2006-11-25, 15:51 | Link #1 |
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What is your method? (Drawing)
Ok Just wondering for all you Anime fans who draw your Favorite Characters or create your own:
What is your method of making an Anime Character? Do you only Draw? Does it involve Scanning? Or the Computer? I think my method is one of the wierdest . . . but it works for me . . . I first draw an outline of my Character (no tracing of course! duh!) weither it be made up or off of a real Character. Then I ink it with a Sharpie, next I scan the picture to my Computer . . . Next you would probrably expect me to use Photoshop CS2 or Illustrator CS2 for a proffesional level . . . I have those programs but I don't use them "oh my!" . . . I use (drum roll) Adobe After Effects 7.0 Pro . . . . ever heard of it? well I bring my Drawings into AE (After Effects) And "Key out" the white on my paper . . . then I put a peach colored layer behind my drawing for the skin . . . then I digitally paint away! I add all the shadows and clothing colors on . . . then I save the frame and that's it . . . It is more complicated than that but timewise for some reason I find it easier to do in AE than Photo CS2 . . . Also I could just create a complete digital charcter only using the computer . . . but that just kills the fun for me So what's your method? Last edited by Gundam Zero Force; 2006-11-25 at 15:54. Reason: noob mistake, posted in wrong section . . . . |
2006-11-25, 20:15 | Link #2 |
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About half a year ago, I used to do the same method you mentioned but with CS2.
Nowadays, I do everything in OpenCanvas. First a preliminary stick figure. Then I go over the body shape, afterwhich an addition layer of blue is created for that. Then I go over the clothes of the person, and a red addition layer is for that. Finally, I do the final ink. Then colors and shades. |
2006-11-26, 02:58 | Link #4 |
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I don't use sharpies. I use my 5$ pen i got from Michaels to trace my line arts adn then scan them and use Coral 10 to edit them. But i use lined regular loose leaf paper to draw on so i gotta do much editing to remove all of the lines. CGing, i haven't thought about that yet, still learning photoshop.
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2006-11-26, 18:48 | Link #7 |
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cool!
I am not that good, I still need to learn a lot. But hopefully I will get better the more I practice . . . . I want to be able to not rely on the computer as much and have my drawing abilities dictate how my images will turn out in the end |
2006-11-26, 21:21 | Link #8 |
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Ok here is a drawing I did just now . . . it took about an hour to do the digital work . . I did not ink it either . . . so I knda
NOTE TO SELF: Don't draw on a peice of paper that has words on the back When I scanned it into my computer the words made all my lines choppy . . . . uh well, I learned my lesson. I know, you don't need to tell me about all the mistakes . . . . it is not that good but I have only been drawing Anime characters for like a week now . . . I have drawn a lot of mechanical stuff . . . but drawing Anime Characters is new. She really isn't based off of any character . . . I just made her up, though she does look somewhat like Relena (one of my favorite characters from Gudam Wing) . . . go figure LOL This is the original drawing . . . I made the contrast a bit greater so you can actually see it http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...Drawing1-1.jpg Here is the finished rendering after working with it in Adobe After Effects http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...E/Drawing1.jpg as you can tell I have a lot left to learn, but hey, I am getting better . . . any suggestions/comments on what I can do to improve would be nice |
2006-11-27, 19:13 | Link #10 | |
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That one was quite nice, although I do have a little tip for ya. On the right side of her shoulder ( viewer's right side ), try making it a little more convex, curved to the left, since necks ( and other body parts ) tend to be flexible enough to bend a little bit. And heads up for everyone who can actually use markers and inkpens. Unfortunately, that's something I can't do, due to my huge deficiency in doing straight, solid, thin lines. I've got to say, though, that I'm old-fashioned. I start out with the head, then work my way on to the body, clothes, clean the unnecessary and ugly lines, and then scan it. Depending on what I want to do with the drawing, I either use Manga Studio to outline/ink the picture, or Adobe Illustrator to outline and then paint it in Photoshop, though my past CGing experiences left me pretty disappointed. I did try using opencanvas, but I have the same inkpen problem with my tablet, so that program didn't work out for me.
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2006-11-27, 20:01 | Link #11 | |
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I think it is cool everyone has different methods in making thier Anime Characters . . . most if the time during College between classes I now draw . . . . I am slowly improving my skills |
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2006-11-27, 20:45 | Link #13 |
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Evertime I hear Photoshop CS2 It makes me want to use it more . . . . I am just so used to After Effects I barely use CS2 . . . .AE (After Effects) has all the paint tools like CS2 does plus a lot of other things so I am not missing too much . . . . but I do need to learn to use my lonley CS2 more
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2006-11-27, 22:40 | Link #14 | |
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And I wouldn't recommend Photoshop to do outlines, though. Illustrator ( and some Opensource, Freeware programs ) has many nice tools for outlines, besides the fact that it uses Vectoring technology ( awesome for linearts ). BUT the downside is that, unlike photoshop where you can learn the basics in just a few hours, Illustrator requires a damn lot of work to get it right, so yeah.
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2006-11-27, 23:23 | Link #15 | |
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About that Vectoring stuff that Illustrator does . . . . I have Illustrator CS2 as well . . . but (shaking my head) I use that even less than I do Photoshop CS2 . . . . |
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2006-11-28, 00:53 | Link #18 |
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Yep, though I'm still a huge noob with it. That was my first attempt.
http://www.deviantart.com/view/18008695/ http://www.tutorialfx.com/forums/ind...showtopic=8841 Are pretty interesing tutorials if anyone wants to check that out.
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