Page Two: Dark Sun Comic

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#1

zombiegleemax

Jul 20, 2006 16:24:45
As promised, here is page two of my comic.

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http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k230/xrt3v/Page1.gif

For those that care to know. These pages were drawn on printer paper and inked with a Rapidograph pen (mainly used to give clean even lines), then colored in photoshop. I am currently practicing with a quill pen, which should give me a more fluid and organic feel to it. In addition to that I plan to draw future pages on 11x17 Bristol board. Hopefully these changes will give me a better quality for everyone to enjoy. As for my artistic limitations, I can only say I am working on it
#2

bengeldorn

Jul 20, 2006 17:07:27
Looks verry promising. I wish I had at least some art skills. As for the layout, I preferred the white background with a contrasting (for example black) border arround the images. The last picture of the 2nd page just seemed odd to me (I can't realy explain it, and it was definetly not a critic against your drawings themselves).

Btw. I hope you don't mind if I'm going to use the close-ups for my campaign? I'm allways looking for new portraits, I could use to present NPC in my campaign.

Good job! Keep it on! I'm excited how the story continues (no spoilers, please).
#3

zombiegleemax

Jul 20, 2006 18:20:42
The last picture of the 2nd page just seemed odd to me (I can't realy explain it, and it was definetly not a critic against your drawings themselves).

I agree, several things that I did not like. My bubbles could be a little cleaner (still learning how to create them correctly in Illustrator). I placed too much dialog for the space, which gives it a bit of a cluttered look instead of a flowing conversation. The picture itself, I did not like my door...oh well plenty of opportunities to draw more doors down the line.

Btw. I hope you don't mind if I'm going to use the close-ups for my campaign? I'm allways looking for new portraits, I could use to present NPC in my campaign.

Feel free to use them!

Good job! Keep it on! I'm excited how the story continues (no spoilers, please).

I'm trying to avoid spelling and grammatical errors at the very least...hehe. Beyond that, trying to not violate any canon information and have a story that is not too cliche...which is harder than I thought!

Imaginor
#4

xlorepdarkhelm_dup

Jul 20, 2006 18:48:57
As promised, here is page two of my comic.

Latest
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k230/xrt3v/Page2.jpg

Previous
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k230/xrt3v/Page1.gif

For those that care to know. These pages were drawn on printer paper and inked with a Rapidograph pen (mainly used to give clean even lines), then colored in photoshop. I am currently practicing with a quill pen, which should give me a more fluid and organic feel to it. In addition to that I plan to draw future pages on 11x17 Bristol board. Hopefully these changes will give me a better quality for everyone to enjoy. As for my artistic limitations, I can only say I am working on it

I like where it is going as well. If there was anything to nitpick, and it really is, in my view extraordinarily minor and probably falls completely under "artistic license", that would be maybe looking into the 2e materials as to style of dress for Tyr and such. If memory serves, a lot of them don't wear but the bare necessities for clothing (loincloths, etc). I could be wrong, and as I said, it is a real minor thing. I can't wait to see more!
#5

zombiegleemax

Jul 20, 2006 19:10:15
I like where it is going as well. If there was anything to nitpick, and it really is, in my view extraordinarily minor and probably falls completely under "artistic license", that would be maybe looking into the 2e materials as to style of dress for Tyr and such. If memory serves, a lot of them don't wear but the bare necessities for clothing (loincloths, etc). I could be wrong, and as I said, it is a real minor thing. I can't wait to see more!

Actually I greatly appreciate this kind of feedback! If anything, I want to make sure things such as clothing and architecture are depicted in an authentic fashion so it gives my comic a genuine Dark Sun feel. Hopefully I can rely on this great community to keep me pointed in the right direction.