Character Cleanup & Revision

So after working out designs for our characters, Stephen Silver had us work on finalizing one and cleaning it up.

I've done very little brush-based inking so this was a challenge. I was able to do a passable job in Photoshop but I really do need to practice my analog inking.

As you can see, my first cleanup pass was pretty straight-forward on the pencils. But Stephen suggested a few tweaks to the head which you can see on the 2nd cleanup drawing on the right. Overall, I'm fairly pleased with the result, especially given that this is the first time I've worked out a character to such a level.

If you get a chance to take Stephen's character design course, try to go for the video feedback option if you have the funds. The payoff is well worth it.

Next up: turn-arounds and expressions.