Stop & Post January 2009

**salaam** · 29 January 2009, 07:38 AM

Originally Posted by quickdraw

did'nt have time this month....I was to busy shovelling

Nice drawing. Was it scanned, as the lines look very natural?

**quickdraw** · 29 January 2009, 02:06 PM

no....drawn with Xara......I've always liked neat clean lines.....thats why I like Xara

**ZEBtoonz** · 30 January 2009, 03:54 AM

Concept drawing for a new animation series I'm hoping to produce.

**iamtheblues** · 30 January 2009, 09:00 AM

Reminds me of the Hanna-Barbera studio style output as seen in Top Cat, Yogi Bear and The Flintstones, etc. Marvellous work this, in my opinion.
Saludos,
Bob.

**ZEBtoonz** · 30 January 2009, 01:41 PM

¡Gracias, Bob! I've been studying various cartoon series, particularly how they do backgrounds. For this one, I was mimicking Atomic Betty. I wanted something cartoony and fun--everything is a bit tilted and irregular. The outlines and fills of random objects is offset, I guess just to add to the variety and overall loose effect.

I'm still trying to decide whether or not to add outlines on my characters to make them stand out more. Outlines would mean a tad more work when animating the characters, making sure the outlines line up as the parts move. It's a work in progress and I will be using Celtx to write the scripts and define the characters and scenarios. Lots to do.