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Figments 2007? Sort of . . .

I've added the Figments Gallery back to the sidebar.  If you'd like a print copy of the Figments, I still have copies of my 2006 Convention Sketchbook available.  I had planned on doing another round of Figments this year, but my plans changed.  In fact, they changed in a way I couldn't have anticipated.

While I was in Japan, something happened that rekindled my interest in doing a comic based on a character I'd drawn a few times over the course of last year, including a few times for my Figments series.  It's actually a character that I'd come up with years earlier while playing around with learning 3D animation.  I'd long since given up on 3D as a major component of my work, but the character stayed with me, always in the back of my mind.

Anyway, I started thinking about the story I'd developed for this character and it really started to come together in my mind while I was in Tokyo.  Upon returning to the States, I'd pretty much decided that the time was right to do a comic book based on the character.  It couldn't wait.  It was fresh in my mind and I had the urge to do something quick and dirty that I could get out in my "spare time" (I have none, really).

So that means my book Flynn is being put off a bit longer and I'll be working on a new book over the next year.  I've already started working on it and I'm aiming for a Fall finish, knock wood.  I'm in the penciling stages right now, and I'm still up in the air on whether or not I should go with color or black & white.  Time will be the deciding factor . . . color schemes take a while to get right and if I'm short on time, I'll go with black and white.

So who is this character?  Sorry, no hints.  Okay, maybe a few.  But you'll have to look for them.

-Otis

"Figments", Otis Frampton's 2006 Convention Sketchbook

My 2006 Convention Sketchbook is finally available for purchase online!

Featuring 20 pages of all original material, this is my first official convention sketchbook.  The book is printed in full color, will be signed by the artist and the first few orders will be shipped with original artwork featured in the sketchbook itself!

Each book is just $10.00 (plus $2.00 for shipping)!

Please provide name and address for delivery!

Sample page spread:

"Sea"

This is the centerfold page of my upcoming convention sketchbook (which I have blogged about previously HERE).  The original sketch for this image was done in December of 2005, intended to be an entry in Illustration Friday's "Sea" category.  But I never finished it . . . until now.

I wasn't going to post this.  I was going to make it exclusive to the sketchbook.  But I'm really happy with how it turned out, so thought I'd share.

As I said, it will be the centerfold image in my convention sketchbook, which will debut at the San Diego Comic-Con in a couple of weeks.  I like the fact that, like certain other centerfolds, you'll have to turn the book sideways, as if you're lookin' at half-nekkid ladies . . . just like the intrepid seaman in his submersible.

-Otis

Figment Finale

Well, folks . . . the 2006 Figments have come to an end.  I'll resume the weekly illustrations next January.  At that time, I'll start anew, with six more months of scribbles.  Until then, I'll be busy with other projects, which I'll write about here on my blog.

But watch this space for an announcement about the sale my 2006 Convention Sketchbook, which will feature all of the Figments, plus other illustrations from the first half of this year.  It will also have a few images created just for the book, including some color versions of previously sepia-toned Figments.

Unlike some convention sketchbooks, my book will not feature sketches of known characters.  No Spideys, or Batmen or Darths or Smurfs . . . it's all original material.  That may actually be a turn-off to some potential buyers, but I always prefer seeing an artist/creator's original creations or ideas, as opposed to their interpretations of characters that are not their own.  Maybe it's a personal preference, and maybe I'm alone in that regard, but I'm hoping there are others out there who feel the same.

Another difference is that it will be in full color, featuring the Figments in their original sepia hues.  Here is a sample page spread from the book:

There will also be four full (multi) colored center pages with images created just for the book, including some color versions of previously sepia-toned Figments.  Featuring  20 interior pages, there will only be 200 books printed in all and will cost just ten bucks, American.

The con sketchbook will make its debut at the San Diego Comic-Con in July.  I will be attending the con once again, signing comics at both the Viper Comics booth and a table in Artists' Alley with fellow sketch card pals Grant Gould & Paul Gutierrez (Table BB-03).  As a special treat for Comic-Con attendees, the first 25 sketchbooks will include an original illustration featured in the book, cut directly from the original sketchbook in which it was drawn!

I'll be setting aside 100 of the sketchbooks for sale at my Online Store after Comic-Con, so those of you not attending the convention will have a chance to get a copy eventually.

Thanks for reading!

-Otis

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