To start things off, I drew the main cast of my comic. Up until this point, I’ve only had a basic idea of what each of them are like, as well as some very messy Pinterest moodboards. This proved to be trickier than I thought! I wanted each of them to showcase their personality, have a unique style and all appear like they exist in the same universe. The trickiest character to settle on was Izzy, the main protagonist, because I knew that he had to be likeable, relatable, and I needed to love his design because I’d potentially be drawing it… 30 times a week, if this comic goes up. His original design had glasses, but I opted out of those after discovering how annoying it was to just draw them once, let alone over the span of a whole chapter.

Jouchelle was quick to respond with her feedback! The method we chose was redlining my illustrations, especially since we could no longer meet up in person due to Covid-19.

From Jouchelle, I gathered that my original attempt was too static and the characters lacked personality in their body language. Also, I could make things more interesting by switching up their directions, as I had everyone facing the same way in the original. As a personal note, I made sure to adjust the colour palette too, as it was looking too dull for my tastes.

And here’s the final attempt! I tried to adjust them so they were more interesting, but I also kept in mind the amount of time we had and was eager to move onto the next phase.