Work in progress

[cartoonistaaron]

This started as something for me to use to hone the point on my brush before inking my self-published comic book The Strange Adventures of Toaster Guy, but I liked the way it was looking so I think I'm gonna finish it up. I don't usually draw stuff in this style but my wife thinks it looks cool so I guess I'll stick to it.

http://home.comcast.net/~cartoonistaaron/ruffraph.jpg

Comments so far? Critiques??

[IcyKali]

Looks great to me so far. You seem to be really good at feathering. You should really think about coloring this after it's inked; it would look really cool.

The only suggestion I could make is to finish the penciling completely before starting to ink next time; sometimes you can make a mess of your art if you don't. But, since I don't have the whole picture in the shot, I don't know if that advice really applies here.

Anyway, continue!

[pl212]

Looking good!!
My only suggestion is to fix the elbow pad on his left arm, besides that great job as always!! :)

[Lampy]

i really like the inking so far... Looks great. Will you be posting the final product?

[cartoonistaaron]

Thanks guys! The drawing is completely pencilled, IcyKali, except for some of the shading. My webcam and the crappy late-night lighting in my home office didn't capture it very well. I'll finish it up this week and post the final piece probably over the weekend.

pl212 - what about the elbow pad?? I hesitated to ink it and now you've got me freaked out!

[pl212]

pl212 - what about the elbow pad?? I hesitated to ink it and now you've got me freaked out!

Its just a little too high up, it kinda seems like it came off the elbow lol
Im talking about Raph's left elbow (its to our right side) just in case I confused you :)
Dont freak out, it happens to us all lol

[Broc Longstaff]

love the face! nice work

[cartoonistaaron]

Hey someone bumped this! I never posted the finished piece! I guess I better dig it out...!

[Plasticplayhouse]

aaron this pic is great! i like this style. its more mirage than your usual toon type turtles ive seen you draw. though i love them all, this one is one of my faves.

[cartoonistaaron]

Okay I found the finished piece and scanned it in! Comments? Critiques? Anyone wanna color it?

http://home.comcast.net/~cartoonistaaron/raph-inked.jpg

[Mzx10484]

Great art from a great artist, IMHO !

[ZariusTwo]

Okay I found the finished piece and scanned it in! Comments? Critiques? Anyone wanna color it?

http://home.comcast.net/~cartoonistaaron/raph-inked.jpg

I like it uncoloured, but that's just the MIRAGE puritan in me.:)

[zkarlette]

I think it looks Awesome in b/w. :) I love all the detail.

[Zany Orange Dude]

:teek:Man, that came out AWESOME!: Great job!

[TurtleTitan97]

Okay I found the finished piece and scanned it in! Comments? Critiques? Anyone wanna color it?

http://home.comcast.net/~cartoonistaaron/raph-inked.jpg

That's awesome! :tgrin:

[Powder]

Looks fantastic dude, I might take a crack at coloring it if I can find the time.

[Scud]

Looks awesome. I love to see progress pics and final results.

~S~

[cartoonistaaron]

Glad you guys like it. Inking like this is a giant pain in the you know what, so I don't do it often. But it always seems to get a better response than my usual style.

[Plasticplayhouse]

The only minor crit I can come up with is his right foot looks to be a little small in the heel area. Like I said though, its minor. I love the style of this piece and your inking is great. It really does have a mirage kind of feel to it. I always look fwd to your posts man. I love checking out good art :)

[Ulisses31]

Great to see something not cartoony from you Aaron.

If Powder and Aaron don´t mind I would like to try to color it also, what do you say guys?

Would be fun to see different takes to it.

[cartoonistaaron]

Anyone who wants to color it, please do! I tried to teach myself digital painting the other day and it almost ended in seppuku.

[BubblyShell22]

Wow. Awesome pics, Aaron. I really like them.

[Drose18]

Night Shadow Raph

[Ulisses31]

I had some time today so why procrastinate? Here is my color version, hope more artists join and do their magic to this great Raphael that Aaron have done.

http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/12/68/13/09/raphae13.jpg

[cartoonistaaron]

Hey, nice job! It's amazing how the color makes it look like a much better drawing than it really is.

[Drose18]

Thats awesome. I love the original one too!

[Ulisses31]

Thanks, I hope to see much better works from other artists.

Hey, nice job! It's amazing how the color makes it look like a much better drawing than it really is.

Your draws are amazing by themselves, I just colored it.

If you get time to make them I would love to color Leo. Mike and Don, also a Shredder would be amazing, a Fugitoid and April and Usagi, aannd... well all of them :)

It would be a great fan project, and make them into t-shirts would be mandatory ;)

[Vivi]

Here's my colouring in efforts (also procrastinating:P):
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt241/vivi_letigre/raph-inked2.png

[cartoonistaaron]

Very nice Vivi! I love it!

[zkarlette]

Wow, Raph looks Awesome! Great job guys!

[BubblyShell22]

Awesome Raph pic. I love it.

[Plasticplayhouse]

Wow, great colorings guys! I like them all.