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MyNameIsMad — Final project: CMPAA
Published: 2009-05-25 04:47:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 4726; Favourites: 132; Downloads: 66
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Final project for Survey of Computer Art Applications. We could do whatever the hell we wanted as long as it used Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design or some other Adobe software. I decided to do an 8-page comic and throw some halftones on there using the super-duper technical-sounding bitmapping technique.I can tell you everything that is wrong with this comic right now, including, but not limited to:
MOIR in the halftones
The dock keeps changing sizes
The fish turns into Supergator in the last panel
I stopped caring about black placement halfway through
etc, etc
BUT DESPITE ALL OF THAT I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THIS. It turned out much nicer than I expected, especially since this was my first time using halftones. I was also kind of experimenting with angles and the 180 degree rule the whole time, so it was quite a learning experience. Thanks to everyone for the feedback for the first page.
ONLY ONE MORE FINAL TO GO!
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Comments: 109
This makes my heart SUPER happy!
Anyways.... I think you're being too harsh on yourself with your critiques of this.... the dock/pier doesn't (to my eyes) seem to change overly much. there may be a little variation, but hardly noticeable.
I say it's good. SO IT IS.
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CMPA you say...I shall be wandering blindly into such a course this Fall :I Which prof did you have?
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turnbull, she was a cool lady but waaaaay too into the whole OMG CONCEPT! idea. And she took off for the tiniest things. >:I
I can't complain too much though, because I had an 89.75 at the end of the quarter and she was kind enough to bump it up to a 90 so I'd have the A.
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That was quite unexpected 
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Hmm...that "whatever the hell you want" final...did you have prof. Lovelace? At least I think that was her name...anyway your style is so great for comics, and despite it being cartoony, you still pay a lot of attention to the backgrounds. It looks awesome!
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I had Turnbull
thanks so much! 8D
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FREAKING. FISHMAN.
simple, yet brilliant. i could tell where the pages were stitched due to the panel placement, but that just read like paragraphs, and i'd call it a plus, if anything. coherent thoughts and incoherent subject matter.
faved like the fist of an angry god. perhaps Neptune.
in other news, for the uninitiated, could you briefly elaborate on the 180 degree rule?
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the 180 degree rule is the idea that if you have two characters next to each other they NEED to stay on their own side in every frame unless you have a panel or sequence devoted entirely to showing them switching sides. You don't think about it a lot but the human mind will subconsciously know when characters are appearing where they shouldn't be, even when you didn't mean for that to happen.
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just to make certain i've got a bead on this...thus the fisherman tends to stay to the right, and the fish to the left, unless the panel is an explicit interaction (such as the fish breaking the pole, although focus was still more on the fisherman), or the sequence calls for it (such as the fish growing arms and legs).
correct?
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i shall have to investigate this technique some. much obliged. :3
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I love your comics and their unexpected turn of events.
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i loooooooove this! i have a slight weakness for giant animal monsters and also people sticking up for fish. double win!
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you have as much talent in both of your hands than the rest of your country combine.
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hahaah this is just beautiful wifeo XDDD the unexpectedness, the art, the shading-- XD just fantastic, you have such a penchant for coming up with the most whimsical and kickass comics and characters XDD great use of no dialog, btw. you just get better by leaps everyday XD
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awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww you've flattered me too much, my head swells with your praise
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Its a real wonder to me what goes on in that head of yours
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Sometimes I wonder about it too. :U
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I'm not sure what's going on in panel 17, but it's still an interesting comic.
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... True for many things in life...
I found that I was making all sound effects throughout the whole comic... CURSE YOU!!! AhaaaHAaHa
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I think the ending is a teense abrupt, since there's not much to slow down the action (Perhaps divide the final frame into three, with the first two just being the guy, and the third with the "!?" appearing?). Overall, though, this is amazing.
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I'd probably do that if this was for an actual sequential arts class, but for now i'm gonna have to let it be and move on to other finals, haha
Thanks!
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There is nothing wrong with Supergator. Actually, the dive panel is one of my favorites in the whole thing.
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Supergator is pretty rad, but I just flat out forgot it didn't have a fin on it's back in the earlier panels. :U
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That'd make one hell of a fishing story.
Also, Madeline Rupert is a kickass name.
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more like MAGIC-KARP AMIRITE.
seriously though this is golden.
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I don't think people would really notice the dock changing size. I mean, I didn't, until I read your description. The backgrounds look really nice though. Very lush and full of life.
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8D !!
I wish fish would do that when I went fishing; such extreme fishing! I'm so envious of your smooth inking and poses. It's always a pleasure reading your comics.
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i bet that guy is never going to sleep again knowing the manfish lives right next to his house!
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He's going to lock all the windows tonight
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