Alice the Ork

[DanClarke]

much better very impressive.

[Igor]

Man, it's quite amazing, to compare first and last drawing in this thread.. a visible leap in right direction! better poses, characterizations, "acting", lines.. everything actually

[Darth Mandarb]

I've stayed out of this thread until now (only 'cause you already know I think your style(s) rock hard anyway!)

But I just wanted to chime in and say that your latest is just BAD-ASS!

I thought the first few were good, but with excellent advice from all the talented artists on these boards you've taken a HUGE leap forward!

Keep it up man!

[Oneway]

Whoa! Impressive improvement Squinky! well done.

I am a bit reluctant to still critic your work now as i am a total comic nitwit. But still, maybe you will recognise something of what i'm saying here and use it in your future work.

Your last two pieces are great, but seeing as you just started working on the variable width inking, i think you went a bit overboard on the detail (thinner) lines. Example of this is the jackets in both pieces and the pants in the last one.

Without any particular skill in inking or comics i may be wrong, but common sense tells me that maybe you went something like this while trying out your new pen: "Alright, this new technique is friggin awesome. I can use this pen to draw everything!".

If you look back at Helms six-step inking instructions, you'll see that even the thinner lines are used sparingly. Instead he uses shading to increase detail and lighting. And it's the last 3 steps that i still miss from your fast becoming awesome work. I image these steps being the hardest aswell, unfortunately.

But please, keep trying to improve. You've shown to be a fast learner and i'm curious to see where it'll end up.

[Squinky]

Thanks guys! It took forever to do, so I'm glad it's appreciated...I got some more stuff brewing, but like I said, the inking takes hours...I am trying not to use the crosshatching stuff though, because I agree with oneway on that one...

Hopefully I'll post somethig soon...

Edit--
And yeah, the crits available here are the best. I feel bastard-like getting it for free.

I don't like the pose, it's wacky and wrong. Just showing a version without all those little cross hatch lines....I'm not sure my opinion on it, it seems lacking....


Edit....Again-----


My latest try. Experimenting a little....