Artistically...

[palliard]

... I think you may be going overboard a bit with Pierre's cheekbones lately. Now he almost looks like he's got horns growing out of his face.

Is there a particular effect you're trying to achieve there?

[Jennifer Babcock]

Not really- stuff like that happens for several reasons: I'm still not completely fluent with the tablet, so sometimes drawings aren't consistent. Or, I haven't drawn that character in a while, and I tend to overexaggerate features that I shouldn't.

It's really all a learning process- Pierre is one of my newer characters, and I still haven't decided in my mind how things should be set in stone in terms of his look.

I think you're right about the cheekbones though- I noticed that yesterday and panel 2 of today's in particular.

I think Donna is the only character I have that has remained unchanged for the most part. Mona on the otherhand, looks drastically different from the first time I drew her. Mona and Pierre are more difficult to draw b/c they are more angular, and their faces demand to be more precise and consistent. I'm much better drawing by hand and inking by tablet, so I may revert to that process again sometime soon. Right now though, I would prefer to keep my clutter to a minimum in New York.

[palliard]

It hasn't escaped my notice that the way you draw particular characters has evolved over time. I find it very interesting to watch you grow as a talented artist.

My advice is, don't set anything in stone. YES, there are issues of character recognizability... but I could name you more than one strip-artist that has frozen his strip into a monolithic format well past the point where it was entertaining.

[luvyababygirl]

speaking of art- i just wanted to say the background in the last panel today (10/12) was excellent.