page 19: updated

page 19: first pass

page 19 - layout

whew.....there is a ton of stuff going on page 19. I think after a lot of drawing and redrawing that this layout will work. My first reaction to reading the script was to end page 19 on panel 5, turn panel 6 into a double page spread with panels 7 and 8 as insets. That would've give me a lot more room to play with all the details in the panel description...but I don't know, I think the result on one page is pretty cool. Also, since the drawings were pretty loose, I used photshop to highlight the main elements in the panel to help see the composition and flow.

page 18: rocks, bushes and scrub oh my!

page 18: panels 1-6

page 18: so far

page 18: rough in

floating

I was cutting down 14x17 bristol to 11x17 and decided to use the leftover board to practice inks and washes.

p 18 thumbnail 2

p 18 thumbnail rough

p 18 panels 4,5,6

p 18 panel 3

page 17

some links

Tech and comics podcast
Flatting plug-in for photoshop

trying to make this actually look like night time. hmmmm......

Links: Shadows

Some pictures with shadows to look at for inking and spotting blacks

1. in the car
2. the hire
3. The hire 5
4. Renaissance 1
   
5. Grindhouse
6. Sandman
7. Smokin aces
   

Letters: pp16-17

working: p17 the old switcheroo

Bad scan but you can probably tell the bottom car is not a dodge charger anymore (chrysler 300)...not sure if the 300 works as the, "close to a charger", but the effect only has to last for one more panel really.

working: p17 refining poses and angles

changes in all panels except panel 5.
-panel 2 pulled brett back to make room for dialogue. changed expression on Seedless' face.
-panel 3 changed angle to show more expression. more interesting
-panel 4 changed angle of brett's head to make it more consistent with panel3, more expression, more naturalistic and more interesting.
-panel 6 changed the driver getting out of the car.
-panel 7 changed the drivers left arm

working: p17 panel 2