[BoogidiBzdo]

Here goes nothing...

still working on this guy, he has low self-esteem and takes way too many Asteroids (an experimental mood boosting drug) occasionally-the stuff really pumps him up!

Here's something I'm working on right now, this piece shows him in default form and Asteroid (real man) form.

[Rose]

There isn't a lot to critique yet, but SOMEONE NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS POST *angry at other VOID members for not saying anything*

Anyway, I think you could really benefit from some figure drawing from reference. I highly recommend http://artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/ as a regular routine if you can. I used to be really good about doing a 30 min lesson every morning, and I could tell that it helped me feel more comfortable drawing human figures. Your anatomy isn't terrible, but it does look kind of flat, like you were more focused on lines and shapes than 3D forms. I'm also confused by the places you decided to add line width variation. It looks like it was either an accident or you're just not done inking yet. In any case, I would recommend studying up on how line width is typically used in art and try sticking to a consistent, logical pattern. For example, you can put thicker lines where shadows would be, away from your light source, or you can make the outermost lines thicker, or anything that overlaps something else be a little thicker. There are a lot if ideas out there and it's up to you to decide your own strategy and style, but those are just some ideas.

Other than that, come back with some comic pages (thumbs, sketches, or finished pages), and let's see where we can take you!

[Kozispoon]

Hi there!

My first impressions are your line widths. They seem all over the place. Then I read the little description. Is this the result of the asteroid drugs? He has varying line thickness? I'd definitely take Bobo's advice on your anatomy. It's all looking kinda wibbly wobbly right now.

Considering the drug has such a unique name why not capitalize on that with your fighter? Maybe his skin gets stony, or he gets a cool tail of comet flame in his wake when he orbits the sun. Really, go all out with this concept!

[Cracking Skulls]

Welcome to VOID! Glad you got something happening here.


Aside from the line widths you got going, I noticed your character doesn't have a 'ground' to really stand on, making him seem like he's floating, as shown on your design when he's more buff. I also get the feeling that he's a child based on his body structure, which I think wasn't you intent? Like Bobo mentioned, studying and practicing anatomy would benefit you in the future, and I feel like doing so would help you have a better technique in age distinctiveness if that makes sense.


Keep going! Hope to see more from you 

[BoogidiBzdo]

Hello, everyone! Sorry, I'm slow to respond- I had a lot of things going on lately ( a lot of schoolwork).
Thanks for all your helpful advice. I agree with everything you all are saying. Lately, I've been working on my anatomy, but I'm pretty slow progress wise. I really don't have much anything else for this character, I gotta develop him more. I have no clue what to do with line width, I better study that more .  Yep, there's a lot of work ahead of me, but I think it would be fun and help my art get better if I keep at it.

I'm so happy everyone is interested in this character. This is a nice community here. Before I had no clue as to how to improve my art, but now I know what to do.

Once again, thanks for all your help. I'm going to work on this some more and I'll try to be more active on this site - it's awesome!

[BoogidiBzdo]

I've been working on my art and I like to share my progress here.
I'm juggling a few character designs in my head and I'm trying to tackle backgrounds more.

Here's what I have.
I wanted to create a painterly background here.
I'm also rewriting my character write now.



Can't decide between the above character or this one:


Or I may just fuse the designs in someway.

Here's my most recent line art. I really tried to make the lines dynamic and not haphazard.

[Animeshen]

straight off the bat in terms of character design, of the two i like the first better. Shes got more personality to her in terms of costume and posture compared to the second. I like the idea of larger character, but in terms of appeal theres not as much happening, i cant tell what im supposed to think of them. Your ink drawing at the bottom has much better line width than previously posted, but their chin seems to have melted?

[BoogidiBzdo]

Thanks! I will go with the brown-haired character then. I still have to come up with a biography and background story. The design will also be tweaked a little bit more.

