I finally finished my drawing of the new Doctor Sneer.
To create these drawings, I scan a pencil sketch, import it into the Expression program and then "trace" over the sketch with Skeletal Strokes. This seems to take me far too much time. Is it because I fuss too much?
Here's a preview of the new Dr. Sneer character. I think this version of him looks a bit young but I'm still experimenting with his "look".
I'm finding that I spend way too much time creating these drawings in Expression. It's probably because I'm still learning how to use the program and also because I'm re-creating all the characters. So I'm trying lots of different things, both technical and artistic.
Hopefully I will get faster once I've settled on a new design for each character and once I've mastered the Expression software.
I tweaked my sketch of Mister Jones. Again, the fact that the natural-looking strokes are actually vector-based objects allowed me to just drag around bits of the drawing without re-drawing anything. I pushed and prodded some lines, changed the proportions of his body and got rid of the croquet mallet. It's a cleaner rendering of the character. A larger version can be seen here.
I know. It's not much of an update. But I had to post something! Which version do you prefer?
Again, I used Expression to draw a sketch of Mister Jones. Click on the image for a bigger view. This is an updated image for old "Jonesy". I tried to re-imagine him as a 30-something sports nut. His favorite game is still "Full Contact Croquet".
I liked using Expression because after I drew a set of lines, I could tweak them to look exactly the way I wanted (I didn't just have to re-draw a line I didn't like). This is helpful because I'm still getting used to drawing with a tablet.
