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Luke Coleman
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Director and Storyboard Artist in Toronto 🇨🇦
www.lukecoleman.com

I also make a comic Worldracers - about sentient cars, it’s fun
https://buttondown.email/worldracers
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New page of Worldracers. Racecar's all fixed up and back on the course!
Worldracers Atlantic Pg 1. Panel 1, Tess pushes a banged up Racecar towards the garage with big "Pit Stop" sign. Panel 2, Sound effects, "Rrrrr" "Chck" "Pff" "Bang" "vvzzzz" "Kshhhhh" "wRrrrr" "Clank" Panel 3, Sparkling new Racecar comes out of the garage, sign on exit reads, "Pit Go! Come again soon" Panel 4, Map of Europe, a dotted line shows Racecar's path from Italy through France, across the channel to the United Kingdom, and then into the ocean. Panel 5, Close up of the dotted line, with the text, "Atlantic Ocean". Panel 6, Seagulls fly above the floating racetrack, Racecar zooming across. Panel 7, Wide panel of the floating racetrack and the waves. As cars zoom across. Vrrrrrrmmmm Vrrrrrrmmmm.
October 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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New Page of Worldracers!

Racecar and Tess reunited.
#comics #worldracers
Worldracers Italy pg 13. Panel 1, Tess slides in beside the crashed Racecar, who whispers, "Tess..." Panel 2, Tess beside Racecar, "What're you doing here? I thought you quit?" Panel 3, Tess hugs Racecar's side, "It doesn't matter now... We can retire from the race and go home." Panel 4, Racecar shifts a little, Tess moves back. Racecar, "Naw, can't do that. Got a race to finish." Panel 5, Down shot Tess touching Racecar, "You don't have to do that, you've got nothing to prove." Panel 6, Racecar smiles looking at Tess, "Not proving anything, just realized something... I want to race." Panel 7, Close up Tess tearing up a little bit, "Really?" Panel 8, Close up Racecar, "Yeah, really." Panel 7, Close up Tess tearing up a little bit, "Really?" Panel 8, Close up Racecar, "Yeah, really." Spread, kneeling beside the crashed Racecar, Tess shouts, "We're going to need a pit stop!"
September 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Got my Williams Racing hat. My wife helped removing all the crypto logos
Selfie of me wearing blue Williams Racing ball cap.
September 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Cardigan and overalls
Drawing of me in blue denim overalls, beige cardigan, and blue Sperry boat shoes.
September 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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New page of Worldracers!

#comics #worldracers
Worldracers Italy pg 12. Panel 1, Racecar crashes face first into the road. "CRSSH" Panel 2, Racecar flips up, "FFWP" Panel 3, Racecar slides into the stone wall. "SSHHCK" Panel 4, Tess jumping out the window of the truck, "Thank you Miss Cowboy for all your help. I need to go save my Racecar!" Miss Cowboy shouts after her, "Go get 'em darlin'!" Panel 5, Tess runs to the crashed Racecar, debris covering the road. "RACECAR!"
September 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Rainy day dog walking
Drawing of me in Tilley bucket hat, Vessi water resistant slip-ons. My dog Pepper is wearing a yellow raincoat, we call her ‘Lemon Pepper’
September 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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What I wore yesterday.

The Ghibli t-shirt has a cool embroidered heron on the back, that I always think is a mustard stain.
Drawing of me wearing a UniQlo Ghibli t-shirt, with an animation drawing from Boy and the Heron. Blue shorts from Simons, and Ikea slippers.
September 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Next Page!
Worldracers Italy pg 10. Dramatic page of Racecar crashed into, front wheel has come off. Debris everywhere. The car that hit them in the background speeding away. Tess in the truck watches it all happen.
August 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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New Worldracers!

Tess and Racecar almost reunited.

#comics #Worldracers
Panel 1, Racecar sees Tess, Butch and Ms Cowboy stuck in the alleyway. Panel 2, Tess leaning forward seeing Racecar. Ms Cowboy looks up. Panel 3, Racecar getting excited, a car comes up behind them. Panel 4, small panel, notorious billionaire Mark smiles deviously "Heh, heh, heh..." Fullpage spread, close up of Tess shouting. "RACECAR!"
August 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Look at this man in his matching overalls and chore coat.
Vintage ad of Hercules overalls. Showing a smiling man in big overalls and boxy chore coat. For $1.49.
August 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Almost done this chapter of Worldracers!
Screen shot of clip studio paint, showing the thumbnails of Worldracers Italy pages. Half are green and inked, half yellow and unfinished.
August 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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New Page of Worldracers!

Racecar needs to clear some checkpoints to find their friend.

