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Nick Shepherd

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Comic book sequentials (critques most welcome)
« on: 22 May, 2011, 04:11:43 AM »
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Re: Comic book sequentials (critques most welcome)
« Reply #1 on: 22 May, 2011, 04:12:40 AM »
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Re: Comic book sequentials (critques most welcome)
« Reply #2 on: 22 May, 2011, 04:13:26 AM »
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Re: Comic book sequentials (critques most welcome)
« Reply #3 on: 23 May, 2011, 04:01:51 AM »
Going off of those pieces alone, I would love to work with you. Seriously.
« Last Edit: 23 May, 2011, 04:04:00 AM by Chris Fain »

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Re: Comic book sequentials (critques most welcome)
« Reply #4 on: 23 May, 2011, 12:56:41 PM »
Sounds good. What did you have in mind?
I have been thinking about doing a zuda submission next.  I would like to draw a fantasy/ horror story with big monsters smashing stuff, scantily clad women etc.  I have been working on this Shakespeare adaptation (The Tempest) for ages and its pretty heavy stuff so I want the next project I do to be lighter and a bit more fun. 
Any ideas?
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Re: Comic book sequentials (critques most welcome)
« Reply #5 on: 23 May, 2011, 01:22:18 PM »
My instant reaction critique would be:

Your anatomy and figure drawing in general needs work. Try doing a little life-drawing, and hold your pages up to a mirror/flip them in Photoshop and you will quickly see the problems.

You haven't left enough space for word balloons and captions. This is very important and will be a thing that editors look for.

The panels are swamped with excessive cross-hatching, giving them a somewhat muddy look. Try to rein it in. Overloading panels with detail/shading etc seems to betray a lack of confidence in your drawing. Sorry if that sounds a bit harsh, but I think you have a strong style which would benefit from being a lot bolder and less fussy on the detail.

There isn't much variation in line weights - beefing up some of the foreground elements would really help to add a bit of depth. Also, try to enhance your scanned artwork using Photoshop or a similar programmes - use 'Levels' to boost the contrast because the pages you have posted here look very faded and washed-out as they are.

Some of the perspectives and angled shots don't work.

The backgrounds aren't that convincing and need more work - see page 1, panel 6 and page 3, panel 6.

Certain panels (pg1, panel 6 for example) look very rushed in comparison to the rest.

You're doing a slightly strange thing with your panel layouts - the weird arrangement of page 1, panels 1-2 and page 3, panels 1-2 means you have these pointless slivers of panel - it's effectively dead space on the page. It's kind of a middle ground between doing an inset panel and a full panel - you should decide either way.

I would put more variation into the 'camera' angles you are using for each panel - there are lots and lots of mid range 'shots' but not much else. Think about ways that you can add a bit of interest to each page.
« Last Edit: 23 May, 2011, 01:26:15 PM by radiator »

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Re: Comic book sequentials (critques most welcome)
« Reply #6 on: 23 May, 2011, 02:13:27 PM »
Thank you for the critique.  They are all fair points and I will take them into consideration for my next pages. 
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Re: Comic book sequentials (critques most welcome)
« Reply #7 on: 23 May, 2011, 05:40:31 PM »
I have been thinking about doing a zuda submission next.

Zuda shut up shop last year.
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Re: Comic book sequentials (critques most welcome)
« Reply #8 on: 23 May, 2011, 05:51:20 PM »
love the kirby-esque suits
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Re: Comic book sequentials (critques most welcome)
« Reply #9 on: 23 May, 2011, 05:52:40 PM »
 I think, oh hang on...*reads*
My instant reaction critique would be:

Your anatomy and figure drawing in general needs work. Try doing a little life-drawing, and hold your pages up to a mirror/flip them in Photoshop and you will quickly see the problems.

You haven't left enough space for word balloons and captions. This is very important and will be a thing that editors look for.

The panels are swamped with excessive cross-hatching, giving them a somewhat muddy look. Try to rein it in. Overloading panels with detail/shading etc seems to betray a lack of confidence in your drawing. Sorry if that sounds a bit harsh, but I think you have a strong style which would benefit from being a lot bolder and less fussy on the detail.

There isn't much variation in line weights - beefing up some of the foreground elements would really help to add a bit of depth. Also, try to enhance your scanned artwork using Photoshop or a similar programmes - use 'Levels' to boost the contrast because the pages you have posted here look very faded and washed-out as they are.

Some of the perspectives and angled shots don't work.

The backgrounds aren't that convincing and need more work - see page 1, panel 6 and page 3, panel 6.

Certain panels (pg1, panel 6 for example) look very rushed in comparison to the rest.

You're doing a slightly strange thing with your panel layouts - the weird arrangement of page 1, panels 1-2 and page 3, panels 1-2 means you have these pointless slivers of panel - it's effectively dead space on the page. It's kind of a middle ground between doing an inset panel and a full panel - you should decide either way.

I would put more variation into the 'camera' angles you are using for each panel - there are lots and lots of mid range 'shots' but not much else. Think about ways that you can add a bit of interest to each page.

Yeah, Radiator's pretty on the nose with all that, so I'll keep stum.

Good stuff though, great potential.

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« Last Edit: 23 May, 2011, 05:54:16 PM by Dunk! »
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Re: Comic book sequentials (critques most welcome)
« Reply #10 on: 23 May, 2011, 06:00:31 PM »
hold your pages up to a mirror/flip them in Photoshop and you will quickly see the problems.

This.

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Re: Comic book sequentials (critques most welcome)
« Reply #11 on: 23 May, 2011, 06:04:42 PM »
I have been thinking about doing a zuda submission next.

Zuda shut up shop last year.
Emperor beat me to it.
« Last Edit: 23 May, 2011, 06:09:29 PM by Chris Fain »

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« Reply #12 on: 24 May, 2011, 02:41:57 AM »
Aaahh crap!
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Re: Comic book sequentials (critques most welcome)
« Reply #13 on: 24 May, 2011, 02:59:41 AM »
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Re: Comic book sequentials (critques most welcome)
« Reply #14 on: 24 May, 2011, 03:04:42 AM »
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