[Comic 176] Not Gonna Stop
This page is very FX heavy and I started rendering images days ago so I’d have everything on time. But I’m really happy with the look of it. I think I’m starting to hit on a weapon FX that I like, though it’s fun to keep playing with new looks. These guys are weapons dealers, after all, so they’ve got all kinds of stuff.
You may also notice I love doing shiny vehicles. That’s one of the coolest things about 3d is that it’s relatively easy to do realistic reflections. Hand-painting such a look, on the other hand, is very time-consuming and takes a lot of effort. I think I mentioned earlier that one of my main reasons for adding the cops is that I had already designed and built the cop car a long time ago and just really wanted to use it. Actually the villain’s fighters are a fixed up version of a ship I did many years ago as well. That’s the nice thing about 3d, is you can just reuse stuff as much as you want for new projects. Back when I was originally doing 3d art I never thought I’d be using it in a comic.
Another fun thing to do was the Gruesain thug’s cockpit. I didn’t have time to spend making this elaborate set, so I kept it simple. Besides, it’s only shown small and a couple times. Considering I didn’t really spend a lot of time on it, maybe an hour and a half, I’d say it looks fairly good. I kept the reflections on the canopy light so they didn’t overpower the little bug-guy inside.
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April 16th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
[...] I put almost 60 ads up, that’s how the campaigns work. Anyway, he posted a big screengrab of page 176 as an example of the art he liked, which I have to say makes me feel really good because I had so [...]
April 19th, 2008 at 6:07 am
I like your ship designs, and the paint jobs make them even more interesting. Riff’s ship looks perfect for a rich racer, and the police cruiser is pretty cool. Even the rolls / mercedes that gilrec was in on the way back to the hotel looks right.
Great job!
April 19th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Thanks! One of my favorite parts is designing and building the ships. The only exception are the bounty hunters on pg 177 (next page), which I used some generic ships I bought and then fixed them up. But I’d rather design them myself when I’ve got time.