I always find it difficult going from roughs to cleanup; most times there are things in the rough that I just can't duplicate in the cleanup. The drawings also tend to stiffen up. This panel I went a little cleaner than usual; I would prefer to keep things on the rougher side; it better represents what I'm after in a drawing.
(All images are digital. No paper.)
layout
rough
black
cleanup
final
17 comments:
Sheee-oot!
That's some damn fine-lookin' work. All digital seems to be the way to go --
Keep rockin',
Moth
This is one of the reasons why I stop here every morning. Good stuff!!
I'm loving the rough. Great stuff Ted. I can't wit to see where you take us next.
j
'"scribble scribble" Yes,....go on..."scribble scribble".
Man, you are the jedi master of the Cintiq!
Ted,
You are real master. When you compare the expression between the clean up and final, there is the slightest change in her expression as though it was 2 photos were shot by a SLR camera 0.5 seconds apart from each other. It is a real subtle difference but changes the composure of the girl.
You should really teach. I have zero artistic skill and I am a non artist but I will sign up for a class in 0.5 seconds if you teach.
cK
Thanks everyone!
moth - i'm doing all the roughs now on the cintiq. it's more flexible and faster.
edog - thanks for makin R&I a regular stop!
j - I hope I can deliver the goods...there are big things planned for the middle and conclusion of the story (none of which will be reavealed here...mwahaha).
charles - you outlined the problem I have with the translation from rough to final; you picked up on the very slight change that happened in the clean up. The rough has a few extra lines near Rose's eye which don't really belong in a cleanup, but they contribute to the feel of the drawing and make sense in a rough. The rough has the expression that I really wanted.
Yoou will notice in the new book that some roughs (mostly subtle facial expressions) have been left in because I just can't replicate them in a cleanup.
Thaks again for the teaching suggestion. I would like to teach some day...
Beautiful!! Love the progression from start to finish. Very inspiring! Damn, makes me want to do a comic!!
Ted
I appreciate you posting these PROCESS pics. I also get a kick out of it when you post those sequence breakdowns of movies, in your other blog.
Very charming drawing in this little panel. Nice to see thr progression as well.
john - thanks! man it would be great to see a comic from you!
jamie -thanks, can't wait to see your elephants book and more RR! (btw, i just came across some more of your comics i borrowed...)
monkeyfeather - thanks for the AWESOME drawing and shout out on your blog!
Just seeing this now.
Super interesting to see it all broken down like that!
WHERE DID YOU
LEARN TO DRAW?!
;)
ted,
its great seeing your development work and methods/process of creations! plus i love those shots of your working space, it inspires all alike ;) keep it up, and rose and isabel part 2 is shaping up to be a knockout from the looks of it!
M
More MORE MORE!!!! Stuff looks beautiful man- as always I might add. Sweet can't wait till you post that bitchen WAR stuff i had the priviladge of seeing. This book is going to be awesome. You should print it all in one big fucking book man.
Mandrews out
Thanks guys!
mandrews - I'm planning to compile the two parts into one book with a bunch of extra stuff that I had to cut (inspired by your epic version of Colossus).
The war stuff Mark's talking about is the battle of Cold Harbor which I just finished roughing (16 pages of action, yikes!), but I won't be posting any of that cause I want there to be SOME surprises! Ok, well maybe a rough or two. : )
great post!
what software do you use?
weno - thanks, I use Photoshop and a Cintiq tablet.
GREAT work here. Thanks for showing the process. Impressive work!!!
MAC
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