On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

The last week or so has seen me binging on instructional videos for comics artists. The point - pun, somewhat intended here - is to get back into practice as an illustrator. I'm using both traditional and digital toolkit here, as I believe well-rounded artists ought to be.

Consequently, I'm looking for supplies. Specifically sources for 2 mm mechanical pencil leads, 4H and harder. Which is proving somewhat difficult right now, since the major North American and European suppliers seem reluctant to make and sell any leads harder than 4H these days. Recommendations of new sources are most definitely welcome.

(Yes, I continue to look for office work jobs. Can't afford not to!)

jecoleuk - hoping I've attributed properly here - posted links to other people's portfolios on their FB account that have got me practicing anatomical detail work. Eyes, facial structure, ear structure, arm structure...that kind of thing. I doubt that I'll be uploading any of my own "practice-by-eyeball-copying" to Flickr, but I need the practice. To get back into practice, if I want to do any more comics illustration of any sort ever again. Paid or not.

Oh, and the sketchbook I'm using right now? It's one of those little 5.5" x 8" Strathmore "Visual Journals". I have no idea if the company makes them anymore. Not right now. I'll look into it after I've exhausted this one, though.

I admit to being out of practice.

The comics job, that is.

Here's one more teaser image from the pencils underway...