The entire trip has me really inspired to make cool things, and so this is just the beginning. the fifth page of renovation, I hope you all enjoy it; god knows you've been waiting long enough.
So lets get back to business and talk comic. Looking back now the approach to 'inking' in the last three panels is way different than the first six, this probably has something to do with them being made a week apart. For those with a keen eye you will notice I redrew Jeremy in the first panel. In any case, this gets me to thinking about my general thoughts on process. The way I have been doing things thus far has been very traditional by comic standards, rough pencil drafts, then 'inking' then colouring. It is an archaic way of going about things given the comic is 100% digital. From now on I am going to be messing with that process, its order or cutting out steps or whatever.
I think I agree with the sentiment of the last panel. I feel like I have been putting off any interesting character interaction or narrative in favor of this sort of vague tone setting prologue that has been going on. Upon reflection I don't regret any of it, the last few pages have been fun and I believe necessary. That said I am ready for the story to actually start moving.
Originally this page was going to end with Jeremy wandering in the dust looking for the mysterious figure only to encounter something\someone else. I cut things short to get the plot moving a bit and add some mystery or whatever and I think it works, but I am curious as to whether or not anyone felt the shift between panels 6 and 7 was jarring at all.
This page we also get a view of the cast I think their general look will be fairly stable, but with the visual style changing page to page I can guarantee nothing.
That is it for now I think.
A new page will be out in two weeks. Next week I will have another black and white strip out on the usual Sunday. Till then have a good week.
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