Yesterday (9-18-05) I sat down to do a smaller version of 24 Comic Book Day. I didn’t finish, but I got some good work done.
The challenge was to create the art for six page comic story is six hours. Plus I had the goal of experimenting with different materials as well as page sizes for the next issue of BTGC #3. Sadly I got into the process of experimenting and did not finish, but I did get some first had experience with using a brush. One of my favorite drawings is below.
The main result for me was to explore new size and medium variations for my next comic. It should be a manageable size for transport and scanning, but still does not hide the human imperfections that is the hallmark of the watercolor medium.
Another effect I am working on is painting over the blue lines first then inking on top for a looser effect.
The results of this experiment can be seen on www.atomicbearpress.com on next Monday.
