Comic using Carrara - Polyloop

wolfriver · 3rd December 2007, 05:59

I know it's been a while but here are more pages from my on-line comic, built using Carrara and photoshop... Any comments/ ideas for improvement, etc, will be greatly appreciated
(By the way, you can read the entire comic here )

solt · 7th December 2007, 00:43

nice work!
but, i do not, or i can't see a 3D effect or aspect in these comic illustrations ...
you can get the same thing with a 2d or traditionnal drawing...

wolfriver · 7th December 2007, 03:59

The ships and characters are built in Carrara... well the characters are simple shapes that are 'drawn over' in photoshop.

Each panel is positioned and rendered in carrara, transferred into photoshop and 'finished off'.

Some panels are entirely built and rendered in Carrara (the first six or seven pages of the comic, viewable from the link in thie original post).

mayito7777 · 8th December 2007, 03:58

Very nice job!!!

solt · 8th December 2007, 17:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolfriver

The ships and characters are built in Carrara... well the characters are simple shapes that are 'drawn over' in photoshop.

it's this kind of 'drawn over' like you said, that i think don't work for me, may be i'm wrong, but you don't have to ' draw over your over characters " or else
just a feature very fine who is not dominating like here.
anyway,
great work..

me, i'am still making comics in a tradionnal way

3webjam · 7th February 2008, 16:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolfriver

The ships and characters are built in Carrara... well the characters are simple shapes that are 'drawn over' in photoshop.

Couldn't you have used some sort of cartoon render for this?
Not that there is something wrong about these comics - I think they are great, and a whole lot different then the usual comics. It just seems easier and quicker.

But then again, buy working them over in Photoshop you have more control over the appearance of the models.

What a great idea! Really like it!
Jacqueline

wolfriver · 8th February 2008, 09:44

Down the track I may have every character completely built and rigged.

I think it would be wrong to do that from the beginning of a comic because the 'evolution' of characters is very important.

Characters change in subtle ways as the artist refines the technique and personality of each one, often over many years.

That is why they are simple shapes at the moment, without ears, hair, eyes, mouths, hands and feet. They're not even rigged, I just rotate the various elements individually until I have the pose I want.

Some backgrounds are Carrara, some are just photographs.

3webjam · 8th February 2008, 13:35

Am to much of a newbie to look into the subject of rigging myself...!

But you are better off of course when you edit the cartoons in Photoshop and add the 'personality' details there.
Still think that this is a great way to make up a cartoon or any illustration!

Do you have more going on?
Jacqueline

wolfriver · 10th February 2008, 02:42

Here are the next three pages...

wolfriver · 10th February 2008, 06:02

Or you can see more of my art here: http://www.cartoonartclub.com
Or on youtube, just search for "Cartoon Professor"

-ash- · 10th February 2008, 11:14

Went and had a look at your site. I enjoyed the first few pages of the comic - good stuff.

Though I tend to agree with Fin - I'd have gone for the cool red ship

3webjam · 15th February 2008, 09:54

Curious for the next pages....!

Jacqueline

3rd December 2007, 05:59	#1 (permalink)
wolfriver Spline Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 56	Comic using Carrara I know it's been a while but here are more pages from my on-line comic, built using Carrara and photoshop... Any comments/ ideas for improvement, etc, will be greatly appreciated (By the way, you can read the entire comic here ) Attached Thumbnails __________________ Thanks, Wolf "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." _A. Einstein

7th December 2007, 00:43	#2 (permalink)
solt 3Dvagabond Join Date: May 2004 Location: Firminy_France Posts: 2,835	nice work! but, i do not, or i can't see a 3D effect or aspect in these comic illustrations ... you can get the same thing with a 2d or traditionnal drawing... __________________ Mes images

7th December 2007, 03:59	#3 (permalink)
wolfriver Spline Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 56	The ships and characters are built in Carrara... well the characters are simple shapes that are 'drawn over' in photoshop. Each panel is positioned and rendered in carrara, transferred into photoshop and 'finished off'. Some panels are entirely built and rendered in Carrara (the first six or seven pages of the comic, viewable from the link in thie original post). __________________ Thanks, Wolf "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." _A. Einstein

8th December 2007, 03:58	#4 (permalink)
mayito7777 Hexagoner Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Saint Cloud, Florida Posts: 751	Very nice job!!! __________________ Seek and ye shall find. JESUS Hexagon 2\|Carrara 6 Pro\|Photoshop CS2\| Painter X http://richchurchtoday.blogspot.com/

8th February 2008, 09:44	#7 (permalink)
wolfriver Spline Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 56	Down the track I may have every character completely built and rigged. I think it would be wrong to do that from the beginning of a comic because the 'evolution' of characters is very important. Characters change in subtle ways as the artist refines the technique and personality of each one, often over many years. That is why they are simple shapes at the moment, without ears, hair, eyes, mouths, hands and feet. They're not even rigged, I just rotate the various elements individually until I have the pose I want. Some backgrounds are Carrara, some are just photographs. __________________ Thanks, Wolf "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." _A. Einstein

8th February 2008, 13:35	#8 (permalink)
3webjam Extrusion Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Holland Posts: 167	Am to much of a newbie to look into the subject of rigging myself...! But you are better off of course when you edit the cartoons in Photoshop and add the 'personality' details there. Still think that this is a great way to make up a cartoon or any illustration! Do you have more going on? Jacqueline

10th February 2008, 02:42	#9 (permalink)
wolfriver Spline Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 56	Here are the next three pages... Attached Thumbnails __________________ Thanks, Wolf "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." _A. Einstein

10th February 2008, 06:02	#10 (permalink)
wolfriver Spline Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 56	Or you can see more of my art here: http://www.cartoonartclub.com Or on youtube, just search for "Cartoon Professor" __________________ Thanks, Wolf "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." _A. Einstein

10th February 2008, 11:14	#11 (permalink)
-ash- I'm Batman (in 3D) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Over the road, round the corner, out of the noise. (Scotland) Posts: 822	Went and had a look at your site. I enjoyed the first few pages of the comic - good stuff. Though I tend to agree with Fin - I'd have gone for the cool red ship __________________ Regards Tony (aka HamSoles)

15th February 2008, 09:54	#12 (permalink)
3webjam Extrusion Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Holland Posts: 167	Curious for the next pages....! Jacqueline

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