How long does it take to finish one strip??

AsterAzul · Post by **AsterAzul** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:08 pm

You guys are famous in my book...

Ryuko · Post by **Ryuko** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:10 pm

Rob Liefeld is famous. He ruined it for real people.

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:48 pm

Yeah, Rob is famous in the same sense that Vanilla Ice is famous. There is justice in the universe.

Ryuko · Post by **Ryuko** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:50 pm

Yehbut Vanilla Ice doesn't continue to get hired to draw popular ongoing comic titles.

Mvmarcz · Post by **Mvmarcz** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:53 pm

yeah vanilla ice even comes here(the town i live in)...so his fame is....like fame lite

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:53 pm

Dang.

Welp, we can kiss the Teen Titans goodbye.

Did someone forget to tell Mr. Scribbles On Faces that the Teen Titans are, you know, TEENAGERS?

Psiogen · Post by **Psiogen** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:54 pm

Looking at a Rob Liefeld illustration is like watching a child get hit by a bus.

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:59 pm

Damn my eyes. I went to Rob's website and peeked in the gallery.

http://robliefeld.net/early4.htm

If there is a speech bubble that goes with this picture, it probably says

"DAMMIT LIEFELD GIVE ME BACK MY PENIS"

http://robliefeld.net/titans10.htm

Netpoet · Post by **Netpoet** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:01 pm

Sortelli wrote:Damn my eyes. I went to Rob's website and peeked in the gallery.

http://robliefeld.net/early4.htm

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... uh, is something wrong with their necks?!?

Ryuko · Post by **Ryuko** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:01 pm

Sortelli wrote:Damn my eyes. I went to Rob's website and peeked in the gallery.

http://robliefeld.net/early4.htm

What's sad is that's BETTER than the stuff he's doing now.

But I digress. Liefeld's not actually taking over Titans, he's only doing the one issue. Still, it's terrifying, isn't it? That this guy still gets paid to draw. :/

Mvmarcz · Post by **Mvmarcz** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:02 pm

head....too.......small...............
:eyes on fire:

Cayen · Post by **Cayen** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:07 pm

hmm for me it takes anywhere between 2 hours and 8 hours to finish a strip....again depends on the day and my mood.....also if the stars are aligned just right....

Noxmeansxno · Post by **Noxmeansxno** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:10 pm

In total, I only take about an hour and a half, tops. Then again, it's hard to get an average considering I've only drawn a few comics so far.

TightSight · Post by **TightSight** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:38 pm

Yikes, mine take anywhere from three to six hours depending (of course) on the size and drawing. I saw a lot of other people here take just as long or longer but a lot of the strips they are drawing are either longer or much more well drawn than mine.

The drawing is usually the longest part but often times clean up and inking (each) will take just as long. Lately I thought I was saving time by just skipping the inking process but I think clean up might take longer now. Its quite a tedious affair.

Krytos55 · Post by **Krytos55** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 6:24 pm

if inspiration strikes and I get a funny idea, about 15 min wiriting, if not up to 2 hours

about 1 to 1.5 hours drawing / inking

if I color it anywhere from .5 to 3 hours coloring

Tangent · Post by **Tangent** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 6:27 pm

From what I've seen, it helps if you have a lightbox. That way you don't need to worry about cleaning up your lines when you're doing inking. Just put the original down, slap another sheet on top of it, and trace the drawing. There may be some minor cleanup afterward, but after the first few times it becomes easier.

Heck, Maritza Campos (of CRfH) uses a lightbox. They can be useful.

Leko · Post by **Leko** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 6:51 pm

I recently switched to a new style of drawing... well, kindof. Really I just started using uberdark outlines and more stylized hair and faces. I took a break from that this weekend, but depending on the comic (I've started using different numbers of panels as well) it takes me probably an hour to sketch and maybe fortyfive minutes to ink. Inking goes pretty quickly for me becuase I don't shade, and because the lines are already there so I don't have to worry with coming up with them from scratch.

Add in the time it takes to scan and letter... say two hours? Two and a half? Something like that. I rarely keep track of time while I'm drawing.

I've considered once or twice doing the inking on the computer but rejected the idea each time. Just too much trouble, though it would save me a lot of money on buying new pens every two weeks... I am the PenKiller.

Cayen · Post by **Cayen** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 7:34 pm

Tangent> I used to use a lightbox but you go through tons of paper. Also if the top paper slips slightly when your drawing and you don't notice, when you realign the picture it throws everything off slightly

Ryuko · Post by **Ryuko** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 8:31 pm

That's what tape is for, I guess.

Eunice_P · Post by **Eunice_P** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 8:39 pm

Sortelli wrote:Damn my eyes. I went to Rob's website and peeked in the gallery.

http://robliefeld.net/early4.htm

Is this guy really popular? His drawing is kinda... off.