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Idea for a Pilot Comic Book: JACK

Thu Nov 19, 2009, 7:51 PM
I like Horror-Action/Comedy movies and video games such as Resident Evil 4, Army of Darkness, House of the Dead, Castlevania, Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, & Chucky. I also like HACK/SLASH, a Devil's Due comic series. So, I have been think about working on something about a badass zombie hunter named JACK who will look like a cross between Jason Voorhees & Marv from Sin City. And yes, I know there is another Jason-look-a-like good guy named Nick from a SEGA video game called Splatterhouse, but I want to do this anyway.

My first thought about this idea was actually picturing it as an awesome beat'em up game. Mostly it was from playing Battletoads the Arcade Game a few years ago; it had great music, awesome graphics, and some funny moments. You see, this is another reason why I should have consider an alternative minor instead of Graphic Design. I only I took Interactive Gaming Design as a minor, then I could have turn this into a flash beat'em up game and host it on Newgrounds. *SIGN* :( [SADFACE]

Anyway, I am going to stick what I know best and try to turn it into a pilot comic book project. With this project, it can help improve my skills in drawing, coloring, and scripting, and I can have something to focus on over the year. If the pilot comic is succussful and popular, I might continue with the series. Who knows. That's the idea with the pilot comic.

For this winter break, I'm going to create a final concept drawing of Jack (I've been doing LOTS of sketches of him), figure out a good pilot comic script, then hopefully start on some pages. Probably along the way, I'll throw in some concept art for the pilot comic. Also, I'll try to do some more Less is More Comics (Next: Tomb Raider's Lara Croft). Once school starts again in Spring, I might have stop drawing so that I can try to focus on my studies. Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving next week!

-Ford Shipper

*By the way, you know the two monster characters I drew, Scarabus & Undead Anubite? Those were some of the enemies I have been thinking for Jack to face.

  • Mood: Artistic
  • Listening to: Brentanfloss' Dr. Mario w/ Lyrics
  • Watching: Yugioh the Abridged Series
  • Eating: Buffalo Cheeseburgers (Farmed-raise)
  • Drinking: milk

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  • Current Residence: Salisbury, MD
  • Interests: movies, video games, comic books, mythologies
  • Favourite movie: Gladiator, Star Wars, various Disney Movies
  • Favourite band or musician: Danny Elfman
  • Favourite genre of music: soundtrack, jazz, & rock
  • Favourite artist: Don Bluth, Federica Manfredi
  • Favourite style of art: superhero, fantasy, parody comics
  • MP3 player of choice: IPod
  • Favourite game: God of War, Resident Evil 4, Smash Bros.
  • Favourite gaming platform: action, RPG, shooter
  • Favourite cartoon character: Joker (Batman TAS), Goliath & Xanatos (Gargoyles)
  • Tools of the Trade: pencil, pen, Photoshop

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:iconpinoy92:
no problem!
its freaking hilarious!
i do that all the time in brawl wit cpt falcon
xDDD

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:iconbambs79:
Thanks for the FMIP fave, cheers! :thanks:
:iconmystic-forces:
You're welcome!

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YOU'VE BEEN HUGGED!

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:iconmystic-forces:
So, wait! Do I post a hug to one of my DeviantArt friends or what? And where on earth did this idea come from?

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:icondark-gigatron:
I'm just following the intructions post it to someone else or back to me

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:iconmystic-forces:
Umm... okay. Here it goes.

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HUG!

There, you're happy?

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:icondark-gigatron:
Why yes -man:hug:-

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:iconvzamm:
hey dude how have u been?
:iconmystic-forces:
Nothing. Still struggling with this networking routine. Hey, Chris. I want to ask you some questions. When you digitally color, do you mostly go over them with finished pencil (ex. "Executioner's Axe") or inked drawings (ex. "Rogue")? I just want to see which coloring method is best/effective since you mostly display awesome finished pencil artwork. I haven't done any background drawings but I want to get started on them so that I can have some on my portfolio. Do you know some examples I can start with? Also, I am going to attend the graduation ceremony this May. Are you also going to attend as well, or do you graduate next year?

Anyway, I hope everything is going well for your classes and I wish you the best of luck for your job hunt.

