Mar 28
I like how these pencils look. Sometimes the pencils look better than the finished ink job. I hate when that happens! Oh well, you decide.
Notice how I always extend the drawing beyond the panel in order to get a balanced feeling. You can click on the image to get a better look.
The finished comic strip is here.
ICECUBES
Look at this great penguin that my son Apollo made! Isn’t it awesome! What an artist, I’m so proud of him! 
Hey folks, consider answering the poll question about whether you want a new comic strip on Fridays as well as Mondays and Wednesdays. If you answer yes then keep in mind that it means a lot more work on this end so I hope you’ll help support the comic buy clicking on the ads!
It’s all in the gesture! That’s where you get the energy and ‘funny’ into your drawings. So I always spend time practicing each drawing on a sketch pad by drawing big circles and blobs for the heads and bodies of my characters. This helps me ‘anchor’ them into place and make them feel real. Be sure to always get a good under-drawing happening before committing to the final. No amount of style can make up for a poorly balanced drawing. You can see the published strip here.
So get crazy and start making ‘gestural drawings’!