#comics #Worldracers
Worldracers Italy Pg 7. Panel 1, Racecar speeding through the city, "Got to find Tess." Panel 2, Racecar coming to screeching halt, "EEET!" A barrier with the sign, "Clear checkpoints to open" Panel 3, Racecar turns around in frustration, "Gaaahhh, okay clear the checkpoints then I'll find Tess." Panel 4, Down shot Racecar clearing checkpoint, "BING!". Panel 5, Up shot Racecar clearing checkpoint, "BING!" Panel 6, Birdseye view of Italian city, line showing Racecar's path through the city, "Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing!" Panel 7, front view of Racecar looking determined. "Just one more." Panel 8, Racecar passes the alleyway where Butch the trophy truck is stuck with Tess and Miss Cowboy.
August 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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His process is wild. He'd get his assistants to do background drawings, with blank spaces for characters. He'd keep in a drawer, when he was making up a page he'd pick a background and build the page off that.

The drawings on the table are the unused drawings.
Background for Mizuki manga Table of unused background drawings for Mizuki manga Urasawa Naoki and Ikegami Ryoichi stand around table of drawings. Manga page showing drawer full of drawings.
August 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Life drawings from last nights session.
Nude figure drawing of woman lying down on two boxes drawn in ink Figure drawing of woman leaning on arm, facing away. Ink figure drawing of woman looking away, sitting on box, a pink rose tattoo on her hip.
August 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Some recent subway sketches
Sketch of two figures in marker. The first one a seated figure wearing black shorts and t shirt. The second figure in a baggy t shirt leaning Page of sketches. A man holding a hand hold. A lady curled up with laptop. A study of a man’s head. A man standing from the side and a man standing from the back.
August 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Look at the reference I fount for the last panel of the most recent page.
Last panel of Worldracers Italy pg 6, Butch the truck caught in a narrow street. “It’d be nice to get out of these narrow Italian streets.” Photo of a Hummer stuck in a narrow Italian street.
August 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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New Worldracers,

Catching up with Tess with my favourite new characters, Butch and Miss Cowboy.

#comics #Worldracers #trophy-truck
Worldracers Italy Pg 6. Panel 1, Truck, Butch, speeds down the road. From inside the cab, "I mean we're halfway around the world, and I made them quit!" Panel 2, inside cab, Tess is sitting beside Miss Cowboy lounging on the padded seats. "That's a shame darlin'. It's hard when one of you wants it more than the other." Panel 3, Butch bored looking, "And one of you does all the driving." Miss Cowboy leaning out of the truck yells, "You trying to make a point Butch!" Panel 4, down shot of Butch driving down the narrow streets. "Not at all Miss Cowboy, I like driving." Panel 5, Miss Cowboy laughing, "And I like sitting. Ha! See why we're such a good partnership." New Worldracers, Catching up with Tess with my favourite new characters, Butch and Miss Cowboy. #comics #Worldracers #trophy-truck
August 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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For the comic I rough out and ink a panel at a time. Works with my schedule of drawing comics in the evenings.

Inking a panel feels like progress.
August 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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I really like Hirayasumi, nice little slice of life, about a guy who takes it slow, but also how creative industries chew you up and spit you out.

Also great cartoony art style!
Cover or Hirayasumi VOL 1
August 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Process for comic. Especially on pages with a lot of backgrounds I do a lot in the rough stage.
Worldracers Italy pg 5 thumbnail Worldracers Italy pg 5 rough Worldracter Italy pg 5 ink over rough.
August 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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New Worldracers

Racecar needs to keep up with that truck and reunite with Tess.

#comics #Worldracers
Worldracer Italy Pg 5. Panel 1, Racecar speeds down street, background is a blur of speed lines. "If I catch up to Tess. I can rejoin the race and we can finish it together." Panel 2, Top down shot of Racecar and the truck Tess is in on parallel roads separated by buildings. Panel 3 zooms out to show the roads diverging, Racecar, "NO!" Panel 4, Racecar turning around, "Ahhh. I'm gonna lose her!" Panel 5, Close up of Racecar. Panel 6, Backview as Racecar zooms down the street. Panel 7, Racecar going up on two wheels to go around a tight turn. Panel 8, Racecar comes to an empty intersection. "Ah, shoot..."
August 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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I've been trying to learn Interior Design. Most books are just beautiful photography of fancy houses.

This is my favourite book, Interior Design Handbook. It outlines the basic principles in one book.
Photo of Interior Design Handbook
August 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Me racing to finish the page for today
screen shot of panel from Worldracers. back view of Racecar speeding down a street.
August 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Does anyone have any recommendations for frames for animation cells?

I have this Medabots cell, that I’ve been meaning to frame for years. Haven’t been able to find anything with UV protection.
Animation cell of Arika from Medabots anime.
August 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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While working on this comic I’ve gotten so much more ‘comfortable’ with perspective. Backgrounds and things have gotten less intimidating and more intuitive.

Sort of surprising.
August 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM