TELL ENHANCED APP FROM VISIONBOOKS!

Everyone is always looking for the next hot thing in today's media landscape. In my little world it is an enhanced app of my TELL comic book series. Created by Visionbooks in California this app features and enhanced reading experience with the addition of light animation and Hollywood-style FX. Here is a preview from Youtube.

 

The first issue will be available next Wednesday and the Preview is already out. It can be downloaded as part of the Visionbooks app or also as standalone apps.

Having seen the entire book already I can say that it looks pretty nice. So check it out...

COMIC FESTIVAL IN ANGOULEME!

The last week in January can only mean one thing. The gigantic comic festival in Angoulême is taking place again. Located 2 hours by TGV south of Paris this is the biggest comic-related event in Europe.

As expected, this year's festival was under the star of the horrible events in Paris a few weeks previously. Several memorial ceremonies were planned and security was at an all time high. Luckily I can report that everything went over peacefully and no incidents occurred. The German publisher JNK even printed a tribute magazine in French as a give away. I also contributed one page.

I was present with a booth, for the the first time in the "Bulle Nouveau Monde". It was nice to meet all the readers and make new contacts. Below are a few impressions for your enjoyment...

RED SKY IN COMIX MAGAZINE!

In next week's edition of COMIX my new comic RED SKY is starting it's serialization. This is the continuation of my already published 300-page graphic novel ENDLESS SKY. I also created a cover for the issue which you can see below. Both graphic novels can also be read for free on ZAMPANO. COMIX will be available next week on most good newsstands and bookstores in Germany.

HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!

Although I will be working over the holiday season I wish you all an enjoyable festive season and a good time.

If you need to get any storyboards/layouts or illustrations done over the holidays, don't hesitate to contact me: david(at)virtual-graphics.ch

TATTOO DESIGN!

Something I've been doing for a long while are tattoo designs. My ornamental style lends itself perfectly to that kind of artwork. I wanna expand on this business in the next year and been working on a promo piece for that new venture. Here is a step-by-step breakdown for you:

1. A small sketch was printed out on the PC and traced for clean-up. At this stage more details are added and refined.

 
2. Finished pencil drawing. This will then be inked with a brush...

 
3. After the inks it will be colored.

GRAPHIC NOVEL HOLIDAY OFFER!

For those of you who are interested in my graphic novel work, Virtual Graphics has put together four nice Christmas packages at a great price. These are only the German editions but will be shipped in Europe and Switzerland. You can check it out on the Virtual Graphics Shop >>>

http://www.virtual-graphics.ch/vg_german/?page_id=473

THAILAND ADVENTURE!

For a change I will not post any new artwork today. I just returned from a trip to LOS (Thailand: The land of smiles). I was conducting a series of comic books workshops for the prestigious Swiss School Bangkok. This was the second time that I conducted this workshop and as always it was a pleasure to work with the outstanding students of this prolific school.

Aferwards I took the chance to travel around the country for a short while which gave me the chance to visit also the North of the country, most notably Udon Thani, the last city before the Lao border.

Here are a few impressions from the trip with a brief legend:

1. The horrible traffic in Bangkok from the Asok skytrain station

 

2. The infamous Soi (street) Nana... (no further comment lol)

3. Temple area opposite of the Grand Palace

4. Impressive wat (temple) in the North of the country (tourist shot lol)

5. Gigantic white Buddha statue close to Udon Thani in the North at dusk.