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black_fish · Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2001 6:35 pm

About the spooge rework: I don't think it looks better, just darker. Francis seems to have a good control of his values, and his image has a lot of charm as it is. It also looks kinda manga, which is good.
On the opposite the Spooge rework is very dark, moody, and dirty in places. You're also loosing all the neat details of the drawing. I know that Spooge LOVES dark places with an hint of light, and I know he's good at lighting, but frankly making it darker does not make it better. It makes it work actually.

Don't throw stones at me now people, I'm just saying what I think and I don't say I'm right. I just wanted to speak my mind, and hopefully starts something about 'Is darker better?' 'Do we need perfect lighting to make a good image?'

TheMilkMan · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2001 11:15 am

Hmm I agree with you black fish. I think that there is a fine line in art. It is all about what you are trying to express and being painterly is not always the answer. The only thing that I did not like is that he did not use good line weight and possibly darker lines to break up a room full of objects....of course this pic is neat with all the forum symbols...thing to keep in mind when you are painting comic book style is that you have to keep the line work as strong as the color work or it just serves to make the pic look messy..anyways just my 2 cents

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dr . bang · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2001 4:54 pm

Spooge work is more realistic, Francis' is cartoonist kinda of. I like both of them, each has their own goods.

McSteed · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2001 8:18 pm

I'd say your version is good Spooge but you can't read the McSteed's Racing part. Other than that . . . neat.

micke · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2001 8:28 pm

I like it alot, Francis!
The details looks great

The girl in the foreground looks scary to me, like a doll or something, but i think it allready has been mentioned by others.

-Mikale

faustgfx · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2001 2:51 am

if it's full of fererences, then the only thing referring to me i can spot is the lllama.com - fine hair care product box.

it's .org nowadays, not .com, sir. :P

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faustgfx · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2001 2:55 am

or might it be in the printer.. can't see that well, too lazy to drag'n'drop to photoshop to zoom..

*shrug*

no backstabbing about hair, mister.

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