tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178998013332907990.post7723268585885570984..comments2010-06-04T01:26:15.383-07:00Comments on Studio of Michael Regina: First Peek At "THE KING'S GAME" - Page ProcessMichael Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361885564494159397noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178998013332907990.post-81447068278243392492009-12-08T23:07:20.288-08:002009-12-08T23:07:20.288-08:00Thanks, Steve! I think I'm figuring out a thi...Thanks, Steve! I think I'm figuring out a thing or two.Michael Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783876517563947866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178998013332907990.post-51054216025206341292009-12-04T12:24:32.281-08:002009-12-04T12:24:32.281-08:00Very nice, Michael. Great painting!Very nice, Michael. Great painting!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09011919781636577396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178998013332907990.post-50478914047108637262009-12-03T21:41:09.069-08:002009-12-03T21:41:09.069-08:00Exactly, I work super loosely on my pencils. They...Exactly, I work super loosely on my pencils. They are guides, not set rules. But I feel freer when I can pencil on a template that isn't my final page, because I can make all of the mistakes in the world. Hopefully I get the energy and scale I want, but if I miss it I can adjust in PS before printing out the reds or blues to my art board for inking. It really is a fluid process that sounds complicated but barely takes much time to do once you're doing it.Michael Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361885564494159397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178998013332907990.post-73854277822181256342009-12-03T18:28:58.874-08:002009-12-03T18:28:58.874-08:00That's really interesting. I have an incredibl...That's really interesting. I have an incredibly difficult time penciling things that are small. At one point I was working at 2x normal size - similar to what Charles Schulz did, but I found that was too much. <br /><br />It sounds like your initial pencils are not super tight then? Maybe the size forces you to not overwork things, and I can see that being good.Tom Dell'Aringahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03551141840277227804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178998013332907990.post-83546658431837835722009-12-03T09:25:58.394-08:002009-12-03T09:25:58.394-08:00And thanks Karrie!And thanks Karrie!Michael Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361885564494159397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178998013332907990.post-73514876965932262692009-12-03T09:11:53.211-08:002009-12-03T09:11:53.211-08:00Its actually quite the opposite Tom. I work at a s...Its actually quite the opposite Tom. I work at a smaller scale for my pencils than I do for my finished art. This lets me work faster and make quicker corrections than if I did the whole thing on full scale. I've been using this process for about six months now and my production rate has soared. I've completed about fifty pages of finished inks during that time most of which was done in a two month period and where I was completing easily eight pages a week.<br /><br />I used to do everything on the board with a blue pencil, but for whatever reason this process has worked well for me. Its actually a very similar process to what Kazu uses for his work on Amulet. It really is about finding what works best for each person I think. I've toyed around with so many different ways of doing this over the years and this one gets it done faster for me and gives me the finished quality I want.Michael Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361885564494159397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178998013332907990.post-76675013420815506762009-12-03T08:22:49.191-08:002009-12-03T08:22:49.191-08:00Very cool Micheal! I'll be interested to learn...Very cool Micheal! I'll be interested to learn more. I think the page came out real good. You bring up a good point about push and pull with value, it's something I am horrible at - always good to be reminded of such things.<br /><br />I have to wonder why you just don't pencil with a red/blue pencil to start with? Why do the extra step?<br /><br />I pencil in blue, then when I scan in my inks in True Gray at 600dpi, the scanner doesn't pick up the blue at all -- there's ZERO cleanup on that. It works the same for red. <br /><br />I can't but think you are spending way too much time futzing with those things unless there is some aspect I am missing. As creators our time is so precious, I hate to see you doing something that isn't necessary!Tom Dell'Aringahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03551141840277227804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178998013332907990.post-13251329720083143582009-12-03T07:49:19.068-08:002009-12-03T07:49:19.068-08:00wow... micheal you are awesome!!!!wow... micheal you are awesome!!!!Karrie Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053599976516673576noreply@blogger.com