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!
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.