A COMIC BOOK WITH JUST A COVER

After completing the RAIDER LEGACY ISSUE 1 cover design, I had to decide on what kind of style and layout I wanted to do when putting the first issue together.

I really wanted to do what every other comic book does from having boxes to filling in the bubbles, but a paint brush can only do so much.

I also did not have the proper tools or assistance to get that done, so when it came to my final decIsion on how I was going to format the complete issue, I decided on just doing 10 paintings per issue.

At first, I just wanted to paint what I was trying to express, but I also understood it was important to get my vision acrosss, so I knew I had to include a story line with each painiting to give my audience the full experience of what I was trying to give themn as an artist and creator.

But I’m not a writer, and I have this bad habit of seeing things and doing thigs backwards. Thats just how my mind works as an artist.

As you can see, I did the cover design first, instead of doing it last.

Usually cover designs get done after completing our book, so you could capture what the whole book is about, but I was still without a real idea on how I was going to complete ISSUE 1. Well, I had a vision in my brain , but you could have all sorts of things going on in your brain.

In my creative brain, my RAIDERS LEGACY 51 idea was already a movie. I could see my character walking the red carpet, signing autographs at the RAIDERS’ games and chilling with the GORILLA RILLA in the BLACK HOLE. And that’s the blessing of having a brain, because when you use it correctly, you could imagine and create anything you want.

Trust me, after 23 years of being isolated with no feeedom and being stuck in “THE REAL BLACK HOLE” I have been to almost every place in the world, from being on a beach in Brazil to eating pizza in Italy. I was not technically there, but by closing my eyes, meditating and doing some breathing exercises, my mind can take me wherever I wanted to go.

It’s called “RAIDER ENLIGHTENMENT.”

I created a painting called RAIDER ENLIGHTENMENT in hopes of inspiring you to take the time to breath. It was done on a 9″x12″ canvas with black white acrylic paint.

If you ever feel isolated, depressed, stressed out or have a lot on your mind, you should try meditating to try to get your mind focus and back on track, because it really works.

In life, I have learned you can not make decisions or think correctly if your breathing is not on point, so thats what I did before drafting up my 10 sketches and story line for ISSUE 1.

I took a few moments to do some breathing exercises and imagined myself as if I was number #83 Darren Waller for the LAS VEGAS RAIDERS.

What would #83 Waller be doing to accomplish his goals and dreams, because he’s lasered focused.

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