An On-line Comic - Polyloop

wolfriver · 29th October 2006, 15:57

Gday everybody,
I have finally finished my website dedicated to teaching cartoon art. An important part of this site is the on-line graphic novel, created by building scenes in Carrara, framing each panel, rendering, then compositing, adding text etc in photoshop.
Because I am new to 3D the characters are mostly simple head shapes painted over in photoshop. (Except for Mr Hunter in this page... built with polys in Hex 2.1)
You can view more by going to www.cartoonartclub.com and clicking on "read the on-line comic". In these pages the heroes are simple shapes without features, positioned, rendered, then 'drawn' in photoshop using a Cintiq tablet.
This scene is huge with 3 planets (one with clouds and atmosphere), about 60 ships and things... even my G5 quad was slow repositioning the camera for shot changes.
Please let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Wolf

bobbygraphix · 4th November 2006, 06:35

great work on the comic!

wolfriver · 5th November 2006, 23:51

Thanks.
Do you think the lighting is strong enough?
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve it?
It doesn't quite feel vibrant enough or something to me.
Thanks,
Wolf

Nate Owens · 6th November 2006, 07:08

Looks great.
Look up online some Will Eisner comics ("The Spirit")... he was an expert at thinking outside the box when it came to lighting, composition and presentation.

wolfriver · 6th November 2006, 08:21

Yes you're right.
I'll think Will Eisner when I light my scenes.
I greatly admire his work.

doctor worm · 6th November 2006, 21:10

I like the smoke dialogue balloons. They really capture the attention and spirit you are going for here. I like them better than the tech-no lettering used just before. I think lettering should go as organic as possible to compensate for it's digital origins . Will Eisner style is a good match here too.

wolfriver · 16th April 2007, 03:54

Gday everybody, I've posted some more pages from my comic in 'Finished Works'.
I would greatly appreciate any comments or critiques.
I really want to make this as good as I possible can and any advice will help.
Thanks

29th October 2006, 15:57	#1 (permalink)
wolfriver Spline Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 56	An On-line Comic Gday everybody, I have finally finished my website dedicated to teaching cartoon art. An important part of this site is the on-line graphic novel, created by building scenes in Carrara, framing each panel, rendering, then compositing, adding text etc in photoshop. Because I am new to 3D the characters are mostly simple head shapes painted over in photoshop. (Except for Mr Hunter in this page... built with polys in Hex 2.1) You can view more by going to www.cartoonartclub.com and clicking on "read the on-line comic". In these pages the heroes are simple shapes without features, positioned, rendered, then 'drawn' in photoshop using a Cintiq tablet. This scene is huge with 3 planets (one with clouds and atmosphere), about 60 ships and things... even my G5 quad was slow repositioning the camera for shot changes. Please let me know what you think. Thanks, Wolf Attached Thumbnails Last edited by wolfriver; 29th October 2006 at 15:59. Reason: adding atttachment

5th November 2006, 23:51	#3 (permalink)
wolfriver Spline Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 56	Thanks. Do you think the lighting is strong enough? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve it? It doesn't quite feel vibrant enough or something to me. Thanks, Wolf __________________ Thanks, Wolf "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." _A. Einstein

6th November 2006, 07:08	#4 (permalink)
Nate Owens Doodlin' Dude Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,011	Looks great. Look up online some Will Eisner comics ("The Spirit")... he was an expert at thinking outside the box when it came to lighting, composition and presentation. __________________ Shirts, MousePads, Stuff / The Gallery / Videos / Blog

6th November 2006, 08:21	#5 (permalink)
wolfriver Spline Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 56	Yes you're right. I'll think Will Eisner when I light my scenes. I greatly admire his work. __________________ Thanks, Wolf "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." _A. Einstein

16th April 2007, 03:54	#7 (permalink)
wolfriver Spline Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 56	Gday everybody, I've posted some more pages from my comic in 'Finished Works'. I would greatly appreciate any comments or critiques. I really want to make this as good as I possible can and any advice will help. Thanks __________________ Thanks, Wolf "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." _A. Einstein

4th November 2006, 06:35	#2 (permalink)
bobbygraphix www.digitalartworld.com Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4	great work on the comic!

6th November 2006, 21:10	#6 (permalink)
doctor worm Vertex Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Monterey Bay, California Posts: 2	I like the smoke dialogue balloons. They really capture the attention and spirit you are going for here. I like them better than the tech-no lettering used just before. I think lettering should go as organic as possible to compensate for it's digital origins . Will Eisner style is a good match here too.

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