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Quack!

Episode 218: “Quack!”

I have wanted to draw this scene for so long! Waddlebottom versus a dragon!

Such a ridiculous scene, I put a commensurate ridiculous amount of time into drawing and coloring it! 🙂

A big difference with this page was in the ‘inking.’ I usually draw the figures and elements with a “cartoony” outline (a la my favorite cartoonists like Walt Kelly and Carl Barks and Jeff Smith) and add weight and shadow in the coloring stage. In this case, I drew the heavy shadows in the inking stage – and inked as if it were my coloring process, with lots and lots of hatching and textures.

I shared a larger version of this episode along with the black-and-white ‘inks’ free for everyone here on Patreon.

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— Steve @theSteveConley

This Post Has 8 Comments

  1. Can I just say that the last panel looks absolutely stunning – almost 3D and super dynamic. Wow! :O

  2. I really enjoy the website and comic, but when I am on episode 217, it says that “this is the latest episode” and I have to go back 1-2 episodes to check if I missed the recent one

  3. On my third look, I see his Highness fleetly fleeing the fiery furnace-like flames and can see why they all missed it and got to feel smugly superior for not having done so on my third try. This is really well-done.

  4. That last panel is amazing!
    I just read through your archive and I’m hooked. Great story and characters.

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