Sketch 047

[agent_speckle]

I haven't seriously drawn a comic in a year, so I'm fixing that. Ugh, very suck. The only way to get better at drawing comics is to draw comics though. This is 1 of 8 pages. Dunno if I'll tone or color it... probably tone. [lazy, cheap.] Goals for these coming 8 pages: 1: suck less. 2: practice drawing interior environs.

Comments

[nove_arghpoots]

After all these years I'm still SO envious of how you do hair Blix <3

[agent_speckle]

I'm glad you like it. >< I enjoy hair .... it requires less knowledge of anatomy to draw................

[lemiru]

The whole point of Venus as a character is that he scratches his ass and freaks out a lot.

You say that like it's a bad thing... D=

[agent_speckle]

hehe .... in most ways, it's a good thing. He's the best evar for retarded gag strips. But the instant I want to do something deep and meaningful, it takes forever because Venus' deep and meaningful side is buried beneath layers and layers of ass scratching and freaking out.

[agent_speckle]

ajsdlfkjasldkjf black with sketch marks. akdjfklajsd;fklajsdlf aggle fraggle. I'm glad you like it. I've seen so much art on da and in recent manga in which the black isn't just solid black and I really like it. More and more spotted blacks are showing up in manga.... I remember years ago in asps I was trying to figure out how to ink like a super hero comic, which in retrospect is absolutely hilarious and UGLY, but geesh..... now I wish I had managed it?

anatomy is still my demon. T_T still studying it. still failing. jamtachi drew this pic of Venus which made me go "YES! (damnit)" ~> http://jamtachi.deviantart.com/art/Merry-Mid-January-109504362 This is what I want for Venus, but ... drawn by me..........

[ashewalton]

Venus' flat looks like the exotic locale... of my kitchen XD;;

Bricks were shat at your amazing comiking skills :3

[agent_speckle]

ha! His flat is actually the flat I lived in before my current flat. So.... the current exotic locale............... IS ALSO MY KITCHEN! OH MY GOSH OUR KITCHENS MATCH.

KITCHEN SISTERS. *friends you*

Thanks very much for liking the comic. o3o

[ashewalton]

Ohmy.

Maybe we were secret neighbours and we just never knew it.

I've always wanted my very own spechul kitchen sister. :D *is honoured for the friend* :3

[chrissydelk]

Comics! Comics comics comics! Beeee happy! BE HAPPY! I wanna see more of your comics.

Anyhoo- I know you stress out about anatomy a lot. I learned the most awesome thing about anatomy just this winter- it's all about proportion! I took Kevin Chen's analytical anatomy class and was blown away by the stupid easy proportion tricks I had no idea about. If you nail the proportion and the gesture the rest is just details and usually fuzzable even if you don't really know all the muscles. Besides- your details are always envy worthy so I know you rockzors there.

If ya give me your current email me I can pass along his notes. He has some kickass tricks about finding the right locale of the bottom of the ribcage and making sure the feet hit the right part of your tail bone so the thigh and calf are the right length. Lots of great stuff.

Back to comics. You always hit the details out the park and this is no exception. Super cute last panel too. Hurrah for comics!