Lunch Doodles
I was having lunch with Eddie and Sandra and telling them about some great new nature shows I've been watching called "Wild Australia". There are a lot more marsupials than just the regular ones we all knew about. I used to think marsupials were an earlier form or mammals than the rest of us, but the specials seemed to infer that we aren't so sure anymore. I wish I knew the answer!When I doodle
Get Toonboom's Animate Program cheap today
Hey if you want to get a good animation program cheap I just saw that "Animate" is on sale today.) They aren't paying me to advertise, I just get emails from them every time they have a sale.I switched from Harmony to "Animate" because it's not only way cheaper, but it's easier to use. Well "easier" is relative; it still has some screwy tools and menus - like "copy and paste" doesn't work the way
Where Should You Keep Your Excess Strings?
Ever wonder what to do with all that extra string that's piling up all over your house?Thank God for cartoon string holders.
Final
I tried putting white highlights in his eyes with white out. That crap never works. So I had to go in and try retouch some stuff.Well there you have it. Now back to animating.
Neutral Colors
Ok, time to get at the neutral colors...Neutral colors are colors that are not primary or secondary colors. They are colors not easy to name because they are much more subtle blends. "Brown" is the simplest form of a neutral color but even "brown" is usually too harsh to use as a main area of color.Gray is neutral too, but there are many tints of gray. Add a touch of blue for a cool gray, a touch
Blue Nose
I always bugger up Stimpy's nose. I can never get the right kind of blue out of a marker.The names of the colors and the colors on the label tend to lie about what color the ink actually is. COLOR TIP: Don't be influenced by the names of colors on your paints, markers, crayons - whatever. Test each color first and judge it by your eye and taste.I have the worst luck in finding good light blue
Naked Colors
I separate my flesh colors into 2 groups:1) Pinkish flesh colors. -for people who sunburn easily2) Yellowish flesh colors. - for people who tan easilyRen is basically a naked Mediterranean man. he always has a slight tan.I start with an orangey brown color for shaded areas.Then I use "buff" to do his lighter areas. I do his main color fill with "Light Sand".Next: Stimpy's Blue Nose
Marker Posters - Coloring - Fills
I don't enjoy coloring as much as inking. Especially doing the large flat color fill areas.I dread Stimpy the most because he has large areas of red to fill and I can never find a marker that looks like Stimpy's shade of red. Coloring takes patience and really taxes the ADHD. I try to break up the process by using more than one red and taking breaks between each step.I have my reds loosely sorted
Inking a Marker Card
I've been animating on the computer for so long now that I was fearing I would forget what paper pencils and markers were. I had to do a poster for someone so thought I'd share the process step by step with the rest of you cavemen who still draw with your hands and primitive utensils.
First, I rough out the drawing very lightly with a colerase pencil. I use red for Ren and Stimpy because most of
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