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Looks like Rudek has a soft spot for the old Badger, after all. Or maybe there’s more going on here than it seems. So, with this comic, after putting a lot of effort into adjusting the levels, saturation, contrast, and colors, I’m still not satisfied with the way it reads, tonally speaking.I tried planning out…Read more
Well — It’s good to finally post something after a few months unexpected hiatus. I won’t go into details or make excuses, but my son was born two months early, in October. As Lennon said, life is what happens when you’re making other plans — but hey, he’s healthy and thriving, and I wouldn’t trade…Read more
In this comic, a long-standing question is answered. Subtitle: Мой хлопчык means “My boy.” I had huge problems with the composition and palette on this one. I think ultimately it’s a problem of Notan–the value contrasts are not forming a “readable” space. Much of the complication has to do, of course, with rendering the mangled flying…Read more
If only Masha had access to a therapist, or at least a non-living, non-glass punching bag. This comic achieves a few different goals for me. I was realizing I needed practice on drawing action and violence. I also have been gradually pushing the comic to accomodate more serious narrative tones. And finally, I wanted to…Read more
This is a moment that I guess the whole comic has sort of been building toward… it is called “Rudek and the Bear” after all :) Wanted to try a “white on white” kind of background. You know, the artistic challenge of making a snowy landscape where the sky and the ground are both…Read more
So collectivization plus the onset of the great depression is not a great combination. I wanted the right style of farm architecture, the right model of Fordson tractor, and even the right cut for a “decommissioned” White Army field cap. But during my research-slash-procrastination, I found myself reaching that magical point that many artists know–close…Read more
Tried some new things with lighting and shading in this one. Well, it’s not a NEW technique, but one I haven’t tinkered with in a while. Basically, I create a hue/saturation layer over the flats, darken everything, and then use a soft-edged eraser to cut into the shadows. Creating pools of light, rather than adding…Read more
Spent a good number of hours on this one. Decided to push the realism on the details of the uniforms, and develop some new backgrounds. For a while I’ve felt like my depictions of the town, Stołpce, were lacking. After some additional research, I feel pretty good about the look of the town in this one….Read more
I was finishing up my “clean-up” layer, and was about to start inking. Then I took a look at what I had, and liked the sketchy energy of it. I was reminded of the sketchy quality of some of my earlier comics, and thought I’d leave this one a bit “rough” to see how ti…Read more
Masha refuses to take Rudek’s hint and keeps hanging around headquarters–but Czerep is onto her. She’s usually a step ahead, but looks like the lieutenant has a kind of dizzying effect on her. Partially from laziness and time constraints, and partially to see if I could do it and do it well, I did this…Read more
