Hereville — Hereville Book 2 Preview: Mirka, like the kitten of lore, hangs in there

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Hereville Book 2 Preview: Mirka, like the kitten of lore, hangs in there

On January 19, 2012 · 0 Comments

A drawing-in-progress of Mirka from Hereville book 2. I had a lot of trouble with her left foot — not so much drawing it as finding the right angle to draw it at. Those are three of the rejects there on the upper left.

Also, I initially drew Mirka with two right hands. Fortunately, Jake (my studio-mate, creator of the runaway webcomic hit Modest Medusa and Hereville’s colorist) pointed out the problem. Sadly, even after Jake pointed it out, I couldn’t see it; it took him a couple of minutes to convince me.

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