I've been thinking about how much work I have to do before I could even begin working on a comic book. My skills with drawing backgrounds are nearly non-existent and my ability to convey motion in still pictures is still weak. So far I'm best at static poses with the characters pretty much just standing there, looking into the camera.
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Before I got too mopey I went and looked at some of my older drawings and sketches done about five months ago. The picture at the top of this post is one of them. Looking over them I realized that I am making progress. I am improving. Just glance at this picture then look over at my other posts and you can tell the difference. A very significant difference.
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This picture (of a fellow named Matthew) has so many problems. First off, this was done before I had any skill at drawing hands, so the poses usually served to hide their hands altogether. He does have one hand extended, but I barely scribbled that in and the other is hidden behind his back.
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Not sure what is going on with his shirt collar, which is way too high up on his neck. Then the hair. Oh, mercy me. It had no real shape and makes his head look flat. I do believe this picture was done before I started sketching in the entire head and not just the face before adding hair.
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There is a second picture, the bottom one. This one was done just the other day, of the same character. They are only a few face studies, not a full body one like the other, but I think it gets the point across. The whole shape of the head is improved and the hair has form instead of being flat. As well, the facial features are more detailed and expression more natural.
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I suppose it also helps that now I ink my pictures and scan them into the computer, rather than just taking snapshots of them.
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