This allotment of diary comics was put together on A3 Bleedproof paper using a range of Copic markers. Process was blue line layout, then in with the Copics, then loose lines using one or two different ink pens over the top (except for the asshole strip where i also used a brush pen). The focus here was speed, and not worrying about the final result too much. Using the chisel edge of the copic marker in a gestural manner before application of final ink line resulted in a few happy accidents here and there, as the marker dictated lines and shapes I wouldn’t have thought of but had to go with. I’m particularly happy with some aspects of the cycling comic, and the minimalistic lines of the first and last comic on the page. Being fast means I don’t worry so much about making a pleasing image. It’s about clarity and guiding the eye. Aesthetics takes a back seat for now.
