Hey everyone! I had some very nice emails asking me to leave the black and white version of yesterday’s strip up. So, rather than post the color version today (Friday), I put the color version up where it’s supposed to go in the archives and made this side-by-side comparison for today.
Usually, I’d worry a little more about line weights in a big crowd scene like this, since they’re one of the few ways you can tell depth in a black and white scene. But, since I knew I was going to be coloring it anyway, and because the details (like the two zoomed-in fight scenes at the bottom) were so small anyway, I left the line weights fairly consistent out of necessity – they’re about the smallest my brush pen will go, and at one point I gave up and just used a fine-tipped Sharpie to get some of the tiny details in!!
Anyway, you can really see what a big difference the colors make, as well as how the lighting from the different sources (the moonlight, the firey pit) can make the characters stand out from a dark background.
Ebony Sable Says:
Wow, that’s seriously all done in pens? How do you get your lines so smooth and even? I get blobs and wobbles all over mine, not to mention weird colours when I scan it. And I can never quite erase all the pencil.
MerchManDan Says:
Thanks to the first close-up, I finally realized that one of the werewolves has two heads.
Harrow Says:
Garou healer triage:
-Torn ear? Don’t bother me.
-Huge bloody gash on right arm? Let me see what I can do.
-6 inch hole through middle of chest? Crawl off somewhere and die.
Draco18s Says:
Anyone remember STEEL DICE? I’d go back and comment on that strip, but I can’t for some reason.
Anyway. TRY TUNGSTEN.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/124127689/precision-machined-dice
Draco18s Says:
@MerchManDan: Two heads? Try three.
MerchManDan Says:
@Draco18s: The third is actually a second werewolf, right behind the two-headed one. Though it would’ve been interesting to see if somebody created a monster based on Minerva, from Spinnerette.
Draco18s Says:
@MerchManDan: Ah, you are correct. The second wolf is biting the two-headed one in the arm.
Harrow Says:
Hey Alina, you haven’t told us anything about the pixie that looks like Abby. What’s the story there?