Gibson Girl Roughs (1-16)
Added 2022-02-03 02:28:48 +0000 UTCMost of you probably know the drill at this point but here they are. Sloppy as ever. I want to finalize some character designs before I fully jump in, but I'd like to flout some Gibson Girl convention and have one of them be a redhead (maybe even strawberry blondish?).
Even though it's in black and white, drawing one with lighter colored hair will come through in the line quality and also will give me a way to keep them visually separated from one another when they get tangled. To me a lot of the concerns of character designs orient around visual clarity. There's certainly storytelling in a design, but I feel like I'm at my best bringing that through in the way I animate or pose the characters on a page, rather than in their clothing.
Besides, most people today--myself included, wouldn't be able to tell the difference between an Edwardian dandy and an Edwardian schlub, just by their outfit alone. We're just not costume literate in that way.
So far I got a lot of the things from my wish list of story beats in here. Sex on a chaise lounge, sex while holding an old fashioned telephone, etc. :) What's going to be fun is gradually unravelling their hair over the course of the comic.
♥ Thank you for your support in this comic! I hope to make the process as interesting as I can, so if you have any questions or curiosities along the way, let me know!But then came the Gibson Girls. Not that I'm sad about it, I know I'll return to the Libby x Holly project, but I really should start the year off with something simple, and black and white sounds about as simple as it gets, even if it's getting complicated with Edwardian fashion.
Winton
Comments
I think it's challenging for two reasons, text takes up a lot of space and I am not very practiced in reserving enough space for the text in my panels, which is just something I need to practice, making room for all those balloons. Second, I feel like the more practiced I am in one creative discipline (drawing) the less patient I am with myself in others that I'm only a beginner at. I can sit down with a pencil and make it do precisely what I want but if I try to get that same pencil to write poetic words in written language, I'm a total novice again! it's just another skill I want to develop but like any new challenge, it can be a little embarrassing to learn it in public 😅 just something I'll have to get over! Thanks for the thoughtful question Achemon!
Winton Kidd
2022-02-04 06:16:28 +0000 UTCYou're so generous, thank you for saying these lovely things Sebbie, you've made my week 🥰
Winton Kidd
2022-02-04 06:06:38 +0000 UTCI do have a question! Most of your comics that I've read have been textless- do you feel there's a particular challenge in writing comics with dialogue since your work tends to lean so heavily on (and nails it every time, btw) the visual storytelling elements? Does it change your scripting and thumbnailing process when you're doing a comic with dialogue, or is the process pretty much the same?
Achemon Sphinx
2022-02-04 01:40:18 +0000 UTCI think the sheer poeticism of your art would eclipse any sort of written blunder. If there were any. (Which is also why I think I so thoroughly enjoy your comics? It’s because you communicate whatever story your delivering so well with just lines, and curves, and colors, and expressions.) 🥰
Seb
2022-02-03 05:16:32 +0000 UTCAhhh 🥰 Sebbie that reading into things too much is what I live for. It's interesting doing a period piece like this because it feels really scandalous! I really didn't expect it. Only don't judge my written words too much as I add in the dialog. I was not a lit major. 😂 I think Gibson makes it look poofy and soft but I think it wouldn't be nearly so soft in reality. I think back-combing was a part of the process to create the volume, as well as product sometimes But I'll still draw it the idealized, satiny perfect way. That's what's wonderful about drawings, they only need to be truthful unto themselves.
Winton Kidd
2022-02-03 03:15:42 +0000 UTCDamn, I didn’t even think about the whole “unraveling their hair” in the process of a story. But that’s an amazing storytelling detail?? Explicit content aside, subtle visual cues about the ladies “descending into impropriety” is still *chef’s kiss*👌🏽👌🏽 (Yes, I am a lit major that enjoys reading too much into things) But also, in general, because the era’s hair are so poofy and I’ve always wanted to know what it would be like to just,,, run my fingers thru them 😆
Seb
2022-02-03 03:01:52 +0000 UTCThank you Sammy! 😭 💕
Winton Kidd
2022-02-03 02:38:23 +0000 UTCThe composition of your comic pages is really amazing, even as sketches. Definitely looking forward to seeing this comic completed!
Sammynona
2022-02-03 02:32:06 +0000 UTC
