Sunday, December 6, 2009
Another preview
Yeah, another preview. I've been working on the Shadow Comic some more and I'm very proud of myself for the way I did the background this time. There's more life back there now... I only fear when I have to draw it again and again. Well, I suppose it won't be that bad. The hardest part is figuring out what you're gonna put back there. After that, it's just a matter of being consistent.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Shadow Comic 4 preview
Hey guys, here's a preview of the next shadow comic. I'm starting to have fun with backgrounds.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Latest news so far
Well it would seem that The Street Fighter Blog has evolved into Hadoken.net for any of you who would like to check it out. There's plenty of change undergoing right now and I'm still going strong on the comic side of the deal. The comic section should be updated tomorrow or later with regular weekly updates after that. I've already got several pages done and ready to be posted but for now they'll be sitting in a nice little stack, qued up for the weeks to come. Even so, I've got to stay diligent in making a new page a week. It'll be hard for me but at least allot of the load is taken off by some help. If I could only find someone who could letter and add in sound effects effectively, I'd only have to worry about doing the lines and that's it. Oh that would be lovely.
On the aspect of my side project, the Shadow Comic, I've laid down the groundwork for the next strip. I'm becoming more and more able with backgrounds and I've come up with a few well looking items to give it a little life. Shadow's room will have to be reformed later on with added personality but that's later anyway. This whole series is just going to be funny and fun and a means for me to flesh out most, if not all, the little details. I might have to do the same for my other characters since they don't really live in the same place as Shadow and Shade, so their settings and backgrounds will have such a different look to them. Bah, focus! Lets just take this one step at a time, shall we?
I'm practicing another means of coloring as well. This time using gray scaling and finding ways to multiply the color on top of a layer several times. If this works, I would have a color style closer to my goal color style. But alas, the work is far too much to manage so it would only be used sparingly at best.
Not too much else to say, and sorry for the lack of pictures to present. If my home computer were Internet abeled I'd have more to share more often. Make note that this is a goal of mine to get Internet in there asap. I might try getting a new WIFI thing and see if that helps...
On the aspect of my side project, the Shadow Comic, I've laid down the groundwork for the next strip. I'm becoming more and more able with backgrounds and I've come up with a few well looking items to give it a little life. Shadow's room will have to be reformed later on with added personality but that's later anyway. This whole series is just going to be funny and fun and a means for me to flesh out most, if not all, the little details. I might have to do the same for my other characters since they don't really live in the same place as Shadow and Shade, so their settings and backgrounds will have such a different look to them. Bah, focus! Lets just take this one step at a time, shall we?
I'm practicing another means of coloring as well. This time using gray scaling and finding ways to multiply the color on top of a layer several times. If this works, I would have a color style closer to my goal color style. But alas, the work is far too much to manage so it would only be used sparingly at best.
Not too much else to say, and sorry for the lack of pictures to present. If my home computer were Internet abeled I'd have more to share more often. Make note that this is a goal of mine to get Internet in there asap. I might try getting a new WIFI thing and see if that helps...
Friday, September 25, 2009
So what am I up to now?
Now that I've finished that Shade drawing I was working on so fervently, I'm heading off to do something else next. First I'd like to show off an updated image of the Joker I'm working on. Folks might recognize the gun if they've read The Killing Joke.
I'm still tinkering with it and might add more types of explosives in his coat. I'll fix the hand as well. Speaking of fixed, I've also redone his smile all the way. Picked up the teeth a bit higher, re-did the edges of his mouth, fixed up all that and now it's all proper.
Next I have a preview privy to people who peruse my posted personal points-of-view. The next Shadow comic lines.
I'll have to update the older comic to reflect Shades current hair. She doesn't get those spikes until she works up her hair anyway so I decided to do a better job showing that. I'm also working with heavier inks this time around as well, so let me know what you guys think.
I'm still tinkering with it and might add more types of explosives in his coat. I'll fix the hand as well. Speaking of fixed, I've also redone his smile all the way. Picked up the teeth a bit higher, re-did the edges of his mouth, fixed up all that and now it's all proper.
Next I have a preview privy to people who peruse my posted personal points-of-view. The next Shadow comic lines.
I'll have to update the older comic to reflect Shades current hair. She doesn't get those spikes until she works up her hair anyway so I decided to do a better job showing that. I'm also working with heavier inks this time around as well, so let me know what you guys think.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Keeping the WIPS rolling
Hello again everyone. Decided it's time for a new post over on the ol' bloggers.
I'm still working on the Shade drawing and this is how much it's progressed. Not much, I know, and I should've been done with it a long time ago but backgrounds are just messing with me! I'd say I'm still only about 75% done with this one. I WILL finish this, I swear it.
