Remember this pencil sketch I did a few weeks ago? Well tonight I finally had the chance to ink it (real ink ON paper). It was a challenge, since I’m really not used to it. And I learned something new – since I get so nervous while inking, I end up holding my breath for too long. I should probably work on that…

Anyway, after I inked it, I scanned it in and colored it in Photoshop. Which is the first time I’ve ever done that. I color digitally all the time. But I never before colored something that was done in paper and ink and scanned in. And also I’ve only just done very few sketches on paper up till now anyway.

Here’s the result!

Imy and Kat at the Bar

I am SO proud of myself. This is a big step for me! Of course I have a lot to learn, but this proves that if I wanted to I COULD draw my strips in paper and ink, and then post-produce in photoshop. I don’t think I’ll be making that crossover, but I will definitely be doing more separate pieces this way.

I wonder if I should make this into a desktop…