Today’s art club challenge asked us to do something new and unfamiliar. I chose to draw emotions as they might appear in a manga. I chose these expressions from the The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga by Sonia Leong.
I sketched the figures with pencil and paper, inked them, then scanned them. In Clip Studio Paint I digitally inked everything again, the added some color.
The point of redrawing Bernie’s ears was to make him look like a dog, and to make him look startled. I think he does look like a dog, but I don’t see any surprise. I see concern.
I’m thinking that I’m not able to draw a startled cartoon dachshund at this point in my career. My plan “b” is to change the writing to match the vibe of the picture. I won’t write “Bernie was so startled his ears flew up.” I’ll say, “When Bernie heard the racket coming from inside the stove, he thought, “Oh no. Not again!”
