Daew, glad you are getting something out of this. Threads like these are the entire reason i hang around forums. Pior have you ever seen this video? I think Marko's explanation here is quite applicable. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhF4fBetN4Y"]marko djurdjevic and line quality - YouTube[/ame] Anyhow all this is…
Long posts are good ! No worries :) I am fascinated by anime layout sheets too. They have an intrinsic elegance to them - stroke economy pushed to the maximum, yet highly descriptive since the color codes are needed for animators and inbetweeners. Great stuff ! Now I need to catch up on KillLaKill :D Here's another 10 mins…
Since the technical aspects have been covered already, I'll throw in something obvious : Which visual style are you going for ? I could see this image evolve into many different kinds of final products : a realistic, "Deux Ex" photo collage look ; a Capcom, animaton-like image, relying on rough pencil lines and colored…
Whoa both shotgun and pior! Thanks guys, a ton of great points! I was originally trying to go for some sort of rockwell/leyendecker thing, and i think that's what i still want to go for. I think i need to sit back and focus on my angles and rendering to even try to approach that. This is definitely meant to come off as a…