Dr. Rune Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Hey all, I've been seeing some great artwork on here and especially like the pics of Winterhawk and Acroyear. Does anyone know of any good tutorials (besides the "Everquest: The Animated Adventures" site) that explain how to do "Timmesque" characters using Photoshop 5.0? I knew of one once, but can't find it now. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks, Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterhawk Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Thanks for the compliment. I have never heard of such a tutorial, but if you find it let me know. I just use templates I found on http://www.wuji-web.com/multiverse_index.html which was recommended by Acroyear. Darren's stuff is really mind blowing. I also purchased How to Draw DC Comics SuperHeroes. Not very good for the basics, but it is good for proportion and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 I can tell you what I do (see attached example of "Solar-Flare"). 1. Make a figure in Poser. 2. Export the "shot" to a .psd file. 3. Open the file in Photodeluxe (any other layered graphic design program will do) 4. Make several copies of the one layer. 5. Colorize each layer to the colors that I want in the costume. 6. Delete the bits I don't want and play around with putting one on top of the other. 7. Merge and export to a .jpg (attached example was converted to a gif, which is why its so grainy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acroyear Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Actually, if you scour one of the Timm shrines on the net out there, someone has some of his design sheets when he was proposing Batman (because Timm doesn't actually DO the animation...) he listed a lot of his style principles in the margins for the artists to follow. I just don't recall which site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acroyear Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Oh, hey, that EQ site has some templates, too. A little preshading on them, but, those are good, too. I'm nabbing them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterhawk Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Originally posted by Acroyear Oh, hey, that EQ site has some templates, too. A little preshading on them, but, those are good, too. I'm nabbing them url? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acroyear Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Ah, the templates are an off-site link. Here: http://users.ev1.net/~kryptcom/templates.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterhawk Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Originally posted by Acroyear Ah, the templates are an off-site link. Here: http://users.ev1.net/~kryptcom/templates.html Sweet! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 [EDITED] Sheesh. That didn't work at all. Be back if I can figure out how I blew it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperPheemy Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Originally posted by Acroyear Ah, the templates are an off-site link. Here: http://users.ev1.net/~kryptcom/templates.html Yoink, yoink, yoinkity Yoink!!!!! Wheeeee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acroyear Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Try again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Don't mind me. My board-fu is weak. I'm going to try including a picture again (simplistic as it is). NOTE: This is not of me, but of an NPC whose name I have co-opted. I am of a different persuasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acroyear Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 It's kinda small on my screen... but the hair looks cool from what I can make out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Thanks. Yeh, here it's kind of small too, actually. I don't know how I wound up doing it in such a low res. I blew that too somehow. Think I'll take the rest of the day off and recover from these shameful displays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rune Posted March 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2003 Hey all, thanks for the great links and the help...it's very much appreciated. When I get the hang of it, I may post some Thanks again, Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acroyear Posted March 19, 2003 Report Share Posted March 19, 2003 It's really not that hard. I use mostly the line tool instead of actually drawing. A basic rule of thumb is that gloves will curve down (like a rainbow) and boots will curve up (like a bowl). A slight up curve to the belt helps a lot, too, in creating a sense of depth even in this cartoony style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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