I thought I’d introduce something new to Nicky510 and, depending on the feedback, it’ll either stick around or not. What I thought might be interesting is to use Sunday to show some of the behind-the-scenes stuff that normally stays hidden away in my sketchpad and art drawer. If you like it, please let me know.
What we have today are some conceptual sketches of a character for a new strip that I started working on some months back. I wanted to work up a style that was different from the one I use in Nicky510 and I spent a good bit of time sketching, re-sketching, and sketching yet again.
I’ve always had a difficult time doing attractive cartoon women. They’d either end up attractive but too realistic or too cartoony and not particularly attractive. These sketches show what I consider to be the first glimmers of success in that I think she’s pretty cute AND cartoony. As is the case for most artists, I spent some time with different expressions and poses. Before a character is "done" you want to be sure you know what it’ll look like from a variety of angles and in a multitude of poses. This set of sketches is nowhere near comprehensive enough for a full visualization but it gives a flavor for how I was approaching the subject.
Will the new comic ever see the light of day? Maybe. Depends on Nicky and available time and how they both play out.
- And that’s today’s word from the bird
Cool idea . I like to see how cartoonists are working.
Please keep us posted
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Great idea! Hope she wins a place in Nicky’s heart.
Yea I agree with the above, i think it’s a fascinating idea
I like it!! Maybe you could even show some super secret peeks at toons you’re working on now!
I like the idea of adding a new character to the Nicky group looking like the gal in the sketches. How about some cognetive dissonance re this new character? Keep her apperance as shown, but have her personality be something completely unexpected, maybe that of a strict, stern person, or an intellectual (when the mood strikes)?
New character for Nicky? I dunno, maybe. If it happens it’ll take a while to appear – there’s quite a lot that’s scheduled to get out first.