spirit of wangan.

JFK · 05-26-2007, 04:21 PM

hello i have been reading this site for around a year now and like it so i have gotten enough nerve to show some of my work.

i have written a graphic novel called spirit of wangan that i may start drawing it one day. i am in no way a writer so i didnt create a story with much emotion more so to show my love for cars.

the following is eight pages but my computer lost two. it takes place in tokyo and follows a quick race on the highway.

i just got photoshop cs3 and need to learn it.

i love critique! it only helps me to learn what not to do, so please lay into me. thx

i do wish i had larger pics but they cost to much from kinkos. i need to buy a scanner. and hope to do so soon.

JFK · 05-27-2007, 05:41 PM

no comment's good or bad.... what does that mean?

OZ! · 05-27-2007, 06:44 PM

Good bg, great cars, bad people and anatomy. Just work on human structure and anatomy and these should come together nicely.

scherzo · 05-28-2007, 01:43 AM

Not bad. The perspective is wobbly in a couple of spots, but the amount of energy evident in the backgrounds bodes well for how good this stuff is going to look in a year or 2. Right now the linework could use a couple of coats of polish.

-Mark

udgang99 · 05-28-2007, 08:30 AM

I agree with OZ ... your backgrounds and cars are really, really good. But your human anatomy needs a lot of work ... the faces are pretty bad, which is too bad because there is so much energy in the rest of the work.

the_gothamite · 05-28-2007, 09:32 AM

What the others said pretty much sums it up. There's definite potential here though. Keep drawing.

JFK · 05-28-2007, 02:53 PM

cool! thank you

JFK · 05-29-2007, 10:41 AM

Ok so the review has bugged me. I love criticism! I love the honesty this board gives. I completely slipped on this and I didn’t catch myself.

In no way am I trying to create excuses! I have always had a rule…reference, reference, and reference. My problem is I didn’t follow my own rule.

See I have never taken any classes for art. And over the last five years I gave it up completely for my company. I got married and just stopped drawing. Recently I have been inspired to sell my company and focus full time of my past dream of making into the comic book industry.

Thankfully my wife is a very understanding person, and we both figure that if I cant make it doing something I love, well at least I tried! Better than regretting never going for it at all.

The pages above are the first strokes I have taken in five years. I cant believe I screwed it up. I am no professional! I am better than that! lol. I see how I screwed up the masseter, and buccinators.i tried to hard to get the flatness of asian faces also.

My point : reference, reference, and reference! I am so excited I have found this site. I hope you will be able to put up with me because I plan on showing more work and with the help of all on here, I can hopefully reach a child hood dream one day.

Well I got allot of referencing to do, so again thank you all!

Keep the criticism coming, its the only way to learn!

05-26-2007, 04:21 PM	#1
JFK Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 20	spirit of wangan. hello i have been reading this site for around a year now and like it so i have gotten enough nerve to show some of my work. i have written a graphic novel called spirit of wangan that i may start drawing it one day. i am in no way a writer so i didnt create a story with much emotion more so to show my love for cars. the following is eight pages but my computer lost two. it takes place in tokyo and follows a quick race on the highway. i just got photoshop cs3 and need to learn it. i love critique! it only helps me to learn what not to do, so please lay into me. thx i do wish i had larger pics but they cost to much from kinkos. i need to buy a scanner. and hope to do so soon.

05-27-2007, 05:41 PM	#2
JFK Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 20	no comment's good or bad.... what does that mean? Last edited by JFK; 05-27-2007 at 06:01 PM.

05-28-2007, 02:53 PM	#7
JFK Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 20	cool! thank you Last edited by JFK; 05-29-2007 at 10:45 AM.

05-29-2007, 10:41 AM	#8
JFK Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 20	Ok so the review has bugged me. I love criticism! I love the honesty this board gives. I completely slipped on this and I didn’t catch myself. In no way am I trying to create excuses! I have always had a rule…reference, reference, and reference. My problem is I didn’t follow my own rule. See I have never taken any classes for art. And over the last five years I gave it up completely for my company. I got married and just stopped drawing. Recently I have been inspired to sell my company and focus full time of my past dream of making into the comic book industry. Thankfully my wife is a very understanding person, and we both figure that if I cant make it doing something I love, well at least I tried! Better than regretting never going for it at all. The pages above are the first strokes I have taken in five years. I cant believe I screwed it up. I am no professional! I am better than that! lol. I see how I screwed up the masseter, and buccinators.i tried to hard to get the flatness of asian faces also. My point : reference, reference, and reference! I am so excited I have found this site. I hope you will be able to put up with me because I plan on showing more work and with the help of all on here, I can hopefully reach a child hood dream one day. Well I got allot of referencing to do, so again thank you all! Keep the criticism coming, its the only way to learn! Last edited by JFK; 05-29-2007 at 10:45 AM.

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05-27-2007, 06:44 PM	#3
OZ! All Powerful Wizard Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 4,501	Good bg, great cars, bad people and anatomy. Just work on human structure and anatomy and these should come together nicely.

05-28-2007, 01:43 AM	#4
scherzo I know things Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kew Gardens, NY Posts: 1,056	Not bad. The perspective is wobbly in a couple of spots, but the amount of energy evident in the backgrounds bodes well for how good this stuff is going to look in a year or 2. Right now the linework could use a couple of coats of polish. -Mark

05-28-2007, 08:30 AM	#5
udgang99 BUY MY COMIX @ INDYPLANET Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hjørring, Denmark Posts: 175	I agree with OZ ... your backgrounds and cars are really, really good. But your human anatomy needs a lot of work ... the faces are pretty bad, which is too bad because there is so much energy in the rest of the work.

05-28-2007, 09:32 AM	#6
the_gothamite the_gothamite Join Date: May 2005 Location: Johannesburg South- Africa Posts: 126	What the others said pretty much sums it up. There's definite potential here though. Keep drawing.