[BoogidiBzdo]

I decided to go with more exaggerated proportions and I made a few more things.
This is a male character and his name is Pekka:




Pekka likes to eat, enjoys most of all All-You-Can-Eat Buffets and has a trusty mobility aid known as "The Super Plus Mobility Seat".

Here are some sample comic pages I made:

Spoiler: ShowHide

[Animeshen]

Not gonna lie
I am way more interested in "the egg dealer" as a character

[Red]

So, these pages are from your web comic? What's the deal with the Egg Dealer?

[BoogidiBzdo]

I'm glad you like one of my characters!

Yes, those are some pages from my webcomic.
The Egg Dealer is meant to be the main villain in it. He is infatuated by the egg shape
and desires an Egg shaped world where he will have everyone submit to him and they'll
all turn into eggs. Only he will remain human so that he may rule over them with an iron fist.

[BoogidiBzdo]

I just made this earlier today to show what the Egg Dealer's hair looks like without a hat on.

[Animeshen]

I stand by my original statement,  this is a way more interesting character lol

[BoogidiBzdo]

I made these sketchy intro pages today. They describe how the Egg Dealer became the Egg Dealer:

[Animeshen]

This is batshit insane and i love it please finish this intro

[Red]

Whoa. What kind of powers does the Egg Dealer have?

[BoogidiBzdo]

Thanks a bunch! I'm planning on working on more comic pages tonight.

As far as the Egg Dealer's powers go, he will have the power to generate by sheer will power up to 4 eggs
that surround him and he uses these as his weapon. I created a sort of battle system for him where the 4 eggs
that are called emanate eggs serve not only as offensive and defensive weapons but it also is a sort of energy gauge,
measuring how much  stamina he has left for battle. Once all 4 eggs shatter, he is defeated.

So by default each emanate egg (an egg generated by the Egg Dealer) is in static mode, which doesn't give the egg any special abilities,
it's just a normal egg, but it is only from static mode that an emanate egg may be switched to the other modes (Attack mode, Defense mode, and Special
mode). Modes other than static can grant an emanate egg combat abilities categorized by mode.

[Animeshen]

are they like. boiled eggs? Is he limited to chicken eggs? could he womp people with like, ostrich eggs?

[BoogidiBzdo]

His emanate eggs are most similar to chicken eggs, grade A, the white shell kind. On
the surface, they look ordinary, but it is by his power that they become a force unlike any
other.

[BoogidiBzdo]

I made more things!






Front view:


Back view:

[BoogidiBzdo]

Here are some full-colored pages:




I have more ideas for character(s). I came up with this character team:


These are a Master Patissier (on left) and his son (on the right). The Master Patissier is arrogant and rude and has many enemies because of this. So he has his son
act as a sort of "Guard Dog" to protect the family's crown jewels, namely the Patisserie.
His son is named Creme Anglais, through the miracle of birth it was discovered that he was "special". Aside from his extraordinary girth, he has the power
of flight, can heal with sugar crystals from his own palms, and spits sugar-based goo to entrap enemies. After he was born the mother held a grudge and left the family because the birth was so difficult that afterwards she was confined to a wheelchair to get anywhere.

[Pita (Slowly getting back into it)]

After he was born the mother held a grudge and left the family because the birth was so difficult that afterwards she was confined to a wheelchair to get anywhere.

I take it Caesarean isn't a thing for them?

[BoogidiBzdo]

Whoops! I didn't think about that. Let's just say, it was difficult not because it
was a slow birth, but it was difficult because it was a lightning fast birth; the newborn just shot out
like a missile. This caused a lot of wear and tear to the mother.

[Pita (Slowly getting back into it)]

Whoops! I didn't think about that. Let's just say, it was difficult not because it
was a slow birth, but it was difficult because it was a lightning fast birth; the newborn just shot out
like a missile. This caused a lot of wear and tear to the mother.

Then this is a case of inexperienced doctors, doulas, or midwives.  They are trained to try and reduce the amount of tearing, which must have been of inhuman proportions for her to be rendered immobile.