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. I decided that I could do that sequence in a more dynamic way, so I scrapped almost all of those panels and started anew. It's going to be much better. But I thought the head-on shot of William was perfectly useful for a bio card.
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I only wish I could show people the whole story in one fell swoop. They say you're not supposed to fall in love with what you've created, but whenever I re-read my story, I can't help but feel proud sometimes. If only the strength of my art could catch up to the strength of my writing.
Nice work on Knight. By the way, do you use blue lead for some of your work, or were those WIPs altered digitally?
This was one of those seeing the forest beyond the trees situations--if that's the right use of the phrase. While working on the thin lines, it didn't look like it was going to turn out well because I'm traditionally a fan of thicker, tapered lines. But I kept at it, and once I applied color, all my worries disappeared.
As for my blue sketches, what I do is scan regular graphite drawings into Photoshop and turn the lines blue. It's a simple matter of filling a layer above the sketch with light blue, changing the blending mode to screen, and merging down. It's so my eyes can easily differentiate between the original drawing and the digital line art. Come to think of it, I should probably stop working with a white background too...but I digress.
The question about the blue sketches came about because I've been using blue lead for my own sketches lately, and I've become quite fond of it. It does make sketches easier on the eyes, and I can certainly understand its impact when it comes inking/linearts. Don't know what took me so long to join the club...