doomed4art

Feb 28, '23

Advice/Discussion: How much detail should you sacrifice in comic art for the sake of time?

Art | Comics

I have them really incredibly sketchy and small so I don't focus on detailing but on blocking and composition. [image]

Feb 25, '23

Comics: B/W vs Color

Art | Comics

If you fellas have or use clip studio paint I can't recommend these tools enough. ^ needs you to set a layer as "Reference Layer" Place it on your line art and erasing will make it go outside or inside the enclosure of the inks ^ Let's you do flats instantly (with some erasing and clean up.) by …

Feb 24, '23

Let's give each other fancy tips about our covers!

Art | Comics

I actually think the trees being hazy adds a lot, I like it! Though it's a little too peaceful at the moment to be super mysterious unless that's your intention? the biggest thing is just making the shadows for the character stronger so they have a good contrast with the hazy trees. Raised the gr…

Feb 24, '23

Let's give each other fancy tips about our covers!

Art | Comics

Thank you! This might help others but I was asking more so about how people decide the purpose-or message-of covers. [:sweat_02:] How they decide what to make it appealing. I'm trying to decide between a more neutral but inviting cover for my first volume/book compiled or something more thrilling an…

Feb 24, '23

Advice/Discussion: How much detail should you sacrifice in comic art for the sake of time?

Art | Comics

I don't know how to articulate it but I feel we can definitely learn from traditional medium. In digital it's just so easy to obsess on cleanliness and a "finished" look as a digital portrait painter or maybe anime artists would do. While in analog tools, your results are limited based on the tools …

Feb 24, '23

Let's give each other fancy tips about our covers!

Art | Comics

These are really simple but good suggestions @lizardlullabye ! This is more of a theory than practice tip but how do you guys decide for covers, do you do an exciting poster looking composition that applies to any point in time in this arc/the entire series? Is it contextual to the chapter/volume…

Feb 24, '23

Comics: B/W vs Color

Art | Comics

BW is probably the best, most cost/time effective method. The only reason why I'm doing color is because I just really like coloring more than inking and toning. I like to think colors add to the mood of the scene having an extra layer of poetry to it. But with all the pros of BW (Cheaper printing …