Little Update: Very Close to Done with the Linework

Still working on the line drawing, but nearly done.  Probably half a day or so left on the line and then I can start to abolish the line drawing as I keep refining the values.  I'm thinking to keep everything grayscale except for the blood, tattoo design color and the filleted flesh.  Keeping color in only the blood and filleted skin is just too "Sin City" and generic for my tastes.

Cut 'N Paste: Refining Line & Lighting Test

Made alterations to the line drawing to make it a more immediate read and did an early test of the lighting.  Still have to finish the final alterations to the line drawing.  Thanks for looking.

Cut 'N Paste 2nd Draft Line Drawing

I'm pretty excited to show you the line work for the 2nd draft of Cut 'N Paste! It is heads and shoulders above the previous version and was a bugger to get all the perspective right, but a good learning experience. Next, I 'm going to take this scanned drawing into Photoshop with it on a low opacity layer to rough out the values below until the line drawing is no longer necessary to view the image. The goal is to make it appear as an old battered and beaten black and white photo. We'll see :)

This Friday I'm planning to join the Dominance War online challenge and am stoked about the challenge and seeing how my stuff stacks up. You can check out the Dominance Wars here

Cut 'N Paste

The values are pretty much all fleshed out. Now it is on to cleaning up the edges and detailing it out to the point where the line work is no longer needed.

Cut 'N Paste Values

Values are nearly completely roughed in. Background is currently competing too much with the focal point, Cut 'N Paste. This will be remedied by changing the material of the morgue storage lockers from a shiny metal to painted/unpolished metal, which will be lower contrast and in value, which will allow the figure to pop and read quickly.

Its coming along, but there is still a lot of work. Next I will detail the values enough that the line work will no longer be of service. Currently, I am playing with the possibility of adding color after the final values. However, the I love the emotion and tone of a black and white piece. What I am most considering is to go with a film noir/horror feel and rough up and age it as if it is an aged and damaged photograph.

Cut 'N Paste Shadows Roughed In

Cut 'N Paste Line Work

This is a man who breaks into the morgue at night to cut out tattoos from old sailors and sews them onto himself. He has a tattoo around his neckline that states "Why pay if you can get it for free?" This is a little idea I've been throwing around in my head for most of this last semester, but have not had time until now to "flesh" it out if you will :)

1984 Speakwrite Instrument & Pneumatic Tubes