As you may have noticed, Voodoo Walrus doesn’t prescribe to the normal web comic format. There is no fluffy cute art traced in Illustrator or Photoshop. There are no references to pop culture, no 80s hair bands, no video games or movies. And above all, there is no cell shaded coloring.
The style, especially in the coloring department, is a constantly evolving beast. Why don’t I find one coloring style and just stick to it? Well, simply put, that just doesn’t work for Voodoo Walrus. How can I color a strip about Hobo Jesus the same way that I color one about keeping the tiny, fanged men at bay? I don’t control the colors; the colors do as they please. In the case of today’s strip, I decided to go with a different look and feel than the last few comics, which were mostly monochromatic. I’m a bit of an art history geek, and it only seemed fair that if people like Masaccio, da Vinci, and Michelangelo all depicted the “real” Jesus in fresco that I should do my best to emulate a painterly style.
Overall, I think it worked out pretty well.