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Started by darkcult, 19 October, 2003, 03:49:30 PM

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darkcult

Well greetings to you all.
I?m back on the popular demand (just kidding).
First of all THANK YOU to all hard core fans of JudgeD that replied in my last post and
People that Emailed me.
I tried to applied some of your advices in this piece (another sketch that went crazy)
There are some issues with anatomy and perspective (and the similar static pose and it?s cropped silly-awkward composition)  but ignore that and help me create more authentic ?kick ass? JudgeD.
At the moment I?m going thru a lot of references, but what really counts for me is your opinion.
So fire your C&C at will.
P>S> I have a scenario for a short strip but all I need now is to nail the look of the man himself.
Thanks! And hope I?m not boring you to death!
D.

Link: http://www.2000adonline.com/index.php3?zone=fan&page=messagethread&choice=6560&Replies=21" target="_blank">First message (with more art)

http://www.portfolios.com/Pics/kukica/kukica_2_p.JPG">

Devons Daddy

great head profile. the helmet is more correct and teh face more rugded, chin could still havce bit more,
the muscular look has been offered in tooth before.by differnt artists, as such this is used to good effect within the correct type of script.
shoulder pad look a little large.

but i like your style.
I AM VERY BUSY!
PJ Maybe and I use the same dictionary, live with it.

NO 2000ad no life!

Bart Oliver

Can't fault your rendering techniques- good sense of three dimensions.

However you might need to vary your point of view, how about 'nailing' Dredd at 3/4 profile, facing left to right so we can get to see the eagle pad.

Already mentioned by other boarders I know but you might want to consider how you would apply your skills to a strip of  say, six pages in B&W (or colour, you seem confident enough)

Remember Logan is responsible for Class of '79 so he knows what he's talking about.


B.
Obviously you're not a golfer.

Mangamax

Angle on the shoulder pads wrong - it looks like the side nearest to Dredds neck has been peeled up and back to the viewer
The perspective on that chairs all wrong

darkcult

ThanX:Devons Daddy,Bart Diaz and Mangamax !!!

-->I?m working on the series of sketches of JudgeD at the moment, and once I get him right will start the strip with more dynamic poses and different ?camera? angles. But first the character itself deserves justice of being brought to life in a manner he deserves. That?s why I seek advice from The Council of Justice (YOU!)
Glad you like the way my colour rendering works.
Thank you for the kind words and C&C!

Darko


Demon Chicken

You obviously are coping very well with colour, but I'd be very interested to see one of your scetches in B&W, because in my mind. If you can't cut it in B&W you can't cut it at all!

darkcult

Black, White and Red...http://www.portfolios.com/Pics/vuksic/vuksic_2_p.JPG">

darkcult

And another...
C&C more than welcome!!!http://www.portfolios.com/Pics/vuksic/vuksic_1_p.JPG">

darkcult

Colour sketch...http://sv1.3dbuzz.com/Upload/i56385lord.jpg">

W. R. Logan

Give up the colour, put away whatever paints you use and pick up a pencil. Get the dimensions right and learn camera angles and storytelling. When your happy with that, start inking.
Learn to walk before running, unlearn what you have learnt and whatever other clich?s that may come to mind.
When you have got to grips with pencil and ink start on colour and paint.

La Placa Rifa,
http://www.2000ad.nu/classof79/>W. R. Logan.

http://www.2000ad.nu/classof79/images/Co79_logo.gif>

darkcult

Thanks Logan,
Doing inks B/W comic book (strips) stuff for years now and doing a short story for submission right now. Will keep you updated.
C&C still welcome?


darkcult

pencil sketch...http://www.portfolios.com/Pics/vuksic/vuksic_5_p.JPG">

darkcult

And another...
Please tell me what you think people of the Justice!http://www.portfolios.com/Pics/ddarko/ddarko_2_p.JPG">

Demon Chicken

B&W very impressive.  As I said earlier, would rather see the B&W in tooth until you know what you're doing rather than jumping in with colour.  i.e "Boo cook's asylum"  Seems to have spilt board, I liked it but maybe in B&W would have taken many boarders a different way.

Bart Oliver

Again confident lines- all good, these sketches would make great model sheets for referencing the appearance of a character within the context of comic strip and animation work.

They are however predominately face-on, static poses that could also be applied to front cover compositions but might look out of place within the layout of a page.

The other thing is- with the exception of the red/black/white work- the last two drawings lack gravity. Meaning that there's no real shading or block shadow.

Just a thought- if you've access to a printer why not run off a few outputs and try committing some hatching, halftone or solid black to them.
Obviously you're not a golfer.