Visual Fun
One of the best parts of drawing a comic strip is doing panels that are just plain visual fun. I particularly enjoy drawing action poses or “in your face” poses. Here are a couple examples from a recent Bug Pudding strip.
Original Sketch of Monroe Running Away
This was a really interesting sketch to draw. I wanted to capture as much of the explosive action as possible when Monroe leaps screaming from the trash can after becoming the main snack at the Flea Brothers impromptu party. And also capture his out right shock and terror at being their munch food.
The Actual Published Panel
The Original Ink Pen Sketch of the Flea Brothers
I’m not totally happy with this rendering of the Flea Brothers, but I always have to remind myself that characters which I haven’t drawn many times before never look as good as they will after I really get more familiar drawing them. Character design is an evolutionary process. In this case this was a really early interpretation in their evolutionary design cycle. A lot more repetition in drawing them is in order.
The Published Panel