Fafnir Fenn

WIP Wednesday

Added 2024-12-04 15:14:05 +0000 UTC

So, there seems to be interest for this. Process pics, model sheets, roughs, concept sketches, general junk I generate in the process of getting the final page. Also, another reward for the roar tier, other than early access. yay! 😁

There's probably not as much as you'd think. One of the benefits of doing this all myself is, I kinda know what I want already, so a few quick sketches usually gets the job done. Also, I try not to spend much time on design, my focus is always on fast, and efficient, to try and get as much story/comic done as I can. You can really get trapped in a design loop, and waste a lot of time if your not careful, since designing characters is fun.

So with that in mind, expect some sloppy model sheets lol.

First up, these are two panels from this weeks page.
Thumbnails are very loose, the first thing I put down, to get the idea of posing and layout.
Then I tighten it up with roughs.
And then I go on to clean-up, and colour. I only paint lighting on characters in dramatic scenes, shadows and lighting effects take time, and I wanna be fast and efficient.

Second, this is how I approach BG's. I try and keep them simple, BG's are time consuming. I grabbed a bunch of pics off the internet, for mood/ideas, then sketch on the BG in the thumbnail stage. For this one, I made a very simple 3d mockup, since I knew I'd be redrawing from multiple angles, and this is helpful for perspective. Then I just use the final panel as reference.

This has been my ted talk, thank you for attending. 😅