Ralph, do you need new pens?

Maxgoof · Post by **Maxgoof** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:29 am

This latest Questor, as well as one of the strips in Nip and Tuck look to have been drawn with a much thicker pen. My feeling from it is that it doesn't look as good.

Could it be that Ralph has lost his good pen?

Let us know what types of pens you need, how much they cost, and we'll see that you get supplied with whatever artistic things you need, Ralph.

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:04 am

I'll pitch in

Starfury · Post by **Starfury** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 1:20 pm

I've got a decent curve ball... Oh... pitch in money... heh. Short, sorry.

RHJunior · Post by **RHJunior** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:38 pm

Wacom tablet.
Still learning.

UncleMonty · Post by **UncleMonty** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:44 pm

Some art software allows variable line-weight, with the pressure on the pad determining the thickness of the line in sort of the way a real pen or brush behaves. For the moment, it looks as though Ralph is restricted to one line thickness. It's OK, but I'm looking forward to seeing what happens when the kinks are worked out.

Anthony Lion · Post by **Anthony Lion** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:26 am

What say we take the Wacom tablet and beat RH over the head with it until he promises not to use it to draw ToTQ before he has learnt to use it properly?

Andrick · Post by **Andrick** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:43 am

*stares at Anthony*

RHJunior · Post by **RHJunior** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 1:05 pm

So tell me, smart guy, how do you expect me to learn except by practicing?

StrangeWulf13 · Post by **StrangeWulf13** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 1:22 pm

The quality really hasn't suffered that much. The Nip and Tuck strip just looked like an old one to me that'd been redone with a few new touches. I'm quite impressed he drew it solely on the computer.

As for Questor, I noticed no significant changes in the art style. I dunno if he used the wacom on it or not, but if so he's doing a very good job. There's little indication that it was done on computer instead of pen and paper.

In any case, I wish you good luck with this new "toy" of yours, Ralph. I know a lot of other webcomic artists who use one and they do very well. You might be able to increase comic production by forgoing the whole "draw and scan" step involved. 'Course, that also means ya gotta keep your computer protected, since all the strips would be on there.

=P Ah well, I'm sure you'll get better over time. And as for anthony's remark...

*pulls out shotgun, cocks it, and points it at the offending foreigner*

My dear sir, I suggest you have a little patience if you don't like Mr. Hayes little "exploration" into other media. Last time I checked, he was in charge, not you. =P So how about cutting him some slack?

UncleMonty · Post by **UncleMonty** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 2:12 pm

Andrick wrote:*stares at Anthony*

Joins in the staring...

And when you've been stared at by a rat, you KNOW you've been stared at... Or something like that there...

Maxgoof · Post by **Maxgoof** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 3:25 pm

RHJunior wrote:Wacom tablet.
Still learning.

Sweet! I used to work for Wacom USA when the tablets were brand new to the states.

Try using a slightly narrower pen.

Anthony Lion · Post by **Anthony Lion** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 3:47 pm

Maybe I should have used more smilies?

OK, it was a bad joke. I'll try to make it more obvious next time.
(Or maybe even think twice before posting them. I seem to have chronic footinmouthitis)

Anyway, sorry, it wasn't meant as the insult it ended up soundling like.

Greatbeast · Post by **Greatbeast** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 7:23 pm

I think RH is doing wonderfull, especially using one of those tablets.

(A friend of mine has one, and its very hard to "draw" one place and see the results of your "drawing" on a screen somewhere you arent working on.)

sean

Kerry Skydancer · Post by **Kerry Skydancer** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:47 pm

If he practices on stuff that doesn't get posted, he posts fewer comics. And as far as I'm concerned, the storyline is more important than a few strips with getting-up-to-speed artwork.

Silly lion. Kicks are for trids!

UncleMonty · Post by **UncleMonty** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:09 pm

Yep, I see he's already using multiple line weights. A fast learner, is Ralph. Now if we give him enough cash-ola to buy software...

Earl McClaw · Post by **Earl McClaw** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:57 pm

greatbeast wrote:(A friend of mine has one, and its very hard to "draw" one place and see the results of your "drawing" on a screen somewhere you arent working on.)

I'd suggest a TabletPC, but the *^%^@$ things are a little fragile and to *&$%* expensive. (So sayeth someone who's owned one for 1.5 years.)