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Post by Cheetah on Jun 2, 2007 15:10:40 GMT -5
Okay, i'm attempting to make a comic, but the main character is a black cat. How do you color (with colored pencils) a black cat without making the details and expressions on them unseeable? My sister suggested outlining it in blue, but then if i outline the eyes, nose and etc. they would look extra big. probably like someone punched them! Any help?
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Post by turtle on Jun 3, 2007 13:02:36 GMT -5
what about white or a grey?
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Post by ::Fawn:: on Jun 3, 2007 14:32:28 GMT -5
But she said that she wanted to do a black cat. MY advice is to shade black lighter arround the details, and to shade darker where there are hardly any details. This worked for this one black wolf that I sketched with pastels.
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Post by //Cindy// l u n a on Jun 3, 2007 17:31:14 GMT -5
If only I could help you... I don't even try to make good artwork anymore... But good luck.
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Post by Cheetah on Jun 5, 2007 13:31:28 GMT -5
cool, thanks fawn, i will definitely try that! and thanks cindy
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Post by ::Fawn:: on Jun 6, 2007 8:35:15 GMT -5
No problem! =] I'm doing a painting of a wolf now. I'll try and scan it when it's finished and put it up here, so you guys can take a look.
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Post by Cheetah on Jun 6, 2007 14:12:07 GMT -5
yay! i want to see it!
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Post by burntfoot on Aug 3, 2007 20:47:47 GMT -5
if only i could draw *gets lost in self contomplation* put i can do this 8-}o <-------- guy with a moustache.
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Post by rex. on Aug 4, 2007 0:17:18 GMT -5
okay kid. i dont know why i did this for you. i barely have any time to sit down and draw but im doing it. i hunkered down and spend a good amount of time putting together this little 'how to.' idk if you really needed it, but i think someone might have requested a tutorial at somepoint, so here it is. hope it helps step 1: after sketching in pencil the pose you want, ink it. i would sugguest Micron, but that gets expensive, but a good alternative is 'Faber castell' thats what i use. heaving ink pens usually work fine too. but, do NOT use a ball point pen. it will smear!! After you ink, erase the pencil marks with a soft eraser. with black cats you can usually just draw in lines where muscles will be. as you can see, i did that with the forhead area and the forlegs. any other color....:/ sure but the result will look 1/2~ @$$'d Step 2: with black, color in everwhere where there would be a shadow. pretty self explanatory. these areas can be darkened if need be. Step 3: color the remaining areas in black (not too darkly though) it cant be darker than the shadows. it it is, than simply darken the shadows. after the base coat of black, use a dark brown colored pencil to go over the black lightly. if you look closely at black fur, you'll notice brown highlights. but it depends on your preference. personally, i like brown better. Step 4: touch up shadows etc. and go over the lineart again- it will have dulled after coloring over it with the wax from the colored pencils. this can be done either done now of as one of the last things you do to the pic. Step 5:detailll!!! the best part. and you can do the eyes, color the ears and everything else however you want! if you can, i would invest in a blender pencil. they're a little bit of money for a colored pencil (next to a regular one that is) what it does is it smooths the colors together so the coloring-job doesnt look so grainy. Prismacolor has these special pencils. you can prolly find them at any art store...but you might have to search a bit. not EVERY place has them. the blending touch isnt somethign too important, so if you dont have the pencil then its not a big deal. hardly any page in my comic here was touched up with it so its no bigie. just an extra. Step 6: after scanning the picture/page in, its a good idea to look at the features your scanner provides. i have HP photo and imaging gallery, and when i am adjusting the size and such of a pic, i go to edit and there will be options under 'adjust' such as contrast or sharpness/blurriness. you want the contrast to be good. notice how different the black pelts look after i adjusted the contrast. and usually i make the pic a little blurry, but it basically does the same thing that the blender pencil does, so thats not some thing you have to do.
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Post by .Whitey. on Aug 4, 2007 6:52:38 GMT -5
Thats really good Kash, how long did it take you to do that?
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Post by &&Ðяëāmÿ[ðòñò] on Aug 4, 2007 8:15:00 GMT -5
My goodness Kash! Its Wonderfully Beautifull! Speaking of comics, when are you putting up the next page for the Retrubation Comic?(sp?)
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Post by ::Fawn:: on Aug 4, 2007 21:37:04 GMT -5
That is pretty much awesome!!!! Hehe, I am happy. That pretty much portrayed the advice I gave.
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Post by Cheetah on Aug 9, 2007 20:29:46 GMT -5
Ohh...wow, thank you so much Kash!!! That's awesome, and I know it'll help! Muchas Gracias! *Can't wait to try it*
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Post by |g.O.l.d.Y| on Aug 24, 2007 9:17:06 GMT -5
I love that pose, kash =D Good luck on your comic, Cheetah, I look forward to reading it.
And people, stop bugging Kash about the next Retribution comic! She's got a life, she can't spend all her time drawing. When she finds time, she will scan, color, or start another page. She can't do it on demand, bugging someone frequently - especially if it's multiple persons - takes the fun out of it. It becomes more of a job than it is a fun hobby(it alright if I call it a hobby, Kashems?). So please, before it backfires on you. Think and STOP.
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Post by Cheetah on Aug 24, 2007 18:58:29 GMT -5
I dunno, my comic will be fun to do, but I'm not the best drawer! I quite like how I do it, but I'm just warning you now! Thanks for the encouragement, though. I've actually just finished the first page.
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