Lynn Lau : Art, Comics, & Illustration

Thursday March 11, 2010 · Book design: Plans

I’d never designed a book cover before, but when Natalie asked if I could design the front and back for her latest book Plans, I thought, “Hey, why not?” So I gave it a shot.

It’s always the first few tries that are tricky, because you’re trying to imagine the most appealing look for it. Then, at the very last minute, it hits you and you do a complete overhaul, and a look comes out. Natalie was plenty pleased with it, so I’m happy!

The design was completed in January. I’ve just gotten my very own copy of Plans, and man, even I’m impressed!

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Tuesday February 23, 2010 · Curling!

Today I watched curling for the first time. People, it is awesome. I have found my new favourite Winter Olympics sport now!

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Monday February 8, 2010 · Jupiter: The Play's the Thing, part 3

Conclusion on my Jupiter: The Play’s the Thing comic! You can read the whole thing in its entirety here.

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Tuesday February 2, 2010 · Jupiter: The Play's the Thing, part 2

Continuation on my Jupiter comic! You can find its first 5 pages here.

Next part to come!

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Thursday January 28, 2010 · Jupiter: The Play's the Thing, part 1

Hello, everybody! Guess what I’ve been quietly working on? A Jupiter comic! This story was partially inspired by my last year in college, when I was assistant stage manager (ASM) for one play and learned stage lighting in another. I’ve always enjoyed seeing how everything comes together behind the scenes, and this was no exception.

Here are the first five pages. The next five will be coming right up!

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Sunday December 13, 2009 · Art for MA, vid

Here’s what I inked today for a friend of mine over Ustream! For some reason, my webcam lends a blurry, Barbara-Walters-lighting sort of look to everything, so ‘pologies.

This, by the way, also features a cameo by the ever-adorable Sin.

And here’s what my friend is getting in the mail:

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Tuesday December 8, 2009 · Explosion of Skin, conclusion

Conclusion of my Explosion of Skin comic! You can read the entire thing from beginning to end here.

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Sunday November 1, 2009 · Bookslingers banner

Happy November!

Just wanted to let you guys know that a couple of months ago, I was commissioned to create a website banner for Bookslingers, so click on the link to check it out!

The site has not officially launched yet, but when it does it will be magic. I’ve already caught a glimpse of some content behind-the-scenes, and it looks fabulous. Bookslingers not only reviews young adult and children’s books (including graphic novels!), it provides search engine capabilities so that if you’re super-selective in reading material such as I am, all you have to do is enter exactly the kind of story/character/genre you’re looking for, and up a whole list comes!

It is run by two lovely ladies who are actually librarians-in-training, so you know they know what they’re talking about. I can’t wait for them to launch.

Also check out their Twitter here!

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Sunday September 27, 2009 · Explosion of Skin, pages 11-14

Continuation of my Explosion of Skin comic!