Ethel 2 - now it's serious
Added 2019-05-29 12:17:52 +0000 UTCPictured above is the new art style for Ethel Club Issue #1. I really enjoyed hearing that many of you are looking forward to the continuation of the Ethel the Cyborg Ninja series. If I could I would devote 100% of my time to it, it's my personal favorite project. I like the characters and the story but haven't had the time to really "dig into it" until now, it takes a while to draw.
The good news is that I've been prepping all year to take my visual artwork a lot more seriously. I've been learning more about the drawing tools beyond Photoshop and studying other comics that I admire to pick up a few pen stroke tips and whatnot. You'll be seeing a lot more of it here as I build this new series into the Patreon.
Ethel, in addition to Old Timey Pictures and Robot Kitten Factory - is going to be a familiar face around here.
TECH STUFF
For those interested. I created the picture above using a combination of Photoshop, Clip Studio and Procreate. I've been using Photoshop since 1993, it's my most frequently used program (ever.) But, some of these other tools are even better at getting things done faster and better with regards to Manga/comic books.
The page is one of the opening pages in Issue 1 which is a dream sequence.
I did all of the pen work and background FX in Procreate (I use Photoshop for the backbone and Clip for modeling).
You will be seeing more from Robot Kitten Factory and Seatropica (which I forgot to mention the other day), they're both moving into Procreate for finishing work pre-print and publishing.
There will be some dialog and shading on her bodysuit which I haven't done yet. Still learning to use Procreate but I'm impressed so far.
More soon!
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