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teaberryblue ([personal profile] teaberryblue) wrote2010-09-06 10:22 pm
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Comic: Ideas

I actually drewed a new comic!



I haven't posted a new comic in AGES! This sort of explains why!

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[identity profile] kamenkyote.livejournal.com 2010-09-07 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
You realize that this image shows a LOT of growth since you've been posting these comics? Seriously. Your shapes and composition show a lot more confidence as does the use of graywash. Pick one idea and just stick with it. What you're telling us about happens to all of us. Sticking with one is the only way to see something through. Y'know, like Tamino. :"D

[identity profile] zia-narratora.livejournal.com 2010-09-07 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Gosh, I know. I think a lot of it is just materials. Materials! They change everything.

When I started, I was working on plain sketch paper with Microns, because that was all I knew about. Then I moved onto Rapidographs and Pitt artist pens, and it was kind of an amazing epiphany for me.

Then some of my friends got on my case about learning to use a dip pen and a brush, and I can't tell you how much I feel it has improved my work. I used to be scared to even touch a brush! Now I do all my linework with a G nib and most of my shading with plain ol' ink wash (although I sometimes use the Tombow dualbrushes when I'm traveling and such because it's easier than having lots of little jars). And of course everything is on Bristol now.

I think going to more and more traditional materials in and of itself makes my drawing a lot freer. Even though I don't have the best control with these tools yet, I feel like I can accept that nothing's going to be perfect, and it makes my work better than when I could be perfectionistic about it. Which I think it the confidence you're seeing.

[identity profile] kamenkyote.livejournal.com 2010-09-07 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
You know how I feel about the pen and brush. :"D The brush takes a long time to really get to know. High learning curve. For me, it's totally worth it as I can ink much faster with real ink than with digital. Also, it forces you to 'get it right the first time,' as there's no undo. True, there's white out, but I find I'm much more committed to my real ink lines.

Keep at it. You're doing great!
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