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I've gotten a lot of questions about how Cruelty gets done via PMs, and questions on the actual pages. It's actually a lot simpler than people seem to think it is.
Every page of Cruelty has been hand-drawn in pencil on an 8.5 x 11 Bristol sheet. It holds up the best to the MASSIVE amount of erasure I usually use, before I like where the lineart's at. The lineart actually takes the longest. . . which is why I hit the 'traditional' tab on these pages. The lion's share of work is spent doing them in traditional media. I wish there was a 'mixed' tab. I think a lot of artists would use it.
The page is then scanned, a few jots of pencil here and there are cleaned up, and the lines that separate the panels are put in, digitally. I use one layer for shading. I know a lot of artists probably use multiple layers for this, but. . . I've found one is usually enough. On bigger pieces with backlighting I occasionally use two, or even three. But for something as simple as comic shading. . . one does it just fine, for me.
Speech bubbles and writing are too boring to explain. I'm sure y'all can figure out how I do those.
So yeah, that's about it.
The original pencilled pages of Cruelty will be available to peruse at AC, although I'm not sure how I'll be selling them, yet. I considered selling all 43 of them in one binder, but. . . I don't know. I just know they I don't want to hold onto them. The artwork I keep gets utterly DESTROYED. They'd actually be safer with someone who'd take care of them better than I do. I might split them up, so more people have the chance to own one or two of them.
Every page of Cruelty has been hand-drawn in pencil on an 8.5 x 11 Bristol sheet. It holds up the best to the MASSIVE amount of erasure I usually use, before I like where the lineart's at. The lineart actually takes the longest. . . which is why I hit the 'traditional' tab on these pages. The lion's share of work is spent doing them in traditional media. I wish there was a 'mixed' tab. I think a lot of artists would use it.
The page is then scanned, a few jots of pencil here and there are cleaned up, and the lines that separate the panels are put in, digitally. I use one layer for shading. I know a lot of artists probably use multiple layers for this, but. . . I've found one is usually enough. On bigger pieces with backlighting I occasionally use two, or even three. But for something as simple as comic shading. . . one does it just fine, for me.
Speech bubbles and writing are too boring to explain. I'm sure y'all can figure out how I do those.
So yeah, that's about it.
The original pencilled pages of Cruelty will be available to peruse at AC, although I'm not sure how I'll be selling them, yet. I considered selling all 43 of them in one binder, but. . . I don't know. I just know they I don't want to hold onto them. The artwork I keep gets utterly DESTROYED. They'd actually be safer with someone who'd take care of them better than I do. I might split them up, so more people have the chance to own one or two of them.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
Species Canine (Other)
Size 1280 x 629px
File Size 144.3 kB
cool. so you basically paint instead of doing things in layers. That's a neat way of doing things... on that, i have to wonder if you've ever used/tried things like Corel Painter. I don't know much about digital art and painting, but a good friend of mine does a lot of it, so I'm just curious to how your style may vary. You focus on so much detail, and your lighting is great. Also, just out of curiosity, do you use a good tablet? If this is work with the mouse I'm just gonna be baffled haha
I have a question from one artist to another.
I am re-learning drawing after taking a one year hiatus. (yeah long time I know)
any suggestions? I have been going though every assignment from my old art classes. But anime and anthro art is somehow eluding me, not that I can't it just seems that I am having a lot of trouble with it.
I am re-learning drawing after taking a one year hiatus. (yeah long time I know)
any suggestions? I have been going though every assignment from my old art classes. But anime and anthro art is somehow eluding me, not that I can't it just seems that I am having a lot of trouble with it.
The secret to all art? Keep practicing. I'd say until you like it, but no artist ever likes their own work, Just keep drawing. And drawing, and drawing, and drawing, unless you decide to stop. The other half, use reference. Life drawing is AlWAYS the best. Always, failing that photographs, failing that anatomical/scientific drawings, failing that, other people's art, failing that, your own art pieces that you liked parts of.
I think your sketches hold a fantastic amount of detail to begin with, but adding the painting (even just grayscale) adds so much life to the piece.
I have seen quite a few before/after things like this where the sketch is mainly there for a reference, and the after pic is so much different. I really like how your paint enhances the sketch.
Excellent work.
I have seen quite a few before/after things like this where the sketch is mainly there for a reference, and the after pic is so much different. I really like how your paint enhances the sketch.
Excellent work.
I find it interesting that you wouldn't just do all the lineart in photoshop. I find it a lot easier to draw characters because I can structure them and draw their "skeletons" a lot easier, then add the final lines on top of all the planned-out poses and structure drawings.
I mean, admittedly, most of my work that ends up being digital usually starts off in my sketchbook, but that's usually because I like to draw when I have free time at work and I don't have access to photoshop there, then I take it home and scan it to finish in photoshop. Even then, I use the scanned piece as just a rough sketch for more solid lineart that I usually make a lot of adjustments to in order to work out the kinks.
I mean, admittedly, most of my work that ends up being digital usually starts off in my sketchbook, but that's usually because I like to draw when I have free time at work and I don't have access to photoshop there, then I take it home and scan it to finish in photoshop. Even then, I use the scanned piece as just a rough sketch for more solid lineart that I usually make a lot of adjustments to in order to work out the kinks.
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