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A character design I'm knocking up so I can enter IMAF this year
Crits at this stage would be very welcome.
I also don't have a name for her yet. Suggestions on a post card XD
EDIT: Thanks for the suggestions!
After a bit of searching I've decided to call her Danica Tereshkova. 1/4 russian blood, but born in the Czech Republic. ^_^(Danica means morning star, and Tereshkova is apparently the surname of the first woman in space - thanks Chris!
Hommage!)
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She looks pretty cool, I like the suit especially. It looks practical like it could actually work.
Have you drawn any more pictures of her?
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*^^* I've still got a lot to learn, but thanks so much!
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Paul, this is superb! Seems like a real solid character you've come up with here! I love her face and the design of the space suit! Looks like you've done your research! (Not that I'd know, but let's pretend I do). You're colouring is freaking amazing too. How did you get the kind of green gradienty effect on the shadows that blend from the borrom upwards? Gradient tool?) Oh, the dirt on her face/body's a nice touch too!
Btw, I haven't been online much lately, but I took a quick glance at your pages for your pitch too! Looking good, I'll take a better look later and comment (I'm kind of busy with my own right now, hence the ungodly hour of this comment).
Good luck with the competition! You've actually sparked my interest.. if I have time, I think I might give it a go myself.. urk, better get a move on though, only a month to go!
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Ah, hey there! I was going to give you an email actually, good timing ^_^
The gradient shadow is literally just a new layer on multiply, with the shadow in mid grey. Then, I select the layer's transparency and fill the selection in with a coloured gradient.
I was gonna ask if you'd managed to get into contact with Hope actually, it seems like you have? Hows the pitch coming along?
Ours is looking okay, except the editors wanted us to reduce it to one volume. We protested, and they're having a second think about it.
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Oh my god, I just typed a bloody essay and then I fucking opened a stupid image of sonic the hedgehog in the firefox browser by accident & lost it all. ARGH, okay I'll type it again you bastard (not you, I mean firefox).
Yeah I got in contact with Hope a-ok. Although things have been bad on my end for the last ..4 weeks? I haven't spoken to Hope at all and I lost about half my work because my computer died, and also the internet connection kind of went with it too. So, very depressing there.
Having said that though, I have actually bought a new 24 inch imac which is going to be so awesome to use, I can't wait. And despite ll the crap, my pitch seems to be very postive. Hope is digging the story and I don't think there'll be any major changes to the length or story. I finally emailed Hope last night to just let her know I'm alive, and she responded immediately with some encouraging words.. So I think they're keen. *fingers crossed*
Right now I'm doing some sequential pages to distract myself from the loss of my character designs (which I've half..ish redone). Once I'm done I'll post them up on DA for a bit of crit & feedback I think.
Oh man that sucks wanting to reduce your pitch to one volume. I'm sorry to hear that, but I do hope they'll reconsider that. I mean, otherwise you'de have to change the entire story, reduce a 3 vol thing to 1 and just dilute the whole.. richness (if that's the word) of it. Have they explained why they'd want to reduce it? I don't get it. I hope it works out okay for you and Kate!!
On another note, is Hope feeling your artwork?! Is she digging the creative panel layout?
Any chance of seeing a couple more pages maybe? I don't really have anything to add to the comments you have already, or the one's I've made here - looks fine to me! It would be cool to see some spreads maybe or something like that, I dunno. Wow them with spacious "ahhh" pages.
Yeah okay, I'm not making too much sense but.. I'm hungry, whoa it's 4:15 and I haven't eaten yet. No wonder I'm all "urgh"
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Ah cool, sounds like things are going really well! I envy your new computer too X3 It sounds rather shiny. As much as I normally hate Macs, I wouldn't refuse one like that!
I sent Hope a reply saying that it seems like thier reason for reducing the length was a financial one. She said that I was right, and that she'd try her best to get it green-lighted as a 3 volume project, but maybe they just think my style is too indie. That's a term they've used more than a few times.
I've tried refining though. I'm perfectly capable of just copying shoujo archetypes if that's what they're after, but it won't be as creatively satisfying.
I've posted the new sample I did up just now actually. Hope was really enthusiastic about it, so hopefully things will go a little better this time.
Sucks about loosing all that work! >< Are you planning on posting any of it up on devart. I'd love to see it!
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Oh this mac is the business (I'm a bit of a mac whore actually). And 24 inches of wide screen.. tasty!
Hmm sounds like they aren't up for taking any risks.. It's that sales team. It's those suits! Yeah I understand what you mean about not being as creatively satisfying. I hope they do decide to go ahead with 3 volumes. I think you'd do good!
