Whew! He made it. Our wanderer isn't going to die of dehydration. I had a real issue with figures in this comic. I'm not sure what the problem was but I was trying out something new with shadows, spreading them around a little more. I'm intrigued by this idea of 'spotting blacks.' Using bursts of black in shadow to create an avenue for the eye around the page. It something I'm definitely trying to explore more and I'd like to make an entire graphic novel with thick, pervading blackness throughout. I've got a horror story idea, maybe I'll get to it in like three years.
Something else I found tedious was drawing all the bits and baubles of the gas station. BUT, I've since become more comfortable drawing surroundings and atmospheric accessories. They're really what create the PLACE for your characters to inhabit so it's just as important. Still, I'm impressed when an artist can go a few pages with just white backgrounds, using only the characters to tell the story. Jeff Smith does this all the time in BONE. It's something I think that it's easier to get away with in a black and white comic.
You can visit the Brainstormer HERE, that's where the inspiration for this Stray Flight came from.
Side note: Scotty there was based on Steve Buscemi as a reference. For some reason he just seemed to fit.
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