commitment -3-

posted 2008.12.20 at 16:07

Fairly straightforward, going more for cropping than scaling. In this case the linework is separated from the backgrounds - usually the second edition panels are merged, though in this case I figured keeping the art and backgrounds separate would give me some wiggle room for type... and also makes it easier to patch Raven's hair. Tantek's been nudged around a bit and Raven's been scaled down a lot, particularly in the last panel. You can thank that HUGE PILE OF WORDS for that. So many words.

At least they're words about poo. There's that.

Also, the fingers on the faceplate in panel five? Those are new. Slightly more of an explanation on the next page, but long story short? I done went and fixed a fairly non-trivial bit of visual continuity. The left (his right) looks better than the right (his left)... to get something better I'd probably have to draw it out by hand, scan it in, etceteras. And who needs that?

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OPD : 2005.06.17 @ 22:35

Man, what a slog. Full day of work - most of it menial labor - followed by a somewhat zombie-like run at the pencils and a couple of hours on the inks - liberally broken up by large numbers of breaks (ink, read, ink, read, etc.), during which I skimmed over the website of FPS magazine. Good stuff, especially if you went to skool for animation, etc, etc.

Realized if I bust ass through the headsludge tomorrow and Sunday that, minus the two pages that need to be redone (but are art improvements, not story alterations), I'll be 26 and I'll be done with The First Half on the same day.

Needless to say, I'm going to do absolutely everything I can to hit this goal. It's the only thing I really want for my birthday - a sense of accomplishment.

You can't find that shit at Wal-Mart.