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by **Liam Rodgers** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:59 pm

Hi there! I'm a cartoonist/animator about to self-publish my first graphic novel which I'll be showcasing here along with some other art for fun and feedback.

First off, a couple re-designs for Superman,

and Batman.

Trunks begone!

by **Liam Rodgers** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:01 pm

But then these two have a dirty secret that they would rather we all forget...

Behold, sacrelidge!

by **DMM** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:23 pm

The superman is alright. The batman looks too much like a bird man to me.

by **S.F. Jude Terror** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:28 pm

Welcome to the Artist's Corner sir.

by **Doc Jon** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:44 pm

Hey, welcome.

WHat do you use to illustrate?

I'm generally a huge fan of redesigns, so it's cool to see someone else's take on characters. I think the S-shield is a little too small on Superman.

by **Liam Rodgers** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:48 pm

DMM wrote:The superman is alright. The batman looks too much like a bird man to me.

Is it because the cape crescents are too small?

Cleaned up the mask a bit too. Thanks for the input.

by **Liam Rodgers** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:49 pm

S.F. Jude Terror wrote:Welcome to the Artist's Corner sir.

Thank you my good man, it's a pleasure to be here in such fine company.

by **Liam Rodgers** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 3:01 pm

Doc Jon wrote:Hey, welcome.

WHat do you use to illustrate?

I start with a thumbnail in my shetchbook to get the pose I want, then I fire up my Wacom cintiq and rework the sketch in Alias Sketchbook pro. I do most of the pencils in Alias then I import the sketch to Manga Studio 4 for ink, paint, and perspective rulers for BGs. Alias has amazing pencil emulators, nothing feels as natural when it comes to digital pencils but the more I use Manga, the more I just use their raster pencil emulator. It's not bad at all and I could see myself working completely in Manga Studio 4 eventually.

I'm generally a huge fan of redesigns, so it's cool to see someone else's take on characters. I think the S-shield is a little too small on Superman.

I'll try to bump it up a bit and see what it looks like. Personally I hate giant sized \S/, but ya there's still some room for it to be bigger. That's what I love most about digital art, I can tweak it forever!

Voila, %15 more \S/.