October WIP Brian and Penny piece

Aaron_T

Ah, good ideas. Thanks!

theprairiefox

@Aaron_T I love your Inspector Gadget reference... you did a good job with the likenesses as well.

chrisaakins

@theprairiefox Oh wow! I can't believe I missed that reference. Things just got real...

Aaron_T

Decided to try to salvage this version of the ink before starting over to get some of the other edits incorporated. Softened the highlight on the nose and added more bubbles and lines in the water to delineate the liquid, but can only do so much to the surface of the water as far as sloshing goes without a total redraw.

Might do it again anyway because it's fun and it weirds people out when I explain whats going on.

Aaron_T

Okay...going to scrap this one and start over. Going back through some of my thumbnails this version will be more dynamic and I can work in Gadget. Let’s see if I can do this with ink when there’s no undo arrow!

Aaron_T

I tried to do this in traditional ink...really. My problem is that my inking ability just didn't match up with my imagination and schedule this month! Tried to keep the tones to a solid ink and two levels of wash, and I'm pretty happy with the way it came out.

Feel a bit badly posting this on the day my own dog is in for leg surgery, but it is what it is.

TessaW

Great job! I love the addition of Inspector Gadget. I just noticed that the dog collar is around the lid. Nice touch. I don't know if you still want critique, but there's a bit of a tangent happening with her head and the jar bottom. Should be and easy fix?

Hope your dog does well in surgery! Again, great job. I love it and you really did well conveying the liquid in the jar.

theprairiefox

@Aaron_T I wasn't sure, but I had to look it up. Penny's dog's name is 'Brain' not 'Brian' in the show. Just if you care...

Aaron_T

@theprairiefox D'oh! I can fix the digital version, but I can't fix my uncoolness at not realizing that

And thanks @TessaW, her big old head kept getting caught up in the jar...at this point it may end up being more work than it's worth with all the layers in there! I can try though if I need to fix the dog tag...;)

Thanks both of you!

Aaron_T

Turned out to not be too bad of an edit in Photoshop...here's to naming your layers!