Today I experimented with a digital ink brush with tapered ends. It’s also a smoothing brush that removes all of the wiggles and jiggles so that the line looks smooth. As for the cat, I got an “angry cat” picture and tried to copy the expression.
The exported JPG looks dark. I think the screen tones are the problem.
I finished page 35 today. I used screen tones to create shadows. It looks fine on my 27-inch monitor, but not so good when the image is scaled down. I won’t know until I see this page printed in print whether I’ll have to ditch the screen tones.
I used a reference photo of a burrow when I re-drew Betty’s ears. It’s funny how I can pore over burro reference photos until my brain is full, and then, when I draw from memory, I get the perspective all wrong. There’s a lesson in there somewhere.
