Sketch/Mask/Flat Color WIP for Little Runt (Page 23) (Patreon)

I decided to get rid of that little "sniff" in the second panel. I wanted that scene to be as quiet as possible, and having Nes making no sound at all felt more emotionally impactful.

Also, that bottom panel was HARD to do. I had to get the background perfectly symmetrical, but most of all, I had to figure out how to get Irwin and Nes to hug tightly while sitting on a bench, and have their expressions perfectly visible. The solution i arrived at worked great! But it took me almost a few hours, lol. Much of my previous attempts just didn't look natural.