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Published: 2005-08-24 17:00:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 436; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 39
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I've kinda been withholding this guy's name, but what the hell, this is Vector AKA the guy with the arrow on his chest. Note the slightly changed hairdo. I'm still not entirely sure if I should change the costume to something more Ultimates-esque with thick visible stitches where the white and blue parts connect. That would look a bit... tougher, I guess, and Vector is supposed to be a pretty big badass, but the classic superhero look kinda befits him too.I'm beginning to realize the potential of working with a tablet... of course I'm still kinda struggling with it, but you can't draw clouds like that with a mouse. You just can't. Aside from that, the backlighting on the plane was also kind of a first for me... I dunno, I think that came out looking a bit simplistic, but let me know what you think.
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Great lighting on the hero's costume, but the airplane is fairly simple compared to the figure. I think his face would be slightly further up on his skull since we're looking up at his chin. Great iconic form with the arrow on his front, he'd definitely stand out!
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I like your inking. Seems like you got that nailed down. I think you could probably get away with having the plain a dark grey or even a really dark blue. With it up to the sun like that, all your gonna see is the sillouette. I guess that's my only gripe with it. Other than that, it looks solid.
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Yeah, in the original line drawing, the idea was that what is now grey on the plane would be the areas where the light hits. And it looked believable in b/w, I just messed it up in the colored version, I guess.
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That's awesome! Great job with the shading and highlights!
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Very cool! I really like the dramatic shadowing and pose. 
As you said, the plane is a bit simple looking, but i really dont know too much about planes though, lol. ^^' I think nice nose is fine though. But the backround is a bit plain, maybe you can add some more clouds but smaller ones?
Anyway, great picture!
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Yeah, the background could be a bit more interesting, but I'm still very new to working with this tablet and being able to get effects like that, so I settled for something simple that I could actually pull off, I guess. I originally had more clouds there, but it looked distracting because there was no real structure to them. But I'm workin' on it.
Thanks for the input!
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i wish i could give you a very adcvanced crit on these, but I don't really know too much about comic art to critique, i can tell you what looks good and doesn't look so good, as someone else said, his nose seems a little too wide, but the pose and lighting and everything else is great
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Oh, you know, you don't have to be an expert on comic book art to see if a nose is the right size.
Anyway, thanks for the fav and all your comments, much appreciated.
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no problem, and I just meant I'm not all too familiar with working with the style
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Awsome work man. The airplane looks a little odd though... shouldn't it just be a silouette (i know i spelled that wrong) when its behind the sun?
Aside from that, it looks great. Glad to see the tablet's workin out for ya.
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I tried something with that plane in the linework that didn't really translate to color too well... I probably should've just made it smaller (to justify the lack of detail) and black. The thing is, I had no idea how I was going to do the lighting, so I left a white area just inside the outline to fill with a brighter color.
Thanks!
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Kenne diesen Comic Helden leider nicht, kann also nicht aus der Sicht urteilen aber ich finde er ist sehr gut geraten
Die Farben erinnern ziemlich an Superman, ja klassischer Superheld. Das Gesicht allerdings gar nicht, bad ass passt da schon eher haha.
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Den kannst Du auch nicht kennen, der ist von mir. 
Danke fΓΌrs Vorbeischauen!
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Duh, alles klar. 
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Ich weiss auch noch nicht, ob ich die Geduld dazu hab, ich hab jetzt einfach mal angefangen, Γ€hem.
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Hey there!
The good: I like his new hair style... and the colors on his suit are professional quality. I cant WAIT to get a tablet... lol. I like the suit how it is. It does fit him. I'd say stay with it. His body build is also good for his size. The arms are a bit large, but there is nothing wrong with that. The clouds are also a good touch. Simple, yet mood setting. Great work!
The Bad: The back lighting on the plane could be more dramatic (extending to the tips of the wings, and not blending in with the sun so much). Have the white only expand about half as far as it is now, and make the sun a brighter yellow itself. that would really define it i think, and bring new depth to the pic. Another thing that would have the same effect are darker shadows and brighter light on his cape. That would make the red really pop, and bring the character to the main focus, instead of the plain behind. Also, extend the backlighting to the tip of the cape.
Good character!!
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Hey! I'm still kind of fiddling with the proportions on this guy, actually - you're right, that is a pretty big arm, and I'm not entirely sure if I want him to look that bulky, he's not Superman...
Thanks for your input on the backlighting, I'll be looking this up next time I try it again.
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save me Vector! Save me!
i like the back lighting very much and dig those clouds. I don't know how you comic peoples color folks yet, all those little gradients and washes in there are too much brain work for me. But it sure is fun to look at.
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It's actually airbrushing, not gradients. Funny, I used to think this was done with gradients too, just from looking at stuff and trying to figure out how to do it myself. And, uh, I don't even know what a wash is, heh. This stuff is easier than you think. Anyway, glad you like it.
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The pose and plane in the background is very Ultimates-esque, and thats a great comic.
Colouring and inking are top notch as per usual, and the costume is one of my favourites out there, but I have a nitpick. His eyebrow on the right (our right) is a bit too short, and his nose is a little wide.
Other than that, a great job as usual
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Hmmm... maybe it's the lighting covering up that eyebrow, it shouldn't be too short, really... but the nose is definitely too wide, yeah. I had problems with the face. The whole thing came out a bit small for some reason, and faces are a bitch to draw at that size, especially if it's at an angle I'm not really comfortable with.
And if he looks enough like something out of the Ultimates here, I'm not changing the costume.
Thanks for your input, much appreciated!
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Great color/lighting, love the clouds in the background. Only minor gripe I'd have is that his eyes look a little too low on the face.
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Hrm, you're right. Don't know how that happened...
Thanks for the input!
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