Tristen

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Aumji has been on my case recently to make a comic. I actually have three comic ideas written down but none were simple enough to make a one shot. But, going through my sketches I found this character and I decided I needed to use her.

Her name is Tristen. She lost her arms in a near-fatal shark attack. Her family can't afford prosthetics so they made her a bulking arm that has a ball and chain attached, used to kill thieves and stuff.

I have the first fifteen pages or so written out, and working on some draft pages. I have each of the three major arcs that compose the story summarized. I have a general idea of the story and pacing. I have the characterizations set. So, I'm feeling good about this comic. The hardest part is drawing her damn arm. ): I think I'll just upload the comic here to blogger though.

To explain her pose, since I know its awkward looking: Her left arm has a very heavy chain and ball attached to it. She's leaning to her right to better balance her body. Her corset there is actually made of steel to support her upright and for protection.

I spent the whole day inking this. So, I think the inking is really clean. The image is really large so...yeah. Up there is just a zoomed out screen capture. I find it really hard to keep a messy lineart in photoshop. Sigh ):. Oh well.