Oh yeah, I'll post some pages on DA, probably monday eveningish. Although there are a few more pages I kinda wanted to do before setting them all loose. But I don't think that'll happen for another week, so screw it, I'll put up what I have.
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what would a space girl be without a hint of sex appeal haha!
the only crit I could give is in the left picture her left eye seems a bit too small, maybe carry it on near to the edge of her face.. i think?? O_O
Very good design, liking the detail on the suit
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lol, indeed! XD XD Let's hope some (or all) of the judges are either male or lesbian.
Interestingly it was originally drawn closer to the edge, but I moved it in becuase I thought it looked a little odd. Hmm... dilema....
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Looking great. 
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^__^ Thanks! I mainly just googled space suits and looked at ones designed for films to make it authentic
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Well DAYAMN she can service me ANYTIME huh huh *nudge*
She's cute. I have a serious urge to call her Kaylee, but that doesn't suit her XD Plus, y'know, only cause of Firefly and all. I think ... she should be called Peggy @@ And I still think the top of her head is too short for where you've drawn the hair-line. She looks like she should have more head ... @@;
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lol! XD You kinky so-and-so! Hmm.... Peggy Tereshkova *ponders*
I still don't agree about the head 
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Man... this is wow... great! ASTRONAUTS! She looks like she could step right into Planetes. ^.^ In a good way, not in a fan-art kinda way. >.>
Please draw a sexy male astronaut!
Good luck with IMAF! I might enter something if I finish my RSOM entry early...
RArrrh. I have no critique, except to say she might want to put some trousers on. I hear space is cold.
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^___^ Sweet! I was aiming for the Planetes feel, but worried it might just come off as a rip-off. Your comment put my mind at ease
Hows your Rising Stars entry coming?
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I've nearly finished the artwork... >.> Then it's scanning and lettering time. I get the feeling I should have put more backgrounds and stuff in.
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ah, as long as your characters aren't floating in subjective space, then you'll get away with murder as far as background go
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Um... they do a bit of floating.... >.> But if you look at most manga, they generally don't put backgrounds in every panel, only in one or two per page max. ^.^;;;;
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Ah, I mean specifically subjective space. It's fine to float them in space if you've already established where they are/who they're talking to etc in an earlier frame. Backgrounds are only needed if there's something important going on in them, or if you've just changed scene or place. hence you can probably get away with one background per location if you're careful with the page flow
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X-D I hope I can get away with it!
Thanks for that, I nearly had an embellism thinking about my lack of backgrounds X-D
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You know, you are the only person I have seen that does like... REALLY good cel style coloring. I love the colors in this. And... she's cute, needless to say. XD Again, I would offer some real criticsm, but I am worn from being sick all week, and am thinking of skipping out on work early anyway...
WhiCH I am doing now.
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HMM!! That is some sexiness right up in there, man. I'll need to scour his gallery now! (I think I like your style a little better though, from what I saw.)
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You like my style better?? Oo wow....
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She has a name beginning with M. That's what her face says to me. Meryl, Madeleine, Madison, Maeve, Missy, Miranda, Morwenna... Mmmmm.... Marilyn. XD
I dunno. something like that. >_>
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lol! Maisey's Rat is called Miranda. Hmm... Miranda Tereshkova... not bad.... russian father american mother. I'll stick with that unless I get struck by the lightning of inspiration and die.
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yeah! Miranda is a cool name, she looks like a Miranda to me! *hops up and down!* I love the one on the left, btw... lovely expression. (;
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Cool! her hands look a bit disconnected to me on the left, 'cos they're grubby; maybe smearing some grease up her arms a bit would join 'em back again? The hand on the left really pops out, to me.
But yeah! I think she's a Shufti. XD Or a moonunit XD
Great design! D
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Ahh, yeah, nice point!
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Her colouring really fits in with the dA colourscheme too, I notice XD
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lol! XD That'd be my blue/green shadows I like using
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Greeeaat Space suit design, Your woman are cool looking at drawn very well
great job
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call her moonunit. in honour of frank zappas little girl
great colours man, i am ever impressed with the smoothness of it all. you git
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Hahaha! XD Moonunit Tereshkova. Kinda suits her XD
Thanks for the comment!
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Great colour job on this! Love the pallete used here
As for a name, well Valentina Tereshkova was apparently the first woman in Space... Does she look like a Valentina?
LL
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^__^ Thanks! Oooh, awsome! I was thinking of making her russian. I might nick the surname actually, Tereshkova suits her
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Yay - I helped ^__^
I demand a teeny weeny small credit at the back!
LL
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lookin' awesome in my opinion ^_^ nice one, she looks as rugged as she should be XD
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Youre style seems to of developed alot more from what I remember it being in RSOM, its changed alot, but it looks good too ^_^
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