Rebecca

So, its been a while.  I'm not exactly keeping up with the whole 360 challenge, and I apologize for that.  Luckly, I have plenty of time to catch up.  Also, the comic has been neglected due to school and work, but I am working on getting things together.  I also have a collaborator now, so with another person in the mix, I'm confident that once we get rolling, we'll be able to put out some good stuff.  In the meantime, I've got a couple more of these I've been meaning to get to for various people, so look for more updates soon, and prepare for a full re-launch of the comic in February!

Jacquie and Jessica

These were actually done a while a go, but I waited to post them because they were gifts and I didn't want to ruin any surprises. 

Zombie Command

Thanks to Barry over at http://www.zombiecommand.com/ for his contribution!  Check out their site for all of the latest zombie-related news!

Working, working, working

So, being on "break" from school (which means going back to work full time) has really made it difficult to be as productive with the comic as I'd like to be.  I am, however, working hard on laying the foundations for a full launch of the zombie comic:  The initial positive response I got from my efforts last month have led me to decide that I really need to invest some time into doing this thing properly.  So, I've been working on the character design and style, as well as a custom design for the website.  I'm also working on converting everything I've done into a flash format, which opens up the option of possibly doing animations in the future. 

Next week, I return to school, which means I will have a little more free time during the week to spend on this.  If all goes as planned, I will do a full launch at the end of January, with a proper website (finally), consistent weekly updates (2 or 3 per week, haven't decided) and if I have time, a store (t-shirts, prints, etc!) So hang in there, folks!  Its all coming together! 

Also, I know I'm waaaay behind on my 360 challenge.  However, I have some illustrated for people that I haven't posted yet, and I also have quite a few half-done not-for-people zombies that I need to get around to finishing.  Again, this is a result of me trying to do too many things at the same time, and not having enough time because I'm working full time.  Check back next week!

Emma

Did this a day or two ago.  I've got 3 more in the pipeline!

New year, new zombie

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Even in un-death, andrew is a diehard UK basketball fan. 

Zombie Kelly

It started with a small itch, one that no amount of scratching could satisfy.  Eventually, Kelly began scratching off parts of her face.  When she noticed that the chunks of flesh dangling from her blood stained finger tips were making her hungry, she knew something was wrong.

This illustration was fun for me, because I (once again) changed my methodology up a bit.  I did the original line art in photoshop, cleaned it up in illustrator, tweaked the line art and added color in flash, then finished in photoshop. Whew!

Too much Castle Crashers

I became addicted over the weekend, to an Xbox Live Arcade game called Castle Crashers.  If you haven't played it, you should; its fantastic.  My one gripe: no zombies?  Sure, there are "undead" characters, but none of the true brain-nomming variety.  I love the art direction of the game (actually, I love just about everything I've seen Dan Paladin do) so I decided to try several new things tonight.

First of all, this is the first illustration I've done in Flash.  I've never really used flash as a drawing tool, so it took some getting used to, but I liked the result.  I decided to try drawing the main character from the comic (tentatively named "Steve") in the style of the game.  I'm not sure I was 100% successful, but nevertheless I like how he turned out.  I believe will eventually transition to illustrating the comics completetly in Flash (once I'm more familiar with it). 

Now on to some of the illustrations I owe people for their generosity!

A more realistic approach

I decided to try zombifiying a more realistic looking face.  This sketch is the beginning of a bigger illustration project I'm doing for someone.    Stay tuned for updates on progress, and of course, more zombies!
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Another day, another dead

Another zombie for another charitable friend who has helped support the zombie comic.  I decided to go a bit more subtle with the zombification this time.  Zombie Weddle was only recently infected, so the virus hasn't fully taken effect yet.  Seeing him from a distance, a friend may not realize anything is wrong with him.

"Hey Weddle, how's it going?  What's wrong with your eye?  OH MY GOD! What happened to your arm!?!  Wait... you're not Weddle!  NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"

Character bios to come?

No zombie tonight, but a zombie-related drawing nonetheless.  I really should have gone to bed, as I now will have only 6 hours of sleep, but oh well.  I'm working on character designs a bit, and thought I'd use this as an outlet to post sketches.  The girl below, tentatively named "Kate," will be one of the staple human characters in the comic series. 

Kate first appeared in the 6th episode of the comic, where it is implied that she is in a relationship with one of the two main zombie characters.  The image below contains the original image (hand drawn and marker colored) on the left, and a sketch of the re-design on the right.  A full color illustration with character bio will follow soon.   In fact, I will be posting character bios for all of the main characters here first, and eventually to the main site when I get time to design it how I want it to be.

By the way, for those of you who are keeping track, I am currently up to 12 zombie illustrations after 17 days.  So I'm a little behind, but I did start this during finals, which maybe wasn't the best idea.  Luckily, I have some days off now, and a couple of zombies illustrations in the queue.  And of course, you can expect a special holiday themed zombie....

Different approach

For this very special zombie illustration, I decided to take a different approach than I normally do with these.  I illustrated this zombification of my friend Lester D in the same style that I normally use for my comic zombies.  It's a little less bloody and gorey, but I like it. 

Frustration

Every now and then, I still make really stupid mistakes when it comes to working in photoshop.  One of those is not saving my work often enough, another is not paying attention to what layer I'm working on. I just spent an hour working on a sweet zombie illustration, which I forgot to save.  I was doing some experimentation with different layer blending, and a combination of me painting on the wrong layer and not having enough "undos" effectively ruined the piece.

That being said, I'm far too sleepy to draw another one, or spend the necessary time fixing the one I was working on.  No zombie tonight.  I'll take this opportunity to say that I've received many requests for zombification over the past few days.  I'd like to thank everyone who has donated to the cause, and let you all know that your zombiefication is coming soon.

in the meantime, if you haven't already, check out the latest comic over at thezombiecomic.com.

Travis

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just a quick one tonight
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Jon's Head

A bit late, I know, but I had a horrible headache.  Decided to just do a head this time.  Again, trying new techniques, I especially like the decaying skin around the holes, and the little bug-creatures poking out of his skull.  My favorite part about this one, though, is that despite being a zombified severed head, Jon somehow manages to keep his hair shiny and full-bodied.  What is his secret?

A zombie with a hair trigger

I keep trying to push these further and further, and I think its really paying off.  I spent alot more time on this than most of the others, but for good reason: its F-ING BRUCE CAMPBELL.  Or it was.  The deadites must have done a number on old Ash here.  I don't think the Necronomicon can help him now...

Barack Ozombie

No one can escape infection!

Disclaimer: This is NOT a political statement of any kind, its just silliness.

Jen S. + cosby

Even in death, Jen can't stop torturing Cosby.  

Zombie #6: Taylor D

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If you live in Pittsburgh, you better support the Penguins, or you'll probably get bitten by a zombie.  I don't know why, it just happens. 

Christy, the brainy girl

Christy was always the brainy girl in her school, and the zombies took notice.  Now shes the girl with her brainies dripping out of her skull, as she slowly begins zombifying.