see how different the new coloring style looks when applied to sequential art. I’m excited to get a few more pages under my belt and learn how to blend the gradients more smoothly. Right now, they still resemble my cell-shading work too much. This week, I should get back on track with the schedule so check back on Wednesday for the blog. As always, jump through the image to the second issue of Variables 1992.

Second issue cover

Brock Beauchamp
August 12, 2011

It seems like it has taken forever but the second issue is in full production and here’s the cover! I originally planned to release the cover, inside cover, and first page on Monday but decided there’s no point in waiting so I’m posting the cover today and page one on Monday. As you can see, my coloring techniques have matured quite a bit since I started the first issue. Once I was a few pages into issue one, I wanted to change to a gradient style of coloring but felt that altering the style so drastically in the middle of... View Article

Conclusion – Chris Volsky story

Brock Beauchamp
August 8, 2011

Here is the final page of the Chris Volsky story! Chris meets a rather unsatisfactory end to his brief run as a “super powered” Tracer but does succeed in leaping a tall building in a single bound. Unfortunately, he didn’t nail the landing. So, that’s it for the latest short story! Check back on Wednesday when I’ll do a short run-through on my new coloring process (it’s looking really good so far) and I’ll show a small preview of the first page of the second issue. If you can’t be bothered to check back *that* soon, be sure to cruise... View Article

New art preview – second issue cover!

Brock Beauchamp
August 5, 2011

I’m finally in production of the second issue after several weeks of scripting, formatting issue one, and con-going. Since the last cover focused on Blake, I felt it was only fair to give Isabel and Candice a little face time for the second issue. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out and I’m excited to try the new coloring technique I’m going to use for the second issue. After a bit of aggravation, I finally got my new large format flatbed scanner working last night and I couldn’t be happier with the results on the cover. It scans lineart... View Article