violince chapters 1 to 4 in video

Violince_chapter2_part3/3

I've been incredibly busy working on Ethel and Ernest in studio352, but I finally took the time to upload the last part of chapter2.
I'll try to keep this up...

Rough of the week#43

I've been really, very busy at work lately, and even though I enjoy the extra load, it hasn't left much time -or energy- to do much of anything else, but early this week I started working again on chapter -albeit a bit slowly- and it's fun!
I hope I can get myself organized so I keep going, and keep publishing the older chapters on vimeo more regularly.

violince_chapter 2_part2/3

Violince_chapter2_part1/3

Fransesco has finally landed himself in real trouble. But in a town where everyone sees him as the obvious culprit, how can he prove his innocence?

The computing of Violince into an app is costly, long and frustrating, so for now I'll start publishing the new chapters on vimeo, in short installments. It's a bit of a shame, but in a way,I think I may like this video format a bit better, as it is closer to the pacing I have in my head...

Rough of the week#42

I'm still figuring out what the whole batch of new characters are gonna look like. I'm getting close with Clarence, though I still can't quite capture the image that is in my head somewhere.
The drawings are a bit stiff as a result, which is quite frustrating, but it's a nice challenge.

Chapter 1 available!!

The first chapter of Violince is finally coming out!!

You can of course buy the app on googlePlay and appStore, but it would also be helpful if you could download the free preview, so as to boost the app's ranking.

Please like, share, tweet, comment as much as you can so that the adventures of Francesco can hopefully go on through to their conclusion.

Rough of the week#41

A bit of time has passed between chapters 4 and 5.
I'm still working on the hair styles and new models, so these may change in the final version.

It's hard to focus on the work with everything going on around the release of the first chapter next week...

D-7

Everything is finally all validated and the first chapter will come out on may 27!!!

I was starting to think this day wouldn't happen...

Rough of the week#40

more bgs...

Rough of the week#39

I've been busy with quite a lot of things lately, but I can slowly get back to work on Violince, starting -of course- with some bgs.

Rough of the week#38

not really a rough this week as I haven't been drawing, but a quick look at a storyboard page. I'll dive in chapter 5 shortly.

Rough of the week#37

App tests are on their way!!!
Still no release date but it's getting closer. meanwhile, I finished that little intro to chap3 and am now fine-tuning/formating chap 2...

Rough of the week#36

Still working on that short scene for chap 3.

The conversion of chap 1 is well on the way and we should start testing on mobile devices fairly soon. Can't wait!

Rough of the week#35

Chapter 3 has always felt a bit short to me, so before jumping head first into the fifth part, I decided to write a short extra scene that sheds some light on Francesco's life.

Rough of the week#34

A lot happened in the last month or so.

First of all, chapter 4 is done!!! I'm happy this is behind me and I'm (for once) quite happy with it.

Secondly, the guys at turbointeractive are taking care of all the computer stuff for chapter 1.
No release date yet, but it should come reasonnably soon.

and finally, Song of the sea is nominated for an oscar!!

Rough of the week#33

I finally seem to have found some sort of balance and for a week or two now, I've been on a mission!
I think it helps that I'm starting to see the finish line and that the technical issues are (slowly) being solved.
There was also a big important scene that I was dreading and that is now 90% behind me, which helps.
Now, I'm not sure I'll be done by christmas, as I had hoped, but I'll get pretty close...

Rough of the week#32

Still steadily working a little everyday, but I must say that a lot is going on outside and I can't find the time or energy to blog...  November is at an end and I think I might still be on target to finish chapter 4 before the end of the year, at which point I think I will take a long break, waiting impatiently for the series to come out. Me and my friend are still loooking at ways to turn it into something that will work on about everything and I hope I can announce a rough guestimate of a date soon.

Rough of the week#31

Friday was off and  even though I was tempted to rest, I managed to do quite a bit of work and move forward.
That's good because I was starting to feel a bit impatient with how slow everything is moving. I think I still have difficulties adapting to the long commute and work at the studio, even though it is really easy, is actually very tiring...

Rough of the week#30

I've been back in Europe for a couple of weeks now and found my desk at home just where I left it, but it took me a while to get back into Violince.
While I was away I've worked on other projects that I'm still trying to push forward, but little by little I've started working again. This here is the first drawing of Francesco I did since January and I was a bit worried I'd lost the feel for it, but so far it's been okay; it's funny how some things have just become automatic overtime...
I'm hoping to finish the fourth chapter before the end of the year and release 1 to 4 in quick succession after that, but I'm still struggling with publishing formats and a whole bunch of computer things I can't (and don't really want to) understand.
All in good time I guess...