I actually have drawn one page. The first one. And it was so poorly drawn and unstable that I forced myself to a screeching halt, and turned to research drawing. I've been drawing landscapes, villages, villagers, studying and drawing clothing styles, etc. In short: I really need to improve before laying this thing down.
I needed a more solid model of my characters, and needed to draw them ten thousand times in order to keep them consistent. These are my final say on Ferrit and Owan.
I've been reading Darkhorse's Conan series, one: because it's freaking amazing(!), and two, to study the cities, costumes, poses, weapons, backgrounds, landscapes, etc. Lots to absorb and apply. But after all of that absorbing, to state the painfully obvious, drawing is the only way to get better at drawing. So hopefully from here on out I can apply the things I observe in my reading to my drawing.
As for the story, Ben and I revised and reworked the first issue to make it more solid and, frankly, it's pretty damn good. We're constantly workshopping and developing ideas for the future, and I can't wait to get underway. Just gotta keep drawing.
Practice, practice, practice, practice practice! That's what will bring this thing to life.
P.S. On a side note, Today I finished a sketchbook! Sure, I have several full sketchbooks from years past, but this one was the first to be filled with diligent, regular, (almost daily) sketching. I opened up my next sketchbook, and man is that first blank page intimidating.
Cord! These are looking great!
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