So yeah, Insula Zero is done. I’ll give you details about how to get it (eventually) as soon as all the kinks are worked out. Editing is such a pain in the ass, seriously. Anyhow, life got in the way, hence the long wait between updates… but we’re back into the swing of it now.
Rock and Goddamn Roll.
-Chris
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248 pages. 72’517 words. 23 completed chapters.
While I might not hit my deadline, I won’t be far off. I just finished writing a chapter I was stuck on, there was a flashback with a character that I think I mentioned in the audio post I made last week, and yes, it took me a week to get through it, a little bit at a time. I wrote 4 pages or so today and I think that while it doesn’t really “mean” a lot in the big scheme of the whole novel, it adds a fair bit of depth and emotional heft to a certain character who might have been viewed as a hardass or something. Anyhow, steamrolling on.
See you soon.
-cp
Had a productive day today, as far as Insula Zero is concerned. I wrote a 9-page chapter and we’re up to nearly 70’000 words now and are at page 234. I also did a bit of Photoshop stuff as well, so I figured I’d share one of the images I did with you here. I’ll update more over the weekend.
See you soon.
-cp
I made a few desktop wallpaper images today. This is the one I spent the longest time on, and it’s fitted to my screen, hence the screenshot to show you how it looks on my monitor. If you guys want a desktop pic of your own, let me know, JC and I are both cranking out different different ones left and right.
See you soon.
-cp
I whipped these up real quick for those of you who might happen to have an iPhone or PSP in need of some Insula Zero lovin’. Click each link to get an IZ Desktop that you can save and use on your device. I’m going to be making some variations and completely different images as wallpapers as well. If there’s any pictures or anything that you’d like to see as a wallpaper, let me know what device/resolution you need, and what you’d like to see in the picture, and I’ll see what I can do.
More audio stuff to come either tonight or tomorrow, depending on how exhausted I am. :P
See you soon.
-cp
Wallpaper Ideas.
Someone asked a question about the possibility that we could make some wallpaper designs for various devices; PC Destops, Smartphones, PSP’s, iPhones, iPads, etc. I just made this one into a wallpaper just to test it, and it’s on my desktop now. Here’s a screenshot of how my desktop looks. If anyone’s really interested in having some of these for various devices, let me know, and we’ll make a bunch of different ones.
Another sketch.
This is a really old sketch I did of Perry as a more of a comic character instead of the more realistic version that ultimately ended up in the book. I don’t even remember drawing this one, to be honest, but I figured I’d share it on here just to show to evolution of the character and the art.
See you soon,
-cp
For those of you who don’t listen to the audio things I post, here’s something to look at instead. Just trying to figure out some sort of stages of decomposition for baldy here. More drawings and ideas to come soon.
See you soon.
-cp
Anonymous asked: Do you intend to make a digital support pack for IZ? Like desktop wallpapers, or cell phone screensavers for example?
A lot of the sketches don’t really lend themselves to full-blown desktops, but I can definitely see some of the cover designs as screensavers for various mobile devices, sure. I actually had one on my PSP that I’d made ages ago. I hadn’t really thought of making a whole bunch of stuff for those various devices specifically, because the idea that someone would actually WANT them kinda blows me away. But I’m pretty sure JC and myself would be more than happy to toss some stuff like that out there.
Thanks very much for your question.
-cp