Can't upload just one

[rowyn]

Several weeks ago, I did an LJ icon for oceansedge. (Which she's been using as her default ever since -- woo!)

The original was 600x600 pixels because I like to work large. It also looked horrible at full size; I didn't bother cleaning it up since it was only going to be shrunk down anyway.

Today, I pulled out the original and spent some time retouching it and trying to make it look furrier.



[EDIT: This is, of course, another digital piece. This one's actually all digital -- no pencil sketch involved. Sketching on the computer seems to take a lot longer than it does on paper. It always makes me wish I had a larger monitor. And I already have a 19" monitor.]

Comments

[oceansedge.livejournal.com]

She's still really really lovely and I adore her :)

[rowyn]

Thank you! I see you already updated your icon to match. :)

Have you ever considered coloring someone else's line-art?

[howardtayler.livejournal.com]

Have you ever considered coloring someone else's line-art?

--Howard "Just curious" Tayler

Re: Have you ever considered coloring someone else's line-art?

[rowyn]

Get well soon, Jean!

[Lut: "But we'd get to see Schlock early!"]

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And on a more serious note ... no, I haven't really considered it, actually. It seems like it would be fun to do occasionally, but that it would suck up massive amounts of time if done on a regular basis. I've done a handful of strips of my own, and I didn't even try to color those, on the presumption that it would suck up gobs of time.

Of course, my own line work is not neatly penned and flood-fillable, which would certainly save some time. And Scott Kellogg offered a nifty tip on saving time in the shading and highlighting process ....

How long do you spend coloring your strip?

Flood-fills only?

[howardtayler.livejournal.com]

Flood-fills only, with touchups on the spots that don't get filled: about 10 minutes per row. But then I know EXACTLY what colors to use.

--Howard

[oceansedge.livejournal.com]

I did... I really love the way her hair turned out :)

[howardtayler.livejournal.com]

The solution: buy a 2nd monitor, and have TWO. I use a 19-inch Accusync CRT, and a Sylvania 15-inch flat-panel. That way my tools and stuff can sit over on another space and I can devote the full 19-inch area to image processing.

--Howard

[kelloggs2066.livejournal.com]

Wow! Now that's an idea!

I never thought of that.

2 screens to run Image processing. Wow!
Now, I just have to get another good quality screen. :)

[kelloggs2066.livejournal.com]

I love the fluffy quality of the fur lines.
Even her nose pad has texture to it!:)