A long road will teach you more than 100 years of quiet introspection, they say
 

Page 14: resolution

Posted on July 6, 2022 by MeredithSK

I actually finished this page a number of weeks ago, but neglected to post it here as, well, this page has extremely few visits even compared to the few on Instagram/Facebook/Patreon. I'm putting some harsher deadlines on myself for upcoming pages. There will be a 1-3 page interlude of a guide/how-to section, which will be interspersed in this book. 

I finally got an iPad, and while not nearly the machine my Cintiq is, it's greatly increasing productivity for layouts and coloring. It's not as good for fine inking or other details, but I'm kicking myself for being so pretentious about them for years. Clip Studio, which as replaced photoshop for me for the last couple of years, is completely full featured on the iPad. It's amazing. I still prefer pencil and paper for thumbnails and rough layout- I'd have to have a massive Cintiq to do that in the way I want to digitally. 

 

The Whole Road: an intro

Posted on June 3, 2020 by thewholeroadcom
www.thewholeroad.com is up! After debating whether to post page-by-page or in blocks, I’ve decided to share with you the 3 intro pages. This project is terrifying to me. It’s huge. It’s years and years ( and  years ) of travel, of stories, of tips and tutorials. It’s a stack of travelogue sketchbooks 4 feet high spanning 13 years. Like the best journeys, it is both too much and perfectly overwhelming at once. What is The Whole Road? It will be a series of narratives of my experiences, interspersed with practical tutorials on how to live life on the road. Getting ready for a trip? What should you bring? How should you pack? What, emotionally, might you encounter during your process and trip? Where can you camp for free, and where do you have to pay? What is the difference? What kind of vehicle do you need and how should you prepare it? All these things. More. Every aspect of what it means to live a nomadic lifestyle. The Whole Road: a practical, narrative and holistic guide to life on the road.