Learning moment from this page: Symmetry. Basil (this dude) has a vibe of “you SAID you could do this. So do it.” And trying to live up to that mentality means not always asking whether doing it is the right[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chapter Four
Learning moment from this page: In general with this scene, cutting unnecessary background. There’s reams of stuff I thought about but it’s… really not needed, I don’t think. Annnnd sorry it’s late.
Learning moment from this page: Art related, but not: I have to figure out how to get at least seven hours of sleep. Also unrelated: Youtube musta got the rights to a lot of Neil Simon and Hitchcock films this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learning moment from this page: Ink panels first, THEN speech bubbles (for my process). I ended up drawing a panel line a good… five centimeters below where I’d placed the text bubble. Important update note: Boy, it’s real late. So,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learning moment from this page: Be more careful with the lettering. I don’t know if I rushed or what, but it’s not great. As usual, I like that trinity of panels at the top. Apparently when I imagine a guardhouse,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learning moment from this page: Several, mostly about… going slower with lettering, fully researching the environment. I do LIKE this scene transition, for what it is. Unrelated: During my “break,” I did rough blocking and full dialogue for nearly 27[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learning moment from this page: : well, I broke the website trying to fix some errors, but comments Might Actually Work now. Also, Saira is like… a brutal internal voice of “reason” you can never please. Totally unrelatable.
Learning moment from this page: I practiced by copying an inking style I really liked (_asmeesh on instagram, specifically), wrote some notes on what they were doing, then tried to cross apply some of it to my inking technique. I’m[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learning moment from this page: Consistency. Drew the second to last panel backwards so had to revise it. Also meant to name this one Good Start and the previous one Over Here. Fixed it now.
Learning moment from this page: Um, well, it was hard, so I guess we learn things when things are hard. Inks only today, because it’s laaaate as hell.