So this is somewhat of a true story.

I was on the treadmill behind a row of stair steppers. The lady in front of me looked like any toned female weight lifter.

But when she looked over her shoulder to talk to her friend I saw an incredibly square jaw line.
Then she finished her workout and I saw her complete face.

I'm fairly certain it's rude to ask but sometimes I wish it wasn't. I was curious as hell.

Either way, I had to do a double-take and I tripped a little bit on the treadmill.

So I exaggerate. Big whoop.

Enjoy,
-Brendan

#48

So here's a return to the actual comic format. Albeit with a split 2nd panel.

I'm trying to get better at colouring and thanks to the helpful community at the Penny Arcade Artist's Corner I think I'm slowly starting to get the hang of it.

Remember; warm light, cool shadow. Cool light, warm shadow.

Er...or was it the other way around?

Regardless!

I'm liking the inking now. I began zooming in to 125% or more to make larger, sweeping-motions as I ink. The pay off is there. The whole look appears clean and easy to distinguish in my opinion.

I also began planning these comics on my sketchbook first. Tons of scribbles, poses, and lined-out jokes.

Yes that's right. THIS is the one I settled on.

Overall, progress is being made.

Enjoy,

Brendan

Happy New Year?

So what can I say? You have to toot your own horn sometimes.

So this is my attempt at a splash page to celebrate the one year anniversary of Cap and Gown.

ACTUALLY, the one year occurred on March 25th.

But I had already done a comic ahead of time and wanted to do something special to celebrate.

Thus the two most recent comics.

I'm pretty proud of how far I've come in the last year in terms of my art, but that-by no means-is an indication of my satisfaction with my art.

I have a long way to go but I do believe I'm headed in the right direction.

So I'd like to thank all who have been reading this, my friends, my family, and the very helpful individuals at the Penny Arcade, Artist Corner forums.

Like Becky said; "Here's to a good year, and to even better ones!"

One year - part 1

So here's an attempt at making some panels, working harder at colors, and overall trying to ramp up the professionalism of the comic.

I thought the inking turned out very well, as well as the timing of the panels.

I even dare say that I'm a little happy with the colour choices, but I won't get too carried away with that one.

Tune in next week to see what all that commotion is about!

-Brendan