Thursday, December 20, 2012

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays



Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 2012!!

I just want to say thank you to all my friends, peers, and fans for all the support over the past year. You have no idea how much it means to me knowing that I have so many wonderful people in my life and that I have the chance to meet even more wonderful people each year. It is because of all of you that I keep drawing and that I stay strong. Thank you so much for your smiles and your kind words. I am so happy you enjoy my art. I promise to keep drawing to make sure I see more of your wonderful smiles in the future! Thank you so much for everything! May your holidays be filled with joy! I look forward to 2013!




You may have notice my blogger and website might not be updated that often. Most of my updates, including new art can be found on my tumblr. I will try to set the tumblr free to update my website in the future instead of blogger.

Thanks!!!

Saturday, September 29, 2012

NYCC 2012

 I will be at New York Comic Con in October! You can find me at G9. I am super excited for this show! My pre-commission list is open if anyone is interested. Please email me for prices at: agnes (@) mymisiu (dot) com (Sorry for writing it this way, spam bot prevention hehe). I will also have a whole bunch of new and old super cute prints, my two books and stickers as well! Can’t wait. :)  

In celebration here are some fun commissions from past shows so you know what to expect. :)

Enjoy!






Boo Bear and Flo Episode 25



Boo Bear and Flo continue their adventures! Episode 22 now online! The story of Boo Bear entering the Dust-Shaped World!




Also, my super cool all-age book MyMisiu Gazette has gone digital!! You can now buy my book on the iBooks Libary, Nook, and Kindle!! Great all-age fun! Check out all the information here and make sure to reblog and tell all your friends! :)

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Boo Bear and Flo Episode 22


Boo Bear and Flo continue their adventures! Episode 22 now online! The story of Boo Bear entering the Dust-Shaped World!




Also, my super cool all-age book MyMisiu Gazette has gone digital!! You can now buy my book on the iBooks Libary, Nook, and Kindle!! Great all-age fun! Check out all the information here and make sure to reblog and tell all your friends! :)

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

MyMisiu Gazette Digital



MyMisiu Gazette is now available on iBookstore/iTunes, Nook, Kindle, and Graphicly!!!
Buy your copy and enjoy 72 pages containing three awesome all-age stories, and lots of fun extras! Read the first issues of You, Me, and Zombie, Waking Up Abbey, and Imagination Station in all it's glory in full colour!

 

 
 
Like what you read and want a copy of the book? Just click here for more information on how to order the book!

If you like, spread the word :)

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Web Comic Updates!


Web Comic Update! Flo attacks the Dust Bunnies! Wait, that’s not right. What’s going on here? Guess you will have to read this weeks page to find out! Boo Bear and Flo continue their adventures! Episode 20 now online!



Time for web comics! Sorry about the delays in my web comics. I have been out of town a lot for conventions, but here they are! Time for Space Adventures, and Super Powers!

Captain America and Peggy Carter. Convention Info

Captain America and Peggy Carter painted for SDCC.

Fan Expo is a month away! I shall be there. :) If you are interested in getting a commission please shoot me an email to get on my pre-order list! I am already getting emails about this show. I want to make sure I don’t disappoint anyone anyone interested in a commission who may ask too late at the show since my list always fills up. My email is agnes (at) mymisiu (dot) com. I don’t want to get spam so I typed it this way. Sorry! I will also have my books and lots of cute prints at this show!
I also do at home commissions if you can’t make a convention I am attending!

After that… New York Comic Con! :)

See you there!
-Agnes

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Teuton Vol. 2


Exciting news! I’m doing a back-up story in Teuton Vol. 2. :) . The book is illustrated by the awesome Adam Gorham and Written by “Fearless” Fred Kennedy. I’m really excited to be a part of this book. Read and listen all about it here!!

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Web Comic Update!




Web Comics! Lots and lots of web comics. All Web Comics, but Waking Up Abbey have been updated!

You, Me, and Zombie - For all your all-age Zombie needs

Imagination Station - Imagine life as a huge space adventure

Boo Bear and Flo - Attack of the...dust bunnies??

Sorry about the lack of updates. I am trying to at least update 1 of the 4 web comics I work on a week. With work and conventions happening each month it gets a little hard, but don't worry I will always try my best to have a page out for at least one comic!!! :)

My all-age book is finally out! Check out all the info below. :)


Digital copy - Graphicly
Book copy - Soft Cover

Thursday, June 14, 2012

MyMisiu Gazette on Graphicly!


