Friday, May 13th 2005 - [296]A Picnic in the Park (11 of 24)
Kimberly
Lola
Robert
Jake
She knows.
Looks good for her age.

Original Commentary

I really wanted to do a comic about Brisbane meeting David, but it came out all sitcom-ish, which is bad. So Isabel came up with the idea and drew it. I scripted it. Look different? I shaded it. Isabel will almost certainly reshade the comic in the morning. I think I undershaded it; I'm usually afraid I overshade things. It comes from the early Kevin & Kell strips which look a little, well, too colored. What was Robert going to reveal in the first panel? That Kimberly is Ms. Taylor's daughter; Jake used to work for Lemon Tech, but either resigned or was fired, depending on who's telling the story - Terrence

The alternately shaded comic is now up. You can see Terrence's version here. -Isabel

Modern Commentary
Lola is at least forty years older than the other folks here but between Dan and the Lounge Guys, she has more on-screen suitors than anyone else in the comic besides Sofia.

As you can see from that version that I shaded, this isn't the first time we've adjusted the lettering and word bubble positioning. Also, I think this was the only time that I shaded the comic. My style really doesn't work with Isabel's art. Going forward, we've left the comic unshaded or uncolored instead.

My technique hasn't really changed; add until it's too much then take away until it isn't. If anything has changed with my coloring, it's been my judgment.

I still think that it wouldn't work well with Isabel's art. - Terrence

 
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