yay for motion

[egypturnash]

Today I've been working on Absinthe again. I'm just about done with the full-figure picture of Hester that dominates page 2 - sadly, this is nowhere near meaning the page is done, as the background is a huge array of bookshelves. Upon which I do not plan to spend days and days writing Clever Titles, believe me - in the entire library sequence that opens the story, there's one panel which has a legible title on a book spine.

Maybe I'll manage to get it done tonight, I dunno. I'm still going really slow but the important part is still that there's some regular forwards motion. And when I get a few of these ambitious, painful, detailed scene-setting shots done, things will go a hell of a lot faster. Maybe.

This was supposed to be a quick-to-draw comic but it has turned away from that long ago. I'm still having fun drawing it, and I'll be extremely proud of the finished product when Nick and I get it done! It's just taking so much longer than I originally thought, no matter how I do it. But there's so many parts that need love. And so many places where I decide to challenge myself.

Also I am thinking of drawing a pinup of Hester tonight and letting folks watch via ustream...

Comments

[turbinerocks.livejournal.com]

Porcupine Tree! Great band <3


I tinkered on a comic idea just long enough to realize the amazing amount of work it really is. So I feel the pain! It's going to look great. :)

[shatterstripes.livejournal.com]

I have a half-dozen other comics projects waiting in the wings for when Absinthe is done, or when I want a break, too.

And for me, comics are kinda nothing. Not compared to the thought of animating something personal, at least...!

[turbinerocks.livejournal.com]

And you have a really efficient workflow with AI, which probably helps! I still more or less hack at things the way I did when I was using oils. XD