October contest WIP as is tradition. Feedback always appreciated :)

xin li

@Braden-Hallett yeah. Maybe smaller penny and a larger pooch will just do. I feel like this is a very dynamic scene, and I love the concept. But the choice of composition is a bit static: 2 equally sized characters, each ocuppy approximately half of the page. Hope this make sense.

braden H

@xin-li Absolutely makes sense I'll fiddle about with scale before inking. Thanks! I like the storytelling idea that the neighbour kid was not just a jerk, but older, too. Or maybe it's her older brother, lol

braden H

Work progresses

Nyrryl Cadiz

@Braden-Hallett i just realised this but where did she get the human body?

braden H

@Nyrryl-Cadiz According to Penny 'any and all bodies, human or otherwise, become property of the owner of the domicile in which said body currently resides at time of death'.

Billy DID come over to play, recently...

Coley

@Braden-Hallett omg LoL. I laughed out loud. I also looked at the gravestone and grave in the BG which I hadn't before.. laughing out loud again snort snort![alt text](image url)

Nyrryl Cadiz

@Braden-Hallett oh god...

braden H

@Coley I'm glad it's not too subtle, lol

@Nyrryl-Cadiz It's all okay because Penny's got her pupper back

And Billy was a total jerk!

braden H

Reinked Penny and the Pupper.

Added the BG trees. Gave some value to the fence.

Gonna fiddle with some clouds in the sky mebbe.

xin li

@Braden-Hallett Great piece. You really nailed it again. Wow. Very interesting take on the topic. It took the third read to discover Billy's head by the grave. I first thought it was just dirt, or grass or something. Was it intensional?

braden H

@xin-li Thanks! And no, third read is definitely not intentional (maybe second read?) My plan is to reinforce the contours a little bit on the grave and shovel then maybe give Billy a baseball cap

jakecrowe

@Braden-Hallett Maybe making Billy a red head in an earthy graveyard would help him pop.

braden H

@jakecrowe Sadly the entry must be black and white

If haveing a hat doesn't work, I may just remove the head all together and just have the shovel and the machete do the talking.

chrisaakins

@Braden-Hallett Keep the head. I got it on the first horrified read. I am scared of Penny now. Very scared.

ArtofAleksey

Blahaha i love this

braden H

Work progresses! I may try some other options for the clouds and grey stormy sky

Jonas Zavacky

@Braden-Hallett Love this Love the emotion in the piece. Your inking is way out there!

I prefer the blank sky tho (in the inking phase). But that's just me

Looking forward to the result.

chrisaakins

@Jonas-Zavacky @Braden-Hallett I agree with Jonas. It is a bit distracting and I don't think it adds to the story.

braden H

@Jonas-Zavacky @chrisaakins

Iiiiiiinteresting! I definitely need to play with that sky then. I don't think leaving it completely blank is the answer, but at the same time distracting is no good!

Maybe more leaves, or just a cloud or two.

Thank you both for the feedback !

chrisaakins

@Braden-Hallett I think if you hatched the whole sky it would work. The negative space clouds compete with your abomination's head.