background experience

Well, too close to this mess to judge this page impartially. OH I hate hate hate backgrounds. I realize now more than ever that I draw like a cel cartoon - characters floating against some vague background. Well, must stop beating myself up -- haven't done this in twenty years, have I? No wonder Dave Sim partnered with Gerhard. Always envied him that. Oh well, This is still a step forward from the zipatome days, when I'd find little triangles of 65 line 30 percent dots in my teeth and stuck to my feet...