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[Sonic J]

Okay. let's be frank. My entry into Sea3on was less than stellar. Big noses, misshapen faces, floating mouths....There are things that need tweaks and modifications.

 

So, I've proposed and gotten the green light from Paul and Steve to go back to some of my pages from chapter 5 and clean it up a bit. Use what I've learned from my experience so far to make the pages at least decent in my eyes and some others that were less than impressed when I first came on board.

 

It won't be HUGE changes, I'm not like redrawing chapter 5. But the characters will have improvements. I'll let you guys know as the pages are modified. This should go pretty quickly, but you never know. TO THE SAI FILES! *gallops away*

 

 

Edit: Oh, and I should probably make this clear, chapter 6 will continue to be posted every week without delay. Both projects will be going on at the same time.

[LogiTeeka]

Honestly, I don't think your style is as bad as everyone makes it out to be. It's definitely not up to par with something like Tracy Yardley or the previous Sea3on artist, but it is unique and identifyable. With a bit more practice, you will most likely find improvement.

If there's one problem I have with your work, it might be the panel sizes and space. Some look like they're too small to fit everything in, while others look a bit more empty. Are the pages you draw a certain size, or is it part of the direction? Just thought I'd ask.

[Sonic J]

That's not what people are saying about my work presently in chapter 6, that's the comments that were going around when I first came in. Is that how you feel about my work in chapter 6? I'm interested in what you feel I need to improve.

Panels aren't about fitting in a picture, I use panels to tell the story. A panel size is determined by the length and severity of the moment. Longer the panel, longer the moment. I don't get to do it all the time, but I stick as close to that as possible. Perhaps I can find ways to fit more items into the longer panels, but it's all about telling the story.

And yes, the page I draw on is 11X14 and that's decreased to 8.5X11 by the time it's released. The script decides what events unfold on each page, so I have to fit in those moments on that page in a way that tells the story best for you, whether there's a lot or very little, lol. Gojira is a fantastic writer, I do my best to translate his work on the pages.

[LogiTeeka]

I guess I'm less used to the current American-style of comicbook formats, in which all the panels are layered atop one another like a cubist painting. Most comics I read tend to go for the more traditional panels-in-a-row look.

[chief]

Panels in a row are boring

[LogiTeeka]

I'm not saying he should fallow it. It's just my thoughts on the subject.

[RedAuthar]

Panels in a row are boring

True, but Panels DO need to be presented in a way that allows the reader to easily understand them.  As long as the readers can easily understand the reading order, then there is no problem, but don't be encouraged to use fancy or non-linear panels just because it "looks better".  

[chief]

You are such a loser, Red.   Sea3on will become some abstract shit now!   Just to spite you!

[RedAuthar]

You are such a loser, Red. Sea3on will become some abstract shit now! Just to spite you!

Doh!

[HeavensChampion]

Still wish Ann-Chovie could have helped work on it.