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Here we have the results of a new inking technique I tried. I did all the line work in Illustrator before importing it into Photoshop for the layout. I’m not sure I like doing it that way or not. It seemed a little bit faster, because I wasn’t so concerned with the line quality (or lack thereof), but the lines came out a bit thin. I think this is just a matter of experimenting with the brushes until I find the right thickness. I also have to mention that I’m liking how the guy’s toothpaste toupee came out.

About the comic itself: this is representative of how I feel in large, superficial social gatherings. I occasionally find myself in these situations as part of my job and while I don’t hate it, it’s definitely not, as they say, my cup of tea. Usually I can hold my own in a conversation like this, throwing out empty platitudes such as, “great to see you,” when I don’t even have a clue who these people are. Suffice it to say that it’s rare when I don’t say anything, as in this example. However, I rarely enter into the conversation in any meaningful way. This is for two reasons, primarily: one, nobody ever asks me what my opinion is, and two: the conversations do actually move too quickly for me to follow sometimes. In other words, by the time I figured out something pertinent to say about topic a, everyone else has moved on to topic q.

Most of the time this isn’t a problem because the other guys are so eager to talk about themselves and their own operation that I need not deign to speak. But, like I said, when it comes up, I can generally make it happen without undue fumbling. Even so, the whole business mixer environment—the dull roar, the people about, the networking—takes a lot of work.

At least there’s alcohol.

-Pulsar