This is where I feel like the digital color really shines. It’s difficult to get gradients like this with ink and watercolor without getting muddy colors (or at least I find it difficult), and you really only get one chance if you’re working on the original (which, like a fool, I do).

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Panel 2
Lila: Oh! The winner is-

Panel 3
Lila: Nova 44!

Panel 4
SFX: Crowd shouting various things, cheering for Nova-44

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Zander: Thank you everybody!