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At 4/5/11 11:32 AM, SoConfused wrote: That's because most of the people who ask for stuff like this don't get a serious response. You should consider yourself lucky that no one made a giant dick with coderconnection written on it in Ms paint. Considering your response to the great looking logo, that giant dick would be a better representation of your personality.

Oops.

Somehow, offering $5 seems more insulting than offering nothing.

"Here's some money for your effort. But, you know, not really. Ha-ha"

At 4/5/11 10:41 AM, maadis wrote: Yeah, something like that...
I was inspired by the masks of the Carnival of Venice.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of _Venice
With a long chin and nose.
Maybe without a Trenchcoat or suit it is better.

If you were inspired by the Carnival of Venice, maybe you could put a little more of those typical Carnival aspects like feathers and ruffles, but ripped, dirty or broken. But only details. Makes him more of a theme-villain :D
Just a suggestion.

At 4/5/11 08:50 AM, e-m-b-r-i-o wrote: BAH!! dangit!.. I should have looked at your Deviant link.. duhhh... hahahah! it does show..

something else I failed to mention.. it is abundantly apparent that your anatomical knowledge is rock solid.. and you're fantastic at rendering clothing and fabric as well.. (thinking of the pic with the three girls.. partial sketch and partial finished ink)

PLEASE do some animation and submit it. ( or at least a comic...)

Oh, but my anatomical knowledge could still use some work.. I still struggle with legs and their attachement to feet, and I honestly suck at drawing male hips. But thank you :D We all have our 'problem-area's' I think.. And yeah, I like drawing fabric.

Well, I've been trying to put some of my animation in .swf format, since I animate by hand and on paper and they're mostly .avi's now. Also, I don't know how to make a loading bar and a button in flash, or even how to adjust the animation dimentions.. So I just don't know how to get something that looks decent. I used to animate in flash but I completely forgot how to.. I really want to put something online, but uh.. I can't. Not yet, anyway.
Comics are easier :p

This is actually pretty good! You've got basic understandig of interesting angles, how to arrange your page, how to portray people in your frames... That isn't as obvious as it might seem and I actually enjoyed reading it. I have to admit I didn't play the music at first.. I get distracted easily. Now that I listened to it I don't really get why you put them on there. They don't really add anything, and it's not like they can be listened to while reading the comic, they're way too short.
A few problems is that you tend to rush through the storyline a little, but I'm also just a sucker for a lot of 'establishing shots' and pauses in a comic. I know those are really hard to do, though. And when making a webcomic, you probably want to make every page as full as possible since it continues relatively slowly. But you seem to have a decent story growing there.

Your style seems to be progressing nicely too, a little less messy than in the beginning. Keep going! This seems rather promising.

At 4/4/11 10:33 PM, e-m-b-r-i-o wrote: Tastee morsels!.. I really enjoyed my LURK thru your work.. every piece was more delicious than the last
all I can say is KEEP GOING like this NEVER let anyone tell you to change.. your work has flair.. style and whimsical flavor...

impossible to critique.. so saturated with style anything "constructive' would just be an opinion.

ever try doing some animation?

Oh, thank you! You.. uh.. You're pretty damn awesome yourself! :D Cool to get such a positive comment from you.
And yes, I've actually studied Animation for the past 3 and a half years :D I'm doing my Master's now. Maybe it shows somehow?

At 4/4/11 08:37 PM, J-qb wrote: Oh Right! Change the subject!

I answered it, you didn't!

At 4/4/11 08:32 PM, J-qb wrote: what are you doing up this late!? Its 2:30 AM in Belgium!

Well, what are YOU doing up this late? It's the same time in the Netherlands?

..
Also, stumbling through youtube and arguing on the interwebs.

At 4/4/11 08:11 PM, J-qb wrote: myeah I dont really know how to go about critiqueing these drawings of yours... what strikes me in this hand drawing is that the weight/volume of each finger is pretty off. It looks almost like you drew the lines without looking at the shape you were drawing.... Some parts are too thin some are too thick.
The colors dont seem to work for me... I mean, in certain areas the shading is visible but at others it just seems like random colors thrown on there.

Well, the hand wasn't exactly meant to be anatomically correct, though obviously based on reality. They're like little caricatures of my real fingers. Indeed, it's true: I looked at my hand when I sketched, less when I used my markers and the outlines and line details are pure feeling, using the little mistakes I made when colouring.The colours honestly aren't as random as they seem, but when I colour with markers that chaos tends to happen, yes. I myself sometimes like to work with that, though. But I can understand you find it wrong-looking.
Because it is.

