Guys….this is important. I think I have an addiction. *Sigh* ok, here we go.
I really like big butts…I can't lie about that.When a girl walks by with a little bitty waist and a round thing in my face, I get sprung :CCause I noticed that butt was stuffed. Deep in the jeans she's wearing, I'm seriously hooked and I can't stop staring.Do I need professional help?Other than that little problem, I started a hunt for all the old games I used to play, and ones I've never tried before.So in that sense, I downloaded Darius Gaiden, and G-Darius. I've never played G-Darius, and it…is…GODLIKE, you should all try that shite. Next up is finding Virtua Cop 2, and downloading House of The Dead 2, just because it was an arcade fave of mine.Also, I decided to re-color that dude for the challenge. So here's re-progress so far lol.
This blog has brought me to the stunning realization that I should stop inking my sketches.
I always start a piece really really rough…like if I showed you the base for this, you wouldn't be able to tell what it is.
I usually just goForm/shape/silhouetteRough sketchRedefined sketchLinework/inking or whateverRedefine the linework/inkingColor. Or if I'm doing a grayscale pic, I value sketch…which is another step in itselfYeah, I pretty much get the sketch on paper, scan it, ink it in InkScape, and color it in with GIMP.
Are you doing digital inking? If so, is it automatic? Because inking for me is a very time-consuming process that seems to be outdone by your method.I used to ink traditionally until I got tired of it.
I use a Wacom Bamboo tablet to do everything.And I also ink by hand, every little detail, and even then, it's really time consuming depending on your speed.I for one draw really fast most of the time so it only takes me about..hm…2-3 hours to get the lines done.I'll finish a piece in maybe 9-10 hours, not including backgrounds.BUT THERE IS A LIFE SAVERIf you draw your initial lines dark enough, and then scan in. You can mess with the levels and contrast to make those lines darker, and the lighter ones disappear. It's not always a clean result, but it helps speed things up.The thing is that I manually ink by going over every line with the vector tool. I wish I owned Illustrator, because the auto-inking tool it has is actually pretty powerful.
My drawings also aren't quite as detailed (probably should be since I'm not animating), so sketches take me half an hour (and are only a quarter the size of an 8"x11" sheet of paper), inking takes an hour or two depending on the complexity, coloring takes an hour (staying in lines is the hard part. I also use layers to make things a little faster), and finalizing (including the lazy dodge-burn method I use for shading) takes half an hour.They're fast, but not top quality. Still, inking is the most time-consuming, tedious part for me. And it doesn't feel like progress because my sketches look better than the finished outline.Maybe I should take a digital art class.Do what I do. Which is go with what feels right. If the sketch is way more kickass than the finished thing, beef up the sketch and call it a day.
Sometimes the finished product doesn't always look greater than what was made before it.Also that Illustrator thing is epic, I've used it a few times. But I really like the hand-drawn look.I don't think there's any big shortcut for inking though, you just have to practice speed basically.Right, so I'm close to finishing this. I still have to block in the robot, and then shade and probably do some textures.
That looks awesome!
Thanks! ^_^