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Jinzouki In reply to Mr-Marcus-81 [2010-04-11 17:51:20 +0000 UTC]
Cool Been thinking of giving my girls down to earth jobs since, I heard from a friend that in reality, wrestlers don't make as much as we think. Unless like you're the main attraction and in reality only WWE can pay the top stars like celebrities, they wont pay lower card wrestlers as much, and even worse in indie promotions, so Midas has to teach at curves, Patty has to be a realtor, Jagi and Bebe teach martial arts at a gym, Eva has her "escort service", Pearl works at a nudist colony and I'm not sure what to make Mizu work at, as a joke maybe a manager at Tim Horton's
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Mr-Marcus-81 In reply to Jinzouki [2010-04-12 18:43:37 +0000 UTC]
Yeah...wrestlers don't make shit unless they're a huge draw in WWE or TNA. Depending on how much merchandise they can sell and such determines on how much a certain wrestler gets paid....guys like Rey Mysterio, Jeff Hardy, DX, and Cena are cash cows b/c of all of the t-shirts, DVDs, action figures, etc that they sell. But yeah...the guys/gals in the indies work their asses off only to get paid peanuts for their efforts. But they do it for the love and passion of wrestling rather than just to get a check.
Patty a realtor? I'll bet that she sells a lot of houses/property to male clients especially! And what's Tim Horton's...one of those restaurants like Hooters or something?
As for my gals I mentioned what Sapphira does...Nikki is a pro athlete as well as a superheroine, Angie is a bartender/bouncer, Raina is a Cyber-Cop, Nina's in the military as well as a stage actor, Vanessa is a Cheerleader for a NFL Football team, and Jennifer works in a pet shop.
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Paudraic In reply to ??? [2010-04-08 06:48:14 +0000 UTC]
Dangersex.
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RedWingsDragon In reply to ??? [2010-04-08 06:41:40 +0000 UTC]
You the man now dog! Hot work here
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whiteknight222 In reply to ??? [2010-04-08 06:01:44 +0000 UTC]
I love you work and I was wondering how you color? is it with photoshop?
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Mr-Marcus-81 In reply to whiteknight222 [2010-04-08 07:05:40 +0000 UTC]
Aw, thanks man! Actually, I just got access to Photoshop on my laptop like 2 weeks ago! I've only colored 3 pics thus far using it....before I got PS I used Corel Painter Essentials, which came with my Wacom Tablet. I also downloaded and used Photofiltre and Gimp which I have used in certain pieces.
As for a quick rundown of how I color my drawings, here's my method:
1.)Of course, I scan the original lines
2.)I create about 6 layers for the drawing; (From top to bottom)Lines, Clothing/Background Highlights, Skin Highlights, Clothing/Background Shading, Skin Shading, Original. Depending on how extensive my background is, I may create a separate layer for the background.
Lately, I've added an extra layer of INKS to give my drawings a bit more pop and a more comicky feel to it...that layer goes directly below the LINES layer. If I find that there aren't a lot of spots to completely ink black, then I'll just ink those few spots on the LINE layer.
3.)I use the brush tool to retrace the lines on the top Lines layer...typically I choose black to retrace the lines with. I tend to use a hard edged brush to administer the lines. For this Sexy MF pic, I only used black on the black surfaces such as her hair and her garments. As for her body/skin surfaces, I used a dark shade of brown to retrace the lines to give it more of a natural look rather than the cel-shade style.
This step usually takes about 1 hour and 30 mins. Until I can figure out how to use the pen tool with PS, I'll continue to ink my lines this way.
4.)Once I've inked my pencils, I save my work thus far and then duplicate the LINES layer. I rename the duplicated layer FLATS and move it down the layers list to the second from bottom layer in between the ORIGINAL and SKIN SHADING layers.
5.)After that, I switch to the Skin Shading layer and apply the colors to the areas that need it....same deal with the clothing layer. I tend to use an airbrush to add the shading...as it's softer and makes it look like natural shading.
6.)Once the shading is done, I then go to the FLATS layer and fill in the flat colors of whatever surface...base skin and clothes tone and such. Being that the lines from LINES have been duplicated, you can use the paint bucket fill tool to fill in large areas of one color at opposed to having to brush it on.
I usually add the finer details such as lip colors, eye color, hair color, etc on the FLATS layer.
7.)Once all of the flats have been administered, I then go to add the SKIN and CLOTHES highlights. I also use an airbrush to administer the highlights. Once those have been added, I go around between the different layers to clean up the image, as there's bound to be some smudges and stray marks that overlap into areas that don't belong.
