Concept Art:
For the concept art done this week, I worked on Laelie’s turnaround poses and one of the rooms in Stone-Breaker Hospital. It’s the room that Episode 1 takes place in, so I figured it was one of the most important things to design now. I colored one of Laelie’s turnaround poses. Specifically, the front one. There are a couple of different versions of the coloring. The third one is my favorite.
Here are the color tests:
V.1
V.2
Final Version:
The third one is more cel-shaded and simple. Each part only has one multiply layer and one screen layer. I don’t usually do this. Normally my style is a bit more detailed, but I wanted something much faster than my usual style.
Since I am a one-person team, I knew I needed to simplify things since I’ll have a bi-weekly upload schedule. Two episodes per week at 24-30 panels per week will take me about 48-72 hours per two episodes. Knowing that, I need to simplify things accordingly.
Here are the newest backgrounds:
Ward 001 in Stone-Breaker Hospital:
Stone-Field Village:
These two I am still unhappy with in general. I don’t think they’re fully conceptualized yet, and I don’t feel like they’re thought out well enough. I also don’t think they’ve got enough steam-punk influence on them… and I’m not sure how to fix that. I’m going to be looking for inspiration from various media online for steampunk environments.
Comic
I have started work on the webcomic itself. Since episode one mostly takes place in Medical Ward 001, I decided to move ahead with the creation of the page. The semester is going very fast, and I wasn’t doing the concept art fast enough to be able to finish it up fully AND get the comic into production.
I have a good majority of the page inked. Here are some shots of the inking.
It’s still got some flaws that need ironing out, but overall, it can be done easily, and they aren’t that bad. I have noticed a bit of perfectionism in me, and I don’t think that’s a good thing. I think when push comes to shove, a little bit of flaws won’t kill my comic. The bigger ones I do want to iron out so that they aren’t distracting though.
Works Cited:
kubitter. “Simple Character Coloring for Webtoon.” ClipStudioPaint. 1 Jan. 2021, https://tips.clip-studio.com/en-us/articles/4105?utm_source=willmail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mail_20210524_en Accessed March 20th.
R. Inma. “The 8 Steps for Painting Perfect Hair.” YouTube. uploaded by Clip Studio Paint, 4th, May, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n6OPjFVcPg