Wow! Ok guys, I know it has been a long time between ICECUBES #307 and #308. This strip has been sitting on my drawing table for a month and I apologize. The reason is simple. I have paying work that I need to do before I can spend time drawing ICECUBES, that's it really. I would love for ICECUBES to generate some income so I could spend time on the strip without feeling like I am taking my eye off the ball. Hey, times are tight for everybody. One thing you can do to support ICECUBES is to click on the ads and it's free! If you have Adblocker on, turn it off for this page and click you some ads! That way ICECUBES can collect some pennies and I can spend more time at my drawing table.
When I’m planning out my strips I try to draw the characters in different poses to see which ones work best. It’s a good idea to try things out before drawing the strip and to experiment. Often times I come up with unusual results and that goes into the strip. The funnier the better! 🙂Be sure to take the poll! This coming week will be the last week. If you want a third comic on Fridays remember to support ‘ICECUBES’ by clicking on our sponsors!
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.
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.ICECUBES
So get crazy and start making ‘gestural drawings’! 🙂
