Been working on this for a couple of weeks, on and off. It’s what’s known as an Ex Libris, or bookplate (basically the fancy version of writing “this book belongs to…” inside a book, instead you’d glue one of these on the inside cover – Wikipedia for more info).
I’m also proud of the fact that I conquered my long standing fear of the Photoshop pen tool with this project. Of course I couldn’t resist mucking up those crisp clean computer vector lines with some gritty faded texture for a little natural character. Also, compare with the original pencil sketch which I scanned and used to create the final version.
Just came from your Sakana No Sadness site. I’m sorry to see that you are discontinuing the comic for now. I discovered it rather late – not long before you stopped updating. I enjoyed the story and the artwork and look forward to your relaunch in the future. Good luck on your future ventures.
I would SO buy those bookplates!