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This was a very difficult piece for me to do,but it had to be done,especially if I want to get serious about getting ACE AND QUEENIE back into the pages of FURRLOUGH on something resembling a regular basis. Soon after starting the webcomic version of A & Q , I became very unhappy with what I had been doing in the print version , in fact , I can't stand to look at some of it now. Waaay way too much hatching and cross-hatching , going off-model , being lazy with backgrounds , and at times , sequences bordering on slapstick. This may not be exactly 100% perfect , but I feel I've finally hit upon a b & w look for A & Q that I am truly happy with,mainly through replacing the heavy hatching with the use of brush pens , gray washes , and gray prismas. The other action I really felt I had to take was to once and for all make a break from the "Anime" look which went back to when A & Q were Human characters , done in a style that mixed strong Anime influences with the look of the animated series SAMURAI JACK. I love Anime , and still want to do (other) work in that style , but let's face it....big sparkly eyes and exaggerated takes are simply not a good fit for a comic like this. In fact , if anything is influencing me at this stage , it would be the work of an Artist I truly admire and have just recently rediscovered- the late Doug Wildey , in my opinion one of the most underappreciated and under recognized comic Artists ever. ( For those who don't know , Mr. Wildey pretty much single-handedly created JONNY QUEST , probably my all-time favorite cartoon , for Hanna-Barbera in 1963 / 1964 ).....Growing pains are never easy , but they are essential , especially in art. EDIT: Went back and smoothed out some uneven lines.
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This pice of art, is not only a homage on Johnny Quest, no it also cathes the flair of the 60/70s Spy Movies, ecpseically Solo from UNCEL and James Bond.
There is a lot of influecne from Thunderball. I really like it, I really do.
Ya know, I still have to commish you for a crossover, the world is wating for, but it would properly drain my budget to zero.
Anyway, nice pic, I love it.
There is a lot of influecne from Thunderball. I really like it, I really do.
Ya know, I still have to commish you for a crossover, the world is wating for, but it would properly drain my budget to zero.
Anyway, nice pic, I love it.
A very nice bit of work indeed, and I agree the original Johnny Quest animated series simply does not get the credit it deserves. I remember watching it as a kid and loving it, and none of that kiddified 'everyone lives and nothing bad every really happens to anyone'. Seemed like someone died every episode and they often came a whisker's breathe away from dying themselves to defeat whatever evil faced them. None of that 'all done in virtual reality junk so it's not real' junk from that last version they attempted.
I love the retro feel of the art style - never saw Johnny Quest but I've always like the Bond look! Having used brush pens and brushes myself, I can say you've done a fantastic job with the inking, especially the ink washes - I know from experience that getting a consistent shading can be a bit of a bugger. Brilliant!
I think this new approach is starting out well for you. Learning from Doug Wildey is also an excellent idea , as he and a lot of the old masters in comics began with a solid art education , which became the core and constant source of their greatness.
I think the grey tones you're adding look good and pretty well placed. They add some snap and definitely give that retro feel you're striving for, as does your attention to period styles and military uniforms. You mentioned your old strips as often depicting your characters "off model". I do think overall you could still improve a bit on the structure and consistency of your characters' heads and features. I've recently been going thru the same graphic redesign process with Oona the Cave Bunny , so I think I feel a lot like you at this stage. Good Luck...
Mark Moore
I think the grey tones you're adding look good and pretty well placed. They add some snap and definitely give that retro feel you're striving for, as does your attention to period styles and military uniforms. You mentioned your old strips as often depicting your characters "off model". I do think overall you could still improve a bit on the structure and consistency of your characters' heads and features. I've recently been going thru the same graphic redesign process with Oona the Cave Bunny , so I think I feel a lot like you at this stage. Good Luck...
Mark Moore
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