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olde-fashioned β€” Batman Beyond sketches

Published: 2010-11-28 07:23:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 3116; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 27
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Description This is something new for me. I'm not at all used to drawing in this style, but figured it might do me good to give it a shot! Or rather, to give it a shot again after many years...I was a huge fan of this show when it originally aired, and lamented it's demise, and the failure to air the episode with the incredibly epic title "Unmasked" in after September 11, 2001.

I drew a lot of fanart back then, but haven't touched the style since, until now. Stumbling across a few good reference pics after revisiting/marathoning the show this summer, the temptation was simply too great to resist.

The sketches themselves were done by hand in pencil, then scanned, and cleaned up in GIMP (contrast boosted, etc.). They're also colored in GIMP, which was veerrrrrryyy interesting, to say the least!! Now I know why they invented Wacom tablets.

ANYway, if you can't guess who the eared guy in black and red is, then I can't help you...the two ladies are Inque and Curare, both of whom are "unbearably cool"! (If you catch that reference then congratulate yourself on being "schway"!)

(Am I the only one who still thinks this series had fantastic music?)
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Comments: 5

Alene [2010-11-29 18:06:02 +0000 UTC]

Its fun to work in different styles, isn't it? I love trying them on for size and seeing what I can do with them.
You might find inking your linework with a fineliner is good for working in this type of style – that's what I used to do waaaay back when I did work exclusively by drawing nice joined-up lines, scanning into Photoshop, and using the fill tool. (stuff like this: [link] ) since then I've got a tablet (and learned how to use Photoshop), and the fill tool hardly gets a look in – but the fineliners occasionally do; I like the linework they give me.

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olde-fashioned In reply to Alene [2010-12-01 00:50:34 +0000 UTC]

Yes!

My fine black marker dried up. And I didn't think a Sharpie was "proper".

Have you ever tried Copic markers? They intrigue me, but seem expensive for what they are.

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Alene In reply to olde-fashioned [2010-12-01 06:40:13 +0000 UTC]

Dry fineliners are a sad thing....

I have tried Copics – I had four greys to do layouts with at uni, and a bunch of Copics and Trias that my cousin got rid of when she left uni herself. They work best on the special paper (which I never actually had ) and they're a bit whiffy, like permanent markers. I'm not a big marker person, but I've seen people do amazing stuff with them.
If you wanted to try them out, I'd suggest just getting a few greys, like I did, and playing around with some greyscaling. I've got N3, N5, N8 (all of which are neutral greys) and 110 (Special Black).

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olde-fashioned In reply to Alene [2010-12-01 18:21:33 +0000 UTC]

I know. *sniffle*

Ohhhhhh, you're so smart! That's a great idea--and I haven't tried grayscaling, unless you count sketches...

Thank you!

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Alene In reply to olde-fashioned [2010-12-08 16:13:27 +0000 UTC]

No, not smart – an artist. This means I have no money! Anything to try and battle the expense of art supplies!
Greyscaling isn't too nasty once you get the hang of it. I think it's best to work light to dark, as with watercolours. Good luck!

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