[1/29/2007] Alright, so I finally got this one done. Well, I only started a week ago, and the net time was probably only a few days. This isn’t too bad. Also, I was trying a new technique that was an extention of the one shown in last week’s update. Basically, I draw the lineart on paper, then scan it in, then outline it in Macromedia Flash (hooray for vector graphics!), then export the lineart as a JPEG and color it in OpenCanvas. Then go to Photoshop for final tweaking and export. So basically … the image passes through 3 programs, going through one of them twice. Yippee.
Anyway, now on to actual ranting. Man, I hate that clock tower. It was okay the first time I drew it, but every subsequent time I’ve had to draw it I mentally bash myself for making it have so many details to replicate. This time was no different; I probably spent more time inking the clock tower than anything else, except perhaps the ship. Not sure why that was particularly difficult, either.
I also experienced no end of issues with drawing on the wrong layer in OpenCanvas, and then either being unable to delete or deleting some other stuff on the layer by accident. Perhaps I should just use one layer per color from now on or something.
Speaking of color, I’ve discovered I’ve been horribly, horribly inconsistent with the colors of J and D’s eyes. In fact, I think D has actually been drawn colored more often. At any rate, in past appearances D’s eyes have been both grey and purple, and J’s eyes have been both grey and blue. Keeping with the trend, I decided to compromise and use both colors at once. I am hereby declaring this the official standard for myself. I hope.
