[p.y.e]

Alright, before I get severely flamed for the below pic, I would like to say that I am just personally testing out the American comic book-style of inking/drawing/coloring. The below pic, although drawn by me, was taken from an Aliens vs Predator comic book. I am seeing if I like this style, and if I do, then I will create original characters. Please do not flame me for this. (also, if you have a problem with this, please let me know, and I will delete this thread).

Ok, onto the pic. This is the inked version of the drawing. I have left some parts unseen because I am going to use a more "natural" painting technique to fill in rocks and the background. I am mainly doing this to see if I like this style of drawing/inking/coloring. (Please also note, this is a severely reduced version. The real version is about 3000 x 3000)



Opinions/Suggestions/Flames?

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Endless is the day when I see you fall

[rudebwoi]

It would help if you posted a pic of the original pencils too.

As for the inks themselves, some of it looks a bit rough, but just keep inking and you'll get better at rendering. To practice, I just take a blank sheet of paper and fill it with patterns and hatchings, just to practice technique. I'll also try to draw objects straight in ink.

`rude`

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"Kissin don't last, cookery do."

[p.y.e]

Thanks for the suggestion on improving!

Oh yeah, that pic was the only version I had...I went over the pencils with the ink, and erased any lines that were left over. (if it helps, I used black indian ink).

Well, here's the final version of my image (I finished it before any replies were submitted).


Ok, any more suggestions/comments/flames?

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Endless is the day when I see you fall

[p.y.e]

any more criticism?

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Endless is the day when I see you fall

[Muzman]

maybe it's your intention, but she doesn't look like she's 'part' of the pic, if you know what I mean. The chick and the rest are obviously done separately and pieced together. This isn't necessarily a problem usually, except that in your pic she has to lean on the foreground.
I reckon; tidy up the join (get rid of the outline) and go over that rock in the same style as the woman, bit of shadow and voila.

[This message has been edited by Muzman (edited January 17, 2000).]

[p.y.e]

Yeah...I see what you mean.....

Time to get to work on it

Thanks!

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[immi]

Hey P.Y.E. If you're interested head over to http://www.lab-retriever.com/coloristsunite/wwwboard/index.shtml . It's an excellent message board frequented by a few pro colorists. Post your pic, and ask Laura for some help. Usually she is more than willing to help out.
cheers
dave