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Process & behind the scenes

Sketches, comic pages, and a peek at how Don't Borrow Trouble comes together — more going up here as it's made.

Behind the scenes, piece by piece

Here's a finished piece — open the tab under it to see how it was made.

The finished comic panel — Raegen and Jamie heading down through the autumn forest
Painting a background — see the steps
Background painting step 1 — rough sketch
1 · rough sketch
Background painting step 2 — blocking color
2 · blocking color
Background painting step 3 — building light
3 · building light
Background painting step 4 — blocking color and detail
4 · blocking color and detail
Background painting step 5 — coloring lineart
5 · coloring lineart