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Without getting into the psychology of being a 'hermit freelancer' there are times when you try to work because it's a workday but something is usually lacking. Initially, I changed the first page because the action in the first panel wasn't clear and the angle was very similar to the first panel on the next page. Then I decided the figure in the first panel of the second page wasn't dynamic enough so I changed that.In both instances I completely redrew/traced the page because the paper wouldn't have survived a redraw.



There wasn't anything wrong with this page from a purely illustrative point of view but it felt too fast paced for the story-- so I redrew the page with a static opening that suggested GROK had been in the chamber, pleading and arguing, for some time.



This was one of those times where the image looked terrific as a frenetic thumbnail but lost everything when I removed all of the construction lines. Without them, there is no sense of scale and the Tripods look thin and feeble.



This is the only page I have completely redrawn since joining Uncanny. (at least the only one that is already in print) I went for the most dramatic angle but, after seeing some of the early colour proofs, I was concerned that it may not work with that style of colour so changed the shot to a slightly simpler angle.