Ben Humeniuk

I guess I just need to embrace it: Mondays are for drawing Spider-Man (and this time, with another ball point pen). This one‘s for all of you swinging back in to work this week, especially after a long holiday break.

‪Had a long game of Catan and a ballpoint pen last night, so I went to town. Who doesn’t love the idea of Aquaman as a meathead 1980’s thrash rocker? You do you, Arthur Curry. You do you. 🐠⚡️🐋‬

A little ballet dancer to help me practice my use of shadow— which again, y’all, is *hard*. This was done directly in brush pen as well, with no pencil drawing underneath. Time to be fearless this year— speed is of the essence!

Did you read today’s WAKING LIFE ep on @linewebtoon yet? Here’s a wider version of that bus establishing shot that plays with time and location a bit. (It’s one of my fave spreads in the print version.)

Check out the rest of the episode (wherein we meet a crucial new character) here: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/waking-life/episode-9/viewer?title_no=240474&episode_no=9

I’m head over heels for the pursuit of telling stories through drawings and comics. I‘m resolving to share more of my art in 2019, including experiments. And considering what a big year this fella had in 2018, I figured I’d start this year off with a quick sketch of one of my all-time faves.

DONE.

At least… with flat colors. So now?

I’M OFF TO DO TONES AND SHADOWS!!!

#coloring

Four pages left to color in this graphic novel, and I’m DONE. I’m locking this down before 2019 hits– maybe even Christmas, if the wind’s at my back!

Any of y’all #colorists out there got any tips on how to do this stuff quickly and efficiently?

Loose pencils —> improvised inks. Trying to see how little of a net I can work with. The looser it is, the fresher it looks— but the chance of screwing it up goes up accordingly!