Part 3!!!!
June 26th, 2009
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Sorry guys, but it seems like the streams that I recorded are not accessible from the ustream servers. I don’t know what happened, just that I can’t view them, download them or anything…. sorry…. Looks like I’m gonna have to go back to doing tutorials the old fashioned way, by recording them locally.
Rawb
Maybe it’s the fact that I’m getting older, or maybe I’m just becoming more cynical… or perhaps the two are not mutually exclusive…. but I find myself feeling like it’s about time that the iGeneration takes over the reigns.
I don’t think that anyone can truly say that they haven’t felt like older people who hold a position of authority over them haven’t treated you with the proverbial kid gloves. And to clarify, this is not coming from the angst ridden mind of a teen, I’m almost thirty for god sakes! It really does feel like we are due our moment behind the wheel. Unfortunately it seems a lot harder to pry those gnarled old claws from the controls then it should. If you don’t want us to drive, then you shouldn’t have given us lessons.
Just a thought…
Rawb
So I have been musing on the idea of devising some monstrous device for forcefully removing time from others so that I might use the hours for more constructive pursuits than might be otherwise endeavoured by the victim er ugh… Subject… Yes it seems that I have a not too uncommon condition, which I have decided to bestow with the name “creative diarrhoea.” True, the name itself is not very flattering nor does it seem like something you would like to be afflicted with. But as a descriptions of symptoms go, the term is… Adequate. Yes it seems like my brain seems to continuously spout out half baked (runny) ideas and intense desires to try my hand at new and more interesting projects. The only problem is that every time a new project begins it further compresses the time available for existing projects. Like I said I doubt that I am the only one with this problem but I have become increasingly aware of the condition. Thus my desire to construct the time sucker… They did it in the “princess bride” right? Anyway many of these projects that I have wanted to start seem to be ongoing projects like this very webcomic, or require me to invest vast amounts of time learning new skills like flash ActionScript programming. Sigh, maybe if someone could get cracking on that technology in the matrix where you could upload an entire encyclopedic knowledge of any given subject. Forget Kung Fu Neo, give me C++ and Adobe Flex lessons straight to the cerebral cortex please!
Any other sufferers out there? Maybe we can form a support group…
Rawb
Well the answer to that question is apparently a really awesome looking we comic! I actually stumbled upon this site through a project wonderful ad on someone else’s site. Which on a completely separate note proves that the advertising system works… But I’m getting off the subject. Chicken Hare in it’s webcomic form is actually the third story the main characters have been featured in. The first two the author published and are available for sale on Amazon for just under ten bucks. The thing that really drew me to the site was how great the artwork is. Chris Grine has a wonderful cartoonish style slightly reminiscent of Jeff Smith’s Bone series, but is definitely his own. The character designs, posing and dialogue tone is just top notch, enough that I felt I should investigate the story further. Unfortunately this third story is just beginning so there isn’t all that much there for you to really get to know the characters, but that actually seems to give them just enough mystery to really make them all the more intriguing. Luckily the website has a written synopsis for both of the original books and sneak preview flash apps to whet your appetite. I highly recommend that you check out chickenhare.com and experience the comic yourself, I don’t think you will be disappointed.
Rawb
I felt like drawing an Evil SS trooper for a warm up today…. thought I’d share.
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June 27th, 2009 at 2:54 am
When your choosing darker(or lighter) colors are you just clicking somewhere darker and eyeballing what you think is right or are you actually sliding directly down into darker colors? When attempting to create a color pallet for my characters I always feel as if I could have found better corresponding colors. So am I being over critical or is there some process for choosing shades and such I’m missing.
June 27th, 2009 at 6:19 am
Well the simple answer to that question is to pick a colour slightly down and to the right (in photoshop) of the colour you are using. That means it is slightly darker and slightly more saturated then the original. Picking to the Left would make it less saturated, which I tend to reserve for stuff that is far in the distance.
June 28th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
I’m gonna have to do another tutorial to cover all this
June 30th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Oh, please do a color tutorial. Color is frustrating, especially for us folks stuck in procedural mindsets.
On another note, this (these?) tutorial(s) were excellent. I have always been in awe of backgrounds, particularly yours, and you were able to translate your process into something I could readily understand. Sure, fit and finish are something that comes with time and practice, but I really felt like I understood the process, and could see reasons behind the choice in tools and settings. Great job!
I like your use of the parchment texture. A while ago, I noticed that I could see the tooth of my sketch book paper in a high resolution, grayscale scan. I had intended to use that as a multiply layer with my background colors for a while, but had forgotten all about it. Thanks for the reminder, of sorts! I’m experimenting with the use of the layers you suggested: It’s really handy, but I think I’m getting better color fill by using the Magic Wand to select my paint areas and then expanding the selection (generally by 2, depending on line width and character). Of course, I do all my inking by hand, so that changes things a bit.
June 30th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Yeah no problem Lou, the colour tutorial is definitely on the list. I’m glad you are finding these instructive. I understand what you are saying about the colouring hand inked drawings… I haven’t done that in a while, but I know I have a handy action script somewhere that should make your life a little easier… I’ll see if I can dig it up!