“Blackbird” is Gliding Along.

The new comic I’m working on is past the halfway point and hopefully it’ll get done before the end of next week. It’s 8 pages long so it’s more like a mini-comic than a proper one really. Here’s a set of drawings of the titular character I did as part of reference gathering:

I’m continuing my exploration of inking (and drawing using the pen both traditionally and digitally) with this project. I recently came across an article on spotting blacks in Draw! magazine which proved quite enlightening. It basically laid down some concepts I’ve picked up on albeit subconsciously when looking at comic art and doing my own. Now I’m planning to utilize it more prominently in my work - starting with “Blackbird”.

Anecdote: Apart from “Blackbird” I’m also trying to tidy up a set of storyboards this weekend for a work-related animation project.

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