Ok... back on track...
Here's the next page in the upcoming finale sequence. The whole timecode device ended up working nicely... even though it was an absolute pain in the ass to set up at first;)
This page features one of my guilty pleasure story panels... the "Head-butt Carnival". I truly DO feel bad about how much glee I derived from creating that fight sequence. Still, I feel it stands as a fairly effective piece of dramatic combat storytelling... albeit a brutally violent one!
On to the next ridiculous page... wait'll you see the funky lower panel on that one...;)
5 comments:
if anything, i would just put more blur (sans the face) on his body moving forward. and maybe change the bg color to red for impact. it's a subtle color you have there for not so subtle a moment between two lovebirds i assume. ;)
Thanks for the input, Scott... I might just do that.
The only problem is that color plays an important part in the storytelling in that each section of the tale is actually kinda color-coded (this fight takes place under cold, flourescent, washed-out bulbs... hence the color schema.. outside shots are all yellow-ochre tinted to imply heat and stifling temperatures).
Still... I almost paced the panel red before using the gradation I ended up with... so you are on the money, concept-wise. Glad I asked you... thanks, man!
it's your world, your rules. you're thinking too literally. in animation, they use white and red flash cards during impact sometimes. it's a split second, but you see that blip during a punch. same here. the reader has seen enough of the world to get it. it's more about emotional impact.and that panel is about IMPACT. THAT is the story you're telling in THAT panel. trust me. it's the way to go. to prove my point, i've sent you a doctored file...!
Hmm... seems like a red dramatic background is so expected in a panel like that though... for the very reasons you explained.
I'll have to test out different tones...
Saw your file... while I thought the red was just a bit too raw and saturated for the color scheme of the book... the velocity of his head looked amazing. I just have to figure out how to achieve that look at high resolution so it reads nicely and doesn't look so jarring with his clear features at the point of impact.
Gonna play with it again tomorrow... thanks for your work on this, Scott.
OK... fixed the blur to my liking now... much faster and more dramatic. Keeping the color for now... once the sequence is finished, I'll take a look at possibly changing the tone if it isn't too jarring.
As it is, I need to keep the color consistent so that readers can tell that the story sequence flashes from inside to outside of the room where the girl is kept.
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