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Aidejay:
Wow! Can I repost some of these?

Sure, as long as you don't claim they're yours.

Random individual panels from the comic.

Character concepts.

More random pages from the comic.

Random page sketches from the comic.

Ignore the dialogue, these are just notes I wrote down.
The final text will be added when editing and colourizing.

Some concept art for my comic, some of these are old so they look wonky and not very good (especially the second one, it's old and especially the anatomy looks really bad).

I like designing, in fact I never draw from life, I only draw original designs that are inspired by real styles and take inspiration from already existing designs.

The cityscape is a quick design concept I did for retro-futuristic architecture.

Some of my graphic design work, concert posters and a storefront decal for a pawn shop.
The pawn shop decal was digitalized and colourized by my friend but I made the overall design.

I'm a 22 year old Finnish-Angolan artist looking for other artists to connect with regardless of their skill level or type of art they do, I'm just looking to make friends with good people that have common interests .

Hit me up if you're interested or let's chat in this thread.

I first started drawing at the age of 18 because I wanted to do visual storytelling, I have a lot to say through art.
At first I was aiming for animation but I got so comfortable with graphic novels as a format that I'm not too interested in doing animation myself although I do enjoy watching animation as I'm a big fan of cinema.

I've noticed that in Nigeria comic culture is basically a derivative of American comics and not like European.
European comics tend to focus more on the storytelling aspect and they're basically seen as illustrated novels hence the name graphic novel.
American comics focus mostly on trope based writing and its entertainment value while European comics are more character focused and put more emphasis on things like social commentary and exploring different concepts through visual storytelling.

I'd say that I'm mostly inspired by old school cinema and gonzo literature, I'm not so much inspired by comics because there aren't many that actually interest me but there are some that I really like.

Aside from my graphic novel project I also do graphic design such as concert posters as I'm also a musician, I've hosted free psychedelic rock concerts with my friends.
My works revolve around social commentary, the human condition, science fiction and psychedelia.
I consider myself more of a writer, drawing is just a tool for me that I use for storytelling.

My comic is a science fiction story about an alien who wakes up from an artificially induced coma in a post-colonial society on Mars established by earlier generations of aliens that had voyaged to Mars.

It has two main storylines, the story is very complex so I'm not going to get into it.
It's a very philosophical story about youth counterculture and finding meaning in an alienating society loosely based on my own life experiences and historical world events that I find fascinating.

My favourite aesthetic, 50s-60s retro futurism (both soviet and american) is an integral part of my comic's art style.

I draw only by hand, I use oldschool architect tools for drawing.
My drawing technique is very technical, I'd say that I'm good at drawing environments and different objects but my anatomy sucks and my ability to draw characters is way behind my technical skills but I'm constantly trying to improve.

Below are unfinished sketches of the first two pages from my comic, I don't post any finished works online: