Thread "Background Artist" in forum "Networking & Community Projects*"

Posted at 6:02PM, Feb. 1, 2006

I would like to hook up with someone who can do back grounds. I'm ok at them but I really want to spend more time on fleshing out character art.

Posted at 10:02PM, Feb. 8, 2006

Hmm, well. Maybe I could help. But the way I draw backgrounds is a bit sketchy.

See, some example of my background work.

A failed attempt at Akihabara

A Blade Runner-esqe Future Los Angeles

Akihabara

A Rainy Day Enviroment

Bridge, Beach and Trash.

Maybe.

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Posted at 11:02AM, Feb. 10, 2006

better than my backgrounds. You know you could always do your line art in illustrator if you have it.
The city scapes I'm going for are more american cities than asian do you have any?

Posted at 4:02PM, Feb. 10, 2006

Yes, Let`s see. Sorry, but most of these are set at an airport area.

Los Angeles Airport Area Street Crash

Century Blvd

Downtown Los Angeles/Vincent Thomas Bridge Comic

Miami Cityscape

Los Angeles Skyline, Slighty Urban Area

Century City Race

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Posted at 10:02AM, Feb. 11, 2006

Here's one of your pics colored hope you like.

it took me an hour to color.

Posted at 10:02AM, Feb. 11, 2006

hmm that's small.

Posted at 1:02PM, Feb. 11, 2006

Holy crap dude, that is freaking amazing. Gives the picture a different feel to it, that is so kick ass.

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Posted at 3:02PM, Feb. 11, 2006

Thanks I wonder why it's so small though. Anyway…
Have you ever used a lite table to trace your pencils? Your city scapes rock they just need to be polished if you want better color art.

Posted at 4:02PM, Feb. 11, 2006

Well, actually. No. I usually sketch them out and leave them like that.

Wait, there was one time, I tried it. This.

I also tried doing some drawing on the computer using a combination of both Photostudio and MSPaint

A total of two days with many hours working nonstop.

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Posted at 7:02AM, Feb. 12, 2006

You should check out the How to Books from Manga University heres a link to the web site. I don't have the skills to draw scenes but you do these books can help alot!!
http://www.howtodrawmanga.com/bookstore/shop.php?mode=Books&item=4998069055
click on the back grounds link

Posted at 7:02AM, Feb. 12, 2006

Do you live near the airport or do you work for them?

Posted at 1:02PM, Feb. 12, 2006

Yeah, I was thinking of buying that book one time, procrastination got in the way..

As for your question. Near, but why I draw it many times is a mystery to me, I have this obessesion with planes and the archetecture for the airport. I don`t know why, maybe something happened to me when I was small, it`s kinda hard to explain

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Posted at 2:02PM, Feb. 12, 2006

Same here. I think it might be because they're totally disconnected from their surrounding culture; no matter where you are– Stockholm, San Francisco or Singapore– airports have the same subdued international chrome-and-concrete flavor to them. That, combined with a lack of any sort of feeling of belonging (people in airports always want to be somewhere else. That's the point behind travel, right?), associates airports with a lack of stasis, a sort of "no-place" where there can be no beginnings or endings of stories, only blurred transitions and denouements. Which makes a story in and about an airport all the more noticeable: It is thrown into high contrast with its setting.

Or maybe it's just because airplanes are cool. Who knows?

~IJ

Posted at 2:02PM, Feb. 12, 2006

:shock:

Posted at 10:02PM, Feb. 12, 2006

Same here. I think it might be because they're totally disconnected from their surrounding culture; no matter where you are– Stockholm, San Francisco or Singapore– airports have the same subdued international chrome-and-concrete flavor to them. That, combined with a lack of any sort of feeling of belonging (people in airports always want to be somewhere else. That's the point behind travel, right?), associates airports with a lack of stasis, a sort of "no-place" where there can be no beginnings or endings of stories, only blurred transitions and denouements. Which makes a story in and about an airport all the more noticeable: It is thrown into high contrast with its setting.

Or maybe it's just because airplanes are cool. Who knows?

~IJ

Somehow you managed to look inside my soul.

That and planes are way cool.

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Posted at 8:02PM, Feb. 13, 2006

Thanks I'll take that advice.

Posted at 8:02PM, Feb. 13, 2006

Hey, dude. Can I post the page you colored as a filler on my comic?

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Posted at 9:03PM, Mar. 13, 2006

Why thank you.

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