Jack n Bot "Unwilling Accomplice" by londer
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Posted on: 2008-07-20 20:30 in Multi-Media Fan Creations
Looking pretty good! Sounds like an interesting project...I'll look forward to seeing more...
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interesting idea, if you have the idea set keep going. I'm interested as well to follow this and see what you come up with.
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interesting idea, if you have the idea set keep going. I'm interested as well to follow this and see what you come up with.
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The idea has been set for a while... since i2 really. 
I really do think the writing is going to carry it. Which is good because my art needs a lot of work.
Is the guy in the shades supposed to be stealing from the flea market table? I ask because the gizmos on the table all seem to be facing away from him, as if he's behind the table rather than in front of it.
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Is the guy in the shades supposed to be stealing from the flea market table? I ask because the gizmos on the table all seem to be facing away from him, as if he's behind the table rather than in front of it.
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I donno is he? 
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interesting idea, if you have the idea set keep going. I'm interested as well to follow this and see what you come up with.
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The idea has been set for a while... since i2 really.
I really do think the writing is going to carry it. Which is good because my art needs a lot of work.
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I find that drawing in a semi structured enviroment seems to help me alot . Theres lots of things and poses I don't normally draw but you learn to streatch yourself and get creative when you suddenly have to draw outside your comfort zone 
Left a comment on DA and thought id pop in , post more art :P
I agree with what scarf said on DA, as far as the scene goes, it looks as if he's lifting something and trying to give it to the robot, but text would definitely help the viewer out here. 10 people can look at a piece and interpret it 10 different ways
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I agree with what scarf said on DA, as far as the scene goes, it looks as if he's lifting something and trying to give it to the robot, but text would definitely help the viewer out here. 10 people can look at a piece and interpret it 10 different ways
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I understand that and thanks for the feedback. I'm still having a hard time with surface level look. Figure I can iron out the way I portray meaning later. But thanks for responding.
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I'm still having a hard time with surface level look.
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Hey Londerwost, If you would like some help with this, let me know. I don't want to offend people, so I can't give any advice unless you ask.
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He already gave the go in his OP Lousy, so feel free to help...
Cool, I wanted to be safe than sorry.
Unwilling Accomplice paintover
I did a quick paintover to set up some perspective guidelines. Lines in same color show parallel lines converging to a common vanishing point. I was a little puzzled myself because with the exception of the far edge, your table edges were actually pretty accurate. I decided to try straightening the sale sign because the other vertical lines are not converging to a third vanishing point, and I think that's what made the real difference here.
You can make edges of the little stuff on the table to converge to the same points if you want, but it may seem too technical at that point.
Hope this helps.
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Cool, I wanted to be safe than sorry.
Unwilling Accomplice paintover
I did a quick paintover to set up some perspective guidelines. Lines in same color show parallel lines converging to a common vanishing point. I was a little puzzled myself because with the exception of the far edge, your table edges were actually pretty accurate. I decided to try straightening the sale sign because the other vertical lines are not converging to a third vanishing point, and I think that's what made the real difference here.
You can make edges of the little stuff on the table to converge to the same points if you want, but it may seem too technical at that point.
Hope this helps.
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WOW! Thanks! That does help some. I have a hard time with perspective. I can draw the little lines but I never pick the right angle so it always comes out weird. And with the edge of the table, I think I pretty much drew it, erased it, drew it again, erased that, and so on so that's probably why it's a little off. Again with the angle, it wasn't quite what I wanted. I actually wanted to show LESS of the top of the table because it was less important. It was also difficult to setup a merchant character without changing the whole scene.
But again, thanks! It was more of the kind of feedback I really need right now.
I am glad it helped a little. As for showing less of the table surface, I can think of two ways. First way is to raise the height of the table, but the higher it gets, the more it will obscure the view of the guy, so it doesn't really help. Second way is to lower the eye level(the yellow line in the paintover) but it will change everything in the picture, not just the table. I actually just thought of a third and the easiest way, and it is to make the table physically narrower. You will have less room to place stuff on, but that may not be bad if you want the focus to be on the characters. Well, good luck with your project!
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Unwilling Accomplice.
By londerwost
I'm going to TRY to do a graphic novel with Anachrodragon writing it. Basically we took our characters from CoH and removed the looks and powers they had, to concentrated it down to just a cyborg and his robot travelling friend.
This is just a sample, testing the waters. I'm not happy with this but Anachro really likes it so I thought I'd see what you guys think.