It’s becoming more rare that I make art that isn’t for work. I drew this in March during the first weeks of quarantine.
Revisiting Art That Just Isn't Working...
A bit of background: I'm working on a comic about hiking in the badlands. It's one of my favourite places to go and I have a couple of stories based on real things that I have happened there.
So here is my first attempt. I did the drawing without looking at any references. I mean, I know what the badlands are supposed to look like and I did glimpse at an image or two, but I didn't really think about them or the shapes that make the badlands, well, badlands.
After all was said and done, this didn't appeal to me. I didn't like it, I didn't like the inking, and then I just left it for months. It was a failure to me.
Well, I didn't really want to give up on it really. So months later, I picked it back up. I was determined to fix whatever the problem was. First I tried re-inking it, but that didn't help because the problem was the image itself. That doesn't look like badlands--it looks like a dumb mountain!
This time I sat down with some references and I'm much happier with the results. I think it's a step in the right direction. Anyways, this is a reminder to myself that revisiting artwork is worth it sometimes. Also, use the gosh darn references!
This is very much a WIP. I had a bit of a messy pencils mishmash as I tried to pin point exactly what I want it to look like. Already those characters and those sedimentary rock formations look like they belong. Hopefully the finished page will still have all its charm.
Swimming in Coffee.
An experiment at using a bit more painterly technique to celebrate my favourite morning beverage. I really like how this turned out and will probably try to incorporate what I learnt here into future attempts.
Boldly Teaser
Here it is! A teaser for the comic that I've been writing for months.
I'm excited to start thumbnailing.
New Brushes, New Doodles.
I bought Kyle T. Webster's watercolour brushes for Photoshop and doodled some cuties. They're pretty great.