--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, Scrapper Black Dragon <scrapperbd@...> wrote:
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> Good one Jim! Did you hammer that out last night after my reply yesterday? How long did that picture take you?
No, actually I had discussed it with a friend over the phone several weeks ago. It came about because of a discussion we were having about the modern use of the word "thong". Back when I was a kid, thongs were cheap rubber sandals you put on your feet when you went to the beach or pool. Nowadays it stands for a skimpy bathing suit, previously referred to as a "G-string", just as mentioned earlier in this thread. Today's kids, I swear... ;)
I think the picture took me between 45 minutes and an hour to draft, redraw and ink.
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> Love the line work with this toony style - good level of flex and expression, plus nice and clear, making the pictures easy to interpret. It is actually quite hard to use 'big lines' and get their variations to look good, but it certainly makes for a 'punchy' picture. I just had a mental image of Penance as the little bear leaning over the viewer, who is lying on their back (1st person perspective, staring at the ceiling, with Penance about to ram a fist into the viewer's face, snarling "I'll give you punchy..."
Thanks! Yeah, I'm still working on simplifying my inking style in order to make it easier to produce the "Cats n' Cameras" comic. Time will be at a premium once "Caterwaul" starts rolling off the presses, so I have to streamline my other artistic efforts if I expect to be able to do all these various projects!
> I like the 'strange eyes' in the changing room of the first picture - is that from overhearing Penance, or is what they are trying on waaaay too small? :-p It is good to add 'little fun stuff' into a picture; makes the whole thing that much more interesting.
I imagined it to be someone overhearing Penance yelling at the store employee. I think it would be hilarious to hear someone scream those profane sentiments with her little girl-ish voice. I would probably laugh, actually.
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> Scrapper, Black Dragon, who hasn't drawn anything for a while now, but is starting to draw inspiration from the person who originally inspired him to have-a-go.
--JMH, who does nothing but draw these days. So much so, in fact, he hasn't even had time to work on finishing up the Honda Shadow waiting in the garage. (I need to get that fucker done before winter rolls around again).
Received on Thu Jul 07 2011 - 23:46:45 CDT