MyMisiu Gazette Vol. 1 is now available on Graphicly for download!! 72 pages, three awesome all-age stories, fun extras for only $4.99! I would say that is a great deal. If you like what you read make sure to leave a comment as well. :)

Read the first issues of You, Me, and Zombie, Waking Up Abbey, and Imagination Station in all it’s glory in full colour!

For all you table readers out there, MyMisiu Gazette Vol. 1 will soon be available on other platforms as well, including iBookstore, Kindle, and Nook! Stay tuned for more updates.

Like what you read and want a copy of the book? Just click here for more information on how to order the book!

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

MyMisiu Gazette Vol. 1


MyMisiu Gazette Vol. 1 is here!! 68 pages of awesome!

MyMisiu Gazette collects the first issues of my web comics You, Me, and Zombie, Waking Up Abbey, and Imagination Station in FULL COLOUR! There are also lots of fun extras like a short bonus story of how Olive Met Otis. There is one big change in one of the web comics in the book from it’s original online version. This is that Waking Up Abbey has been changes from a horizontal comic to a vertical comic!!

MyMisiu Gazette Vol. 1 is only $15! Soft cover. 68 Pages. Full colour.

Plus a page for a quick sketch in the book! Book with original sketch is only $30!
There is a two book special as well! Get MyMisiu Gazette Vol. 1 and You, Me, and Zombie Hardcover Prelude for only $25 together (Add $15 if interested in a sketch one of the two books).

Order ONLINE NOW! Email me at agnes@mymisiu.com for shipping and handling options!

Conventions -> Limited number of books will be available at all the shows I am doing this summer! Please email me to reserve you copy at agnes@mymisiu.com My Summer Convention Scheduled

If attending SDCC or Fan Expo there is a show special you can ask for (While supplies last) - Saturday Newspaper Special - Includes Book, Sketch of any MyMisiu Gazette character, Large MyMisiu Gazette Poster for only $40!!

If you are one of the few people who own the first printing of MyMisiu Gazette Vol. 1 you may get the new version for only $10! Changes from the first printing to the second printing are: More pages, more extras, You, Me, and Zombie full first chapter, Waking Up Abbey is now a vertical comic, and a page for sketches.

I am currently working to make MyMisiu Gazette a digital book, but I ran into some problems along the way. I will post when it is available online!

Friday, June 1, 2012

Phoenix ComicCon Commissions




Hey Everyone! Here are some commissions I did this past weekend while at the Phoenix ComicCon.

Enjoy!

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Han Solo and Chewbacca

Han Solo and Chewbacca. This piece can be yours. :) With all the amazing reasons why you should go to Star Wars Day Toronto, here is another one. You might be the lucky winner of this Han Solo and Chewbacca drawn by me. :) With proceeds benefiting Sick Kids Foundation, why not attend Star Wars Day Toronto and try to win this super cute piece!

Star Wars Day Toronto is this Friday May 4th! All the info can be found here.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Boo Bear and Flo Episode 10


Boo Bear and Flo continue their adventures! Episode 10 now online! Flo and the leader of the Nom Nom Crumbs are confronted with some strange Frankenstein looking toys. Are they there to harm Flo and the Nom Nom Crumb??

Monday, February 27, 2012

Princess Bubblegum and the Dancing Bean


Warm up piece of Princess Bubblegum shocked at the happy dancing jelly bean. He is really going for it. Move it move it!

This will be my last adventure Time piece for now. Not sure what I shall draw as a warm up next. :)

Enjoy!

This piece is for sale. 6x9. $70
Other pieces for sale found here

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Catwoman and Tree Trunks

Another warm up sketch. This time of Catwoman and Tree Trunks.

Catwoman loves her gems, this might not be a cat gem, but it's still a super sparkly apple gem! Tree Trunks would like this crystal apple gem as well... Careful now Tree Trunks.

This piece is for sale. $70. 8.5x6 inches in size. 
You can email me at agnes@mymisiu.com 

Robin Following Robin is also for sale. $60. 6.5x6 inches in size. Image found here

My "Oh My Glob" piece is already SOLD.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Oh My Glob

Oh My Glob! Lumpy Space Princess you took the words right out of my mouth. This is how I feel about today’s crappy weather. Today’s warm up sketch. I was looking through Issue 1 of Adventure Time and I noticed I have never drawn any of the characters yet. Now I have. :)

Robin Following Robin


Monday, February 20, 2012

Boo Bear and Flo Episode 4 Process

A little over due, but finally I posted it! Here are some process shots from Episode 4 of Boo Bear and Flo.

