Friday, September 04, 2015

So more of these. An artist friend of mine, who generally doesn't say anything about my work, though it's usually nice when she does, said she'd love to see a comic done in this style. And really, the drawing part of this is easy enough. For some reason, abstraction comes easily to me and these caricatures are just fun. Cartooning is always a challenge for me. While I think I was onto something good with the other styles, this is indeed something different. Grotesque, even. So can I make a comic in this style? Well, we'll see. Crow is still the easiest to draw, but I think the elf was the best portrait of the three. Francesca came out far better than she has in any other version. And the full body versions here of Crow are, well, twisted and interesting to my eye. Another artist friend of mine is offering to help me bring the style of the backgrounds into focus as its his fortè. This project has, really, been something I've been working on for like seven or eight years and there's NOTHING to show as of yet. I can trace this back to the original Ghiroy and tons of work done then. Delve Deep came long after, and there was tons of that. I really need to make this a STORY and not just study after study. I hope this is the kick in the ass I need.

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