tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194202392011-04-21T18:26:32.811-07:00Paul E. Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12745933539375116031noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19420239.post-1134745534013336892005-12-16T06:31:00.000-08:002005-12-16T07:05:34.033-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I apologize for taking so long to add images to this site. </span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /> A lot has come up since I first began this little blog and I had to put it on the back burner a bit.</span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > I'm still waiting for a response from the <a href="http://www.wvr.org/">Wears Valley Ranch</a> regarding this project.</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Here are the first three pages of </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Ursula the Dreamfairy</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > as well as page six.</span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /> The entire project is probably going to be eight pages without words, leaving the images to tell a story. The story will be whatever the reader gets from it.</span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > "It's all about preception, man," <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/bwilkison/Personal34.html">Bill Wilkison</a> told me when he released </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Wha..?</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > awhile back.<br />The concept stuck with me. I've always w</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >anted to try a "silent comic" and this turned out to be a great opportunity to do so. Bill's comment on preception found its way onto the pages as well.</span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > I hope to have </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Ursula the Dreamfairy</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > ready by May of '06 for <a href="http://www.backporchcomics.com/space.htm">S.P.A.C.E.</a>.</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Until then, enjoy...</span><br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6913/1319/1600/ursula01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6913/1319/320/ursula01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6913/1319/1600/ursula02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6913/1319/320/ursula02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6913/1319/1600/ursula03.2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6913/1319/320/ursula03.2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The last frame of page three is based on one of the <a href="http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d200/space_lord68/IMAG0055.jpg">last pictures</a> of Arissa and her mom that I took while she was still with us.<br />I drew page six out of sequence because I got excited when I finally managed to create a look for Ursula that I actually liked. Don't get me wrong, I love Tinkerbell, but Ursula is a fairy with enough power to remove a child's nightmares, so the power had to be reflected in her poise.</span><br /></div> </div> </div></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6913/1319/1600/ursula06.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6913/1319/320/ursula06.1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">I hope you've enjoyed what you've seen thus far. To all those who've expressed sympathy, concern and support over this past year, "thank you" just isn't saying enough.</span><br /></div> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19420239-113474553401333689?l=ursulathedreamfairy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Paul E. Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12745933539375116031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19420239.post-1133279265192518082005-11-29T07:32:00.000-08:002005-11-29T07:47:45.206-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Hello and welcome to the official blog of Ursula the Dreamfairy. As of this entry, the story is still being written and illustrated. We hope to have it ready for </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://www.backporchcomics.com/space.htm">SPACE</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> next year (May 13th, '06), with any proceedes made from it going to the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://www.wvr.org/">Wears Valley Ranch.</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> I've recently attempted to make contact with the school to let them know our intentions so when we know more, you'll know more.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Ursula the Dreamfairy</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> is dedicated to the memory of our daughter Arissa, who was tragically taken from us Thanksgiving of 2004. She was only ten. The story is a rendition of a story her mother came up with to help Arissa deal with her terrible nightmares, so it seems only fitting to share it with as many people as possible. At first, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Ursula the Dreamfairy</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> is going to be an ashcan or "mini" comic (8 1/2"x5 1/2"), with plans to make it full-sized in the future.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">I would like to thank everyone who expressed interest and concern towards this project at this year's </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://www.midohiocon.com/">Mid-Ohio Con.</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> If you're visiting this blog, please sign our comment section to let us know we're not living in a bubble here. </span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Sometime within the next week I hope to have images posted for you to preview.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Again, thanks for checking us out. We wish you all the best.</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19420239-113327926519251808?l=ursulathedreamfairy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Paul E. Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12745933539375116031noreply@blogger.com1