30 December 2003

comic strip

Asparagus harpoon
Originally published 14 May 2001

Since the strip started, I believe my ability to draw bodies in motion has improved greatly.

It remains far from perfect, however; walking and running I can draw all right, but I need some sort of reference for anything any more dynamic or unusual than that.

So, to get a good reference for dart-throwing, I had to imitate the motion into a full-length mirror, and study myself. Except it was awkward, because full-length mirrors are pretty skinny. I'm not sure the pose entirely succeeded, or even came close, but it's kind of fun when the artistic process requires you to learn something.