It was a nice surprise when I came across the set of tweets below from creator of Mouse Guard David Petersen. I'm a big fan of the DC Comics series Gotham Academy, written by Brenden Fletcher and Becky Cloonan, but I had no idea that David Petersen would be working on some pages.
I adore everything David Petersen does, and his illustrations are always top notch. However, most of them are anthropomorphic. As you'll see below Petersen talked a bit about his process in working on the Gotham Academy pages…
Lessons from my Gotham Academy pages: 1) Drawing people is harder than drawing mice. 2) Drawing people over & over constantly is the hardest
— David Petersen (@mouseguard) February 12, 2016
I rarely draw people, almost never the same human more than once, and if I ever have, not on the same page for comparison. #AmateurHour
— David Petersen (@mouseguard) February 12, 2016
David, next time don't underestimate fictional likeness…of characters based on real people you know, but when they were younger.
— David Petersen (@mouseguard) February 12, 2016
I did get to design the cover for a fictional book in my Gotham Academy story. I'm so pleased with it, I made 1 panel just that book's cover
— David Petersen (@mouseguard) February 12, 2016
Before I head off to bed… Here's a peek at a small panel thumbnail from my Gotham Academy story pic.twitter.com/HmS3IVFBXk
— David Petersen (@mouseguard) February 12, 2016
Overall, this is incredibly exciting news. I can't wait to see more of David's process and the final product of course!
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