I find silhouettes and shapes just as important as detail. Silhouettes can be tough for me to integrate into the background and still make it look good. always learning. I find a lot of these have interesting shapes which can
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Author: Cal
Learning from innovation
It’s probably an oversimplification, but I feel like people tend to fall into two camps: learners and innovators. This is how I will define each: To learn is to take what someone already knows and apply it yourself. To innovate
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Clothes makes the man
I really do like drawing and designing clothes. which is kind of odd since I don’t care at all how I dress in real life. playing with shapes, playing with ideas, the norm. trying to make believable designs that I
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It’s always a time for pizzazz
i always thought it was odd that in fantasy or scifi it is a lot more common to see “ancient clothes + modern setting” than “modern clothes + ancient setting”. i get that they wouldn’t necessarily have modern materials, but
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A short look ahead
speak peek for a future character. played around with him for a bit but just wasn’t feeling where it was going. so I decided I’m gonna make him a dwarf. why not. it’ll add some interest. it’s always fun to
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An oral tradition
Stories existed long before writing. Some of the most ancient texts we know of likely had a long existence as oral accounts way before they were first penned. Oral traditions do rely on the faultiness of memory, yes, but I
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Kiddos
kiddos! kids exist. and in the same space as adults, no less! shocking. i find kids a little bit more limited of a canvas to experiment with body shapes compared to adults, but it is still possible to make some
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The shape of your average boy
i said earlier that i was trying to be more intentional about body shapes in ch4. there are a few reasons for this. first off, it helps differentiate the characters better. that has always been a challenge with any non-human
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First stretch on ch4!
chapter 3 is on the home stretch. which means chapter 4 is not only in the works, but has been for a little while now 🙂heres some concept tidbits for little ol you. because i like ye a lot i
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Song of the Motherland at Smallville Con!
Hutchinson, KS has a yearly comic con, of which I will be attending on Jun 18-19! I have no clue if any of you are even near the area but I might as well let you know. Feel free to
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