--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, Scrapper Black Dragon <scrapperbd@...> wrote:
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> Good work Jim;
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> This is a cover or panel from the upcoming comics or just a single illustration?
Nah, it's just a one-off ink picture. I used it as a warm-up exercise for some detailed ink work I'm getting started on.
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> Don't you hate how putting in all the dark backgrounds tends to just trash your markers? A friend of mine uses good quality markers for inking the characters, but then uses cheap 'box markers' for just filling in the background. His theory is they are cheap, fill the area quickly, fade after a while, but if the output will be going digital, then who cares of the cheap original ink job fades once it has 'gone to press'? Only need the good pens for getting quality of line.
Yeah, dark backgrounds can really eat up pens. I usually use black Prismacolor markers for the big fill areas in pictures with a lot of black in them, as compared to super cheap markers that'll probably fade quickly. I sometimes sell the originals, so it's important to have the colors hold up!
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> Lots of detail with all the body fur, plus plenty of background detail, as usual! Who are those guys in hats lurking in the windows of the building??? Up to something, I'll bet! :-)
Probably going about their daily business, none the wiser... ;)
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> Does show with the auctions that if you look at dollars returned for the amount of time taken to sell them (you were going to draw them anyway, so that doesn't count), it is probably not a too bad a return for your efforts. Helps offset the costs of art supplies!
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> JMH "Yeah, well I trashed four pens doing this piece I sold for $50..."
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> Fanboy "That doesn't sound too bad..."
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> JMH "Except the pens are like $15 each..."
Haha! It's not quite that bad, but close! I think markers are $4 a piece, pencils are about $1.50, and technical pens run about $15 for a set of four. Paper is pretty damn expensive, too. Yeah, using traditional stuff can really eat away at your wallet!
--JMH
Received on Wed Feb 15 2012 - 22:18:34 CST