Cross-hatching is a technique of creating graded shading. It can be used to convey dark mood. The challenge lies in maintaining line consistency -- distance between each stroke and their thickness. Sometimes I do it manually...but cross-hatching brush produces much better results.
2020-01-25 07:41:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes, it was all a bad dream.
This page took much longer to sketch & ink for some reason. One of those days when I feel like I have forgotten how to draw :/
2020-01-24 09:28:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Lulu fights back.
(previous Page 67 is now Page 68)
2020-01-23 07:26:05 +0000 UTC View PostColour can be used to focus reader's eye on the important elements of the story.
Traditionally a colour wheel is split between warm and cool colours:
Cool colours (also called "passive") don't draw our attention; warm colours (known as "active") on the other hand help to highlight important parts -- like red!
2020-01-22 07:31:00 +0000 UTC
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Choices.
(previous Page 66 is now Page 65)
2020-01-20 08:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Those black lines under Tempest's chin are known as the feathering. It's main purpose is to soften black edges an graduate values from light to dark - plus add some volume to the subject.
(I'm away from home this week, so the schedule is slightly different).
2020-01-17 07:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Strange days.
(previous Page 65 is now Page 67) !
2020-01-16 08:34:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Final version! What do you think? :-)
(I'll be uploading HiRes version for $8 Tier shortly!)
2020-01-15 08:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostAn image is visually divided into planes: 1. foreground 2. middle-ground 3. background
The planes are then separated from each other using saturation, brigthness, choice of colour and level of details.
To bring Thistle (2) into focus I have made Tempest (1) darker, less detailed - and the background (3) lighter and less saturated.
2020-01-14 08:11:14 +0000 UTC
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Lulu fights back.
2020-01-13 08:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Foalnapping. You done goofed , ladies.
2020-01-12 08:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Changing the outline colours & adding more details! Next step is going to be adding shadows and finally some soft light before making final touches.
2020-01-11 08:30:59 +0000 UTC View PostFocal point is the element of each panel that attracts the viewer’s eyes first -- very often it's head, hand or eye.
Placing FP is yet another way to gently guide the reader thrughout the page. On the page below I have tried to keep FP - and thus reader's attention - away of the page bounds until the very last panel. I also made sure that the focal points in adjacent panels are not too close to each...
2020-01-10 08:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Foalnapping. Will be adding lots of action lines in this one!
2020-01-09 10:27:49 +0000 UTC View Post
A continuation of the conversation from Page 06!
I have run a quick poll on DA to see what *additional* rewards would lure more people here. The results are in and they confirm what I pretty much wanted to do: BONUS art (for $3) and perhaps Patreon-only VLOG for all Patrons.
As for NSFW I was actually tempted to draw something risqué for a while now (again, Patreon only), but I'm aware that my ideas of NSFW can be at odds with what people actually expect. We'll see.
I would love to know your o...
A quick conversation about the original plan,
2020-01-05 08:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It was great to rest a bit and take care of other things -- but the time has come to start posting A Storm's Lullaby again!
2020-01-04 08:30:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hasbro has selected this one for the cover illustration. Here's new work-in-progress version, with neatly tapered lines and more details added :) Will be posting more WIPs soon!
2020-01-03 08:30:59 +0000 UTC View PostWhen we look at distant objects, they became increasingly purple or blue-ish and brighter due to dust and vapor particles causeing the light to scatter. This effect is known as atmospheric perspective:
Using atmospheric perspectivein comic helps to create the illusion of depth:
2020-01-02 08:31:00 +0000 UTC
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Aaaand I'm back! Ready to start 2020 with a new inked page.
Hope you had fun yesterday. My idea of fun is staying at home ;-) Anyway, in Scotland the last day of the year is known as "Hogmanay" and traditionally people sing Auld Long Syne. So here you go:
For auld lang syne, my jo,
for auld lang syne,
we'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
Finally my last concept for IDW is Fluttershy and Zephyr Breeze. I wanted to include one cover that would be "neutral" (the previous two include rare/future characters ) -- and this one is also editor's favourite.
2019-12-25 07:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe last transition is called non-sequitur and provides no logical connection between panels. Here's an example borrowed from McCloud:
I am not very good at writing these, but I would like to thank you for your continued support and wish you all Happy Holidays and Happy New Year ^_^ We will soon be living in 20s and that sounds very strange to me ;-)
Key x
2019-12-24 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
My second concept for the cover is S9 Pinkie Pie with her foal, Li'l Cheese ^^
2019-12-22 08:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
