Shen
For Hoobie! This is her peaceful Shinto priest-style character, Shen:
I loved drawing this guy. Long hair and robes are two of my favorite things. ♥
Spark of the Day
For Hoobie! This is her peaceful Shinto priest-style character, Shen:
I loved drawing this guy. Long hair and robes are two of my favorite things. ♥
February 10th, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Pretty! I mean the drawing of course…sure I do.
Aja, the guys over at Two Guys Talking Webcomcis want to interview you! Image the publicity!
February 10th, 2009 at 5:13 PM
Your inking is always so pretty. I almost like it more than your color work.
*pats him*
February 11th, 2009 at 12:21 AM
Liliy: I was just thinking the same thing. XD I really like the clean look you can get with inked art. (I’d almost be tempted to switch the comic over to black and white, but the simple coloring I use now is actually a lot faster.)
Phoenix:
Really! Where did you hear about that?
February 11th, 2009 at 2:44 PM
Robes are awesome, but they sure are hell to draw. c__c!
This guy’s preeeetty; I wanna stroke his hair.
February 11th, 2009 at 6:01 PM
Aja, I heard it from the host themselfs. I am sure you could get a hold of either them at frumph.net somehow.
February 13th, 2009 at 2:49 AM
I do like your inked work, but I would cry like a baby if the beloved coloring style you use in the comic were to leave it. D: Your colors contribute a great deal to the mood and atmosphere of the story.
Hair is so difficult to master, but you always do so well with it! Any tips on good hair drawing books or references?
February 13th, 2009 at 1:06 PM
Must stop looking at Aja art! It always makes me want to buy something from her! I am not sure I can make my internet bill this month but I am sure there is always room for Aja art!
February 14th, 2009 at 2:51 AM
Phoenix:
Aww. ♥ Be strong! You need to keep your internet to visit art sites, after all!
Hmm… I wouldn’t want to bug the Frumph guys when they’re so busy. It looks like they have interviews scheduled all the way up to June, so I think I’ll let them be until they’re ready to e-mail me. Thanks for telling me that they’re interested, by the way! That’s pretty cool. ^^
Sen:
Yesss, they’re so tricky sometimes. But Burne Hogarth’s Dynamic Wrinkles and Drapery can come to the rescue! (Don’t let the goofy cover fool you. It is awesome.)
KitFang:
Hee, don’t worry. Now that I think of it, aside from being easier, color is actually sort of important to the plot. So it must stay!
Let’s see… the only reference that occurs to me right now is Incredible Comics by Tom Nguyen. He has a similar hair-drawing style, and he gives some great advice on pages 40 and 41. (The rest of the book, related to drawing things other than hair, is also quite helpful!)
You can probably find some useful tips by searching for “Hair Tutorial” on deviantART, too. I think the best advice is just to visualize the hair as a solid, 3-dimensional object. Once you get the underlying shape of it looking right, then adding surface details like stray hairs and shine will have a much nicer effect.
I hope that helps.