Venge's new costume failed in the exact places I knew they would. I prepared for the eventuality of fault but still drove forward and hoped I was missing something, or that something else would come out of it. I still failed and should have known better. But man learns best by recovering from his failures. Option A didn't work... time to try B. As long as he can see where it failed.
I hate it when I'm right. I seem to instantly know when something bad has/will soon happen. I do my best to convince myself otherwise. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. But, it has been said that hope is the direct road to disappointment. When it is all said and done though, I feel better knowing the truth. Almost instantly, I feel the burden of bearing the knowledge lifted. I no longer feel the doubts and second guesses. I no longer have to lie to myself. I can then recover from it with everything I was preparing.
I've been busting out the sketches trying different things I like and do not. Different color schemes and varying details. I am nearly to a point that I can feel good about. It will take a bit more trial and error to find that place though.
Through the natural processes of time, I have been able to get the answers I was looking for. Funny, I had only anticipated this to take a few weeks. Now, here I am, a couple months later just starting to find that place. I may not be a good judge of time, but I know when something feels wrong. Even if it wasn't revealed at first, it is now. Time to move past it all and continue from where I left off.
I suppose I should just stay with my instincts. But if I did that, I would not have been able to get some insight into it all. I trudged through it and now my work can only reflect this in a positive way.
I hate it when I'm right. I seem to instantly know when something bad has/will soon happen. I do my best to convince myself otherwise. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. But, it has been said that hope is the direct road to disappointment. When it is all said and done though, I feel better knowing the truth. Almost instantly, I feel the burden of bearing the knowledge lifted. I no longer feel the doubts and second guesses. I no longer have to lie to myself. I can then recover from it with everything I was preparing.
I've been busting out the sketches trying different things I like and do not. Different color schemes and varying details. I am nearly to a point that I can feel good about. It will take a bit more trial and error to find that place though.
Through the natural processes of time, I have been able to get the answers I was looking for. Funny, I had only anticipated this to take a few weeks. Now, here I am, a couple months later just starting to find that place. I may not be a good judge of time, but I know when something feels wrong. Even if it wasn't revealed at first, it is now. Time to move past it all and continue from where I left off.
I suppose I should just stay with my instincts. But if I did that, I would not have been able to get some insight into it all. I trudged through it and now my work can only reflect this in a positive way.
Part of what keeps any good comic book going, is the hero changing outfits once in a while. How many Iron Man suits are there? How many times has Bat Man worn something different? You can't have a retrospective comic series if the hero never changed their stripes during the continuity of the story.
ReplyDeleteJust draw the damned thing and adjust later... it's what you'll be doing anyway. Issue #1 now! Go go!
So true.
ReplyDeleteI only have 13 issues planned right now. I want the start to be consistant and without changes that would detract/distract from telling the story.
For now I have to find this middle ground between style and design. After that, all bets are off.