Roby Bang Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 For a longest time, I've been doing sprite comics for fun. So I downloaded Paint.net so I could do better speech balloons and special effects. Now, I kind of want to slowly get into hand drawing so I can hopefully make comics with a little cash on the side. Here's my original sketch: So I started on the background and here's what I have: Even though I've seen a few YouTube tutorials and read some online, for the most part, I can't seem to get what I want out of them. Any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becauseiwantedto Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 What exactly are you asking, how to draw the figures in Paint.NET, or how to make a speech bubble? Quote Changed the text in the signature yay! PDN gallery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roby Bang Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Sorry I wasn't clear: 1) I want to know the best way to draw the figures and perhaps shade (I've seen different techniques; I want to know the best way to do it.) 2) I want to know how to improve the background I made. It seems OK, but for some reason, it looks off to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becauseiwantedto Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Welsh gives good advice. Get the drop shadow plugin if you don't already, it's very good for angling shadows. Quote Changed the text in the signature yay! PDN gallery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someone93 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I would recommend learning about perspectives. I found a site that shows the very basics of one- and two-point perspective. [Here] It makes huge difference, especially if you're going to make more complex scenes, belive me! :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roby Bang Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 Thanks for the tips/plugins! I had trouble using the drop shadow, so I did something else for the shadows. Does this look right? I plan on using a hand drawn background later, but I just needed something as a placeholder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becauseiwantedto Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 That looks great! Wonderful drawings, and it looks fine. Quote Changed the text in the signature yay! PDN gallery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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