The evolution of your comic V2

Killbert-Robby · Post by **Killbert-Robby** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:48 pm

Some of you may remember a thread a long while ago, talking about the evolution of your style. I thought we'd have a nice little recap a few months down the line. Simply, just show us a nice progression of how your style has evolved through your time comic-ing

When I feel I've drawn a pile of crap, sometimes I'll remember to look back in my archives. It's just wierd to see I can draw, for example, recognisable hands now, or even the fact I have non-human characters in the cast now, like the emo-puppet. Killbert, I salute you.

Phact0rri · Post by **Phact0rri** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:45 am

don't believe I've done one of these in years.

here's a quick run down...

I actually forgot when I was planning this stryker was neither and android or was named Styker. heh.

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:01 am

2004

2005

2006

A couple days ago

I'm still somewhat disatisfied. I need to work harder.

Swikan · Post by **Swikan** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:55 am

Wow! You guys can show a definite progression!!

I think I'm too new. Drawing my characters isn't automatic quite yet. I have only been cartooning since August, but here are the faces of Zelda for each week (roughly) of the strip. When I was pulling these, I saw great differences within the same week!

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:35 am

So you guys are those people who make me go through months of bad drawing just so I could eventually get to the good part!

Black Sparrow · Post by **Black Sparrow** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:03 pm

Yeah, Skikan. Usually artistic progression happens over months, even years.

My comic's over a year old, and I don't think I've improved enough to bother posting it in this thread.

Kilre · Post by **Kilre** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:12 pm

I've gotten better at overall page layout, in addition to getting better at drawing my characters...at least, I only hope so. I know I've changed styles a few times, and at present I'm trying to get back to my "darkdarkangsty" style of a half-year past.

One of my first pages:

Yesterday's page:

Garneta · Post by **Garneta** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:25 pm

Here are three of my characters:

Even though I've only been doing this since March, it does already look different, especially the eyes.

War · Post by **War** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:47 pm

The greys are invading!

Run for your lives!

Jim North · Post by **Jim North** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:06 pm

CJBurgandy · Post by **CJBurgandy** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:19 pm

the evolution of CJ Burgandy

Nanda · Post by **Nanda** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:38 pm

Wow... I know it's just crappy stick-figure art, but Ugly Girl has really changed over the last year and a half.

Jackhass · Post by **Jackhass** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:45 pm

Here's the evolution of Shandy from the first time she appeared back in my old comic "Of Monkeys and Mutton" back in 2004 to here most recent appearance about a week ago. I did this with her because she's been in the comic the longest and has changed the most (she seems to look different every damn time I draw her)...anywho...

Vorticus · Post by **Vorticus** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:26 pm

Nanda wrote:Wow... I know it's just crappy stick-figure art,

You are not allowed to use those words to refer to your comic ever again. My art hasn't changed much in the little less than a year I've been drawing.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:43 pm

So, anyone here thinks they stagnated?

SergeXIII · Post by **SergeXIII** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:05 pm

I've been making G'nerds2000 since 2001, but the stuff i have online from that far back are mostly scattered remnants, so I'll do this by periods:

Kilre · Post by **Kilre** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:09 pm

mcDuffies wrote:So, anyone here thinks they stagnated?

Not yet. I'm not yet happy with my visuals.
Edit: It could be I'm deluding myself, but I don't think I've stagnated. Again, yet...

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:41 pm

mcDuffies wrote:So, anyone here thinks they stagnated?

Yes.

Doublemint · Post by **Doublemint** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:22 pm

Like Swikan, I haven't been doing this thing for too long. So, for better perspective, here's a chart of the evolution of my main character's design from about a week after I first started teaching myself to cartoon to about a month ago. The last image is the only one from an actual comic, and is also the only one done on my Wacom.

The biggest change would have to be making Andrew's cheek bones more defined, as well as making his head shape a tad feminine. I still haven't naied his hair yet.

For a long while, I made my character's heads about 1 1/2 the size of their trunk, but lately I've been try to shrink the heads to about 2:1 of the trunk. For my adult characters, I'm aiming for 3:1, but I haven't had much practice at them and so they've been turning out a bit malformed.

The Mortician · Post by **The Mortician** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:55 pm

Keep going Doublemint! I want to see his hair grow out to like a hippie... and the evolution of clothing is funny for some reason.