Very Nice work, they just built a huge gundam here in japan, it's massive.
http://www.bouncingredball.com/2009/06/28/tokyos-giant-gundam-is-geared-for-battle/
http://www.bouncingredball.com/2009/06/28/tokyos-giant-gundam-is-geared-for-battle/
That's pretty damn cool. What steps would you follow to actually animate it? Do you make separate overlays for each moving part? Assuming you were going to do it the old fashioned way rather than scanning it and using a computer..
Some of my work. Original and replications.
Pencil test!
Okay so after ordering my cartoon coloring supplies; cel vynils, paints, etc etc.. I couldn't wait any longer for them so I went hunting around town at local art stores for anything close to it. I really wanted to try it out for the heck of it. My supplies aren't even here yet! Well, I actually found some acetate alternative, clear overlay films. I couldn't resist so I bought some. Next, I dug through all my old art supplies and took out my dusty acrylic paints. Boy are they old! I mean, I was surprise they didn't dry up or anything.
I gathered them all together and with some really bad brushes, I started working on a pre_sample work. I have to say, it felt really good getting back into it and while I couldn't work with good quality products, it was still fun, even with an old bad ink pen. I mean, man that thing did NOT want to "ink" at all. It was annoying for a bit there.
Anyhow, here's the rough test I did. My wife ask why I didn't shade it.. I told her I didn't wanna bother mixing paint because it was just a test, plus the old acrylics were crap. Had to do several coatings.
I gotta say, I cannot wait for my supplies to get here. Thanks again Vance.
Just made this one last week.
Here is the deal.
Rule number 1: If you are right handed, always paint from left to right.
Rule number 2: When working with each color, always paint the darker shade first.
Rule number 3: When deciding on what colors to paint, always paint the darker color first, progress into lighter color.
Rule number 4: When painting lighter color, make sure you apply multiple layers, make it thick.
Rule number 5: Avoid finger prints or other contaminants. It is really hard to clean them out without damaging the acetate or smug the black lines.
Don't forget to always ink from the front side and paint from the back side.
Get a bottle of rubbing alcohol, after painting the cel, use that to clean the painted side, it will minimize scratches and take out all the dirt.
The surface where the ink is, correct?One more thing, make sure the paint is evenly distributed after each application, if not, the area of the cel will have small curls on surface pull down by the paint, which may cause reflection problem when you don't have proper lighting when it is displayed. You'll see what I'm talking about after you make a few.
Yeah I noticed that... a little late, after I had already finished my first real trial.Whether you like to replicate or paint an original illustration, what makes the picture stands out is of course the color selection and flow of the lines. The last picture had both.
Kick ass!!! I'm assuming that is on a standard size cel?
I want you to check out this Arion cel in 3 mega pixel. This cel has every element you can put on a cel, from standard brush stroker, masking to airbrushing. See if you can do an image like this. You're ready.
Jesus dude! How do you manage to scan that? Do you take it somewhere?In term of size, my Arion and Loddess War are painted on 19 x 24 before matting and framing.
Dude, that one is mad! I haven't even started painting anything yet. I've just been drawing, trying to figure out what I want to put together next. I'm thinking... maybe if I work on something bigger, maybe it'll look smoother once scanned and resized. Maybe.Mr. Leeeee. Just finish this one like... ten minutes ago.
This one is hard to do... I was sweating blooding trying to figure out how to paint this thing.
Do you know what's interesting? Our scanner just recently went down and my wife have been using her iPhone too. LOL.No scanner... Just my iPhone camera.
Vance, I honestly gotta give you big thanks for constantly giving me new and improved tips. My wife and I really appreciate it.She is very talented. See what I mean? They're not hard to make.
The best way to take pictures of these cels is take them out doors and lay them flat under the sun so you get minimal reflection. The color will be brilliant and you can trim them down by using photoshop.
Vance, I honestly gotta give you big thanks for constantly giving me new and improved tips. My wife and I really appreciate it.
I'll post the next one when it's done.