Sip in the Afternoon
about.
I got a sketchbook that was specifically for Copic markers. It was actually a lovely sketchbook (for spiral bound). The paper was smooth with just enough texture. And this guy came about. I was practicing drawing more loosely even then, before all the carpal tunnel garbage.
Creator: Angela Boyle
Publication Date: 2019
Drawn using pen and ink, and colored with Copic markers.
character design
old man
I did not name him, but I did have a very good time drawing him. I really wanted to experiment with the odd shape of character rather than realistic. Those wide legs. The square head. I love him. I kind of want to be him?
corgi
This was an exercise in missing my beloved Ernie. But I gave him a tail. This was prior to our beautiful Wallace! Wow. Did I predict Wally? This cutie is a bit fatter than our lithe fella.
There is a chance, if I get the balls to test printing stickers in my laser printers, that I will make these into stickers.
thumbnails
The middle of the first set has my “story” idea. And the right page has a the floorplan of the house. Very lightly based on the apartment we were living in at the time. I was listening to Comic Lab the other day and Brad Guigar used basically this exact story line as an example of what is not an engaging story or something people would want to read. However, this is exactly the kind of thing I want to read sometimes.
