Maybe this?

Well, what the hell.. the simple graphic shapes may be the answer. Adds enough interest without slowing the eye down. That's what I 'm thinking, anyway...

struggling

UGH, backgrounds. Still messing with the next few pages, unsure how to approach. In pen and ink days I could noodle away with cross hatching and shape the background, not so much digitally. The forced simplification of line works wonders on my character drawings but wreaks havoc on creating some sort of backdrop.
Lost the squiggly lines, revised Scooter's tone to resemble real Scooter a bit more..
I think I prefer the flat tones over the gradation and squigglies seen in earlier post. But then it also looks boring and flat. sigh. Need perspective. And a sodie pop.

RARE Crazy Bob for the fans

Appreciated the loving heaped on Crazy bob tonight at Facebook. Crazy Bob is a property I have struggled with for decades. It does not come easy, it is difficult to find more situations worth explotiing. And I also have tremendous difficulty drawing him, humans in general. Aliens and funny animals are much more fun to draw and they MOVE! CB stands around sweating while appliances taunt him.
Here's some not-finished, early takes and half baked ideas - including a page inked by Sam (The Maxx) Kieth.

3D fun, continued

Whooof, no blog post in too many days. Well the Holidays are behind me and I have no excuse, time to get back to work on Lionheart. 
But in the meantime, training in 3D. Had to put a fake soda print on this can, to avoid legal issues, but this is more about lighting and water and creating water drops with hair tools. Pay no attention to the label, but enjoy the wet action!

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...

Lionheart Blast from past

FB thread got me thinking about the extras in the kickstarter offer that will be the new Lionheart book. PDF digital extras, like sketchbook and color pages. So just for the heck of it, are some Lionheart sketchbook pages from the Quasi Norse saga

pantomime previews

I haven't posted in a while but have been wanting to. yet I didn't want to spoil a whole 3 pages of story exposition and backstory before it was solid. SO! I decided to hide the text and post the pencils in progress.