This week's page of Peter & Company almost wasn't meant to be. A sudden ink spill caused almost half the page to be ruined. I was able to salvage two panels, with the third having to be completely redrawn.

I have always loved the feel of traditional drawing techniques. No matter what your chosen or preferred medium, however, you always run the risk of having these sort of tragedies occurring to your work. Photoshop can crash or corrupt your save file, the ink can spill, paint can smear or drip unintentionally, and it always ends up with additional work having to get done to catch up to where you were. Such is the hazard of being an artist, but it comes with the territory. There’s no use crying over it when it happens; just take a brief break to recompose yourself, take a deep breath, and get right back on that horse. The silver lining is that 99% of the time your second attempt at drawing the same panel will end up looking even better than the original.

Regardless, I’ll always embrace traditional inking with a brush, but man… the ink can be a harsh and cruel mistress sometimes.

Just thought I would upload this real quick as a public service message for all my fellow artists on here. I like highlighting the results of human error just as much as the finished product. When mistakes are this big, they should be showcased.