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All Hail the Thunderbird (Part 20)

KDog on July 25, 2018

I am really, TRULY lazy when it comes to digital effects. Yes, most comic artists today would take a picture of Ms. Galanos diving against a blank background and Photoshop it into an image of the “water.” But I struggle with blending images seamlessly, and it can be so painstaking, that I use practical methods while shooting whenever possible. In today's example, that involved the use of Fun-Tak, and several attempts at me dropping the figure until I got a motion shot that was useable. When I get really stuck, I turn to my wife, a graphic artist, for quick Photoshop fixes. She's a silent co-creator on some of these pages. :-)

I don't like to beg, but I will say that if you're a Drunk Duck member and feel I would be deserving of a Drunk Duck Award, I would be grateful for your vote!

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Voting ends July 28.

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AmeliaP at 2:32PM, Dec. 26, 2018

She's his mother after all.

KDog at 5:36PM, Dec. 26, 2018

Mama Bear!

man in black at 7:00PM, July 25, 2018

Great page

bravo1102 at 1:24AM, July 25, 2018

Fun-tak and hidden stands are the big secrets. But then I love doing blue screen. Sets are easy to shoot and fun to build but can't often get the angles I want. And do enough blue screen and you get faster and more skilled at editing. It was such a chore on "Attack of the Robofemoid s" that I did several whole comics tied to backgrounds to get over it while I honed my skills. Finally came Tales of SIG where everything is blue screened and it's so easy now.

bravo1102 at 12:58AM, July 26, 2018

There were a few in Tales of SIG.

KDog at 9:56PM, July 25, 2018

That's true. With LEGO, you can build just about anything you need. And you shoot on a larger scale, too. Do you ever take "studio" pix?

bravo1102 at 8:49AM, July 25, 2018

Unlike Lego some things just aren't available, practical let alone affordable in 1/6. Like a pterosaur. I have two but tgey are smaller than the figures so blue screen and Photoshop compositing is unavoidable.

KDog at 8:17AM, July 25, 2018

I'm glad to hear it can get easier. You've developed a unique look for your comic that appears to blend photos with illustration.

All Hail the Thunderbird (Part 20)

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