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HellBoy

09-09-2005, 07:43 PM

Hi all

This is one of the new sketches done on Wacom.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/mwarsame/wactry.jpg

controlling really is difficult. See the lines are wiggly, and my hand gets tired too, weird huh, maybe its because I'm new to it. Dunno but this is WIP :)

tell me what you think

Rebeccak

09-09-2005, 07:54 PM

MWarsame,

These drawings are really cute, and show a lot of potential! Do you plan to paint these? I think it will be great practice! :)

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

HellBoy

09-09-2005, 08:01 PM

Thanks Rebeccak

I am planning to paint them tonight and tomorrow but theres slight problem, I can't think of any cartoon colours, I know its weird but I just can't.

I think I'm gonna have to and watch CArtoon Network for an hour or so to get inspired and stuff. Also I'm gonna do more cartoon sketches

thanmks though

Ilikesoup

09-09-2005, 09:28 PM

Congrats on the new toy! These look nice. Since you mentioned wiggly lines, may I suggest making extra thick outlines? Set the line thickness to 5+ pixels wide, do the drawing, then go back and erase the line down as needed. I do it a lot in my comic -- I think since the eraser on the back end of the Wacom has a bold tip it's easier to control than the x-fine pen tip.

jmBoekestein

09-09-2005, 09:54 PM

try tweaking the sensitivity of your pad, you seem like a person that presses really hard.
lower the opacity and such to make more gradiating lines, it helps in closing in on the forms

these look way better tha your mouse drawings, keep up the practice!!! :)

HellBoy

09-10-2005, 07:54 PM

thanks guys

heres a colour version
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/mwarsame/wactry_colour.jpg
I really like Birdy's colour

I am planning to do the whole figure for every one in there plus some new members too

what do you think

Ilikesoup

09-10-2005, 09:06 PM

Be careful when characters cross their legs -- Maddy's right is twice as long as his left.

Also, you've got some good highlight and shading colors, but shading looks best if you keep a single light source in mind. Start with the base color, then everything that the light would touch gets a highlight color and everything that has light blocked from it gets the shade color.

Good stuff!

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