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When doing layouts for recent caricature, I began with a quick sketch on screen with the Cintiq. Though I was pleased with the likeness, I realized the ratio between the elements was off. I needed to push the envelope and exaggerate the relative proportions.
His head needed to be larger, not only for easier identification, but also to fill space. I also enlarged the clapboard, so the title for this by-line illustration could be as large as possible for readability, and popped it out beyond the border, to add depth and attract attention. This was all a snap to do digitally in Photoshop, enlarging only the head, then reducing in size the director’s chair on which he sits. I tightened the drawing throughout, drawing anew only the arms, which had to be exaggerated to make it all work.
Lastly, I needed to fill space in the lower right, so added a shark swim toy for fun, alluding (in something of a stretch) to the shark in Jaws, as this weekly feature in a local New Jersey newspaper focuses on Summer DVD recommendations. To me, Jaws, more than any other says “summer movie.”
To view the final color art, visit our Blue Moon Gallery.
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Hey Paul, Cool looking sketch–looks like you are really getting used to working on the cintiq. It has a really natural feel to it.
And thanks for the help with my monitors, I got it to work and I think it sped things up on this latest job.
Thanks, Charlie. There’s a learning curve at first with the Cintiq, but it’s already saved me time on some jobs. Even when working with points and curves within vector files, there’s a more immediate feel to the process.
Glad to help with your monitor set-up. Just passing on info from those who helped me (Thanks, Cedric!). I still have settings and calibrations to refine with mine, not to mention the desk and overall set up, ’til it’s more how I like it; to be functional, comfortable and efficient. When I get everything in place and rearrange the studio, I’ll be posting photos of here for a Blue Moon Studios tour.