8.)Once all of the shading, highlights, and flats have been done, I decide if I'm gonna do something else to make the pic stand out. If I drew a background, I'll usually just stick with it and do my best to make the colors vibrant enough to make the scene look like a living breathing environment. I've still got a long way to go when it comes to drawing landscapes and such, so that's why some of my backgrounds tend to be a little plain.
If I didn't draw a background, I'll then save the pic as a layered file, then save it again as a JPEG file. Then, I'll go to either Photofiltre or Gimp and add on things such as gradient fills, lighting effects, text, or lens flares. I do my best to avoid going overboard with these things, as sometimes overusing them will make the image come out looking flat and boring.
9.) Once I'm pleased with everything, I load it up on DA and bam! That's that!
This is just a brief rundown of how I do things. As I mentioned, I really need to learn how to use the pen tool so that I can get even better, more crisp lines. I just try to do my best to create dynamic colors that will make the image jump off of the monitor. If you're looking for other tips, I suggest that you observe how colors are set up on some of your favorite artists...I really enjoy the colors of and and I have seen how they create certain effects in relation to shadowing and highlighting and such.
Also, start noticing things in everyday life....look at how light bounces off of some objects and creates shadows and such. When you go to color your stuff, keep the idea of dynamic lighting and such in mind and apply that to your work! By no means am I a pro when it comes to coloring, but I thank you soooooooo much that you admire my work so much to want to know my process!
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whiteknight222 In reply to Mr-Marcus-81 [2010-04-08 07:55:56 +0000 UTC]
I know most of those steps as well as those great artists I know an awesome time that feels like it takes forever but is super worth it. Have you seen my latest piece Dingo? Well I just use a normal hard brush as well but I only use either shaper dynamics for darker or shape dynamics and other dynamics, it comes out so soft and smooth and begins and ends with your stroke. Try it dude. I also know a great trick for making perfect curves with the pen tool but I'll have to put it in a better instructions. Maybe a tutorial is coming lol.
[link] brown color on pants.
also here is that story lead in I wanted to share.
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hotrod5 [2010-04-07 21:51:45 +0000 UTC]
Oh man Sapphira is looking hot as ever. Nice touch with the purple.
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LuvCartoonLadies In reply to ??? [2010-04-07 21:43:58 +0000 UTC]
^^ WOW!!! I would love to go a few rounds with this Amazon beauty!!
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adony In reply to ??? [2010-04-07 17:26:44 +0000 UTC]
I'm getting the feeling a LOT of us guys working on this theme are going to be using songs about women.
Of course, that's just my opinion.
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CrwnPrince [2010-04-07 16:36:43 +0000 UTC]
Yum....
Beautiful image!
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Mr-Marcus-81 In reply to Lurker-Below [2010-04-08 07:15:02 +0000 UTC]
I think I found what I might give her...the power of Probability Manipulation....very similar in nature to that of Longshot or Domino from Marvel Comics. In fact, reading this from wikipedia is what gave me the idea:
*taken from the wiki of Domino* [link]
"Domino is a mutant with the ability to subconsciously and psionically initiate random telekinetic acts that affect probability in her favor by making improbable (but not impossible) things to occur within her line of sight, thus causing her to have "good luck" and her opponents to have "bad luck." This "probability field" phenomenon can be anything from an enemy's equipment failure to hitting just the right switch with a stray shot to shut down an overloading nuclear reactor. The full extent of her powers is still unknown.
This subconsciously controlled talent is triggered when she is in a stressful situation (such as fighting or escaping). This effect constantly emanates from her body at all times and is completely subconscious. However, it is also largely participatory - in order for the luck to take effect, Domino herself must engage in an action whose chance she can affect.
For example, if debris falling from the sky was about to hit her in the head, she would still be hurt if she stood still. However, if she tried to avoid it, she would move perfectly to avoid each and every piece about to hit her. In addition, if Domino were to stand before a hail of bullets she would be a bullet-ridden corpse. Instead, she must take action, attempting to avoid the gunfire, and would miraculously bob-and-weave just perfectly to avoid every single shot.
As a byproduct of her probability abilities, Domino's cerebral cortex emits a current of bioelectric pulses down her spine to instinctively guide her movements during such situations, which has the added effect of augmenting her natural reflexes and agility to near-superhuman levels.
During the 198 rebellion at the Xavier Institute, Domino was able to consciously utilize her abilities in order to affect the probability fields of storm clouds above a group of ONE Sentinels, calling down lightning to strike them."
I really like that ability a lot verses typical shooting beams from her hands or something like that, plus I believe it would accent her already hyper-enhanced abilities very well. Now, I just have to figure out how to give her these powers!
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vince3 In reply to Mr-Marcus-81 [2010-04-07 15:19:27 +0000 UTC]
I think Lin will do just that, Lin's modeling agency are for all the women of muscle, and Phira would fit right in!
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