My friend and designer/illustrator, Sara came up with a fun idea since my last post. We’ve been challenging each other with little assignments, keeping one another on our toes. We’ve been passing ideas, sketches, and progress shots back and forth near daily. It’s been really helpful to trade inspirations and get honest critiques. If we keep this up, I imagine it will be highly beneficial to both our portfolios.
Her first challenge for me was to draw manly men. No Victorian gentlemen allowed. She gave me a couple themes and I quickly latched on to her idea of drawing prohibition era gangsters. She also suggested that I try to include some interaction of some sort. I threw in the weird perspective and car to make myself cry.
Here’s the original line art and a progress shot as of today. I’ve nailed down the basics. Now I need to go in, clean up and add detail to things I've been avoiding. I think I’m a little past 60% done on this one, woot!