At 4/4/11 08:11 PM, J-qb wrote:
As for the self portrait; the face is much more square than your earlier self portrait, which makes it look andrygonous, almost male. Other than that its prolly good, you could have strengthened some of the dabs of hair to give it a bit more volume (atm its a bit of a messy flat area), and you could have used an eraser to bring out stronger whites in the glasses (break up the outlines of the eyes)

I tend to view myself als pretty androgynous, so I also tend to portray myself that way. My earlier self portrait was very different from my real face, I'm actually pretty 'square'. The hair could indeed use some more highlights, though that might lessen the messy feel a bit, which was what I was going for.
And I don't like erasers : / Hardly ever use them. Smudgy little things. But yes, maybe you're right. The portrait was a 7 minute sketch on a train, though..

Well, thanks for taking the time to add critiques to my posts :)

At 4/4/11 05:38 AM, BizarroJoe wrote: Then I counter with Alvar Mayor. It's also Trillo and Breccia (not Alberto, but his son Enrique instead).

Also, "ghost lady" again?

Is.. Is this a challenge to a comic-inspired classdoodle-off?

Ah, and one more.. Just because (I know it's retarded to say that about a selfportrait) it kind of makes me happy.

My hair is getting poofier by the day.

Thanks!

Ugh, I had a little artistic identity crisis for the umpteenth time a few hours ago.. But I'll keep that for in my 'blog'.

Blargh. Now for something completely different! HANDS
My, icky, veiny hand to be precise.
hurray

Thank you! I'm flattered I'm getting such positive responses from so many good artists themselves.

I found another 'thing' I made a few months ago. Another example of how I can't seem to keep doing one thing.. Me (and my teachers) are still figuring out if that's positive or not.
Bubble Friends! Still makes me happy when I see it.

Another one that's not very spectacular, but I kind of like the composition with the words and everything. I got inspired by La Abuela, by Alberto Breccia and Carlos Trillo, a comic we were discussing and analysing in class...

At 3/28/11 06:38 AM, BizarroJoe wrote: I like the way flesh seems to turn into something soft and ductile... I love that female figure, and the guy in the right... Damn, he seems like shitting his own innards and enjoying it!

Oh, thank you :D Yes, I bet he's having fun.

At 3/28/11 06:38 AM, BizarroJoe wrote: I also dig bold colored outlines.
Oh and I also spot a "ghost lady" haunting around that page...

Yeah, she was drawn on the other side of the page.. :p
Thank you for the compliments, here's some more then:
(This one took more than one class.. you have to pay attention sometimes too, you know)

Oh, and again, new portal submission!

And page 14: this is a very early sketch for a comic that we'll hopefully see appear on my webcomic site some time in the future.
..
If I get the bloody damn site running decently and get how comicpress works.
I don't know if the words will be readable, but it's not exactly a final version.

At 3/28/11 02:34 AM, Breaktroll wrote: Yay, my Pirateninjaviking! Now I'll have to stuff him in a closet somewhere and never look at it again!
jk, I'll treasure it always. :p

YOU BETTER, YA SCUM
jk, you a-YOU BETTER, YA SCUM

At 3/28/11 11:44 AM, YouriX wrote: Okay now its official! Your one of my most favourite Artists here on NG. And thanks for the feedback on my webcomic! Now seeing your work and getting positive feedback from you, gives me more confindents in my work!

Thank YOU!!!

Oh, such adoration! Thanks a lot ^^

At 3/28/11 01:11 PM, Vousielle wrote: wuv woo Morthagg, props to your sewing AND droowing.

:3

And to post something out of my sketchbook again; some random charactersketches. They're very tiny here, so here's a better version. Maybe I'll colour them in some time.

I am SO FUCKING TIRED. I've been sewing almost non-stop for the last 7 hours. I made a pillowcase for a friends' birthday and a puppet for my little brother Breaktroll, for his birthday.. of um, last year. It's his birthday again in 3 months. Cough.
Anyway, I thought I'd share it on here. Morthagg makes 'things', right? The pic's really bad quality and doesn't do the puppet justice, I'll probably upload a better one some time later.

