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Nov 2015

I've only been posting Grassblades2 since March, and I've been drawing it since about November last year - so it's been a year now! - so the difference isn't dramatic or anything, but it's definitely there!

This is page 1 of chapter 1:

and this is the latest page, page 18 from chapter 3:

The changes are mostly subtle. I've gotten more comfortable with drawing my main character, and I've gotten braver with my paneling, etc., etc.

@wbparham247 It's always fun to see your style changes over the years. It's kind of looking at an old photo album of yourself as a child. I love how you didn't really change your character's style but change your finishing techniques over the years. I actually drew the prototype of my comics Veronika's Little World in 1999, and by the time I pick it up again earlier this year, my style has changed immensely.

and this is how I draw when I picked it up again April this year...

and this is how it changed into in the past 6 months or so...


Pretty drastic, hey?

It'll be 4 years in February that Vatican Assassins has been published on the web, and the change from beginning to present has been dramatic. I started drawing the actual pages in December 2011....

Here's a recent page, posted in October of this year

I've been pretty ecstatic overall with how much I've improved. Over time, everything has become more natural, detailed, and I've tried different things with extreme foreshortening and panel layouts. I still have a long way to go though.

Very cool! I think all of them look great but I see what you're saying. Sometimes you have to tweak and fine tune til you get what works best for you.

It's funny how those slight changes can make such a great impact on the feel of a page!

I believe that all of us, no matter our style and talent level, will always have something more to learn, and something we can always improve on in one way or another.

@wbparham247 Yep, and from design point of view, once you nailed a particular style for a particular series, it might be best to stick to the style as much as possible to the series could is recognisable just by looking at the colour, layout and character style. Kind of like a brand. Just my thinking blush

I actually started drawing my comic twice before I got "serious" and committed to it, so I have some old pages from those past attempts:

Here's the first official page I ever posted online (2012):

and here's are some recent pages (2015):

My color sensibilities have definitely changed and I've gotten way more comfortable drawing my characters (and drawing in general).

Love your improved style! It's funny how once you really commit to a project it shows in the final product. smile

True! drawing a webcomic is a really good way to improve as an artist and hone your craft


This one was made in early December 2012.
I wasn't sure how I wanted Beive to look like, but I kind of just settled with this design.


This page is the one I liked the most in the chapter that's finished now, so I grabbed it as you can see Beive more clearly here.
I made it earlier this year, in June or so, I think.


And this one's just a teaser for what's coming up next, made in September.

My comic's just getting darker and darker, HAHA!

A chance to show everyone embarrassing old art? Sure! I'm loving seeing everyone else's as well.

The original version of City of Blank1 was actually started in 2010. So... My approach to the first pages were uh...certainly different 5 years later.

However, for a better example of how much the art's really changed, here's a remake of a page from 2010 as well.

I hope there's at least a little bit of improvement apparent beyond just adding color!

I love City of Blank! I'm a sucker for original stories and good art. It's cool to see the beginnings of it.