it's been said that comic strips are a very personal art form that allows the creator to speak directly with their audience - no editor, no screening, just pure voice. so having another writer be the "voice" of your characters, i find, takes a lot of trust. to stay true to the characters, their speech pattern, and their reaction. to you, the audience, it could be quite confusing, if not done right. all of a sudden, the characters could be doing something you're not expecting and such. but i dare say, chibar has done a fantastic job of interpreting the characters.
perhaps most noteworthy artwork-wise this week, is the wood effect for the bar top. i think it adds a nice touch, and hopefully art-wise, it works well with the style of the comic. i inked it using a pigma micron 01, 0.25 mm line width. i'm thinking though, i liked the look better with fatter lines i got using a brush pen.
- johnny
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Funny comic, and it rings so true. Side note, I was def. surprised at how varied the responses to this week's poll were. I figured it would all be " I'm X and I think Y is selfish." Interesting, I guess we're all selfish bastards...
yeah, me too! i was really surprised at the poll responses thus far. i guess people do realize it a lot in themselves or maybe we're just more critical of ourselves. i'm of the mindset it's prob better to be harsher on oneself than to simply blame/fault someone else. at least then, there's the possibility of self improvement.
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