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:iconvzamm:
Greyscale EVERYTHING and then lay down random colors over the render, afterwards I play with Hue/Saturation under adjustments and basically work from that.
:iconmystic-forces:
So, you only use Photoshop to get your greyscale over your drawing? Huh, I might want to try that some time, because, I just go straight for the colors first, but perhaps, this way, I can focus on just the shading to help give it work then work on colors later. Interesting. Well, thank you for telling me your method.

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:iconangelicadonis:
Amazing gallery man! Keep up the excellent work! :D
:iconmoonlit-sketcher:
Hey Ford! I got your email. Thanks! I'm just glad right now to have the decision made and to know where I'll be next year. Actually I'm hoping right now to major in Art with perhaps minors in Creative Writing and Psychology. We'll see how it goes. I'm looking forward to experimenting with new things in college too. Don't worry about me and parties. I've tasted alcohol before and know that I don't particularly like it. Even if I should develop a taste for it, I promise I'll be careful about how much I drink. Honestly, I expect I'll always end up being the designated driver in college. Speaking of celebrations, I'm looking forward to celebrating your graduation with you and everybody else in a couple of months. That'll be awesome! Well, I'll look forward to seeing you then. Keep up all the awesome artwork in the meantime.

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:iconmystic-forces:
Wait a minute! Vzamm, is that really YOUR comment, or is someone trying to spam us once again?

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:iconvzamm:
ugh sorry its spam
:iconmajimaune:
Thanks for the fave

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:iconmystic-forces:
You're welcome. Nice finished pencil drawing. You know? I was look for Scimitar as reference, and yours is nicely detailed.

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:iconhaleofpinball:
Hey you see that awsome cool icon thats called HaleOfPinball thats me. Awsome jobe
:iconjaguaro:
Check out Zing-Art...it links artists and those seeking commissions.

Jag

PS: This is not spam.

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:iconmoonlit-sketcher:
Hey Ford. I'm working on a project for my friend right now and I wondered if you had any helpful suggestions about it for me. See, I'm trying to turn one of his short stories into comic book form. This will be the first time I actually try to make a story into a comic longer than a strip and it's got lots of people and stuff in it. Any tips on how to make a short comic book well? Mainly, do you have any tips on how to draw people well (I've been using pictures to base my people off of but I'm still having trouble.).

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:iconmystic-forces:
How short is this comic book going to be would you say? Ex: 6, 12, 20 pages? Is it a fantasy or a real setting? Is it going to be inked, finished pencil, colored, black & white, or something else? If you can tell me what this short story is all about, I might help you out even more.

Anyway, I'm going to try to answer your questions as best as I can. It's good to use references and pictures to help create the story's characters, but you must also keep in mind of how to shape out your characters.

When I design a character, I start out by drawing a stick figure to get the right posture and pose. Then, I use oval and circular shapes to make the stick figure into a manikin, which will give form and shape to the design. Next, I work on the details and features of the characters.

When drawing the stick figure, you should also began to work on its proportions. Usually for superheroes, a person is 8 heads tall, but a normal person is about 7-and-a-half heads tall. Females are about 7 heads tall I believe. Children are probably about 6 or 5 heads tall (depending on age). Proportions act as guidelines on how your body parts align up with and another. For example. A superhero's arm is about 3 heads tall. It aligns up from the shoulder to the groin. The arm's wrist be about 4 head down.

I made a proportion handout guide for my afterschool class. If I got your e-mail address, I'll sent it to you. I also save some DeviantART tutorials as my faves if you want to check them out.

If you are going to draw backgrounds for your comic, you might want to do some perspectives. It's a little complicated for me to explain it right now, but I'll try to find some info on that. You might be able to search for some perspective tutorials on DeviantART.

When starting a comic book, always have a plan. Draw thumbnails, rough sketches of your comic pages, to help plan and change your storytelling before you begin the final process. The same thing for your characters designs, do sketches of them in case you want to make quick and decisive changes.

Well, I hope these answers have helped you out so far. If you have anymore specific questions, please feel free to ask and I'll do my best to advise you. Thanks and Good Luck!

-Ford

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:iconmoonlit-sketcher:
^^ thanks for those answers. they're great tips. sorry i've taken so long to respond back. so far i've just tried to sketch out the boxes and the basic plans for each frame in the story. it's a real life situation. i suspect i'll just do it in pencil and, if i'm feeling like it, i'll trace the pencil with pen probably.
that'd be awesome if you could send me that proportion handout. my email's freakosketcher13@yahoo.com.

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hey whats up...so everything cool now? hopefully u dont get spammed...hate viruses....

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