In the above recolor, I'm attempting to work some texture and soft shading in with my linework. It's got a ways to go, but I like the results of the experiment.
While doing this, however, I got stuck in a bit of a rut. Being bombarded by all your foibles over the last few years can hit a guy in his ego! Sometimes, when I need to shake off the cobwebs and get my head back into a creative space, I do something outside of my comfort zone. In this instance, I made a set of "watercolor" tools in Manga Studio and did some portraits of friends. Here's one such attempt:
I really like the result. I'm just not sure what to do with it. I've worked as an art director in the past and I know that if I saw this sitting with the rest of the pieces in my portfolio, I'd be a bit confused. I think consistency of style is important in the way an illustrator markets themselves. I'm a brand, more or less, and there are certain expectations of me. Perhaps I can use it in one of my comics that I'm working on? Maybe I need a pseudonym, eh? Hah.
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3 comments:
It would be a waste of a pseudonym if you didn't call yourself something silly like Ray Friendly.
Things like marketing myself are the reason I dont think I'd want to draw for a living. I just want to be rich and draw all the time.
I see you added Castle Greyskull to the background of the He-Man pic, looks good. Great work as always, Ray. The colors on the Octopus pic are insane!
"I just want to be rich and draw all the time."
I'm hoping to do the former and achieve the latter!
Aeron, yeah. It felt stark up there in the old version!
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