criticise my amateur comics. Most of it is unfinished and varies from decent to shit. I'm a really slow worker
>>8037586the mystics page 1
>>8037587the mystics page 2finished
sky wars page 1 unfinished
silent waves in the frozen city page 1unfinished
something awful within the grasspage 1
outlines? no?
>>8037600something awful within the grasspage 2
>>8037602something awful within the grasspage 3finished
>>8037604
>>8037605duck's treasure page 1
Is this what they meant when they say “the color is muddy”?
>>8037608duck's treasure page 2unfinished
pink pippin page 1
>>8037615pink pippin page 2
>>8037616pink pippin page 3
How old is this work? Looks like something that could have been published in some 90's magazine like Heavy Metal.
>>8037619pink pippin page 4
>>8037621pink pippin page 5unfinished
>>8037601no, no outlines >>8037610you think the colour is muddy?>>8037620its all been done between 2025 and now, I'll take it as a compliment. I like heavy metal magazine
horror show page 1 unfinished
star cats page 1
>>8037626star cats page 2unfinished
a search for weaklings page 1
>>8037629a search for weaklings page 2
>>8037630a search for weaklings page 3
>>8037631a search for weaklings page 4
>>8037633a search for weaklings page 5
>>8037634a search for weaklings page 6
>>8037635a search for weaklings page 7
>>8037636a search for weaklings page 8unfinished
between the rocks page 1
>>8037640between the rocks page 2 unfinished
osif's awakeningpage 1
space race page 1 unfinished>>8037644awakening spelt wrong in the comic also unfinished
screaming spelt as sreaming. I didn't notice until it was too late
thats it.
>>8037624>I'll take it as a compliment. I like heavy metal magazineYeah, you can take it as a compliment. Though, my main inner question is if this kind of art is still relevant and apt for any success in the "market" nowadays. It feels like only in France, Japan and some European little markets indie artists with this style can have a chance.
>>8037651i don't hope for any success, I just wanna finish shit and if I sell a few copies then I would honestly be happy. Maybe you're right about france liking this kind of stuff
>>8037652>Maybe you're right about france liking this kind of stuffI know I'm right. Your stuff is the kind of art that gets compiled and published in fancy "coffee table" style books. Though you may need at least 200 pieces for that.This is excellent work, if presented to the right crowd in the right way.
>>8037653>This is excellent workthanks anon, i appreciate the kind words...
Looks not bad. Looks like your objection was to make good art.But then, you decided to photograph it in a dark room with a potato?Like, come on. Make a proper presentation, do clean photos or scans, crop the images... otherwise i don't feel a desire to read it, honestly.
>>8037671>Looks like your objection was to make good art.very much so >But then, you decided to photograph it in a dark room with a potato?I apologise for that kek, yeah it is shit but I will eventually scan it all, I might just buy own because i don't like going to the library for it
>>8037586You have a tendency to make backgrounds too heavy. Compositions should be readable even as thumbnails, but in your OP pic, the trees look like clouds of smoke and you barely notice the characters. The backgrounds should be much more subtle, there should be a hierarchy between the foreground and the background regarding values and amount of details, and you should save the strongest colors for the characters in the foreground.Basically, your illustrations are an unreadable mess.
>>8037710I attempted to try and make the characters feel real in their setting. You're right though, I should be thinking about composition, hierarchy and how it relates to story telling. Its been lacking but I just need to think and learn how to do fantastical settings that aren't a mess and helps tell the story
>>8037715Well, if you want to do something weird and play against the "rules" (which is to say what is naturally appealing) for the sake of originality, it's your choice. But i have to give you my honest first reaction.Another thing, in cases where the character reads well because the background doesn't stand out (as it should be) like here >>8037600, you seem to use the same flat color for the entire body and face, which sugests that construction needs more work (different planes of a constructed volume should hold different values of whatever hue).Try to make the character stand out from the background AND try to make the face stand out from the body.
i like these but holy shit how can you figure out appealing illustration but you cant take a decent picture of it? get a lamp or something damn.
I've seen you around here and you tend to float in the same threads as me so I see all the influences you're pulling from, so this is right up my alley, so I'm a bit biased contentwise. I'm glad you're still working on stuff. Your panelling hits a good middle ground where it's not overly repetitive but it's also not showy and stays in service of the story. I like that you're constantly going for ambitious angles and shots. I agree that the readability in your color work is hit or miss, but if >>8037587 is the oldest work then you're trending in a better direction. You might want to check out Blacksad as a somewhat more modern influence. I can stare at any panel in a Blacksad comic and it's like I'm looking into a little world on the page.>>8037646
these rule, kinda reminds of vaughn bode or some 70s thing as others have mentioned.nice poses and dynamic angles, very animated and feels alivethe colors look great, is this watercolor or inks?
>>8037710i would have guessed op is trying to make the background more focal so the characters lost within the landscape..also i think the trees have a cool abstract quality which draws the viewer in, instead of having something immediately discernable..personally i would make put more focus into the background, and then maybe scale down the figures even more
>>8037648rocks resemble a female torso from the backalso are you using a torch here? >>8037612>>8037613
>>8037786i do have lamp, thats where the light is coming from, i guess i have a shaky hand when taking photos>>8037794are you the one who rec'd blacksad before? I haven't gotten to it, I've been reading witzend magazine and some tintin but the artwork of blacksad is quite impressive, the colouring is good and I especially like the drawings of the character being surrounded by a lively setting. I'll study some of that. Do you think my style is too 70s and older?>>8037972the vaughn bode influence is super obvious. thanks anon. yes most of the colour has been done in watercolour, one of those cases full of different pallets, i've had it for a long time. I do also use acrylic paints, markers and colour pencils >>8037974I was trying to do a theodore kittelsen thing. I really liked those illustrations of those snowy scenes >>8038022> are you using a torch here?its my lamp mr anon
>>8038230oh yeah i see the Theodor kittelsen influence, the patchy snow blanket vibe.keep it up, the stories look pretty funny and the style works. its kinda moebius mixed with fritz tha cat, again that throwback undergroudn style to when comics were coolit would be cool to see more or these pages scanned..
