When I'm drawing the different sequences in the the Gojira / The Art of Dying project, I use a lot of loops. I see the sound construction of the song as very circular.
During the drawing process, these loops go through many steps. The loop I've drawn here is a very small fill from the last sequence of the Art of Dying (minute 6:05).
Step 1: a basic, short-hand version of the loop.
Step 2: fleshing out the basic shapes of the loop and the thick thin contrast.
Step 3: correcting the loop dynamics for rhythmn and movement.
And here is the finished loop-shape placed within the composition.
Once I've finished drawing all the loops, I'll begin the coloring process. The entire composition will be against a black background, and the loops filled in with textured linework in blacks and greys, as in this example:
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