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Spiral bound for easy drawing board access!
This volume of "How-to draw Nexus" was first published in 2006, as a way to promote my longtime goal of seeing Nexus as an animated series.
With this new expanded edition, along with it's modified title of "How-to Draw the Animated Nexus", you'll see many of the same model sheets from the previous volume, now in color, with added comments as to their creation, the same spiral bound format to make drawing from it easier, and the many new additions fresh off the animation table. With so much added to realize my one-day goal of a Nexus animated series, we thought a new expanded edition would be the way to go.
To date there is no TV series. And if there ever is…? My two minutes of completed animation along with model sheets, layouts and storyboards contained in this book would certainly be the blueprint for it.
Ever forward,
Steve Rude
BOOK SPECS
- Royal Blue plastic spiral binding for durability and easy drawing board access
- Clear vinyl cover and royal blue vinyl backing for added protection
- 110 pages
- 8½" x 11"
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"Nexus Newspaper Strips Vol 2: RETURN TO THUNEWORLD"
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Ashcan EXCLUSIVE to Kickstarter & Indiegogo
Thuneworld is being funded by our various Kickstarter/Indiegogo campaigns and Patreon.
The 40 page Thuneworld Ashcan #1 includes 19 inked/unedited story pages, the original script for those pages and several pencil progress pages.
The projected cost of Thuneworld is $125,000-150,000 - printed in the USA/Canada. To ensure we have funding for this massive project we are offering an amazing opportunity to see the work in progress in a series of 8½x11" Collector's Edition Ashcans! A size large enough to appreciate it without being overwhelming. High quality printing on the same stock we use for our annual sketchbooks.
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This collectors edition ashcan will feature the first installment of "Return to Thuneworld", and will include:
- Inked, unedited, pages
- Script pages which includes pages not found within the story
- Introduction by Steve Rude
- Bonus pages including giving you a look into the process of creating a comic book page.
STEVE IS WRITING, PENCILING, LETTERING AND INKING THIS MASSIVE BOOK!
BOOK SPECS
- 8½" x 11"
- 40 pages (page count approximate)
- Color cover and black and white interior
- 100# cover stock, 70# interior stock (GOOD QUALITY PAPER)
- Acid free, archival safe
- Saddle stitch binding (stapled)
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EXAMPLE OF A SINGLE PAGE IN STAGES
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$5,000 - 8½" x 11" PRINT OF THUNEWORLD COVER
$10,000 - ALL THUNEWORLD PRINTS WILL BE SIGNED
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"GOURMANDO" was printed in both Trade Paperback and two oversized Hardcover formats. Both the smaller trade and oversized books had separate designers and different bonus content.
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NEXUS ANIMATED DVD
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The Nexus Animated Promo DVD includes:
- NEXUS ANIMATED PROMO
- BONUS FEATURE: The Making of Nexus the Comic
- NEXUS ANIMATED BIBLE, AND
- a SPECIAL LETTER written by Steve
- Comes in RESEALABLE BAG to protect your video for years to come!
Three years in the making, the Nexus animated film brings to life the characters from the comic book, Nexus, in this 2-minute animated promo film. Produced by 10 time industry award winning artist, Steve Rude, the film features Nexus, Sundra, Dave, Judah the Hammer, Jil, and dozens of other memorable characters from this award winning comic series.
With every frame of the animation drawn by hand, whether you're a devoted fan of the Nexus comic series, or a producer looking for the next Big Thing, you'll remember this film as something unique for your animation library.
Nexus animated run time approximately 2 minutes, The Making of Nexus the Comic run time approximately 5 minutes.
The Making of Nexus The Comic is absolutely fascinating. Steve takes you step by step through his creative process from thumbnails to finished product.
How to Draw Nexus T-Shirt and Sweatshirt!
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Note: Due to an industry wide blank garment shortage the COLONIAL BLUE shirt may be switched out with INDIGO BLUE or another similar blue color in some sizes due to availability. At this time the grey sweatshirt is in stock with no issues foreseen.
SHIRT AVAILABLE S-6XL / SWEATSHIRT S-4XL
SKETCHBOOK PACKAGES
Every year Steve publishes a collected edition of commission he did that year as well as studies and pages from his infamous private sketchbook. Includes lots of tips. A must have for anyone striving to learn more about how to draw and paint!
BOOK SPECS
- All books are 8½ x 11 with the exception of 2008 and 2009 which are 8x10
- 2003-2012 are saddle stitched (stapled) and contain under 100 pages
- 2013 was our first perfect bound book (book with spine)
- Earlier books are all black and white. 2009 and 2012 have a color center
- 2013 forward are full color.
- Most years are either sold out or close to selling out as average a print run of only 500 books. Books are not reprinted once they sell out.
- All covers are professionally printed on heavy stock paper
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Rewards
Scroll down for the timeline. We are sourcing local to ship before Christmas!
TIMELINE
- OCT 7-21: KICKSTARTER RUNS
- NOV 1-11: CHECKOUT WITH BACKERKIT
- NOV 11: KICKSTARTER FUNDS
- NOV 15: FINAL NUMBERS DUE TO PRINTER
- DECEMBER 1st: SHIPPING BEGINS
SHIPPING with EASYSHIP COLLECT
Please note that INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS ESTIMATED ONLY -
WE WILL FINALIZE SHIPPING WHEN BOOKS ARE ACTUALLY PACKED.
To streamline shipping and assist international backers, we are going to give Easyship Collect a try. This will allow us to charge more accurate shipping fees as it is done after the books are in house and we are able to actually weigh the packages. Once books are ready to ship we will send out a single shipping survey that will allow you to:
- Upgrade to premium shipping like expedited delivery, etc.
- Prepay duty and tax for convenient cross-border delivery
- Add shipping insurance up to $5,000
Risks & Challenges
To expedite turn around and hopefully delivery before Christmas we are sourcing everything within the USA and within Arizona when possible. Everything we do is top quality, professionally printed and packed with care. Accidents happen, but all packages are fully insured (even international) and we have extremely low damage and loss numbers.
Other Ways You Can Help
If you can't contribute, here are other ways you can help:
Thank you in advance for your support!
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