Sorry for lack of updates, i've been doing a private project which i'm not sure if I can post images up on here.
here is a picture of one of the ravens I introduced in the last page of my comic. According to legend Hel made Odin's Ravens. In my story I want the ravens to have returned home and possibly bred? I'm playing with the idea but I love ravens. I realise that they are over used in literature but they are so beautiful and intellegent creatures. I will be adding a background to this imageand will post the results in due time.
Here is some concept work. With teh first image I was trying to get a dusty painterly effect and in the second image I was a bit Jamie Hewlett inspired. I really like how my first image turned out, but the second is A) too cartoony B) too scary.
I on't usually work in black and white so this was a challege for me but I think it is important that I work on this problem.
Recently i've been reading through 'Making Comics' by Scott Mcloud. It's completely fascinating and i'm learning about small nuances in the comic book world I previously didn't know about. It was originally recommended to me by Earthworm Jim creator Doug Tennapel and then by my friend Dave who is also a comic buff. Hopefully my work will benefit from this book.
Hi Katie, your Raven looks great! It's got some real character. I also love the chalky, black and white scene, the frenetic movement of the brush work is very successful. The natural vignette in the bottom left corner looks really cool, I wonder if extending this black boarder to the rest of the image would give it a more complete look?
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