07 October 2010

IV 18

Don't forget to vote for Malaak!


Page 18 was delayed by an unexpected trip to London as well as by the fact it turned out to be a lot more trouble than I expected. I'm starting to curse the day I decided to adopt a looser style for the parallel narrative; rather than being easier to color and render, it demands a more painterly style that I humbly admit throws me completely. Also the "mess with things till they look kind of right" approach for special effects is... meh.

Anyway, I thought you might like to see what the background was based on:


And although the sketch is up as a vote incentive, I'm posting it here as well to keep, because it looks particularly nice:

2 comments:

Mich said...

Love seeing the sketches and the background pictures. It really gives value to the final page and an idea of how much goes into the whole process. Thanks :-)

Kirsty said...

Learn some humility, Barkshamash! You're playing with things you're not strong enough to control...