Hello Readers... Happy Holidays! We're almost there - to the holidays that is!
Aaaand because we're almost there, I thought I'd give you the gift of TWO pages of Flight of Fancy. Here they are! Don't eat them all at once.
Page 90
Page 91
A little pause at the start of page 90. Maybe you remember Fancy came rushing over to the Trenton airport. Can't neglect the pacing - sometimes fast, then slow parts, then fast. Makes it more interesting, and easier to read through.
And that little dialogue with Dave in which Fancy says she's been poisoned; I put that in just in case it wasn't clear before what was going on. Whether she was or wasn't poisoned, she thinks she was and is after Lawrence to find out what's going on and why. The middle panel on 91 is great. I really like Dave's expression and his face - looks solid and is drawn well.
When drawing this thing I always try to make the drawings clear, not cluttered or too busy. Sometimes I skip drawing the background (page 90) because I am trying not to clutter it.
But I LOOOVE page 91, and I think it is because of the backgrounds (and maybe the shading too!). For someone who's been trying not to draw backgrounds, it looks like when I have done so, they improve the pages hugely and I like them the best. I like the wide shot in the middle of the page. It looks open and like a place you could explore. It feels solid and real.
Fancy and Dave look great in the top right panel, and I like Dave's pose on the bottom left. Not as keen on Fancy's. Alas...
Well, well, well... looks who's all pleased with himself...
ReplyDelete... and, no wonder! Great pages!
It's interesting that you skipped the backgrounds on page 90 -- because I didn't even notice! I was too busy concentrating on the emotions and story. That's a good little trick!
The backgrounds on page 91 are VERY good! There's nice detail everywhere -- including all of the fiddly buttons on the laptop. Yikes!
Very nice pages and the tension is really building. Please, PLEASE crank out some more pages!!!!
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