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Lighting FX and new page (at last)
Wow!
I love the colors!
Your pages always look great, but the lighting in this one just looks fantastic :uhhuh:
Wow!
I love the colors!
Your pages always look great, but the lighting in this one just looks fantastic :uhhuh:
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Oddbot
Lighting FX and new page (at last)
Awesome job. The effects are great.
Awesome job. The effects are great.
Lighting FX and new page (at last)
I Love it.
I Love it.
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Philosopher B.
Lighting FX and new page (at last)
Oh my stars ... 'tis sooo pretty.
Oh my stars ... 'tis sooo pretty.
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Pic for my sister's wedding
Thanks for the kind words, everyone.
I'm following suit from the art forums I frequent. It's pretty common there to change the thread title when you post something new. Hope no one minds too much.
I posted this before, but here it is again. It's a pic of my sister and I as kids. She's getting married, so I drew this for her. I'm about to have it printed out on nice paper so she can do what she wants with it.
Self-crits: This is my first attempt at cel-shading. I know it could be better. I also realize that the arm and leg are wrong for running, but I did that on purpose so that the arm/leg wouldn't block the scene. I figured bending reality was better than blocking things. I've been told it looks like his rear foot is back on the hill. I don't see it personally, but I'll keep it in mind for next time. Also, on the art fora, people hate that he's not holding on to her. (Whatever happened to suspension of disbelief?) Again, that was on purpose to engender a carefree feeling. I guess it must be too much to swallow, though.
Warning: png to preserve color, so huge img.
Thanks for the kind words, everyone.
I'm following suit from the art forums I frequent. It's pretty common there to change the thread title when you post something new. Hope no one minds too much.
I posted this before, but here it is again. It's a pic of my sister and I as kids. She's getting married, so I drew this for her. I'm about to have it printed out on nice paper so she can do what she wants with it.
Self-crits: This is my first attempt at cel-shading. I know it could be better. I also realize that the arm and leg are wrong for running, but I did that on purpose so that the arm/leg wouldn't block the scene. I figured bending reality was better than blocking things. I've been told it looks like his rear foot is back on the hill. I don't see it personally, but I'll keep it in mind for next time. Also, on the art fora, people hate that he's not holding on to her. (Whatever happened to suspension of disbelief?) Again, that was on purpose to engender a carefree feeling. I guess it must be too much to swallow, though.
Warning: png to preserve color, so huge img.
Pic for my sister's wedding
The foot bugs me, 'cause there's not much to base perspective off of outside of it, making it hard to judge the actual distance. Plus having it in that odd position makes it even more awkward.
The color looks good, though. Very vibrant.
The foot bugs me, 'cause there's not much to base perspective off of outside of it, making it hard to judge the actual distance. Plus having it in that odd position makes it even more awkward.
The color looks good, though. Very vibrant.
The clock does it. It's integral to the Dr. Manhattan theme.
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Well, there are some key similarities in how Dr. Manhattan perceives time and how Fade perceives magic. It was intended to represent a dimensionally transgressive view of the room, like the wood of the desk sprouting, etc. Both characters have strong ties to quantum theory. I probably drew the clock out of buried memories of Watchmen. I hadn't read it in a long, long time before drawing this. Though looking back, it is quite similar to the whole quark machine assembly he's working on when Rorschach visits. Whoopsie. Let's call it an "homage". It works for Hollywood.
I wouldn't have made the connection until you mentioned it. So I think you're cool. Dr. Manhattan is not the first person to dismantle a clock.
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Some new pages
A new cover inspired heavily by Picasso's "The Dream". Anything cubist would've been perfect. I should've busted out Painter instead of Photoshop. But then I realized I didn't have Painter, and it was way too expensive to run out and buy. The flat coloring is intentional.
And new pages.
A new cover inspired heavily by Picasso's "The Dream". Anything cubist would've been perfect. I should've busted out Painter instead of Photoshop. But then I realized I didn't have Painter, and it was way too expensive to run out and buy. The flat coloring is intentional.
And new pages.
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Here's some more pencils. I really like the way this page turned out. I'm never really all that happy with my art--and that's not compliment fishing. I just always feel it could be better. However, I really like how the coffee-drinking girl in 6th panel turned out. She's one of the best people I've drawn, I think.
Also, that stain on the right side is coffee--a rather odd coincidence given the setting.
And the colored page. I tried some new things. I don't know if I'll do them again though. I washed over a lot of the page with colors, but it kind of detracts from the color pencil look I've developed.
Also, that stain on the right side is coffee--a rather odd coincidence given the setting.
And the colored page. I tried some new things. I don't know if I'll do them again though. I washed over a lot of the page with colors, but it kind of detracts from the color pencil look I've developed.
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You know what's easy to draw? Muscular dudes beating the crap out of each other. Now I know why comic book artists focus on it. Way easier to lay out than people talking (and keep it interesting. Here's the pencils for a new page I just finished. Hot off my pencil.
Why yes, that is a nutshot.
Why yes, that is a nutshot.
Wow! I must say this is nicely done.
You have a cover there. Does this mean you have a published comic? Where does one find/buy it?
You have a cover there. Does this mean you have a published comic? Where does one find/buy it?
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