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Wicke in Color

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Hot Shit High Ch2, Pg 22

whooo boy. I even worked myself up with this page... now how am I supposed to handle the rest?

Page 22 Wip (experiments in style pt 2)

I'm working on the next page in piecemeal fashion, trying to switch up my approach and thinking a little. So here's a panel that gave me some interesting results. Instead of focusing on accuracy, I tried to focus more on the energy that I wanted and I think I could still push myself further in this direction. Don't worry though - I won't be changing the style of the comic or anything, just trying to figure out how I can get more motion and attitude into my work. See ya again soon!

Wicke

Here's the drawing from the public workshop stream. If you are interested, you can watch this stream at https://picarto.tv/erotibot by clicking on the videos tab at the top.

This drawing was an experiment for me. I want to continue pushing my style and trying to incorporate looser, more energetic lines and shapes. I'll keep working on this concept while I try to refine my technical skills as well. Also I think I'd like...

Hot Shit High Ch2, Pg 21

it begins

Pg 21 Wip 2

Lookin good now. Just trying to get that play between thick and thin line work... better contrast and nice curvature. Almost done!

Page 21 WiP

So here's an interesting experiment I've been performing on myself. I'm trying to see if I can loosen up a bit and allow my style to become more expressive. A part of this involves weening myself off reference material as references can stifle a pose and suck the life out of it. On the left was my initial lay-in for Mi-hee. On the right is a second attempt, trying to focus more on what I want, rather than what I see. References can be great for practice or when you need to solve a problem, bu...

Hot Shit High Ch2, Pg 20

situation developing...!

Page 20 WiP (scene composition)

Here's an interesting peek at a panel in progress from an upcoming page. For this scene I needed a large establishing type shot to show where the characters are in relationship to each other (for example, it's important for the reader to understand that Sharlene and Marvin are facing each other on opposite sides of the room). It also needs to show the space of the room and allow the characters to be positioned in a way that enables them to speak in order. It took a little effort but I think I...

Experiments in Style

Here's a quick smattering of some unassociated comic panels. There's no rhyme or reason here - these are mostly done for practice.

I wanna see if I can push my style while also speeding up my workflow. I also want to get better at framing and cropping my panels. These don't quite hit the mark of quality that I want yet, but that's expected since these were done rather quickly. I'll keep trying though! The road to improvement is long and never ending. Here's to the journey.

Hot Shit High Ch2, Pg 19

You didn't think I was going to make them get along, did you?

Page 19 Progress

Quick little peek at Mi-hee looking sharp in her school uniform (which is completely non-mandatory at this school but you KNEW this would happen).

Jan High Res

High res PNG files from the month of January.

Hizzy

Here's a fun one of my friend's OC Hizzy... and for some reason Wrench from Watch Dogs is in there too. Don't ask why, I'm not entirely sure myself...

Hot Shit High Ch2, Pg 18

Sharlene enters the fray.

Pg 18 Progress 2 (Sharlene's pose)

Yep... pretty thrilled with this stylized action pose for Sharlene. A great way to end the page, I think. Now for the rest of the sequence... 

Page 18 Progress (flip sequence)

Here's a peek at some of my page planning for Pg 18. This was a difficult sequence to nail and required some experimentation.

This page is an important beat for the story and basically closes out the first act of Chapter 2. I really wanted this scene to have impact and to reinforce the idea that Chapter 2 is about Sharlene. In response to Billy's goading I have Sharlene defiantly flipping down from the 2nd story of the High School commons area to confront him on the floor.

I tri...

Hot Shit High Ch 2, Pg 17

I'm pretty happy with how this page turned out and I even learned a few new things in the process. I hope you all have been enjoying the early released pages, and I hope those of you in the $10 tier don't mind me focusing on a few panels at a time when I update my WiPs (I kinda like to keep the fully finished page a surprise so it's fun to read). Next page is gonna be tough, but I'll try to get some more bonus content for you before the end of the month. Thanks so much for your support!! <...

Envy Wip 2 (Pg 17 Progress)

Here's an update on the panel for Envy's entrance. I was experiencing a few issues with the earlier sketch, mostly in placement and reading flow. I realized most of these issues could be resolved by merely flipping the sketch. However, since Envy has an asymmetrical design I had to redraw the hair to keep the shave on the correct side. While I liked the look of her hair falling in front of her face, I feel like this view has a bit more attitude. It also allowed me to put her arm IN her hair -...

Envy Sketch (Page 17 progress)

And here's what we ended up with. It's the third gesture from the group, which I liked due to the sway of the body (which gives her a little attitude), and the hands behind her hair. A confident and sexy pose. Envy is a bit of a counter point to Sharlene in someways... whereas Sharlene has a cute side that comes out naturally, Envy is a bit more refined. My only regret about this panel is that it's a bit too similar to Sharlene's panel on page 12, but there are enough pages between that one a...

Envy Gestural Process

Here's a set of gesture drawings for Envy's intro panel that I worked on during a stream yesterday. The goal with these is to just test out different poses to see what works best for both the panel and the character. Although they are brief, thought goes into both the posture and body language. I was initially leaning towards number 2, but changed my mind after.

Hot Shit High Ch2, Pg.16

All right, so this was a tricky page. I wanted to set the scene here with a pulled-back shot of the cafeteria (or at least part of it) to help establish the setting while also allowing Billy to carry on a bit of a monologue as he leads Marvin down towards the floor. This required some experimentation to get the angle just right so the panel could be divided into three giving it a sense of time and movement as the characters change position.

Not too different from the panel sequence du...

Hot Shit High Ch2, Pg 15

And now we continue! 

Hot Shit High Ch2, Pg 15 (progress)

Ok, I'm a couple days behind schedule but we're back on with comic production (expect more updates). This page serves mostly as a bridge to the next scene and although it is simple in layout I tried to convey as much as I could visually. From here on out the comic is going to start getting a little more intense (and a little more difficult to draw)... well, here's wishing me luck. 

Purah

Here's Purah colored up! I think the trick to making simple colors like this work is about color harmony. Getting the right saturation levels and palette to work together can go a great deal further in making an image look nice than almost any technique. Here I tried to keep it accurate to the character, but punchy enough to pop.

Purah (Wip)

All right, getting back into things here... now we have the lovely Purah from Breath of the Wild. Here she's managed to get her body back to the bountiful age of 30 or so (where I imagine her wanting to stop her age deceleration treatment), though naturally she's retained her outfit and youthful sense of style. Think I'll color her up a bit and then jump back into comic production. Hope you all had nice Holiday - really excited about 2019 :)

Christmas Kiss (Diane and King)

You have to kiss it if the mistletoe hangs over it!

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and everything else! 

Isabelle

Here's a fun little bonus picture for all of my $10 tier supporters. It's Isabelle from Animal Crossing! I figured this would be a fun and cute character to play with. Just experimenting with simple colors again while trying to put the emphasis on the line work. The hands in this picture are a reference to the grabby hands in the new Smash Bros game albeit a little smaller.

Oh, and just a reminder but this month is a tiny bit slower than usual due to the Holidays but I'll still have a co...

Hatsume PSD

Hatsume High Res

High Res PNG for the recent Hatsume pic.