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Lithrael

Remember, always hold your apple tight
Aw thanks guys! And yeah, Bears, I had trouble with the ears. :sad: I guess I need to find some reference or something.

Anyhows, here's the latest and by far greatest draft of page six from episode 278.

278_06_src.jpg


fullsize: http://www.lithrael.com/ig/albums/userpics/10001/278_06_clr.jpg

Any feedback on this one is welcome. I've looked at it way too long. :puck:
 

Vampire_Hunter_Bob

Cats are great
Hey great stuff Lith. One thing I noticed is that the end of the dragon slayer looks almost like it doesn't match up with the hilt. Maybe I'm seeing things. Either way it's some great work.
 

Lithrael

Remember, always hold your apple tight
Thanks for the kind words guys :guts:

Vampire_Hunter_Bob said:
the end of the dragon slayer looks almost like it doesn't match up with the hilt.

Yeah, it looks to me like half the end of the DS is hidden behind the close up shot's shoulder, creating the illusion the the sword's perspective is warped. I'll see if I can fix the color work to discourage that impression. Also, I just found that badass painting Miura did of Guts riding Zodd a minute or 2 before this shot takes place, so next time I do a draft I'll see if I can't take a few hints from that. I feel like the shadowed side of the hilt here is too bright but every time I try to fix it it looks like 'augh what did you do?'
 

Lithrael

Remember, always hold your apple tight
Augh, I fell off the planet again... anyhows. Color!

thumb_301_20_21_color.jpg


Full res: http://www.lithrael.com/ig/albums/userpics/10001/301_20_21_color.jpg
 

Lithrael

Remember, always hold your apple tight
rofl! Well that's OK, this one's set up for very easy color changes. Want the photoshop file so you can tweak it? :idea:
 

Lithrael

Remember, always hold your apple tight
ok, 2 pages, yey. This one's for you Rakshas :slan:

302_21_src.jpg


Episode 302

Page 21: http://www.lithrael.com/berserk/302_21_clr.jpg

Page 22: http://www.lithrael.com/berserk/302_22_clr.jpg

In other news, my web host apparently turned down the php memory allocation thingy, and Coppermine can no longer handle integration of full res images into the gallery. Coppermine says I can make them put it back or just deal with low res images. What the fuck...
 
Handled excellently as always. Everything's well done. Diggin' the light from the eyes on the tentacles.

Did you see the 303 2-page spread? It has YOU written all over it.
 

Aazealh

Administrator
Staff member
Interesting choice of color for Ganishka, I wouldn't have imagined him blue like that (then again, I didn't think about his potential color at all). Very nice. :serpico:
 
Aazealh said:
Interesting choice of color for Ganishka, I wouldn't have imagined him blue like that (then again, I didn't think about his potential color at all). Very nice. :serpico:

Well the colored poster in Vol. 33 suggests a blue if I recall correctly.
 

Aazealh

Administrator
Staff member
Proj2501 said:
Well the colored poster in Vol. 33 suggests a blue if I recall correctly.

More like dark grey, actually. The preview from YA had a bluish tint but that's because they messed up. In the magazine it was grey, and in the volume it's darker still.
 
X

Xem

Guest
Ah, so refreshing. It feels like its been such a long time since we've seen a new fan coloring. Well done, Lithreal, I especially like Rakshas' eyes!
 

Grail

Feel the funk blast
Beautifully done! :guts: I wasn't expecting that color choice for Ganishka either, but throwing the orange in there creates an exciting contrast. It would have been pretty easy to over-saturate things in these pages, actually, but I love how you held back on the color just enough to help the little and not-so-little highlights (namely, Griffith) shine through.
 

Lithrael

Remember, always hold your apple tight
Thanks guys! :serpico: Ok, I overwrote these guys with a second draft. Didn't do much, just turned down the blue (after seeing the greyer version of the nishka poster) and cleaned up the screen layer a little. Looks a lot nicer IMO. I think Zodd fit better with the blue though; I have to figure out how to adjust his colors. I so so love how rakshas turned out. And now I see why everybody loves to color Griffith, you barely do anything and he looks great. :troll:


Same links:
http://www.lithrael.com/berserk/302_21_clr.jpg
http://www.lithrael.com/berserk/302_22_clr.jpg

And yes Proj holy shit. 303!!
 
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