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usedbooks on Dec. 15, 2010
I was going to draw a long karate match with karate moves and stuff, but I decided to do these cute acrobatics and then get on with the story. Besides, I'm not particularly confident in my ability to draw fighting (especially martial arts). It was challenging enough to draw a “crowd.” ^_^; (If this becomes a movie/series, we'll have the animators include a proper fight scene.)
Sorry to leave it mid-chapter, but I'm taking the next couple weeks to regroup, build buffer, and spend time with my own family (which is wonderful but semi-crazy at this time of year). Regular updates will resume in January with the exciting chapter climax and conclusion.
ghostrunner: :D
Peipei: He's been waiting for it all day. ;)
Tantz: Yeah. He has a grating personality. You just want to shut him up.
Canuovea: Definitely would be something. o_0 It's no-holds-barred around here. One of my drafts included Yuki's brothers holding nasty injuries (a badly bruised shoulder and a swollen twisted ankle), but I decided to take a less serious approach.
usedbooks at 4:50AM, Dec. 17, 2010
@Peipei: Scary. o_0 I didn't always live in the best neighborhoods, but there weren't drive-bys. The shooting I heard was always at least a block away, and most violence I was exposed to was shouting matches of my neighbors. @kyupol: Yeah, I'm all thumbs with action stuff. ^_^; I don't really make an "action comic," but it wouldn't hurt for me to study and practice more for when I need the techniques.
kyupol at 3:00PM, Dec. 16, 2010
fighting = speed lines, blur lines, jagged lines, and a laundry list of photoshop effects are your friend.
Peipei at 1:46PM, Dec. 16, 2010
Uh oh! Drive-by? Sorry, I used to live in the projects, I get nervous everytime I see a car drive by slowly, even now xD...(Not kidding!)
usedbooks at 1:17PM, Dec. 16, 2010
Who said I was adding anything back in? :-/ There's only a little more rough and unstructured sparring left to this chapter. Sorry, man. If you want intricate fight scenes, you'll have to draw them yourself! I'll stick to projectiles and battles of wits. Enjoy your holidays as well. :)
JustNoPoint at 12:49PM, Dec. 16, 2010
Have a nice holiday! Will be looking forward to seeing the karate scene you took out that I am now talking you back into adding in! I had no idea it'd be so easy to persuade you XD
usedbooks at 5:33AM, Dec. 16, 2010
@Canuovea: Indeed. @ghostrunner: And who says trucks can't have names? @Tantz: Thanks. ^_^
Tantz_Aerine at 4:36AM, Dec. 16, 2010
great shots you have there :)
ghostrunner at 11:40PM, Dec. 15, 2010
no. its a truck... get glasses
Canuovea at 10:45PM, Dec. 15, 2010
Oooh. Looks like trouble!