Barcelona 2018 video
I don’t like seeing my interviews, but I like what they did with the artwork.
Read MoreUY Saga 8 cover process
I turned in the cover art for UY Saga 8. Ink and watercolor on approximately 11×17, 4-ply, cold press Strathmore Bristol board. This book will contain UY Books 29 (Two Hundred Jizo), 30 (Thieves & Spies), and 31 (The Hell Screen). Major featured characters are Kitsune, and Inspector Ishida. I rough-pencilled this idea with a…
Read MoreRose City Comic-Con
Julie and I were guests of this past weekend’s Rose City Comic-Con in Portland, OR. We flew up very early Thursday morning and arrived at our hotel in the late morning. We took the streetcar to the downtown area and walked around, lunching on Korean burritos at a food truck. We Uber-ed over to The…
Read More2018 Update
Hi Usagi Fans, Stan has expressed interest in updating this blog himself (FB isn’t the best place for lengthier posts). We will most likely notify you of a blog post via FB, but if you don’t have one, please bookmark this page and check back later. In other news, we just added some merchandise (September…
Read MoreBlog Updates
Hi Usagi Fans, Since Stan is more involved in his social media outlets such as FB, Twitter, and Instagram, please visit him there for the most recent updates! Thank you, Usagi Staff
Read MoreUsagi VR
There was an Usagi Yojimbo VR demonstration at the Silicon Valley Comic-con at the X10 Studios booth. It looks fantastic! https://www.facebook.com/684447821652758/photos/a.855848574512681.1073741828.684447821652758/917822598315278/?type=3&theater
Read MoreUsagi chibi watercolors
My wife, Julie (a wonderful artist in her own right), and I have been collaborating on some Usagi chibi watercolors.
Read MoreUY 156 cover process
The pencils for UY 156 cover was done with a 3mm 2H mechanical pencil, then reinforced with a 5mm HB lead on 2-ply 500 series Strathmore bristol board. The paper size is 11×17 inches, with a 10×15.5 image area. This is part 2 of the 3-part Secret of the Hell Screen story. It is an…
Read MoreUY 155, page 6 process
I turned in the art for UY 155: The Secret of the Hell Screen, an Inspector Ishida Mystery. The art was drawn on 11×17 inch 2-ply 500 series Strathmore cold press bristol board. The image area is 10×15 inches. Pencilled with a 3mm 2H mechanical pencil, then some lines were reinforced with a 5mm HB…
Read MoreUY Saga #6 tip-in plates
It’s time to sign more tip-in plates. This one is for the UY Saga #6 hardcovers. The art was mostly done with ink and watercolors on 9×12″ 4-ply Strathmore bristol board. The rains were drawn with an opaque white gel pen. They are called “tip-ins” because they are tipped into the book during the binding…
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