I've been thinking about weather colour is appropriate for my comics. I tried full colour as that is how I usually work, and an alternative spot colour.
Above: more my 'natural' way of coloring, I try not to use straight up black in my stuff except for eyes and eyebrows, but when I tried to change the eye abyss to another dark colour it just did not look good. I feel overall colouring it this way gave the eyes not as much effect, they also feel out of place. The ramen, etc looks good but overall I think it's too distracting.
Above: Single colour, this was to mimic Fun Home and, Nagate Kabi's work, I feel it works better than the full colour, but yet again I still feel it takes the away the dread.
So, although I do enjoy the single colour version, I think to properly show connection to my research they should be left black and white. Comparing the strips in black and white to artists such as Bechdel's single strips, Jennifer Camper's comics, a lot of Amber Cragg etc, black and white seems the way to go. I also enjoy the atmosphere using big pieces of black can bring to a panel.
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