Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Refined Art Style for Echoes

It's been quite a while since I had a chance to work on my book. Lot's of life to deal with.

I'm starting to once again schedule time to rekindle momentum on the project. And so with that I present the refined art style.

Some of you may recall this Spread. The obvious difference is the new dependence on line work for fore-mid ground elements. I'm blocking out complete shadows in pure black; a happy side-effect of which is the drastic shift in contrast. So if printed in black and white, the piece will still read very well.
See?
I've been reading a lot of Batman New 52 graphic novels and have been reminded of my love for the genre. When I was in High School I sometimes thought about becoming a comic book artist. I never looked into it, but being an author never occurred to me, and look at me now.