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I really don't expect anybody to be able to make any sense out of this strip except for the Mother it was intended for. She found it initially confusing... then when it had all sunk into place, hilarious and romantic; which was the reason it was made.  For anyone else it can be filed under 'in jokes'.  

This is still part of the Brunetti exercises that are ongoing.  For those still interested this is Hwk 6, p.52. The gist of the exercise is to do a story on relationships and include some form of variation in panel size. It was supposed to be black and white (which I have included below) but I couldn't resist n urge to try out some watercolours on it as well.  There is a second attempt below that was done before I had really thought about what i wanted the colour to achieve...rather than just colour the thing locally.

Really glad I took the time to have another go as the first one is a cold and lifeless piece in comparison.  

All feedback is gratefully appreciated.

Dan :)

A few CUs...

Original ink only version...

So, here is another exercise set from the Brunetti book that I have taken an incredibly long, laborious time ever.  I guess I try to fit in as many trials as I can into these single assignments, even though they are probably better attempted in a freer more 'dashed-off' style.  

What we have here is the second version (the first is below for comparison purposes) of the colour trial.  I really like the direction the later one is going.  I used some of those inkybrushes that are just sooo handy for quick work.  Mixed up some greys, a couple of pastels and a strong(ish) red and went at it like a bull in a china shop.  Some parts have worked and others haven't... but that's the only way I seem to get anything close to satisfying.  I guess practice will eventually allow me to produce the better parts on a more consistent level.

In between the two versions are a few of, what I consider  to be the better bits.

The one at the bottom was coloured in Photoshop and is just awful and flat.