Rapunzel Comic 1

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*Engirish Oct 4, 2007, 2:54:47 AM Hide
hmmm interesting

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*HiddenCaitastrophe Oct 4, 2007, 12:13:03 PM Hide
That's pretty darned cool! I like the rough wood cut feel..

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~faerywitch Oct 4, 2007, 1:20:35 PM Hide
Very interesting. I want to know what goes on next!

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~Kirel-Kemmetmau Oct 4, 2007, 9:07:36 PM Hide
You're at SCAD? Cool! A really good friend of mine just started there, and she says it's one of the best art schools around.

And I'd love to see more of this comic.

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~Charlemaine Oct 5, 2007, 1:52:36 AM Hide
Well, for your first comic-strip attempt it's pretty darn fucking good.

However, to get to 'retty dark fucking GREaT', you'll have to

a) look up how comic artists make use of speech bubbles, so that they are bold but not intrusive

b) experiment with panel arrangement for especially when the story reaches climactic points, to create a real feeling of motion or emotion

c) Do more Rapunzel! I love it and I want more and i want it now goddamnit!

haha!

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*ladydove7 Oct 6, 2007, 7:38:27 PM Hide
Indeed, I'm currently looking around right now to get some more fitting fonts while not being too flowery (as those are hard to read)

Do you think the speech bubbles need less of a border around them then? Perhaps more of a drop shadow effect might work? I'm open for specific suggestions on anything as I'm totally new to this.

There will definitely be some more panel play as I get accustomed to this newspaper strip format. I really HATE bleak panel arrangements like this one so I really want to mess around with it more. Also, this is a weekly newspaper so there will be a little strip each week as long as I keep up with things

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~Charlemaine Oct 14, 2007, 2:12:21 AM Hide
ooo...u're doing it for a newspaper? so how much do they pay u per strip?

borders are optional, i guess. in some cases u might find that not having one actually suits the space/scene more. though, u could try doing more roughly-drawn or textured bubble-borders to fit with the organic wood-cut style. keep the feel, like.

i'm no comic graphics expert myself. in fact i always wondered how they fit the bubble into the scene, with all that backdrop! hehe

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*ladydove7 Oct 14, 2007, 12:29:55 PM Hide
Unfortunately, it's a non paying job so not much return except for publicity and resume building. Still, it has the extra perk of getting me motivated to actually do something besides whittle away my hours staring at the computer. I'm still staring at the computer, regardless, but at least I'm drawing something at the same time.

Hmm that's a good idea about rough hewing the bubbles. I'll have to experiment and see what comes out.

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~emey Oct 5, 2007, 7:21:45 AM Hide
Nice Start let's wait and watch ..... :-0

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~leo-darkheart Oct 10, 2007, 6:07:18 PM Hide
Just goes to show you ya should never make a deal with a shady character with beedy eyes offering you a chance at being fertile... They'll take your baby!
Great work! Love this roughness real edgy I like it.

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*jademacalla Oct 17, 2007, 11:47:02 PM Hide
Turned out great. Love the technique.

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*ladydove7 6 days 12 hours ago Hide
Thanks! It was one of those wild rushed spontaneous experiments that ended up looking better as it went along. I'm all inspired to try this method out on other stories now

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=questingraven 2 days 12 hours ago Hide
I love the texture of the images

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