A Little Thank You Pic...

Whether or not you celebrate Thanksgiving, I just wanted to take the time to say 'THANK YOU' to all of you guys for being a part of JGT's world and for simply being awesome.

You guys make me, Jocey, and everyone in this picture so happy, and so, this picture is dedicated to you.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING/THANK YOU SO MUCH,

Genie and JGT :)

JGT Episode 9: Big Magic (Part 3) ~ PAGE 17

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Psst, ello...

It's midnight from where I'm at... *yawn*

Anyways, just wanted to let you guys know that Page 17 will be posted either later on today or on Thursday. Sorry again for the minor delay...I'm also working on a special pic for JGT so two projects are occupying my time hehe...

Nonetheless, both will be done by Thursday, so be on the lookout for those!

Okay...I should probably... *yawn*...get some rest hehe...

Until then,

Genie

About Page 17...

Hey, guys! Genie here.

Alright, so you know how I said I'd get a page done every week? The pattern might break this week, as I have a horrendous amount of papers that must get done for school.

Page 17 is about half-way done, but because of academic circumstances, I won't be able to finish it until about Tuesday, when my assignments are due.

So, please be patient and hang in there for another couple of days! And also check back later this week for a special holiday artwork ;D

Thank you so much, guys! I shall see you when Page 17 is ready to go!

Until then,

Genie

Doodles: Jocey Squirrel

Hey, guys! Well, my class notes have become the victim of my doodling habits once again...

This time the theme is: Miss Jocey Squirrel!!!

...And one Jocey human.

I guess I chose to doodle her cuz in my class, we were discussing a movie called 'Moon'.....

So....

I guess that makes sense XD

Anyways, please enjoy the many moods of Jocey Squirrel! (Man I miss drawing squirrels...)

Until then,

Genie

Practicing the New Wardrobe

Hey, guys! Genie here.

**First off, Happy Happy Birthday Birthday to my lil bro, Marco! Love that boy to death!!**

Second off,
Huzzah for Jag and Harry changing out of their bacon-y vest and dorky lab coat ^^ I guess sacrifices had to be made in order to not stand out toooo much in the Human World.

As you can imagine, with these changes come...adjusting. I had to practice drawing their new looks a lot so I could get them down as best as I could...

...which leads to the birth of drawings like these.

I have other, rougher sketches, but they're kind of embarrassing so we'll see if those get brought to the surface...

Also, maybe one day I'll post some really old drawings that showcase their 'original' new looks (haha it's not like those are even MORE embarrassing...)

We shall see what the future holds.

Until then,

Genie

And here comes Page 16!

Hey, guys!

Page 16 is now up!
I'm glad that I'm starting to get the hang of this new schedule. Hopefully I'm able to keep it up (fingers are crossed, hehe).

Well, Jag, Harry, and Rudy are now on their 2nd day of their Big Magic fiasco. Will this day move them forward with their plan, or backward?

Tune in and see as the pages roll in! Page 17 should be up in another week!
(***By the way, if you are having trouble reading the bubbles and would like to zoom, click on the page, and then right click and pick the 'Open image in new tab' option. Then you should be able to zoom ^^)

And haha, remember the 'a couple of dudes are going to change'?

You get it?

Jag and Harry had to change....clothes.

Hehehe twas an author tease. I wanted to have fun with you guys :D

Anyways, I hope you enjoy Page 16! And again, look out for more posts in the coming weeks!

Until then,

Genie

JGT Episode 9: Big Magic (Part 3) ~ PAGE 16

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Watch out...

Page 16 is coming this weekend......




.....and just as a warning, a couple of dudes are going to 'change'.



So watch out for that ;)



Until then,

Genie

Page 15: DONE!

Hey, guys!

Well, after one week since completing Behind the Page with pg.14, I've actually managed to finish pg. 15! What is this magic??

Well, it's not technically magic. It's a new schedule I'm trying out. And if all turns out right, I MAY be able to post a page at the end of each week. So...cross your fingers with me!

Also, a note for page 15. Notice anything different?

Yep.

The page number is kind of in a different place.
This is actually just because a dialogue bubble took all the space in the bottom-middle section of the page, so I had to move the page number. It felt weird to do so, but it had to be done, hehe.

Hopefully it'll get its spot back in page 16, which is already in progress!

Thanks again for reading and for being awesome! Can't wait to continue this scene (tis a fave of mine)!

Until then,

Genie

JGT Episode 9: Big Magic (Part 3) ~ PAGE 15

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I am totally magical!

Yo-o my fellow Squirrel fans!

