Caught!

OK, we started writing a long dissertation on creating ebook covers, but it suddenly vanished into the æther when we were about halfway through. Rather than rewriting the essay from the beginning, we'll just post an abbreviated version and assume that you can figure out what we're doing as we go along.

First, this was how we wanted the cover to look: a set of photos lying on a woodgrain desktop, with the central graphic depicting two T-girls 'caught' in the act of cross-dressing:

 

 

As the cover template had already been designed, the first step was to do a free-hand sketch based on a number of different reference images:

 

 

Next, we scanned the drawing into the computer and started coloring it up in photoshop (quasi flesh-tones for the figurework):

 

 

Then, we added some solid color to the lingerie (we normally chose virginal white, but decided something a little more colorful might work better in this context):

 

On reflection, we decided to adjust the colors a little and add some tones to the figures (not quite sure at this point whether we want full briefs, thongs or bikinis, but fortunately, photoshop allows for multiple versions):

 

That's about as far as we've gotten, due to various prior commitments. Sorry we can't post the final version right now; hopefully, we'll get 'round to it sooner than later.

Spicy Detectives: Sally the Sleuth: Restorations

You know, Adobe photoshop™ is a truly amazing program. With a basic knowledge of the system, you can take an old, faded, extremely distorted image and give it an entirely new lease of life. It's particularly useful for restoring ancient, grainy snapshots to a relatively pristine condition. While not as crisp and sharp as a direct scan would have been, it gives a good impression of what the original might have looked like, fresh from the newsstand some seventy-odd years ago:


Next, we have page two, as initially "scanned":


followed by the restored version of the strip (ain't I a clever little elf?):

OK, I know all this proves is that I have waaaaay too much time on my hands, but any picture of Sally the Sleuth in her lingerie deserves to be treated with the utmost respect. For my next trick, I'm thinking of trying my hand at drawing a two-page Sally strip in the style of the artist. If anyone has any ideas for a storyline, feel free to post your suggestions below :)