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BrattyBen — Heavy and the Fowl
Published: 2007-06-06 00:28:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 1109; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 7
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So I decided to do a collab with 's the Fowl, and my guy Heavy.I initially did just a little sketch,and decided to use that as a template, and create the whole image in the computer.
So, I traced over the image, and generated the background. I think it came out pretty cool...and it's a bity funny.
Hope ya like.
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Dude... I don't know how in the hell I didnt have you on watch!!
This character is awesome, almost as awesome as your artwork!!!
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Well, thank you for the kind words. I'll try to live up to the hype!!
Thanks for all the faves!! And for the add!
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This is wicked Ben. Haven't checked out your gallery in a while. I love You're last two pics of heavy, they're definetly the best you've done of him in my opinion. You've really refined the noir style
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WOW. Thanks a bunch man. I really appreciate it. It's nice to know that you're diggin' Heavy, and that my style is not going unoticed. Thanks.
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Thanks, buddy. I appreciate that. It was a bit tough, but, was a very good learning experience.
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Thanks, buddy. I like him, too. He's really the one character I've created that I've worked up a whole history with.
I'm thinking of doing something like Dave Sim did with Cerebus and kinda tell this guy's life. The last issue culminating with his death.
Mine just won't be as long.
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There aren't too many characters that you see on DA that you'd be that bothered about seeing on the shelves in a comic shop, but I'd be loving it if Heavy had his own title! All the best for getting him out there into the public eye!
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Thanks, man. It's been about three years since I came up with him, and it will probably be another three or four before he gets on the shelves.
Think about this. Spawn sat in MacFarlane's portforlio before he saw the light of day. So, I think I'm kinda ahead of the curve.
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Indeed...... and Spawn rules! So the sky's the limit for Heavy! The best of luck!
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Thanks, man. I'm sure it will be a matter of timing.
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"Y'know, you're in my light."
Oh dear God. I love this picture so much, I think I'll take the coastliner up to San Francisco and marry it. There are so many little things I dig... the little head on the fowl symbol, Heavy's stubble, and that carpet... damn, that carpet is just tops.
You rule.
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Thanks, man. I took a while to get done, and honestly, I think the carpet could've come out better.
But yeah, I'm really glad you dig it.
Don't thank me, thank the all-mighty pen tool.
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I love your use of gray tones in drawings man, and the poses you gave these two are both very natural!
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Thanks. I was very hesitant to have the Fowl crouching in the window like that. I know that Dan wants to distance him from Batman as much as possible. But, I think it works, and I kinda like the joke.
Glad you like it man. I'm doing another one and I hope it comes out the same way.
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Neat pic.. I already tought.. huh there something strange
I like it alot
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That's all done on the computer? Way to go. Looks great.
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Kinda. I started it as a sketch with a perspective grid and loose placements for background objects. Then I scanned it in to the computer. Then I just used a bunch of layers,(too many probably) and used my polygon tool, and shapes tool, and pen tool to create all the shapes.
I traced over the main characters using different sized brushes and all that.
Then I deleted the sketch layer and left the rest behind.
It was a bit tedious, but a real learning experience no doubt.
I'm glad you like it.
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Honestly it really only took about a couple of hours, maybe three. I don't know. when I'm in the zone, I lose track of time. But, it really didn't take much longer than any of my other pieces.
It was a bit more draining, since there was a bit more thinking involved. Once I get down a "routine" then I'll be able to zip right through them.
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Thanks. I'm glad. Alot of people seem to be liking it.
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Thanks, man. I was really nervous about this one, because I tried something a bit different with the background. I didn't want it to look to sparse. Big thanks man. Really.
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Nothing to be nervous about. This is the sorta stuff I wish I could do.
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Thanks. It just takes some planning, and a heck of alot of patience!!!
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Nice i love it! thumbs up! ye know i'm planning to make a Fowl Pin-Up. I just love makin' pin-ups!
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Hahah thanx man! i like ur character!
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Yeah, me too. They're fun. Glad you like this.
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VERY nice. Keep this style in mind when you get to "By the Time You Read This," won't you? I love the mood that invokes.
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I can try. It was a bit difficult, but, I think with practice I'll get faster.
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Hey, what if you used it for the bumper scenes with the Host character? The Host would be drawn normally, and the screen behind him would have the effect you employed here?
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I think that would work rather well. I'd hate to use this technique on the apartment scene, cause I'd rather draw that out to get in all that detail and nuance. It would come across rather sterile I think in the computer. But, I can use that for the scenes with the host. Should be kick butt.
I'm still working on the Cleaner, but, I'm finding a bit of free time here and there to layout BTTYRT.
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