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Web comics "Kapow Express" is back from the break! what?

I know I know, it's been a while since I update the last Kapow panels. I am hoping to keep going at the same pace it was once a week. Previously, Mei was crushed by the powerful Manchu Captain Big Bow in the battle at the noodle house. Then quickly Bing Bing threw smoke bomb distracting the bad guys. Cheng and Bing Bing is now running away and taking injured Mei out of the harm's way. They ran thru some forrest outside Hang Zhou and now in the next little town (village). The town is strangely quiet. What will happen next? I don't know....yet.

It's getting DARK!
Here is the continuation chapter 2 page 5



Go read Previously posted: Cheng and Bing headed toward mysterious town
Or READ the whole thing goto Kapow Express online: KapowExpress.com Online Manga

As usual, feel free to give me idea on the story line, gags...something cool that should happen. It's fun to implement the audiences' thought. I actually have linage plot layout, but you guys could help me add flavor, gags, events to this comedy ACTION PACK!!! This is probably the only Manga you could help the creator with your input. :)

Drawing Software & Tools I used and recommended:
-Wacom Intuos3 6X8 Pen Tablet or Genius MousePen 6x8
Softwares:
-Gimp (Free Download)
-Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Professional software)

New Drawing Video tutorials:
-Limited color patette study 002
-Painting tutorial limited color palette 001
-Portrait painting from life step by step
-Drawing body muscle and abs shading and render
-Painting from life session step by step tutorial
-Manga tutorial drawing background
-Mech Mega Robot Concept

Manga Tutorial Drawing Zombie Ninja hybridge.

This one is basically a new character design for my Manga comics Kapow Express. I am sure some of you are looking forward to some zombies kungfu action and/or chinese zombies and such. Anyway, here is a sneak peak of one of the Zombie character. The zombie army will come soon, or at least I hope so.

Also since this tutorial is about Ninja drawing here is some other sketching tutorial you might like How to draw Manga Ninja character (this one comes with fancy pose holding darts or shurikens), How to draw woman rogue samurai (this one shows how to do composition and quick background), and how about how to draw manga comics Mongol warrior. All these are pretty similar in term of genre and style.

But if you are looking for more of a foundation and anatomy tutorials then goto Drawing body muscle torso anatomy tutorial. And Drawing arm muscles bicep tricep There will also be some basic include there.

Here are step by step drawing
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**I just realize after I finish the sketch that I should have made the pose more zombie like rather a macho stance it has, ...oh well until next time. Live and learn...
5) Fin quick color Skecth Zombie Ninja


Watch the video tutorial: How to draw Manga Zombie Ninja
Part 1 Drawing


Part 2 Color and painting


Drawing Software & Tools I used and recommended:
-Wacom Intuos3 6X8 Pen Tablet or Genius MousePen 6x8
Softwares:
-Gimp or Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Professional software)

New Drawing Video tutorials:
-How to quick color comics panel process
-Limited color patette study 002
-Mecha Robot concept tutorial process update

FEATURE TUTORIALS:



-Draw and Paint Women Body Tutorial I: Female Manga Fusion I
-Draw and Paint Women Body Tutorial II: Female Manga Fusion II
-Character Design Tutorial: Dark Valkyrie

Giant Robot drawing and painting MEGA Mech Saga continue.

Here is the 3rd update of the Mecha robot concept design process (here is part 1: Mecha Robot step by step drawing and part2 Painting Mech process tutorial). I get about 30 mins to an hour a day to do this...little by little. Hopefully it will turn out nicely.

Here is the latest UPDATE!!! (Still more paint over and tweaking to do! :P)



Note on the update: I decided yellow probably isn't going to work in this design because I want a little more dramatic lighting effect for this particular drawing, painting, color concept design. So I will have to go with the off-white color (white to light gray). White would probably look slicker anyway in this particular design (kinda remind us of big airplane and such).
I will have to change it from yellow to gray or something similar.
Goto: Top menu in PS --> Layer --> New Adjustment Layer --> Color Balance

You can use this tool to change and tweak your lighting however you like them to be.
Good rule to go by is...Cool light warm shadow vs Warm light cool shadow (Tips here -Color temperature warm vs cool for artist).
So I adjust Midtone then Highlight and Shadows until I get the yellow to change to off white color. Because I want to make underlight more dramatic that why I choose to go with the new color for the Mecha robot.

