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Prismacolor Markers on 11"x17" bristol. Part of a set of two. September 5, 2008.
Fanart for the series “Fullmetal Alchemist,” featuring Edward Elric and Roy Mustang. This is not meant as a specific battle sequence from the series between the two characters, but could potentially find its place in the episode “Fullmetal versus Flame,” episode 13, if one was looking hard enough. Inspired by a proposition from Maarika to attempt a composition utilizing full body poses, instead of the portrait-style art I have been producing recently. I admit that this composition came out better than the other of the set, “Flame vs. Fullmetal.” I believe the sense of perspective and space comes across much more clearly in this than the other, but am interested to hear what others think works better out of the two. While this was the first to be drawn out and the initial inking finished, it was the last to be colored. I was actually using the other piece as an experimentation to see if I could develop the space around the two efficiently before attempting to do so on this piece. Needless to say, I favored this above the other. I’m still not 100% convinced Ed looks like he’s falling down towards Mustang, but I was not able to think of any other ways of portraying this. There wasn’t enough space left below Ed to attempt a shadow, and even then, that might stand to confuse the setting even more. The blue at the base, around Ed’s legs and foot, is meant to mirror the coloration from the other piece. It was simply for artistic effect and balance. If it detracts from the scene for anyone, I would greatly appreciate knowing so. "Hagane no Renkinjutsushi" (Fullmetal Alchemist) is a manga by Hiromu Arakawa and anime directed by Seiji Mizushima, at the studio Bones; I do not own any part of the series or manga, including any of the characters or concepts portrayed. Comments and criticisms greatly appreciated. Thank you. |
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Firstly, awesome poses and detail! I think you've managed the perspective well and the colouring is great, too. The only suggestion I have for such a complicated piece is that there should be a bigger distinction between the dynamic and static objects. In both pieces the character in the foreground is the one from whose POV the rest of the scene is viewed. In other words, if you freeze the object on the foreground (even if it is in the middle of some dynamic pose/movement), the rest should be in movement. To illustrate my point (because I don't think I explained it very well), here's a random comic page: [link] See how the background is blurred out. I think if you want to have a dynamic focus on more than one character at a time, then you'd have to make another dimension of the drawing stand out less or make it blurry to convey a sense of movement. With that being said, the way you made the lines fade into the light in the other drawing was a pretty good way to convey that. Additionally, the black lines at the outer edges of the drawings give it a sense of direction. And I must also say I love the comic book feel they both have.
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Who are you callen a pipsqueak midget that cant go to the beach, because he's so small he'd sink into the sand, and when the tide comes in, he doesn't even seem worried drowning because he's so microscopic he can breath oxygen out of the stupid water
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"We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.
"All art is quite useless."
-- OSCAR WILDE
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Who are you callen a pipsqueak midget that cant go to the beach, because he's so small he'd sink into the sand, and when the tide comes in, he doesn't even seem worried drowning because he's so microscopic he can breath oxygen out of the stupid water
So it took years for me to really get into markers, and this is actually the first year, in fact, first couple of months, that I have been able to use markers in this sense.
The best thing for me was to build up my abilities in art basics, ie. proportion, elements of art, principles, etcetera, and then find a medium that I could utilize to complement the line art. Markers just suddenly started to click for me.
Keep working at it; I'm sure with practice and understanding of the applications of markers, you'll get to where you're happy with the results! Don't give up! You may find one day you really like them!
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"We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.
"All art is quite useless."
-- OSCAR WILDE
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Who are you callen a pipsqueak midget that cant go to the beach, because he's so small he'd sink into the sand, and when the tide comes in, he doesn't even seem worried drowning because he's so microscopic he can breath oxygen out of the stupid water
So, you'd recommend blurring the background or making the background appear more in motion to better emphasize the focus on the characters? Would this include space that's close to the viewer? Say I wanted to make Ed and Roy Mustang the focus, both of them, so would I blur the ground around the character in the far back, but keep them in focus?
Sorry to ask so many questions, I'm just trying to get a feel for how I might do this in the future, since creating believable space is a challenge for me. Thank you for your great advice and all your help!
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"We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.
"All art is quite useless."
-- OSCAR WILDE
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