After some time away, I figured why let those artistic muscles atrophy? I had the glimmers of an overarching plot for Boo and Montey in modern times, but I also wanted to draw out the Dungeons and Dragons campaign that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Looking back, I keep noticing the minimalist background and drawing the bare minimum needed to advance the plot, but I had a philosophy of, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” As a first outing, just get it right. Don’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There was a crack in the door frame that needed to be carried over. Very happy I planned for it beforehand. You can also see their outfits having stronger lines because I didn’t have to constantly check back at the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
How many people stack special characters at the end of a bruteforce candidate?
The thing I remember the most is adding a little piece of the flag on the ground, just to orient myself on where the stick came from. Sometimes the smallest things matter.
Here’s when shoulders started appearing on Boo and Montey, just through a need for realistic poses and ranges of motion.
Fight scenes… here’s where you have to keep track of scenery damage, draw enough background landmarks to orient the viewer, block the scenes, find good poses… but really, everything is on the job training. Just start drawing and learning.
Of course, now you have to teach yourself how to draw a cartoon guard dog for the first time, while on a schedule…
Once again, the cats have to be as big as plot, and humans always seem to miss the fact that Montey is wearing a utility vest.
This was before I found a better way to draw vegetation, so all you get right now are rough blobs. Even then, the way I found seems very situational… trees are hard.