-Then, I decide to add the pilot cockpit onto its mid-section, figure it would make sense and it would definitely show the scale of the robot that we (human) can related to.
-Also I get a rid of the regtangular shapes on its shoulder. Because there is only one (two vents) regtangular element and the rest of the design are mostly round. So I decided to round it out with some sort of turbine jet engine look alike for vents to maintain the repetitive shape (consistency in design). ***there are some exceptions sometimes***

After all the changes, I think it looks a lot better and closer to what I am aiming for. **The off-white really does bring out the blue sky and the under-lighting effect :)

Here are the updates: Painted over step by step

Then I changed the rocket launchers to twin vents.... so it fits. :)


Close Up shot of the Mecha body


Add some spicy yummy detail onto the big shape.


Here is the latest UPDATE!!! (Still more paint over and tweaking to do! :P)



To be continued
Go to: Previous post -Part1 Mecha Robot step by step drawing -Part2 Painting Mech process tutorial
Drawing Software & Tools I used and recommended:
-Wacom Intuos3 6X8 Pen Tablet or Genius MousePen 6x8
Softwares:
-Gimp (Free Download)
-Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Professional software)

New Drawing Video tutorials:
-Painting tutorial limited color palette 001
-Portrait painting from life step by step
-Drawing body muscle and abs shading and render
-Painting from life session step by step tutorial
-Manga tutorial drawing background

FEATURE TUTORIALS:



-Draw and Paint Women Body Tutorial I: Female Manga Fusion I
-Draw and Paint Women Body Tutorial II: Female Manga Fusion II
-Character Design Tutorial: Dark Valkyrie

Water Splash brushes Free Photoshop and Gimp Brush download.

These set can be good using for outdoor, nature, environmental sketch, painting and speedpainting concept, etc. See tutorials that use these brushes How to use PS custom Water Brush, Painting lanscape stone bridge, Draw and paint landscape technique, Drawing and painting WaterFall.


Designed By: ObsidianDawn
Description: A set of various water shapes. It includes bubbles, drops, tears, ripples, rain, foam, splashes, ocean/sea foam textures, waterfalls, and waves. Download

Designed By: ObsidianDawn
Description: A set of Photoshop brushes made up of various water shapes. These are similar to the first water set (which is ultra popular here at dA), but MUCH higher resolution! Download

Drawing Software & Tools I used and recommended:
-Wacom Intuos3 6X8 Pen Tablet or Genius MousePen 6x8
Softwares:
-Gimp (Free Download)
-Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Professional software)

New Drawing Video tutorials:
-Limited color patette study 002
-Painting tutorial limited color palette 001
-Portrait painting from life step by step
-Drawing body muscle and abs shading and render
-Painting from life session step by step tutorial
-Manga tutorial drawing background
-Mech Mega Robot Concept

Painting Mech Robot process tutorial continue still work in process.

From the very sketchy thumbnail composition last time, now I am going to the stage of what we usually called under-painting. At this stage, I am just focusing on the BIG shapes or the big elements of the Mech Concept's geometry form (forget the tiny bitty little detail for now). Focus on the main shape of the object and the direction of the light. And if there is under lighting, look out for that too. Also keep in mind what kind of material the concept design composed of such as metal (*video tutorial sample: art tutorial knight metal armor), gold (art tutorial painting gold color), rubber and such.
As for this image, I am shooting for finished shiny yellow color coat over metal, similar to somewhat like a yellow sport car or something of that sort. But nothing is set in stone at this point, since now I have to overall shape paint...I can still tweak the material or some of the pose if I need to (thanks to digital painting).
**I'm still not sure about the machine gun hand direction. The way it's position is more like a soldier holding an machine gun rather than the actual Mecha would hold it's own machine gun hand.

So here we go, painting big shapes...


This is zoom in, you can see scribble lines everywhere. :P




To be continued
Go to: Previous post #1 Mecha Robot step by step drawing

Drawing Software & Tools I used and recommended:
-Wacom Intuos3 6X8 Pen Tablet or Genius MousePen 6x8
Softwares:
-Gimp (Free Download)
-Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Professional software)

New Drawing Video tutorials:
-Painting tutorial limited color palette 001
-Portrait painting from life step by step
-Drawing body muscle and abs shading and render
-Painting from life session step by step tutorial
-Manga tutorial drawing background

FEATURE TUTORIALS:



-Draw and Paint Women Body Tutorial I: Female Manga Fusion I
-Draw and Paint Women Body Tutorial II: Female Manga Fusion II
-Character Design Tutorial: Dark Valkyrie