My Second Life - update 1

So this is my first update for "My Second Life"

I'm going to put periodic updates on the progress here.

The artwork is beginning to trickle in and I shall post complete pages when they come, but for now, here's an early look at some stuff, and I shall try to outline what I'm thinking on the creative front.

I have hired on an immensely talented artist named Daniel Lapham on this project.

Here's a work-in-progress of Page 8 that he drew:



I am very enthused by the quality of Daniel's artwork so far. It looks very defined.

This particular sequence shows her in a hospital bathroom, staring in her reflection, and having a sudden flashback to the previous night.

Looking forward, my first thought as far as coloring style goes, is a dark muted semi-cell shaded style. It would probably look fantastic, but I don't want to veer too much into "animated" territory. I'm not that big a fan of bright photoshoppy coloring. This is a dark, grounded, modern story so I'd hope to have something at least semi-realistic. Daniel's done a great job of drawing in the style I wanted, so that's good.

I'm also musing whether I should bypass the inker and find a colorist who goes straight from pencils? It might help create the look I want, but there's also the risk it ends up looking sloppy (as some pencil--> colors work tends to look).

Aah, decisions.

unrelated note, a little teaser image I had whipped up for the concept. It's probably way too vague: