PMD Crossroads - General Discussion Thread

[Noblejanobii]

@azura evley will also be working traditionally for this, if I recall. There is no problem with this so long as it's legible. Here's some guidelines worth following- they're not hard set, just recommendations.

- Use a good scanner, not a camera. Unless taken from the perfect angle, the perspective will warp the page. Also, cameras rely on decent lighting. This can really mess up the legibility of a page.

Can do, easily. If you check out most of more recent artwork it's been scanned so check out their quality and that's my scanner's quality.

- I suggest INKING the page. Pencil can be hard to see after a scan or photo. Get some good inking/art pens for this- not your normal writing pens. These can make your page infinitely more legible.

I own no such utensils and do not know where or if I can afford to do so, ergo I'll be using regular pens most likely.

- This is a rule, actually: Make sure to edit the page in some art program to resize it to the proper size dimensions.
- While you're there, adjusting brightness and contrast can help.
- Please do your lettering digitally. For the sake of consistency and not having to read potentially bad handwriting (Not saying anyone's handwriting here is bad!)

I have the latest version of Photoshop so these can be done easily. The rules made no mention of a particular font I should use that I saw so I was thinking TradeGothicLT or trying to do it by mouse but the latter will probably be even less legible.

- Not a rule, but having color would be nice. But good coloring supplies can be a bit pricey.

This is a no can do. I have neither the time, tools, money, or quality scanner to color my comics. Hence why I specified they'd be in black and white.

Other notes:
- Reminder that you're more than welcome to work with other artists during your turn. If you want to upload your pencils and ask an artist to digitally ink it for you then send it back to you for colors (or color it themselves), that's perfectly acceptable! This is a collaborative project by its very nature- don't be afraid to extend that to each individual page.

I mean if someone wants to volunteer their time to do that they can but I'm just fine doing what I usually do.