Director’s Cut: “And The Award Goes To…”
April 18th, 2009
Like I promised, here’s a look at a scene from And The Award Goes To… which was edited.
I drew the entire comic purely from my imagination, and sometimes, this means really, really awkward-looking results.
Take the limousine in Panel 1, for example. Now, I’ve never drawn a fancy stretched car before, except maybe some random hideous doodles in my childhood. Take a look at the GIF below which shows the vehicle’s rear, before and after:
I’d finished sketching, scanning, inking and colouring the panel before I took a step back, winced at the awfulness and MODDED the damn thing. Do you think the ‘after’ version is loads better?
This is fun to see. I always have to remind myself to use reference photos to keep my props/backgrounds looking realistic. It shouldn’t be too hard, with the internet and all, but I still get lazy sometimes. I always regret it though when I do.
Yeah, very true. Google Images is like a family member nowadays. Sometimes I feel adventurous or reckless and I forgo references, but if I’m drawing something I’ve never tried before, the results will return to haunt me later on. With the limo, I caught it early!