Now this is sort of my version of the joker. After playing the amazing Batman: Arkham Asylum,I wanted to draw the joker the way I figured he would be. I was also watching The Dark Knight at the same time I was drawing this as well so Jokers all around. The way I heard the story, his mouth was cut into a smile. So I wanted to keep that idea but also have the cut itself not healed at the ends. So it gives him a much wider smile than normal. I might still change this up, maybe shortening his face a little and such, but this is going the way I wanted it to. Probably not the exact image I have of him but I'm working there.
I'm still working on the Shade drawing and this is how much it's progressed. Not much, I know, and I should've been done with it a long time ago but backgrounds are just messing with me! I'd say I'm still only about 75% done with this one. I WILL finish this, I swear it.
Now this is sort of my version of the joker. After playing the amazing Batman: Arkham Asylum,I wanted to draw the joker the way I figured he would be. I was also watching The Dark Knight at the same time I was drawing this as well so Jokers all around. The way I heard the story, his mouth was cut into a smile. So I wanted to keep that idea but also have the cut itself not healed at the ends. So it gives him a much wider smile than normal. I might still change this up, maybe shortening his face a little and such, but this is going the way I wanted it to. Probably not the exact image I have of him but I'm working there.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Screen Shot WIP
I'm working on it, I'm working on it, albeit slowly but I'm working on it. And just to show that, I decided to take a screenshot of what I'm messing around with. What I didn't realize is that doing so actually captures both screens so now you get to see what goes on in the second screen. Just some music and visualizations right now. I'm thinking of making both screens show the same thing so I can make sure the colors I'm using jive with different screens.
I gotta ask though, how do the tones on Shade look? Too dark, dark enough, too light? I'm just not sure myself. Looks fine to me so far. Decided to go with a night time look with a green atmosphere since I figured that's the time these creatures are most active. Might add even more to this drawing and make it more active.
Main thing you'll notice is the 25 Essential Expressions of Shade. I did one already of Shadow and now I'm doing one for her sister. I'll be putting in even more details this go round as well, even including 5 different sets of outfits. Although I'm not sure about what the last 3 will be. Maybe I'll draw her in her armor? Well that's three down, two to go. I'll figure it out.
Oooh, the second screen. I've been listening to Gorillaz again. Got a new CD called D sides. Two CD set that has, in my personal opinion, some really great music. The second CD is remix tracks from their D---Days CD but it's mostly just remixes of two songs, Kids with Guns and Dare. I swear, there are at least 3 different versions of each. The first song and last song on the CD I don't care for at all but everything else jives with me rather well.
Welp, that's it for this blog post. Figured I was due for another one and next time I have more works in progress I'll post again. Perhaps something... titillating. We'll see.
I gotta ask though, how do the tones on Shade look? Too dark, dark enough, too light? I'm just not sure myself. Looks fine to me so far. Decided to go with a night time look with a green atmosphere since I figured that's the time these creatures are most active. Might add even more to this drawing and make it more active.
Main thing you'll notice is the 25 Essential Expressions of Shade. I did one already of Shadow and now I'm doing one for her sister. I'll be putting in even more details this go round as well, even including 5 different sets of outfits. Although I'm not sure about what the last 3 will be. Maybe I'll draw her in her armor? Well that's three down, two to go. I'll figure it out.
Oooh, the second screen. I've been listening to Gorillaz again. Got a new CD called D sides. Two CD set that has, in my personal opinion, some really great music. The second CD is remix tracks from their D---Days CD but it's mostly just remixes of two songs, Kids with Guns and Dare. I swear, there are at least 3 different versions of each. The first song and last song on the CD I don't care for at all but everything else jives with me rather well.
Welp, that's it for this blog post. Figured I was due for another one and next time I have more works in progress I'll post again. Perhaps something... titillating. We'll see.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Hello childerens
Another post for another wip.
Colors are not indicative of final choices. Just place holders for the time being. I know I need to fade colors into the background and the lines will follow suit. Perhaps I'll just forgo the lines all together and paint the background without them. That might be the way to go honestly. But if I do that, then the lines on Shade probably would have to go as well. We'll see how things go. I might have to rethink my whole strategy on coloring.
I saw this really neat drawing that gave me an idea on how to do backgrounds the way I want to do them. Start off with a darker color sillouet of what you want, then build up on that with layers of details. It's hard to describe but it makes me want to practice.
Colors are not indicative of final choices. Just place holders for the time being. I know I need to fade colors into the background and the lines will follow suit. Perhaps I'll just forgo the lines all together and paint the background without them. That might be the way to go honestly. But if I do that, then the lines on Shade probably would have to go as well. We'll see how things go. I might have to rethink my whole strategy on coloring.
I saw this really neat drawing that gave me an idea on how to do backgrounds the way I want to do them. Start off with a darker color sillouet of what you want, then build up on that with layers of details. It's hard to describe but it makes me want to practice.
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