One problem with this “blog the process” experiment is that I’m thinking about the blog too much as I’m working on the comic! Â Oh well…. on the other hand it’s a motivation, to make sure I’m getting some work done so I’ll have something to post.
Today, gathering more photo research, like this:
Then some character sketching. Â In this story I depict the character as an infant, as a girl of about 10, as a teenager, as a university student, in her 30s & 40s, so how to maintain some kind of continuity, which features are most characteristic?.
Thinking about style: how should I draw her eyes? Â I’ve tended toward dots lately, but I think maybe i’ll draw full eyes this time.
I went back to studies for the first page/first scene.
Second page study. Â Not a bad sketch, but I don’t think it has anything to do with the style I’ll be drawing in, that’s my guess. Well, not much to do with it. Â I’m intrigued by the idea of using conte or something like it for shading.
I’ve decided that this story is divided into 7 chapters, all fairly short, single scenes, though they gradually get longer.
Not terribly thrilled with my productivity today, but better than yesterday. Â As long as I’m working on it, it’ll get done eventually…
