Joined Dec 2015 Portland, OR
Dustin is a full time freelance designer and illustrator working in Portland, Oregon. He is known for his comic Plus One, a story about 2 friends and their unexpected journey into parenthood, Dead Thirst, a gritty graphic novel about finding your humanity in a world that’s lost its way, and other classics like the super hero parents series, magical bunnies, and other great shorts.
Tools
Photoshop, Wacam Intious 4
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Dead Thirst is going to be on a mini hiatus for a bit. Diane and I are talking about the future of the comic and making some changes to the format and process. So here's the rough idea at the moment...
I've recently been working with a water color set that I got for as a gift and I'm loving it. Diane, the writer for Dead Thirst, noticed this and spoke up about my excitment and art direction. She spoke directly how about my art and Dead Thirst don't always align. And frankly, she was right. While I enjoy making Dead Thirst, it was always a stretch for me to include the details needed to really flesh out the steampunk world we were trying to create. She'd often ask me to add little flurishes here and there. It would make the scene better but it wasn't my natural way of thinking about things.
So we've decided that I'm going to stop making the art for Dead Thirst after the end of issue 2. We aren't sure if someone else will pick up the comic and continue where I left off but we did decide that she's going to continue to write the story. In fact, we're hoping that we can turn it into an actual novel. She's a very talented writer and a lot of that doesn't come through in the comic due to, ya know, pictures not words.
As of right now, there are 7 pages left in issue 2 and I plan on finishing them up. When will that happen? I'm not entirely sure because it depends on how we want to transition from comic to book and if someone else is taking the reigns from me for the art. Basically, there are a lot of questions and not a lot of answers right now.
I've recently been working with a water color set that I got for as a gift and I'm loving it. Diane, the writer for Dead Thirst, noticed this and spoke up about my excitment and art direction. She spoke directly how about my art and Dead Thirst don't always align. And frankly, she was right. While I enjoy making Dead Thirst, it was always a stretch for me to include the details needed to really flesh out the steampunk world we were trying to create. She'd often ask me to add little flurishes here and there. It would make the scene better but it wasn't my natural way of thinking about things.
So we've decided that I'm going to stop making the art for Dead Thirst after the end of issue 2. We aren't sure if someone else will pick up the comic and continue where I left off but we did decide that she's going to continue to write the story. In fact, we're hoping that we can turn it into an actual novel. She's a very talented writer and a lot of that doesn't come through in the comic due to, ya know, pictures not words.
As of right now, there are 7 pages left in issue 2 and I plan on finishing them up. When will that happen? I'm not entirely sure because it depends on how we want to transition from comic to book and if someone else is taking the reigns from me for the art. Basically, there are a lot of questions and not a lot of answers right now.
Hello everyone,
I wanted to let everyone know that if you enjoy Dead Thirst and want to see more stuff like it, follow us on Facebook, Tumblr or Twitter as we post steampunk, dark fantasy and other awesome finds a couple of times a day!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deadthirst/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deadthirst/
Tumblr: http://deadthirst.tumblr.com/
I wanted to let everyone know that if you enjoy Dead Thirst and want to see more stuff like it, follow us on Facebook, Tumblr or Twitter as we post steampunk, dark fantasy and other awesome finds a couple of times a day!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deadthirst/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deadthirst/
Tumblr: http://deadthirst.tumblr.com/
