The House That Drac Built - Page 05
DAJB on Jan. 28, 2008
This is Page 5 of The House That Drac Built, the vampire comic I made when I was about fifteen. Okay, maybe sixteen.
I've often criticised professional comic artists for only being able to draw one “attractive female” face. And it's still true. Apart from changes to hair style and colour, every artist seems to draw every female character with the same face! Anyway, at fifteen, that was about the only trait I could claim to have in common with professional artists, and so this is Olga … modelling my one “attractive female” face!
More tomorrow …!
DAJB at 10:48AM, Jan. 29, 2008
Heh - I usually ramble far too long in my Comment replies, too. That was one of the reasons I set up the forum! Anyway - I see [url=http://www.drunkduck.com/community/view_topic.php?tid=39246&cid=2541&comic_id=18888]you found it[/url]! ;-)
JustNoPoint at 10:30AM, Jan. 29, 2008
Anyone that tells you bgs shouldn't be included unless needed is using that as an excuse to be lazy IMO. I think BGs should always be present unless it benefits the scene to not have them. Look at the most popular comics here on DD. BGs are an integral part of about each and every page. They keep the cast and the reader in the world the author created much better. I'm trying to get better at applying this myself. My excuse is I just suck at backgrounds, but I'll never "un-suck" if I don't practice. You had the right mentality at the younger age. I'm not sure what kind of mentality I had back then. I don't think I really thought about stuff like that much. I mean only I read the comics and I never expected to start doing what I am doing now. I never heard of online comic communities till I got back to work on the comic in early 2007 :P This place has really inspired me to improve and research more. Hmmm, you probably have a forum I could have been typing all of this in *copy pastes in the event we actually wanted to keep reminiscing on old work and becoming serious =P
DAJB at 6:22AM, Jan. 29, 2008
Not better (I've seen your wonderful rendition of Atlantis!) but maybe more determined! Artists who know what they're doing (like you!) often argue that you should only include backgrounds when there's a reason to do so. Being a reader not an artist, I argue that the BG should [i]always[/i] be included unless there's a reason not to. (Plus, with these old comics, I'm sure I just wanted to cover up the lines on the exercise book!) ;-)
JustNoPoint at 4:52AM, Jan. 29, 2008
HAH, I've tried to make many different faces for my females. Then again, perhaps that is why I am not professional =( You was better at drawing backgrounds back then than I am now!
DAJB at 4:08AM, Jan. 29, 2008
Heh - yes, she is. But I did also use the same look in several other comics I made around the same time!
Abt_Nihil at 1:13AM, Jan. 29, 2008
I guess it's alright, since Olga seems to be the ONLY female character in this comic.