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When did it suddenly become cool to hate everything? It's a growing problem, especially in the entertainment world, and no one benefits from an increasingly hard to please, pessimistic audience.
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For a moment, I thought I've sent this pic here, but it somehow slipped my mind.
My next project could be what my New Year's Resolution needed; a chance to get the fire back in the belly as well as to go back through the strips and make a better story (with better artwork) out of it. It'll be published by Lulu and have a bit of a Wizard of Oz feel: Jim's world is in Anime-style screentones thanks to a bunch of textures and brushes from here in DA, and Scarlet's world will be in technicolor. All of the strips I'm reusing for the Remix version will be inked as well, and I'm going to order a Pilot Disposable fountain pen just for the occasion. [link] Since Screentones obviously don't shrink very well, posts on pages here will be very limited. But then again, I am making this comic with the intent on publishing it, am I? |
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I'd suggest outlining the story you want to tell on paper, following major plot points, and then tell that without getting bogged down in details that eventually bog the stories down.
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Ahh, A beautiful dove. The symbol of peace. How sweet. Perhaps I should feed it... To a CAT!
I'll be sure to do that not only with SPIR, but with the current strip I have right now.
(Besides, I pretty much have the outline for SPIR more or less already. I just needed to fill in the missing gaps.)
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David FoxFire of FoxFire Studios
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But you don't have a tablet do you? You should get one if you are serious about your art, its an indispensible investment. Also, what program do you use to color and ink your work?
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Its hopeless, no matter what we do, somebody will be better at it, AAH!!
Maybe it's the low dimensions I have to work with using the web comic format. If there's anyone who's willing to donate a tablet for commissions, or even pay some commissions for me to get the money to buy one, I greatly appreciate it. I'd get one if i had the money. It's the usual complaint from me.
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David FoxFire of FoxFire Studios
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And I see, so you up the contrast until its pure black and white? A very common technique, but you can't just stop there. Again, the lines look rough and unfinished. Make a new layer and trace over the original picture, then color it. It will look better.
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Its hopeless, no matter what we do, somebody will be better at it, AAH!!
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David FoxFire of FoxFire Studios
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I think it'd look better with shading and highlights, it adds more dimension, especially when you want to contrast two types of coloring as you seem to do here.
Also, I've been wondering. I use Photoshop myself so I'm all into layers and using Multiply to color my lineart. Does Gimp have layers too? I think you could benefit from something like that.
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ART
n. The human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature.
And yes Gimp does have layers, something I've been working with with the colored pages. I just hope I can find the patience and time I need to put in the dimensions.
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David FoxFire of FoxFire Studios
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Also, for the lineart, to make it look less jarring and also to preserve details and pencil or ink shading I usually scan it in Greyscale and never in black and white and use the Adjust Levels tool to get rid of the excess grey or darken my blacks. It's insanely useful.
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n. The human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature.
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