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Gahh! Almost don't want to post this as it looks pretty crappy now. Hopefully things will start looking better with the shading.
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OK, I think the bulk of the inking is done. I'll probably play with that aspect more as time goes by but I think I am pretty close to trying my hand at coloring this.
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Coloring presents me with some challenges. I think I could do a passable job just using the dodge and burn tools but I dont think that's how most comic artists color nowdays. I really have no idea how they do it. If anyone know of some tutorials etc or can just give me a heads up I would really appreciate it. Hell if you want to try your hand coloring it go right ahead
. Anyway thats all for now.
Oh yeah. Night at the Museum was great fun too.
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Last update for awhile. Going to the movies with the wife tonight!
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Looking GREAT!
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Looking good so far. The armor rough really tightens the figure up quite nicely. One thing that does worry me a touch is his head. In the first sketch you posted, my first impression was "decapitated hero guy, that's unique" After studying it, I realized he just had a tinny little head. Based on the proportions of his body, it comes off as very odd looking. The small head look might come off as more natural if his build was more squat... broader shoulders, shorter legs, etc. However, it looks like you might be enlarging it in the armor rough, it's hard to tell with only the scarf there, so it might not be much of an issue.
One other problem I saw with the head in the first sketch is it's placement. It is sitting a bit too far to the right (the figures left). If you were to draw a central contour line up the figures chest, the heads placement would probably be a lot easer for you.
As the hands go, the hand to the right (his left) is a thing of beauty! I love that hand! The slight "fanning" of the fingers of the fist really help make it look and feel real... it's great. The problems with the hands that you might be having seem to be rooted in that finger placement.
While the figures left hand is perfect, you didn't quite get that fanning in his right hand. All of his fingers are folded exactly the same and seem to be just marks on the same folded plane. Try to duplicate what you had done with his left hand and that should eliminate any problems that you might be having with them.
The fingers do not fold the same because they originate from different points on the hand. What I mean to say is the end of the hand is not flat but curved. The point where the hand ends and the pinky finger begins is about a knuckles distance back from where the index finger begins. This coupled by the nice and meaty bottom portion of the thumb gives the fingers a fanned like appearance when they are curled into a fist.
Still, great work so far... just based on the difference from sketch to armor rough, t5his looks like it's going to turn out great.
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Thanks sooo much for this comment. You have hit the two trouble spots EXACTLY. The head I am completely undecided on. I had a completely different head I made on a seperate layer and then just erased the parts under the cowl, however it was more of a straight on shot and I dumped it. Currently there really is no head in the pic yet. The screenie has his head tilted all the way back looking up at the sky. That's fine for a screen grab but makes for a bad drawing as no one really wants to be looking straight up 'Forges nose hehe. Unsure what I am going to do there atm.
Then there's that hand. Definately gonna do something else there now that you have brought it up. I was hoping that I had that taken care of but it's obviously not. Ill most likely invert the image and try drawing it in from reverse and see if that frees my mind up a bit.
Thanks very much for your input Graver. i'm very flattered.
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Here's what I have so far.
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Hands giving me troubles like always but it's good enough to go to Photoshop now I think. *cringe*
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*picks up pencil*
"WOAH! Where you been? When you left I waited and waited. I thought you were gone for good."
" I... I.. met someone else."
"omg"
"Her name is Photoshop."
"THAT FLOOZY!"
"don't be like that"
"She's all flash. She gets around, you know that right? That she's seein' ALOT of other guys."
"I...I know that yes."
"I'm always here for you. You know that too right?"
"yeah baby I know that too. Let's go do something fun."
So I picked up my pencil again today. I haven't really tried to pursue drawing in a long time but this forum is so motivating I thought I'd take a crack at it again. You guys are always really kind in your critiques so have at it! I will be adding to this thread as the pic progresses but I am really looking at getting some critiques here so don't be shy.
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Can you feel the Power?
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Really love it Juggertha! Thanks sooo much. Whenevr you enlist someone else to draw your character it's always a bit of a gamble. Will they get it right? Is there vision going to be the same as mine? etc,etc.
I have to say you did an amazing job of getting this exactly like I wanted. Thanks again !
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Man that looks great!
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Thanks everyone!
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I think they're all great!
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Ya know what? I'll second that. Your being much to hard on yourself. Some very nice work there.
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I just want you to know how much I hate you for your crazy photoshop skills. And yet I find your skills to be the coolest thing eva.
Dam you!
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Mr. Awesome,
Not sure how to make this post without sounding like a sap but wth. I have always found your character to be really fun. Very much enjoyed his bio at Crey Ind and you in fact seem to echo many of the qualities your hero stands for. Always one to lend a kind word. I dont think I have ever seen you be unkind.
I have always enjoyed Superman-type characters and feel that Mr. Awesome is a bit of an homage to him and perhaps Captain Marvel as well. I too have SS/Inv tanker and...well.. with a bit of a costume swap I give you...
Mr. Awesome!
I hope I didn't take to many liberties by doing this. I assure you the costume is already deleted from my slot.
Hope you like it
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Hehe I have been trying to get the stones to post this for you all to get a chuckle out of and Juggies thread has finally done it for me.
The idea here was that my speedster would be tearing through Boomtown with the image of a giant looming Vazhilok monster in the sky behind him, explosions going off etc,etc.
I assure you it took several hours for me to piece this wallpaper together. When I was finally done I moved it from Photoshop to my desktop and was immeadiatly struck by how the image had suddenly transformed! No longer was I a hero dashing through a burned out town while the fearful image of my enemies loomed in the sky behind me....
I was suddenly a cowardly hero running for my life from a... well.. a rather flatulant looking giant monster.
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Here's another of my main.
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I decided to go all out with the special effects on this one,lightning,motion blur,full body glow etc. Hopefully it doesnt appear too over the top. I tried to keep the background simple so it wouldn't be too much.
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Welp we are still going strong in this thread but im slower than most so I thought I'd post my update a bit seperately for comment .
Im doing the Fool Tarot card for the Project and chose to use Gravers Toon Absinthium as the fool (im an sg mate so I can get away with stunts like that :P )
Anyways enough rambling heres my updated version from the one posted in the Tarot Thread , Here I am all new and improved !!!111
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I LOVE IT! Your style is just the coolest Scarfy
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Here's one I made for my son. He's currently on vacation with his real dad so this will be a surprise for him also!
His toon is a Fire/Ice tanker. I really enjoyed incorporating the two elements into this pic. A good bit of work went into the sword and the fireball, as well as the characters glow which actually changes color to reflect the area of the costume it highlights. Hope you like it.
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YAY! Snowlily!!