Very mild nsfw – I worked too hard on this not to blog about it now

Comïc

I don’t usually commit to words and images so intimately together, but I saw these quite clearly in my head when I thought of the scene.

I’ve drawn kisses (and, indeed, interactions in general) since time began, and I’m happy with this one. I think I’ve indicated where the force is coming from (pushing upwards, through Mitzi, since Antonia is against a wall anyway) and I’ve smashed that emotion with that angsty little eyebrow and the crinkle in Mitzi’s nose.

I went for the slightly overlapping images inspired by shiiocha on Instagram, who’s informal, doodly comics come together as more of a continuous experience than comics that are more boxed in. I think it worked!

You can see even within this comic I’ve experimented with brush for the characters and the type. I liked the clean, responsive feel of spectra, which you see I use towards the end. The thick, expressive gloaming you see at the beginning works better with one off pieces, perhaps? I just felt the other worked better.