Learning moment from this page: Do not use brush pens for eyes. Simplify panels… somehow. I’m having an ongoing war with the quality of my Micron lines – it’s a poor workman who blames his tools (which is also… like,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learning moment from this page: Simplify simplify simplify. ALSO! It doesn’t show up on this page but oh my God, switch inking pens if microns aren’t cooperative. I picked up a Zebra Zensations brush pen, a Pentel Pointliner, and a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learning moment from this page: Evolution of characters. So, in earlier drafts, Cecily was on a consistent path towards being an ally, caring about the solemnless and supporting Jona’s goals. But then I thought about the kind of character you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learning moment from this page: Nothing worth mentioning. We’re back on those damn stairs to have conversations. *hums ‘Fix you’ by Coldplay*
Learning moment from this page: Associating the scene you have to draw with an environment you are familiar with helps immensely. Having AFFECTION for it, the way you would have for the characters, helps in approaching the hill of drawing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learning moment from this page: Eh, going mostly back to how much I liked Red Dead Redemption 2 and how it made me appreciate how beautiful nature could be and how much I should try and be out IN it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learning moment from this page: Diversify. At first, I just went ‘eh, mucking a horse stall’ and then went ‘that’s not a dangerous job. That’s not a job you take when you’re looking for anything to make ends meet.’ So[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learning moment from this page: Reference forever. How-to youtube videos are one of my best comic resource, from knife-throwing stances to wood chopping stances.
Learning moment from this page: Nothing worth mentioning. Mainly trying to forgive myself for that nightmare of an easel. This is the page where Jona finds out all the rules are arbitrary and shitty. Up til now, it was kinda[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learning moment from this page: Nothing worth mentioning. Reminder: There won’t be a page on 5/18, 21, or 25. We’ll be back to normal the Tuesday following Memorial Day.