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quality vs time (newbie comic)

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nEmoGrinder:
I have attempted web comics before and totally failed (as well as flash cartoons and art postings, I'm just one big failure).

I think the reason why i never get anything off the ground is because I am a bit of a perfectionist.  Mix that with the fact I have horrible organizational skills and it all comes to one result:  No time.

So, now that I have found inspiration to begin ANOTHER web comic, one that I want to stay around long enough to maybe even, dare I say it, get a following, I have come to a conclusion that I will have to give something up; my time or quality of the drawing.

there is a defninite balance that must be found between how much time you want to spend on a panel and how good you want it to look (details and such).

So I have gone from a detailed style to a slightly less detailed style to the following, a stripped down style that looks great (IMO) but only takes a fraction of time to draw (from initial sketch to finished product).



What I'd like from this thread is some feedback on the above picture (whether I took out too much detail, whetther I still have too much) and discus what other people find works best for them.  please post your own work so we can all see what works for everyone!

nEmo

monkeyangst:
The detail is very good overall, but there is one area where you could use more... the eyes. Looks like he's had big green buttons sewn onto his face. Give him some pupils, maybe even a Jacques-esque highlight in the eye, and it will look killer.

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almost thursday:
i actually like the eyes that way. makes it seem more stylised. i think this drawing is top, dude.

Stifled Dreams:
I'm nosy... could we please see a detailed drawing for comparison? Feel free to decline.

monkeyangst:
I agree. Let's see a comparison with the highly-detailed one. Unless the detailed one is just far and away superior (and I'm of the school that believes that detail is more of a hinderance than a help in comics), I say run with what you've got up. It's good.

About the eyes... yeah, they're highly stylized, and ultimately it's a question of what the artist likes. They just creep me out, that's all...

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