Tis Jocey here! And I have done something totally magical! You should all go a random page in the Season One! tab and check out what I've done! Every single post that has been out now has a 'previous' and 'next.' These handy little buttons have links to the next or previous page! Soo if there are any new readers you can starts from Episode 1 and make your way through the series just by clicking next!

If you are a new reader click this -> This

Also! I have a surprise as well! After careful consideration, some inspiration from Genie and JGT, as well wanting to edit, I've made a website! Tis a website for my story, one that has followed me since I was in middle and finally! FINALLY! It's a website! It isn't a comic, but it's a written story, and I'm excited to share it with you today! The story revolves around a girl named Jamie and her journey with the Ancient One and the Great Beings. Tis a series, so I'm starting with book 1! You can guys can check it out here: Jocey Story

-Jocey-squirrel out!

And that concludes 'Behind the Page'!

Huzzah! After going through all of the phases of my take on the page-making process, we now have PAGE 14 of EPPIE 9!

Thank you guys so, so much for being patient with me, and for reading Behind the Page! I hope it was enjoyable and not too boring, haha.

As you can see now, making one comic page is a LOT of work and takes time, effort, and of course, passion. I wouldn't be dedicating hours of my time doing something that I didn't think was worth doing. So passion is key to completing projects like these, and I bet I speak for all comic-artists when I say that.

Of course, I am still an amateur at this, but sharing/explaining all this to you guys has really helped me as well! Indirect teamwork at its best!

If you guys have ANY questions, comments, or concerns regarding these Behind the Page posts, please feel free to ask away! This isn't the ONLY process for page-making, and I can safely say that changes are inevitable when it comes to these things.

But again, I hope that you guys have enjoyed these and learned a thing or two about this lil hobby o'mine, and please continue to read the story of JGT!

And now's the time for me to say, "More pages are to come!"

...More pages are to come! Back to the pencil and paper duo. The process begins all over again...

Onward to page 15! Thanks again, guys!

Genie

JGT Episode 9: Big Magic (Part 3) ~ PAGE 14

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JGT- Behind the Page ~ FINISHING TOUCHES

"So close to being done, so close to being done..." is usually what runs through my head at this point of the process.

Once the dialogue is done, the only thing left to do is simple FINISHING TOUCHES!

After I look back and double-check the color and the dialogue, I save two jobs for last.

One is the 'numbering of the page'. I don't know if this pertains to everyone who makes comics, but I always feel happy/relieved/proud/you name it whenever I add the page number. It's like the page is saying, "Hello, I am officially part of this comic!" And that makes me smile every time I type it in.

The second job is kind of like an artist signing his/her name on a recently completed work of art.
At the bottom right corner of every page, I write '(c) mah name'.
This not only claims that this page is copyrighted, but like the page number, I also feel like this is equivalent to, "And now, this page officially belongs to me. I have finally completed this page, and I am happy with it. You go, girl!"...or something along those lines ^_^""

What's the next phase after this? You'll see...

Until then,

Genie

JGT- Behind the Page ~ DIALOGUE

Time to get out the script, cuz next we have to insert the DIALOGUE!

Alright, so once you have reunited with the script, you just use the Text option on your artsy program, and type in the lines wherever you plan on inserting the dialogue bubbles.

This phase, as you can see, isn't that hard to do, but this is usually when I tend to change up/edit some lines for whatever reasons.

After all of the dialogue has been typed in, we then move on to...making our own dialogue bubbles!

I actually learned this technique by 'googling' it. So...didn't coin this, folks! ^^

Making a dialogue bubble takes 3 steps.

1. Make a 'circle' with your 'ellipse/other round shape' select tool. Be sure that all of your dialogue fits!
2. Use the 'Free select' tool to draw on the little tail to the circle.
3. Bucket fill whichever color you want the bubble to be! (I use white...I'm traditional ^^)

After you press 'enter', you got yourself a dialogue bubble!

We're almost done, guys! Just a few more steps left!

Until then,

Genie

JGT-Behind the Page ~ CLEAN UP

Alright, so after all of the coloring is done, it's time for CLEAN UP!

This phase merely entails erasing all of the extra color that has gone outside the panels.

Though this phase isn't as 'fun' as the others, it's still essential, and it takes some time.

The next phase, however, is way more entertaining ;)

Until then,

Genie

Happy Birthday, Jag!!

Here's a lil picture-present for our favorite Squirrel Dude! ^^

If every memory good or bad is a certain shade of color, then I'd like to think we're all rainbows. Not as clear-cut as the ones in the sky, but worthwhile nonetheless.

And here is what Jag's shades of color might look like.

Hope you stay true to your true colors, Jag!

Happy Birthday!

Love,
JGT comics