The one girl’s eyes are a little creepy, admittedly…but I don’t know how else to draw eyes. Yet.

I have been way too ambitious with my environments lately. If I’m going to keep to any sort of schedule, some simplification is in order. This particular one isn’t finished…I’m uploading the flats for now, but I’ll upload a shaded version soon. I’m still trying to figure out a process that lets me ink in Flash and color in ArtRage, without making the transitions too difficult. I’m not quite there yet.

You’re probably thinking “just do the whole thing in Photoshop and be done with it!” Well, that’s where I might end up…but until I prove that the hard way isn’t the best way, I tend to be stubborn about these things.

EDIT: Updated with the shaded version. This process is definitely not working…I work so hard to color within the lines, and going from program to program negates that. Time to try something new.

And…we’re back! I know this one is about a month late…I ran through my buffer (turns out it goes pretty fast if you don’t make anything new), and I guess I’ve been taking the time to figure out exactly what my intentions are with this comic.

You’ll probably notice that this particular strip looks very different than the previous ones. I’m trying something new by inking in Flash, rather than penciling it out. I think my skill is better on paper, but I kind of like the look of the bold, clean lines. It seems to make the colors pop more. I dunno, what do you think?

You can probably expect the art to change a bunch, by the way. Part of my intention with this is to just practice and learn about making 2D art, and that means experimenting with different processes and mediums. I know it looks bad to have such disparate styles within one story, but honestly if I’m not doing this first and foremost for myself, why bother?

I’m pretty sure that this book wouldn’t appear in the self-improvement section. But then, this is a very small bookstore.

Ironically, Dave Kellett over at Sheldon Comics also has a few strips this week with commentary on “Pointwatchers.” Everything he’s said is true.

*True story.