It suddenly strikes me, that the main disadvantage for somebody at my intermediate art level in working on long graphic novels over a period of time is that, inevitably, your art improves and your style may change. While this is inarguably a good thing, the unfortunate fact of the matter is that it introduces an element of inconsistency to your work. These differences may actually only be very small, and they may go unnoticed by others, but dammit if they don’t just sit and glare at you from the page.
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December is here, and thus marks the threshold for me being officially Christmassy!
Now, I’m a grumpy git about it on the run-up: I have strong issues about putting up lights, decorations, shop displays yadda yadda before December. However, as soon as December hits I might as well walk around with a big ol’ Santa hat on! ‘Tis the season and all that, but more important to me is the feeling of love and friendship I get around this time of year (yes, this is going to be one of those posts so barf bags are provided under your seats).
Greetings all! Just another tiny little tweak in the shading: It was looking just a little dark for the last couple of pages, but I think I’ve managed to bring the multiplication layer under control, with much more subtle results. Quite looking forward to carrying this through to create unique moods for varying scenes!
I really enjoy depicting badass characters in vulnerable moments like this. I always envisioned Shanna to be a fairly angry, hot-headed character whose particular motivation in life was maintaining a relationship with her sister, as uneasy as that relationship might be. Remove that safety valve and you’re going to get an outpouring of emotion. It would be far too easy to unleash Shanna’s rage, but that would make no sense; She’s so angry and violent under normal circumstances, she could not possibly have been suppressing her hostile nature. It makes far more sense to release her sensitive, sorrowful side, which provides not only a logical path for her emotions to flow down but also allows us to see the stark contrast between a character’s external self and her inner personality.
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