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Hey all,
I decided to add a little zing to my ink's and tried to got for a monochromatic color addition without using the usual "Black White and Red" motif, does this style work do you think?

It generally best to include a sample in the thread.

It does work but the colouring itself looks a little crude. It looks like it was done quickly and inaccurately, and you can see the brush shape everywhere. It's like having screws showing on the outside of a car - you don't want to be able to see how it's done, you just want to see the result.

- Joel Fagin

Well, not to be disagreeable (or perhaps, precisely to be disagreeable--hee), I like the "colour outside the lines" sort of look. It gives the drawing a sense of freshness and energy. Kind of a fun contrast to the actual subject matter.

If anything, the numerous typos (e.g., it should be "referred" on the previous page) detract from what looks like a really cute comic. The writing is clever, but too many typos can make this already cranky editor...crankier.

I've actually used the 'outside the lines'look a couple months back in my comic.

Your variation is workable, but it looks more rushed than anything. Try not to scribble too much, and try to taper your lines to a point if possible.

I think the unicolour/olive approach adds an interesting touch.

As far as colouring style goes, I think the 'outside-the-lines', sketchy, spontaneous approach is fine, but would perhaps work better with a less sharp brushtip. For example, a feathery, reduced-flow brushtip, or one with wet edges:

Nervous Spy wrote:I think the unicolour/olive approach adds an interesting touch.

As far as colouring style goes, I think the 'outside-the-lines', sketchy, spontaneous approach is fine, but would perhaps work better with a less sharp brushtip. For example, a feathery, reduced-flow brushtip, or one with wet edges:

Actually I like both those.. How did you achive that effect? just drop the flow or the smatter brush?

adobedragon wrote:Well, not to be disagreeable (or perhaps, precisely to be disagreeable--hee), I like the "colour outside the lines" sort of look. It gives the drawing a sense of freshness and energy. Kind of a fun contrast to the actual subject matter.

If anything, the numerous typos (e.g., it should be "referred" on the previous page) detract from what looks like a really cute comic. The writing is clever, but too many typos can make this already cranky editor...crankier.

Yes, the typos.. they are maddening, I'm torn wether to stop the new and go back and fix the errors or just press on.

Rhenny wrote:Actually I like both those.. How did you achive that effect? just drop the flow or the smatter brush?

The first one was done with a 'rough bristle' brushtip, with reduced flow, and the second one was the standard round brush, but with 'wet edges' enabled and also reduced flow.

Thank you everyone, Im working your advisement into the mix..So far im liking the results.


(typos too)