Did a full-on ink job of a novel accurate Roger Rabbit from Gary K. Wolf's Who Censored Roger Rabbit. I sort of put it in mind to treat Roger Rabbit as a muppet in a human world as implied from the early book covers. Plus, this also has served as a bit of a headcanon as to how the mind generated doppelgangers would look more like comic strip characters while the "real world" counterparts would probably look much more cartoonishly uncanny. Howard The Duck's comics worked by that logic with the character looking more like a cartoon duck but still can receive injuries, bleed, and die like any other Marvel character. You can definitely tell I took a few cues from Gene Colan, Phil Winslade, and a few EC Comics artists while inking this
I'm not as much of a professional when it comes to using color techniques but I did my best to get by. I wanted the flats to look as good as the retro print edits that came down the line.
The editing process for this was one of the funnest parts of drawing a good novel accurate Roger. I'm extremely proud of how this came out, even with the white background page contrast giving it an authentic book texture. I guess I'm not as much of a novice at coloring as I thought. Still, I definitely do need to polish my skills with a bit of practice and utilization lol
I really do wish that I kept the shadow version of the original flats and making an alternate version that utilized this factor fully
Color tests for the cover and book himself, Roger Rabbit! This gave me an opportunity to play around with the hue tones that went with the '80s aesthetic of Who Censored Roger Rabbit while giving it a timeless feel, much like the film.
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