Yup. You're officially sick of this drawing. I feel you. I'm getting there too. It's all I've shown for a while.
To be fair though, it's actually been several different drawings. I've made this piece into my test vehicle as I grapple with figuring out some tools, processes, and the direction I want to take in my comic, "I Thought It Would Be Zombies..." I penciled it digitally. I re-penciled it traditionally. I started inking it traditionally. I inked it digitally. I'm a hot mess...
But like Dr. Strange once said, we're in the endgame now. (Go see Infinity War if you haven't!) I'm about to start working on some color flats before I turn in for the night. While I know I'll continue to fuss with the inked lines and add a bit more detail, it's pretty close to finished in that regard and I'm anxious to move on.
Here's a look at how I've been working on the same image using different tools. I was practicing both traditional ink methods using Micron pens, and also digitally inking in Procreate as well on an iPad Pro. As far as inking goes, I think Procreate claimed the victory.
So here it is in a modicum of glory, but I hope the colors will really help bring it to life.
And for comparison, the pencil image before application of any inks.
It's a laborious process for me, I am in no way a fast artist. Maybe my speed will improve with time, but I'd rather my quality improves while my speed remains the same!
Procreate's data capture is fascinating to me. I enjoy being able to see statistics! I worked on this off and on over the past two weeks, with the inking stage taking about 6 hours and entailing just over 4000 pen strokes! I've shared work in progress via Steepshot and even begun broadcasting some live streams as I work for anyone bored enough to follow along! I really appreciate all the supporters who do follow along and encourage, it's really a wonderful motivator for me. And there is so much further to go!
I'll post again soon, and like Dorothy stepping into the land of Oz for the first time, a wash of color will really bring the magic to life!