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Posted on April 17, 2009

Sometimes you can get a page exactly right the first time. Other times you stumble through the script, stumble with the layout, and stumble with the lineart. Let's hope I don't stumble with the coloring too. :P
The biggest problem was that halfway through drawing, I decided that my plan for the script wasn't going to work. Originally, I had the full cast-so-far involved in a Yarboan victory/defeat dance of sorts, a quick little mock ceremony that is equivalent to our 'Good Game' handshake ceremony. The thing is, it was so alien lookingand so crowded that by the time I had draw half the cast, it was clear as daylight it wasn't going to work.
Then, of course, I overcompensated. I reduced it to just a handshake, but the panel is very wide: it felt empty, and the timing was weird (still is). Now we have a shot just before the handshake/high-five, and I hope it flows well enough.

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