It's a Ninjapirateviking!

At 3/26/11 07:42 PM, maadis wrote: yeah, i get it.
you are totally right. It is my first attempt to create a comic and with the position of the frames i am not quite experienced.
Give me more!

Glad it was of use to you :D I've been drawing comics for a pretty long time now (mostly as an amateur of course), but it's only recently I've started to (kind of) understand how framing works best. The best advice is of course to read a lot of comics and pay attention to the framing used, we tend to overlook that since we focus on the story and the images.
Anyway, about your second page, then..
I actually really like the first frame you made, the words go well with the character. I'm a little confused as to what the next frames are, though. Slight advice, you've only drawn people from the shoulder up in these frames. Try to work with full views and from-the-knees-up's, that'll give your reader a little breathingspace. For instance, I would have made the third frame a from the hips up, or maybe be even a full view. If you really want a close-up there, it's best to put the face higher in the frame. That counts for almost any close-up, really. It's how we view people: from the eyes down, that's what's most important. You can even leave a top of the head out of the frame.
I hope this wasn't a bore to read :D Sorry the post's this long. I also think my explanation was pretty clear, but just to actively show the difference:

I have a bit of a problem with the first frame of your first image. Since we read from left to right and up to down, we tend to read text that's placed up and/or left in the frame first. So the the dialogue seems really odd, since "Funny, right" seems to be a reply to "I'm not feeling it", which doesn't make sense regarding the second frame. You can fix this by the characters trading placed or by moving the text of the robot to the bottom of the frame, and the other one a little to the left.
Also, yeah, the sketchyness is a little confusing and disorienting, but that may be helped just by smoothening out your frames a little, making them thicker, and maybe making them a little less.. crooked.
The humour seems fine, though a little more training on your 'timing' and placement (like with the text) will surely make it come forth better.
I hope this was of some use to you.

About your first image.. The drawings seem pretty nice, and they will seem even better when you ink the outlines and such, as has been said before me. I do have another bit of critique, though, regardig the 'framing' and placement of frames. Generally, it doesn't exactly work so well when you leave that gigantic white space open between two frames. I get what you're trying to do with the sticker-like thing in the middle, but I think it'll work a little better when you enlarge the frames of the two characters and 'nonchalantly' place the title over it. You can play with the composition of your images if you don't want the title blocking everything.
I don't know if that made any sense, so here:
(It could just be a matter of taste, or maybe you don't find this 'solution' fitting the kind of feeling you want to give, see for yourself.)

At 3/25/11 08:11 PM, J-qb wrote: Fuck that youre dutch!

I'm not Dutch, you fat oaf!

I'm Belgian.

Hehe, found a little piece of paper again. I took very quick pencil sketches to an art supplies store, so I could try out their pens and markers while actually having something to draw. There's some Flemish thrown in there, for those who wonder what the weird words are.
I'm surprised they didn't kick me out for overusing their pens..
(And as you can see I was kind of ecstatic about a two particular black and grey ones. Those were, um, the only ones I bought)

Oh, and when class gets really boring, I turn to drawing hairy legs and icky penisses.
(scusi for doublepost)

Blarghf

Oh, and a new Art Portal submission.
With way more colours than I'm used to.

At 3/24/11 06:35 AM, x-factor11 wrote: I like all the art in here, but that girl you drew earlier does look a bit odd, but not all drawings can be our best drawings.

Myes, I went a bit pseudo-picasso on her ass, and failed.

Anyway, another quick scan out of my sketchbook.. This is pretty much an average doodle-page. But a little influenced by Black Swan.

Ooh, doodlage during class. I have a lot of that.

At 3/23/11 10:09 PM, Vonschlippe wrote:
Hell yes.

On another note, I was wondering how you manage to draw while in public transit... Do you have
1- Comfortable, smooth rolling busses?
2- Super steady hands, and some "drawing stance" that absorbs vibrations?
3- A super gifted mind that can predict and calculate bumps in the road in advance and adjust in consequence?
4- All of the above?!

I am impressed ^^

You being impressed is kind of an enormous compliment :D
Well, all of the drawings so far are made on trains, and they are pretty smooth and steady. But it's actually kind of all of the above, heh. I have a rather steady hand already, and I use the train at least 2 times a week, so I know where and when bumps are coming. I draw a lot in busses and trams too, but believe me, those drawings often aren't so smooth :D