Playing with flash

Posted by mazimadu on Sept. 25, 2010, 4:19 p.m.

Today, I decided to play with flash a little and improve my drawing skills with it. First, I tried doing something lazy by making a few dolls/models of the squares in different outfits (specifically Lana in multiple costumes since that's kind of her thing). After I while, I decided to parody a series that was a bit of an inspiration for my art style, Scott Pilgrim.

With that said, I made a picture spoofing the character select screen of the SPvstW game (which is a spoof of Mario bros 2, which is a rip off of doki doki panic). So here it is as well as a spoof of the SP title.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_11Mh1L2OXko/TJ5TsfO60GI/AAAAAAAABEU/_kPyLrInu1w/s1600/SCOTTSQ.png

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_11Mh1L2OXko/TJ5TtjxDeSI/AAAAAAAABEY/nGLx0CtlbXg/s1600/world.png

But then, I stopped to ponder how I could improve my art and noticed that my characters lack shadows and highlights. Considering the fact that this has been my default art style for the past 2 years, it is a bit embarrassing that I haven't added more detail to the characters. So I decided to add a little shadows and light highlights to a model of Kyle and it made a world of difference. Here it is.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_11Mh1L2OXko/TJw7plBM6DI/AAAAAAAABEQ/QCN05YqMy_I/s320/kylehd.png

Comments

Quietus 14 years, 10 months ago

why did i read your title as "Playing with flesh"? god i'm losing my mind.

i've never tried flash before but i've done vector art and i have to say it's not as easy as it looks so good job.

Ferret 14 years, 10 months ago

Does this mean animated comics or games? …or both?

Scott Pilgrim vs The World was amazing.

mazimadu 14 years, 10 months ago

@Hel

Flash takes some getting used to since it was geared more towards animation than art (though it does have fairly good tools for that).

@Ferret

Flash game development really isn't my thing. I dabbled with the flixel engine a while back and found it to be quite interesting.

As for animation, maybe I should get back into that. I haven't made a decent flash in ages.

DesertFox 14 years, 10 months ago

my comment disappeared ._. wierd

Anyhow, the shadows and highlights make a great improvement. It adds depth to your character.