Comics - Sam Hardacre

Comics

A collection of 18 posts

Don't get ahead of yourself...

Don't get ahead of yourself...

Progress on my comic has been slow. General day-to-day life takes it out of me a lot and generally by the time I get a chance to do some work, around 8 or 9pm each night, I'm knackered and just ready to shut off and rest. Couple that with the

Beorn colour test

Beorn colour test

Back in October '22, I was scrolling through Twitter when an artist I follow posted that he was looking for a colourist: Alright, Monday morning folks! I'm looking for a colorist for Beorn! If you, or anyone you know, might be interested, please DM me with details (samples, page rates)

Why do I make comics?

I've been fortunate to appear as a guest on some of my favourite comics podcasts and the question of why I make comics came up. At the time of recording, the question kind of took me by surprise and my answer was kind of rubbish. Thinking back it makes me

Barnacles: "Sea Sick"

I wrote and drew this comic in waves as I tried to battle a self-inflicted creative crisis in the second half of last year. While it wasn't the cause of the crisis, it helped pull me back out. Colouring comics is something I've always struggled with but I managed to

3 pages inked!

My schedule doesn’t usually allow me time to smash out page after page of comics but having a week off work afforded me time to do just that. A comic I started weeks ago and decided to redraw the other day, is finally taking shape. 3 down, 2 to

It’s ok to start over

I’ve finally started work on a comic I’ve had bouncing around my head for years. The characters and story are starting to slot into place but there’s still a lot to do. The comic will be a fairly long story but broken down into smaller stories, which

The Horror

“The Horror” - quick sketchbook comic strip. Being English, this is the stuff of nightmares for me…

Lonely Moon

What's the right tool to use?

> there is no right tool in a general sense, only the right tool for you I don't get asked questions very often but when I do, it's often about the tools I use. Which pens? What type of paper? I will happily reel off the list of things I use

Learnuary resources

I've not really had a chance to contribute any visual stuff to the Etherington Brothers #learnuary campaign yet but wanted to get something quick out there for people to start mulling over so I thought a short list of useful resources I find help me when drawing and writing. Drawing

My process

I’m nearing the end of a project for Bottleneck Gallery [https://bottleneckgallery.com/collections/sketch-booth/products/sam-hardacre-sketch-commission] to produce 50 illustrations for their customers. I’ve been posting photos and time-lapse videos to Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/skinnydrawnboy/] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/skinnydrawnboy/] along the way

Wrestling with character

Most people who know me will probably be sick of hearing me say that I’m working on a comic. Hell, I’m sick of telling people and not just getting on with it. I have a protagonist, some characters he meets along the way and an antagonist and his

Comic | "Peace & Quiet"

It's Monday so that means it's time for a comic.

Comic | "New Pal"

I'm going to try put out a new strip at least once a week for the foreseeable future. I meant to post this yesterday but the bank holiday got in my way!

Comic |"New (old) discovery"

It's Monday morning. If you're feeling a bit down, hopefully this bit of forgetful silliness will make you smile.

Comic | "Kickstart"

Drew my first comic strip in years last night

Batman Year One

This graphic novel tracks the first year of Batman as he tries to deal with Gotham criminals whilst contending with a corrupt police force. The book begins with the arrival of Jim Gordon who has just transferred to Gotham, mirrored by the arrival of Bruce Wayne after many years away

Pencil it in