Another page into the fray.
I was originally doing a second page for this week, as a bridge to next week's action, but I did a very similar page to the one planned earlier in the story (the page about him dating me because, as trans woman, I couldn't get pregnant), so decided to forego.
I do like doing these quick gag strips on occasion. They're a nice break. So fast and loose! They're freeing, and a good way to advance the story by small anecdote. Aside from light cleanup in Photoshop, this is pretty much the original. At one point, I considered doing the whole book this way. I shied away from it because that's the not the kind of work I like doing most of the time, and because Sophie LaBelle already does it so deftly over at Assigned Male Comics!
The astute reader will recall that Curt prided himself on being logical. The incongruity in his opinions on this was a shocker and a bit of a road into his mindset. Also, I love musicals, so this hit me in the gut.
We're entering a period of relative calm before the final storm, so something lighter is called for.
Very simple tools this week.
- Printer paper
- 3B Cumberland Derwent pencil, tech pencil
- Ames lettering guide
- Staedler Mars plastic eraser
- Ballpoint pen
- Photoshop
- Scan done with IPhone 12
That's it!
Next: the calm ends, the storm starts.
