This panel was an attempt to show the passage of time, otherwise there’s no sense of distance of how far the party has gone beyond Greyhills. Each slice as you progress from left to right shows a different sun position,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back to the Valmerian Chronicles after a harrowing mission, as everyone needs a little downtime for gaming. Ever consider the genius of how four short sentences can set the entire mythos of an iconic trilogy? “The Emperor has dissolved the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Updated the neighborhood background with better vegetation effects. Liquid splashes need some work – most reference photos are usually of water, so they don’t capture the organic solvent feel of gasoline.
CIA MKUltra, man! It’s real! We’re all being controlled through our cell phones! Or your parrots. The shape of a body under a comforter? … Is there a way to get a reference without searching “sleeping woman under comforter photo?”
Necks. I keep wanting to put necks on characters, but you do gain some variety in poses if you don’t. I’m also trying to pay more attention to clothing wrinkles and how sleeves act with gravity.
One of the things important in film is to center the shot so that your audience can track where the characters are even through different cuts – or have enough landmarks so that you can keep track of where the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This strip was completely trashed about twice before developing this final version. Yes, the camera can go anywhere… but I’ve never tried a cross-sectional one before. How else can we demonstrate that the speed limit sign is in line with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Why is FOWL engaging, you might ask? If the car sped off, they’d have no choice but to concentrate on the pursuit. Now if Boo and Montey decide to maintain a slower speed, FOWL knows (1) they wouldn’t lead them[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trying some crosshatch shading effects this time around, which brings up another set of issues – how fabric drapes on forms. In addition, pacing and exposition was a challenge in this one. Comics demand that you show and not tell, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New experiment. Vertical format, since a lot of things had to happen that doesn’t necessarily fit inside a four panel strip. The main trick to this one is making sure the eye swings back and forth smoothly down the strip[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
