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SCAVENGERS 01-01
Okay folks, here's a test page of SCAVENGERS to see if the method of making my own pages from Bristol would work, then how long would it take from start to finish, pencil to inked to shaded and then scanned and lettered in Photoshop. Near as I can figure, this was about five hours. That's too long, but ther was more detail than I normally have in ROOMIES so that adds to it, plus- there's simply a lot of paper to shade!
The inkwash method was pretty quick and I like that result. This is a very traditional method and one that is largely lost in today's world of Photoshopped comics. I think I'll stick with this method. It's more natural and I jst like the feel to it.
The larger size allows me to get more detail in and more interesting poses. I also like playing with panel layouts and getting creative there as you can tell in the sceond panel. There is no point whatever to justify it being tilted or the silhouette other than it added visual interst to what would otherwise be a talking head shot. It also gave a nice dark background for ALex's head in the bottom panel.
Anyways, let me know what you think. This is all for a new comic story to start up both online and in print.
The inkwash method was pretty quick and I like that result. This is a very traditional method and one that is largely lost in today's world of Photoshopped comics. I think I'll stick with this method. It's more natural and I jst like the feel to it.
The larger size allows me to get more detail in and more interesting poses. I also like playing with panel layouts and getting creative there as you can tell in the sceond panel. There is no point whatever to justify it being tilted or the silhouette other than it added visual interst to what would otherwise be a talking head shot. It also gave a nice dark background for ALex's head in the bottom panel.
Anyways, let me know what you think. This is all for a new comic story to start up both online and in print.
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Hello! Your work is well known and the results are well worth the time you put into it. Someday I hope to get to that level.
I really look to the comic artists of the late 80's / early 90's during the black and white pulp comic explosion for inspiration. Gallacci, Dowling, Sheppard, all of the people that do comics in a traditional way where the only reason you use Photoshop is to clean up the scan and not for creating art or going filter happy.
I really look to the comic artists of the late 80's / early 90's during the black and white pulp comic explosion for inspiration. Gallacci, Dowling, Sheppard, all of the people that do comics in a traditional way where the only reason you use Photoshop is to clean up the scan and not for creating art or going filter happy.
Love the silhouetted art, and I agree the angle gice it a lot more visual interest than using another rectangular panel to gte the point across.
The inkwash method you speak of sounds interesting. Any tutorials on it? Or is it simply watering down some black ink to your liking and applying with a brush?
The inkwash method you speak of sounds interesting. Any tutorials on it? Or is it simply watering down some black ink to your liking and applying with a brush?
You've pretty much go it. I did a tutorial a few months ago on it- go back into my gallery and you'll find a few pages about it.
Mostly it's just diluting the ink into values that are predictable, then experimenting. Keeping the paper wet, keeping it dry, blending, harsh or soft edges, etc. Play around with it- it's art!
Mostly it's just diluting the ink into values that are predictable, then experimenting. Keeping the paper wet, keeping it dry, blending, harsh or soft edges, etc. Play around with it- it's art!
Very nice work on this one, Flinters. Five hours is pretty dang good I think for so much detail and such scale. That's a lot more panels than your usual Roomies comic as well. If you ran on that format normally, you might just have to update a little less frequently to make sure it stays manageable and you don't get long delays between updates.
The inkwash shading you have been working on is coming out wonderfully. It does have a nice, soft feel that no one seems to use any more.
As for the story, you already have me curious. Maybe they'll find out what happened to those poor folks in Roospace!
The inkwash shading you have been working on is coming out wonderfully. It does have a nice, soft feel that no one seems to use any more.
As for the story, you already have me curious. Maybe they'll find out what happened to those poor folks in Roospace!
I like where this is going already :) The expressions are fantastic - the only part I'm not sure about is that I didn't really get a sense of rapid movement between the bottom two panels, though the zip-lines do help a little with that.
Additionally, the silhouette and his glasses make him look terrifyingly like a furry version of Westbury from 1213!
Additionally, the silhouette and his glasses make him look terrifyingly like a furry version of Westbury from 1213!
Huh, I didn't expect this sort of response to just a sample comic page. There's not even any plot or story in it yet it generated a lot of responses for one page.
I'm pleased by the responses so far.
There will be no computer shading. I want this to be all ink wash and traditional art. It may take longer, but I just like the look and feel that sometimes the old ways are best. It stands out from the quick and dirty computer shading of today's comics.
I hope to put this up on a site of its own. Right now I'm working with a friend to get a page set up for design / layout testing. This comic was meant to help with that. The site will be FREE. I don't believe in charging for online comics.
Once there are enough comic pages made up (24), then it will be released as a stand alone comic book collection. That should mean I'll have two new comics a year at cons to sell and that will make me a happy roo.
I'm pleased by the responses so far.
There will be no computer shading. I want this to be all ink wash and traditional art. It may take longer, but I just like the look and feel that sometimes the old ways are best. It stands out from the quick and dirty computer shading of today's comics.
I hope to put this up on a site of its own. Right now I'm working with a friend to get a page set up for design / layout testing. This comic was meant to help with that. The site will be FREE. I don't believe in charging for online comics.
Once there are enough comic pages made up (24), then it will be released as a stand alone comic book collection. That should mean I'll have two new comics a year at cons to sell and that will make me a happy roo.
5 hours is great for that amount of detail. I do Sunday-sized comics(just a couple inches slimmer) using just a little ink-washing for texture and shading, and while I don't keep good track of my time, I think it's 5-6 hours from penciling to finish(probably more). I don't cartoon much, so hopefully my upcoming once-a-week schedule will speed me up considerably. The past year, I've been doing once-a-month and the 6 years before, it was once-a-year.
I've been doing a three times a week comic for years now so cranking art out on a schedule isn't new there. I do all three days at one go and doing a full comic page inked and shaded is taking about an hour longer. I think I can cut some of that down more as I get more and more practiced.
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