Rhosymedre

Pronounced Ross-uh-me-dray, if you were wondering. It's Welsh.

This was my first time making a comic that was more than one page. Also I had a week to do it, so...it was hard.

Comic, then process.

I don't quite know how I feel about it. I think I need some time to cool off before I can look at it objectively, since I worked on it pretty much nonstop for a week.

This was mostly traditional. I worked on Bristol board with water-soluble ink, using a flexible quill nib for linework.

Here's an example of what was scanned:

I then brought it into Photoshop to fix up the values and downplay the worst of the streaks and splotches in the ink washes. There are some other minor tweaks, like the sizes of the word bubbles.

I'm not all that good at using ink, but I feel like my skills improved. Also I somehow managed to complete this project without upsetting the ink pot once!! This is a big deal.

Some fun facts about this comic:

1. I added the llamas on the hillside later, using a custom brush. I've never had so much fun with custom brushes. Clearly:

2. I needed a light table, but sadly don't possess one. However, my roommate improvised one, using...a shard of broken glass and a clamp light.

3. This was my home while making this comic:

Notice the printer tray doubling as storage. Pure class.