I really need to think about the story now before I can proceed further. Namely, do I want there to be sibling(s)? At least one parent is a given because the intro with the darkness is the protagonist sleeping under the parent's wing.
I'm always unsure about the shading around the eye. What I see in other art is different from what looks good to me in mine. The last version imitated other art, now I did it my way.
Finishing the logo so quickly gave me time to think about the story. I completely revised the second page to flesh out the protagonist's internal state.
It's fun to think about how to tell a story through the presentation rather than the art itself or the narration. I could've just put a regular vector drawing at the end there, but the stylization really drives home the blinding lightness
I'm trying to find a way to have thought bubbles with a diffuse outline effect. I could draw them by hand and be done with it, but I'd rather use filters so I can avoid all of that hassle
I learned how to partially merge speech bubbles, and I also have ideas for the next 3 pages or so. I think my workflow will boil down to having a fluid storyboard to comic pipeline so that each page goes from text notes -> sketch -> (more detailed intermediate art) -> final art.
Today, I created the first two pages of the comic as a test to establish some basics: to see what tools I can use, the page size, speech and thought bubble designs, fonts, the narration... I feel pretty good about this.
Volpeon Extra
@areon@icy.wyvern.rip