I often use background trees in BugPudding that are created digitally. I draw and paint them directly on the computer usually in Photoshop or Sketchbook Pro. Here are a few examples from previous strips.
But I also enjoy painting backgrounds and trees in particular using watercolors on paper and then just scanning them into the computer to use in the comic. Here are a couple of examples that you can expect to see in some future strips.
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You need to do some tree tutorials in PHotoshop. I could use the help for one.
A great suggestion, I’ll try to work something into my schedule so stay tuned. I think it would be fun.
Hey JK,
I was looking at those character model sheets for Pudding.How do you get those mouth shapes on your characters? It looks like you get the head and snout in one fluid line and the lower jaw with 2 or 3 more flourishes. It looks very cool and fairly simple- until I tried it myself! Is there a specific sequence that you use, or do I just need to practice for a decade or so?
Marty
I think I use pretty classical drawing construction techniques when I draw my characters except that I find that I sometimes skip some actual drawing of the underlying volume forms and just start at the more detailed layers just because I can visualize those basic forms as being there even without drawing them. But I don’t think in terms of drawing lines but always as drawing forms on top of sub-forms. I’m visualizing flesh and muscle as I draw. I have to admit that I also am influenced by the muppets so some of my characters like Splunker are visualized that way.