In this new From Sketch to Renders series, I’ll be pulling back the curtain and showing all of the hard work that goes into creating covers and posters for my comic book series Shinju.

In this episode, I’m showing you how I go from the initial sketch phase, to layouts, to finished inks and finally, how I render the final colors.

Also, one of my favorite websites to get 3d model poses from is https://figurosity.com/ I have used poses from there before and while I’m not sponsored by them, I do use the site frequently. It really helps with artist block!

Thank you for watching!

Portfolio ► https://www.travisstephens.com
My Comic ► https://www.shinjuuniverse.com
Webstore ► https://www.kaishostudios.com
Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/kaishostudios
Twitter ► https://www.twitter.com/kaishostudios

Figurosity ► https://figurosity.com/

Music used in the vlog:

Antidepresseur by Patchworker f.k.a. [friendzoned] | https://soundcloud.com/patchworker
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Orchestral Funky Hip-Hop Beat by Glitch | https://soundcloud.com/glitch
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Here is another snippet from my new vlog!!! Here is a sneak peek at the next issue of my comic book, Shinju Universe 2.

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In this new Studio Vlog series, I’ll be pulling back the curtain and showing all of the hard work that goes into creating and publishing your own comic book series.

In this first episode, I’m putting the finishing touches on two new products that will be released soon: an updated character handbook titled Shinju Handbook Update ’23 and a special bundle box aptly named Shinju: Amazing, Spectacular Bundle Box.

This vlog also gives a glimpse into the next issue of my series Shinju Universe and how I manage to keep my sanity while being isolated all day in my studio.

Thank you for watching!

Portfolio ► https://www.travisstephens.com
My Comic ► https://www.shinjuuniverse.com
Webstore ► https://www.kaishostudios.com
Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/kaishostudios
Twitter ► https://www.twitter.com/kaishostudios

Music used in the vlog:

LIMITS by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/
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Soul by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/
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Antidepresseur by Patchworker f.k.a. [friendzoned] | https://soundcloud.com/patchworker
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Creative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Orchestral Funky Hip-Hop Beat by Glitch | https://soundcloud.com/glitch
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There are dozens of comic book conventions every year, so how do artists know which ones to table at? I’m documenting my experiences in hopes that they will help answer that question for others.

In this episode, I set up at a convention in my hometown of Wilmington, NC. Last year, the show was amazing with high attendance and even higher spending. Would that carry over to this year’s show?

Stick around and see how my experience was. And if you table at your local shows, let me know what your experiences are.

Thank you for watching!

Portfolio ► https://www.travisstephens.com
My Comic ► https://www.shinjuuniverse.com
Webstore ► https://www.kaishostudios.com
Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/kaishostudios
Twitter ► https://www.twitter.com/kaishostudios

Music used in the vlog:
Commercial by HIPSYBEATS | https://hipsybeats.bandcamp.com
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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LIMITS by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/
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Good Vibes by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/
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Trend by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/
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Color flatting your comic book is critical when you have to do color separation for printing your comic book. This edited Twitch stream will give you 6 pointers on setting up your pages and the top keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow.

00:00 Intro and top 5 Tips
08:13 Background timelapse
10:12 How to enjoy flatting
12:15 Timelapse of Jhander begins
14:55 Keyboard shortcuts
16:28 Timelapse of Jhander continues
21:28 Completion
22:12 Outro

Essential keyboard shortcuts:
L-Lasso tool
Shift+L-Switch to Polygonal Lasso Tool
W-Magic Wand tool
Alt+Del-Fill with Foreground color
Control (Command)+Delete-Fill with Background color
Control+U-Hue/Saturation Slider box

Essential Settings:
Lasso-Feathering and Anti-aliasing set to ZERO
Magic Wand-Tolerance set to ZERO, anti-aliasing set to off

Thank you for watching!

Portfolio ► https://www.travisstephens.com
My Comic ► https://www.shinjuuniverse.com
Webstore ► https://www.kaishostudios.com
Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/kaishostudios
Twitter ► https://www.twitter.com/kaishostudios

Fayetteville Comic Con is a show I’ve been wanting to do so when the opportunity arose, I quickly signed up. And what a great decision! This show is great for meeting and talking to passionate fans and up-and-coming creators.

How was it financially? Well, you’ll have to watch and see!

Thank you for watching!

Portfolio ► https://www.travisstephens.com
My Comic ► https://www.shinjuuniverse.com
Webstore ► https://www.kaishostudios.com
Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/kaishostudios
Twitter ► https://www.twitter.com/kaishostudios

Music used in the vlog:
Taste It by LiQWYD | https://www.liqwydmusic.com
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Commercial by HIPSYBEATS | https://hipsybeats.bandcamp.com
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Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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