-Andrew
One thing that makes this a little different than the usual piece from me is that I put the colors directly on the original sketch. Usually I either ink the original, or redo it with tighter, cleaner pencil lines...but for whatever reason I liked the sketchier effect here.
Power Girl & Terra © DC Comics
Wow, this one's great all around. The drawings are super sweet, and I think the simple shading you added did a whole lot of good, too.
ReplyDeleteThe pencil finish is nice, too. Something similar happened on my most recent strip (the Zoo Laffs pinup of 6/5/2011). I scanned in the pencil with the plan of inking it in Manga Studio. But I started tinkering around with gray tones on it, in PhotoShop, and decided it looked pretty good. So I skipped the ink and saved myself some time.
Oh, in case you didn't get my email -- you're invited to do a guest strip on Zoo Laffs!
Thanks, Chris! Glad you like it!
ReplyDeleteIt's fun sometimes to shake things up with the process I suppose! Inking's not my strong suit, so I tend to prefer my sketches...but they're such a pain to clean up in Photoshop that I often opt for inks anyway if I'm going to color it (or at least a cleaner pencil drawing).
I did get your e-mail and have been meaning to respond. I'd very much like to do a guest strip. If I can get caught up on my current batch of commissions I'd like to try to come up with an idea for you!
color over pencils
ReplyDeletehas a certain charm.
strange concept
solid drawing
Thanks, Brian!
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