Dominicque's Sketchbook

[Dominicque]

Colored pencil damn that a thing i didn't see that around her for such a long time thank you for that and happy new years.

Hi Darktiste, figured I'm try and grasp coloured pencil was because I wanna make my work look more finished, and I met a guy doing portfolio reviews that most clients would want illustrators that can produce coloured works and artists just getting commissioned doing monotoned Black and White work is rare (think his phrasing was more pointed than that). Then I went to the talk on Crispin Finn, they use just a limited White, Red and Blue palette and saw Ink artists, so clearly not totally true.

Trying to use gouache paints, but still don't know how to blend, knowing the technique to use the right about of water, so it's not too dry or too wet that it blots out the entire drawing nor do I know how to add details, but I'm so used to using exclusively pencil, coloured pencil isn't that just of a jump compared to a wet medium. 

As part of my Linguistics degree in my last year I completed a module all around 'Constructed Languages' where I had to explaining the morphosyntax and pragmatic features of my Conlang. The Conlang has a case system very similar to Russian and Czech. The aliens are called 'Thealeí' or the Thea people. I designed them, then created a comicbook around a dialogue.

Front and side profile and a Thea warrior and a Thea youth.





Here is the dialogue translation. Didn't include the gloss, in case people didn't understand. However, if you want to read it let me know. For context they are at a friend's wedding. Priests are very important in this water exulting culture.

Maylek: Hello, how [are] you?
Andrian: Hello, MayQi! Good! How are you? (Qi= honorific)
*folds arms and rubs them together*
Andrian: Just made a new boat and drying shells to add to the canopy.
Maylek: And your family?           
Andrian: Mother just finished her tapestry and father retired...
Maylek: And Jaboki?
Andrian: Brat azhbezizal a azhstatsal phillo! Brother [Azh- a way to refer to the deceased] ran off and [Azh-]became a fool!
Maylek: Azh? Is he dead?
Andrian: He should well be.
Maylek: He always was quite dry. [A culture focused on water/fluid including the anatomical feature in their necks. 'Kressie= Stupid'.            
Andrian: Erlas blempoli hebbal saugal. Het onk blaku–Ah VarQi! The problems he has caused. It's bullshi-- Ah! VarQi! I mean Priest Varka Luke (Priest honorific) How are you ma? (Ma= politeness particle) Fairgaly. (Pronominal expression)
*both bow their heads*
*Varka blows a small circle around their heads*
Varka: Ha Ha. very good. It's a beautiful day for a wedding.          
Maylek: It's good to see you. Ah. You always loved to collect shells for the Priest.
Varka: Please, it is just me. Speak informally.

The last two panels should be swapped, according to the script. That's why they is an invert arrow between them.
          










More individualisation of the three characters. Bottom drawing faces at different angles is very hard for me to grasp. They still look incredibly flat.