the dregs #47

this episode was drawn in late july 2010. this episode is a special one because i think i finally came up with a better stylized look for Onions. i've been trying to find a good one for a while. instead of making him another chubby character, he's become more turtle like because i've always thought of him as being more cowardly than anything. i left him with the large body so it looks more like a shell he might hide in, but trimmed his neck down considerably and gave his nose a more dominant beak-like look.

i've also stopped filling in the black negative space by hand and let photoshop do the work for me. i doubt anyone noticed (or at least i hope not).

i hope you like it.

the dregs #43

this episode was drawn in late april 2010. it was an older joke and i don't know why i hadn't used it until now.

i like the perspective of this one, being behind peg. i don't think i've ever really shown what she looks like from behind (that's a good thing), and at this point in the strip, i doubt there is anyone who wouldn't know that was her. earlier on, however, i can see there being some confusion. i admit having problems with the foreshortening of sal's left arm. his forearms and hands are already so big, it looked really strange making them bigger to show they were in front of him. i think the staggering of the boxes helped.

john