Actually, it's only four-and-a-half years, but who's counting?
So, the latest installment of Friday 4Koma took place in a hot spring. While creating the background artwork for that comic, I remembered that the very first Friday 4Koma I ever created that had a more detailed background (Friday 4Koma 第19話) also took place in a hot spring. Interesting...
With that said, I thought it might be a fun thing to compare these hot spring backgrounds from two different Friday 4Komas and see the difference four-and-a-half years can make on one's artistic expression.
Hot Spring Background from Friday 4Koma 第19話
Hot Spring Background from Friday 4Koma 第177話And while I am still happy with the quality of the first hot spring's background, I’m not too proud to admit that there is definitely a noticeable difference between the pieces' attention to detail.
I wonder how much different my artwork will look four-and-a-half years from now. Hmm...