Drawing-a-Day number 20
I’ve been pencilling comic pages all day, and itching to get my hands on some colour. This is drawn from one of the panels I penciled today (I traced the loose pencil drawing on the lightbox directly with the pen onto Stonehenge paper). Spammy is in the original pencil panel, but not the background — I improvised the rest so that he would have a place to be.
I’ve been mulling over how detailed to make his colouring; if I had to draw him as a realistic cat, I would be painting this story for the rest of my life! But I don’t want him to be too simple, either. So I’m going to do some character studies of Spam and his friends as part of my drawing-a-day thing to determine what the style will be. Hope you enjoy the development of Spammy and his friends!
Pigma micron pens and watercolour pencil
(Spam is a character in several of Elizabeth Ann Scarborough‘s books. Check out her works at Gypsy Shadow Publishing Company; you can also find her works on Amazon)
Karen Gillmore Art 
He’s lookin’ gooood, Karen!
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I’m glad you like him, Annie! I’ll be sending you some scans of the pencils soon, once they are recognizable by someone other than me!
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I’m looking forward to see more of Spam! I love him already as he is. Not drawing/painting in a realistic way and not be too simple – that’s the style I am looking for myself. So I will learn from you a lot, I think. i am so glad to have discovered your blog!
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Thank you, Ulla! I feel like I am spiraling in upon my goal. You too — your work has a lovely graphic quality to it, and your colours are gorgeous!
If you’d like more of Spam before I finish this graphic novel, do check out Annie’s books — they are available as e-books, so instant gratification there! The one to start with is Spam VS the Vampire.
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I love your CAT !
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Thank you, Mathew!
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