Author Archives: Max West

About Max West

I am a freelance artist and the creator of Sunnyville Stories, an independent slice-of-life comics series.

Sunnyville Stories Episode 4 pencils, pages 1-2

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Max West

I’m hard at working inking the fourth episode of Sunnyville Stories at the time of this blog post.  Between that, keeping this blog updated with good content, and working on my professional career, this is quite a challenge for me.  … Continue reading →

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How to Make Comics: Pencilling Comics

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Max West

I’m certain you’ve all got your scripts written and you’ve sketched out thumbnails.  Now comes the part where you actually draw your comics.  This stage is called “pencilling” and it’s self-explanatory.  Essentially, you draw your comics in pencil on your … Continue reading →

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More Neat Comics to Check Out!

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Max West

This is a very special blog entry.  I’m not here to talk about myself today or my work.  In fact, I’d like to tell you about the works of some other talented people out there.  I’ve been networking in order … Continue reading →

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Sunnyville Episode 3 preview

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Max West

Today, I thought I’d share a few teasers from the third episode of Sunnyville Stories, titled “the Train Robbers”.  This took quite some time to finish.  I started on it sometime in mid-September of 2010 and it was not sent … Continue reading →

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How to Make Comics: Thumbnails and Layouts

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Max West

Welcome back, everyone, to my tutorial on making comics.  I’ve discussed how to generate ideas for comics, talked about the basics and more advanced principles of writing,  and even talked about how to develop drawing skills for comics.  Today I’m … Continue reading →

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Sunnyville Stories Episode 2, pages 4-6

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Max West

We’ve got a few more pages here this Saturday to the second episode of Sunnyville Stories.  This second installment of the series, titled “Multiball Madness”, tells of Rusty facing a sudden challenge from local rich girl, Rose Von Straussen, in … Continue reading →

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How to Make Comics: Drawing Comics

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Max West

I’ve reviewed how to come up with ideas for comics, told you the basics of writing for comics, and then some more detail on it.  Now we’re going to actually talk about DRAWING comics.  The process of actually drawing your … Continue reading →

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Sunnyville Stories Episode 2, pages 1-3

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Max West

Today, I’m going to share with you a few teaser pages from the second episode of Sunnyville Stories.  This episode is titled “Multiball Madness” and it was finished in the summer of 2010.  I didn’t get it printed up though … Continue reading →

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How to Make Comics: More on Writing

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Max West

Before I kick off this week’s blog post, I want to let everyone know some good news.  Optical Sloth gave a review of Sunnyville Stories episode 2 so go on over and check out the site.  While you’re there, check … Continue reading →

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Sunnyville Stories Episode Zero

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Max West

Hello, my dedicated fans.  Welcome back to the official Sunnyville Stories blog!  Last Saturday, we had the last pages to the first episode of Sunnyville Stories up.  Now the whole first episode of my slice-of-life comics series is fully available … Continue reading →

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