Title says it all. I tried for a Crime Noir type of scheme and I think I got close but there is something missing…
Let me know if you can spot it (I intentionally colored it rough… wanted an uneasy energetic feel)
Hmm… guess Noir isn’t wel liked…
All the same… Here’s Noir attempt 2… The Fat Lady… NOIR!
i really like the 1st one…just the style of it looking like it was scratched…I wish i had this skill and i wish i knew how to do it!
Great job 5 stars from me!
Thanks Lilgrudgeboy.
While I can’t really tell you how to draw a person… I can give you a feeling of how I achieved that look. First off… I have a tablet…
All of my line work was done in Photoshop Elements V1 using a standard brush. I started at 2k dpi, though I probably could have gone to 1k on this image…
I roughed in the shape and made adjustments using brush and move tools. That was followed by a shading pass. After that I did a color pass for the shirt. I basically tried to use the shading that was already their (I should have just done a layer and multiplied it down). After all of this was done I multiplied that down to a layer with a white cutout shape barely larger than the guy.
On top of all of this I created yet another layer. I took the pencil tool and did some hatching… going back with the eraser afterwards to give the areas a more definite shape.
I then tweaked the muscles and shadows… and did a burn tool pass to add some depth to the shirt, pants, and shoes.
I like the look but I realize it needs work if I’m going to adopt it as a “style”. I’m hoping to transition from 3d to comics or at least combine the two… and I want to try Noir before I decide if I like it enough to start drawing in it.
Thanks again for your compliments… I will gladly answer any questions you might have about this or anything else.
EDIT: Oh and If you’re going to try this style… get a reference photo… at least for lighting… I didn’t and I think it hurt the final image.
Thank you…Ill will try to get something done when i get a Tablet…(next 2weeks i hope!)…Ill try to do it in GIMP…
Thank you