cpogoose

Writing a scene that is full of emotion is especially difficult, not only because it is hard to put feelings into less than two dimensional characters, but because if it is not done correctly, you end up with something called "the cheese factor". The cheese factor, quite simply, is the effect that you get when something you mean to be serious or intense comes off as fake, corny, laughable, cheesy... This is obnoxiously evident when it comes to writing meaningful dialogue for your characters. The perfect example is the upcoming movie "Pacific Rim". Watch the preview, and you will see a man trying to pump up a group of guys who are presumably

I finally finished the first page (minus speech bubbles/narration boxes). Fully colored, inked, and ready to go. Because I don't trust the internet, I will watermark it before I upload it for critiquing. I will be looking for any suggestions, or sloppiness that you see in the page. It's much better to have multiple eyes looking at a piece to find some errors. --CPOGOOSE

I worked for three hours and colored.... two panels. Oh well, I think they look pretty good. What I have figured out is that to match the TT style of art, one must blend colors of backgrounds and other stuff, but the characters are simply solid colors with highlights. This makes the characters much easier to color consistently, while allowing me to have freedom to make the backgrounds more complex and interesting. I encourage everyone to try and make a page out of a graphic novel, it's an incredible creative learning experience.