I uploaded one of my sketches as a T-shirt design on Spreadshirt.com. If you click on the image you’ll be linked to the shop.
I know vector design sells better but it’s not that fun to do.
Here’s a close up of the design.
I uploaded one of my sketches as a T-shirt design on Spreadshirt.com. If you click on the image you’ll be linked to the shop.
I know vector design sells better but it’s not that fun to do.
Here’s a close up of the design.
When I saw an article in my local newspaper about Qadhafi and his gold I couldn’t help thinking that he looked like a real troll. This is probably very offensive to all you real trolls out there. So I had to do this quick sketch to prove my point. John Bauer would have done something like this.
So instead of doing something sensible like updating a comic I have once again fiddled around with a sketch. It is just so rewarding to finish something quickly. So here it is with two backgrounds. 
For the moment I’m very fond of the shape of the small letter a, with serif and a heavy drop to finish the arc 
I used to use threshold on my scanned inks. I scan in 400dpi greyscale. But lately I prefer the smoother effect when using levels even though I don’t get a 100% black. I don’t intend to print this but as far as I have understood 400dpi wouldn’t be high enough to get good line art for print.
I tested on Vetres just to see the difference.
First the adjusted levels:
And then the threshold (default 128):
The b/w image is of course easier to color. I would select all white areas and then use the bucket to fill on a separate layer but I still would have to be careful of small white islands. Using levels I have to select each area separately going from background to foreground.
Ok..finally pencilled and inked a new page. I think it might be almost a year ago since the last update?? To prove that something is indeed going on, I’m posting an inked detail. I’m pleased with how the two last panels turned out, but I’m starting to consider returning to using a brush again for the thicker lines. I’m not satisfied with the lack of variation a pen offers anymore.
Delving deep into the pen versus brush subject I believe it is two separate abilities that constantly develops – the ability to control the pen/brush/nib and the ability to envision what I want the inked end result to look like. These abilities don’t evolve in parallell but in unsynchronized jumps. Those jumps are what causes me to either revert to pens (when I feel my brush control isn’t up to what I can envision) or return to brushes (when the pens are the limiting factor to achieve the envisioned line). ..and blah blah blah
I wanted to have something nice on my Xperia so I fixed a version of a drawing of Aisha I did some time ago. She’s wearing one of the T-shirt designs I have or had (?) in the shop.
Inked with pens and then digitally colored.
If you like it you can use it too on your phone!
Aisha 480 x 800
I’m hoping to finish a page soon. It must be over a year now? The reason for not updating is that I have a lot less time now with a soon to be one year old baby and when I finally have had time to draw I haven’t been in the mood for a whole comic page. It almost began to feel like work.
Vetres and Aisha are still at the trader’s place so there’ s not much background to do. So here’s a part of a pencilled panel just to prove that there is progress….
Another drawing on the “recycled” theme. Great if you like your tail hanging out.
Drawn with pencils and colored with promarkers. The black is PITT Brush Pen.
Sin Titulo is one of the best webcomics out there. Great story and art by Cameron Stewart.
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