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Post by gruve24 on Jul 3, 2009 14:02:34 GMT -5
Just wondering how Travis gets his lines so clean without smudges. Does he draw the contours with freehand or does he use a french curve ??
Does he do a rough sketch and then tracing paper over a light table ?? I just cant figure out how he gets such solid clean lines that are accurate ?!
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savon599
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Post by savon599 on Jul 5, 2009 19:35:27 GMT -5
Hope this helps... Step 3 - Polish and Prep Now I've got a basic composition that I'm ready to tighten up and prepare to paint. This means making any straight lines actually straight, circles real circles, and the little bits that I've only roughed in until this point clearer. Now, this is the point where I will go two different ways depending on whether or not I am working with an inker/colorist or if I'm finishing the piece myself. If I'm working with others, I try to make the pencils as clean and precise as possible, this is just a personal choice, I don't want to kick myself later because something didn't turn out the way I had planned, the inker can't read your mind and unless you've worked together for a long time, all those little things that made perfect sense to you will just look like clutter to the inker. If I'm going to finish the piece myself, this is where I ease up on the pencils, leaving a lot of the finished rendering to the painting stage, no sense drawing the same thing twice. I still try to keep the drawing very clean however. If I am going to have some lights or special effects on the page, I will sometimes draw these in the actual color that they will be painted in later, eliminating the telltale black lines. If I am going to have hot whites or highlights I try to keep these as clean and "white" as possible. I use Rapidiograhps, Copic markers and brushes for the ink rendering. I prefer the white synthetic brushes (I like them because they are cheaper and easy to find and maintain). When I have my greyscale drawing finished it's time to paint. I don't usually do things ahead of time like blue line or layouts, no light boxing thumbnails or anything like that. the main reason I don't is two-fold, (1)impatience to begin on the actual piece and (2) a feeling that too much preparation doesn't leave any room for those happy accidents that you can't plan for, the work feels stiff and is less enjoyable when all the potential for surprise is removed. -from the FAQ on the Unofficial Gallery and the Basic Training |
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Post by mrenzine on Feb 22, 2012 10:11:50 GMT -5
Original Pin Up COMMISSION up on ebay Now. Any Character, even your own, drawn by me in my style. $150 gets you an 11 x 17 Grey scaled, rendered drawing on acid free bristol board. Also, there are Prints, Sketchbooks and a couple of Original Art listings. Pin Ups include: Deadpool, Supergirl, Spiderwoman, Tigra, She Spawn, Shi, Vampirella, Magdalena, Psylocke, Snow White, Calie, and a Fairy. www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=renzine&_sacat=See-All-Categories |
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