Before I start any work I need a script to work with. Jack Briglio is the awesome writer I have the pleasure of working with. Each writer/artist situation is different. Working with Jack is great. Before we even started work on the script we went back and forth a lot listening to each others ideas about what the story should be and how it should play out.

Once the script is finalized I finally start work on loose layouts. When laying out the page I think about the pacing of the story and also where the copy bubbles are going to go. It is very important to consider these things. You really want to make sure the story flows and your bubbles are not covering up any important things in the panels.

From there I go to my "penciling" stage. I do this stage digitally since it's what I enjoy. I find that I work better penciling digitally since it's really easy to change things if I don't like the way they look.

I then print out my page really light blue and start inking. I forgot to take a photo of the inking stage. But just imagine the page without any colour yet. :)

Inking all done I use a tooth brush to splatter Art Masking Fluid to create the stars in the sky. Masking Fluid is awesome, once it dries you can watercolour right over it. The parts of the page that are covered in Masking Fluid stay watercolour free. I wait for the watercolours  to completely dry before rubbing off the Masking Fluid. It's really easy to rub off and presto! Stars!

When I work in watercolours I like to work on different parts of the piece at once. When one area is drying I move on to the next. On these pages I worked with all the actually colours of the objects first making sure they follow the same light source. My shadows a lot of the time I use purple since I find it makes a really great shadow colour in most cases and I add in some complementary colours as well. When colouring you really need to consider the colour wheel. To pull colours into the background you need to use complementary colours and this also applies to shadows. It pulls the colour back and it's not as bright. I make my colours brighter in the foreground than the background to add depth to the piece. When working on a piece with many colours it is also important what shade of those colours you pick. Some colours just don't work well together and it's best to pick a palette that works well for the piece.

Once I am completely done it's time to scan. I use an Epson scanner since I find it scans colours beautifully. I have to scan it in two pieces and photomerge in Photoshop after. It's an extra step since the scanner is only 8.5x11, but it's worth it for the quality. I do some clean up and touch ups in photoshop from there. As you can see I did a major change to the final with the last panel. I found that making the last panel a full bleed make the page read better and made the panel feel more epic. The world is so large it goes right off the page.

The final step is lettering. I open up the script from Jack once again at this point. I figure out the sizing of the bubbles and the copy. I also test out different types of fonts for the actual bubbles and the sound effects in the story. I do all my lettering in Illustrator.

Finally you are done! Get a lower resolution file ready for internet publishing and you are good to go.

I hope you all enjoy my process! :) And make sure to follow Boo Bear and Flo! Part of Saturday Morning Webtoons!

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Boo Bear and Flo Episode 6


Boo Bear and Flo continue their adventures! Episode 6 now online! Flo meets some locals of this strange world. Are they out to…eat her???
View the full page here!  

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Web Comic Updates!




Waking Up Abbey Page 22 Now Online!
Oh the madness! The pitch of Abbey’s voice is causing an overwhelming amount of destruction.



You, Me, and Zombie Page 21 Now Online!
Olive’s escape plan is not working out as she though it would. Run!

Boo Bear and Flo Episode 4 Now Online!
Flo crash lands in a strange new world

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Yogurt the Ogre

Did you know in 2011 I illustrated 7 children's books for a Canadian Company Pdoink called Yogurt the Ogre? If not, now you know!

All the books are available at Chapters/Indigo as softcovers and hardcovers. For those living outside of Canada or who like online orders 3 titles are available at Amazon.com!
Now I know everyone likes free goodies. Yogurt the Ogre: A Magical Tale of Mudd Hollow is a free app in the App store!
Yogurt the Ogre: A Magical Tale in Mudd Hollow also won the 2011 Moonbeam Children's Book Gold Medal Award for the 'Best First Book - Picture Book' category

To continue with the free goodies. If you head over to the Pdoink website you can get the Yogurt the Ogre Christmas story as a download as well. :)

Now go forth and download all the free goodies and if you get a chance pick up the books! I really hope you enjoy the stories and the illustrations!