Rejected Panel #4

That’s not where he was supposed to be walking, but that’s where he ended up.

That’s not where he was supposed to be walking, but that’s where he ended up.

This is probably the sixth or seventh version of this panel I’ve made. You can follow the play-by-play via the related links below this post.
This go-round was mostly to see if I could do any interesting pen textures (like the wallpaper pattern). They look okay but I don’t think they’re worth the extra elbow grease.

The original version was too bland; this version is too dire. Fun to really lay on the ink, though.
I forgot to paint the cigar. It looks like he’s chomping on a dry erase marker.


This was largely improvised (the background buildings and people) and fun to paint! See the previous attempt at itl in the “Related Posts” list below.
I’ve begun posting images to Flickr here. That collection will be more “curated”—just pictures that I’m reasonably satisfied with, instead of the soup-to-nuts view of things seen here.

More bubbling test tubes from the Watercolor Lab.
People in the U.S., hope you’re enjoying your day off.