Seasonal Discourse - Revision history

Iron Eater at 16:49, 31 December 2014

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	I also sometimes worry that I don't draw enough explicit works, opting for nudity or implied interactions when things get sexy at all, so some good ol' frotting also felt wholly appropriate.		I also sometimes worry that I don't draw enough explicit works, opting for nudity or implied interactions when things get sexy at all, so some good ol' frotting also felt wholly appropriate.

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Iron Eater at 04:06, 25 October 2014

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	I also sometimes worry that I don't draw enough explicit works, opting for nudity or implied interactions when things get sexy at all, so some good ol' frotting also felt wholly appropriate.		I also sometimes worry that I don't draw enough explicit works, opting for nudity or implied interactions when things get sexy at all, so some good ol' frotting also felt wholly appropriate.

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W2 at 16:06, 22 October 2014

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	Seasonal Discourse is an illustration by [[Iron Eater]]. It ran in [[Artist Special 4]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/287513.html, and ~~will be~~ mirrored ~~on Wednesday~~ at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/.		Seasonal Discourse is an illustration by [[Iron Eater]]. It ran in [[Artist Special 4]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/287513.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/seasonal-discourse/.

	== Media ==		== Media ==
	This piece was created entirely digitally in Clip Studio Paint/Manga Studio 5, working initially from a reference photo (which was the source of most of the torso placement) before moving the arms everywhere and going in a different direction for the heads. It's safe to assume that the models in the photo weren't green or autumn orange.		This piece was created entirely digitally in Clip Studio Paint/Manga Studio 5, working initially from a reference photo (which was the source of most of the torso placement) before moving the arms everywhere and going in a different direction for the heads. It's safe to assume that the models in the photo weren't green or autumn orange.

Iron Eater at 00:15, 22 September 2014

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	As for why I went with spring and autumn? Autumn has lots of brilliant oranges and reds and golds to play with in its seasonal palette, plus some good, solid browns, and they felt like they'd contrast best with the bright pinks and greens of spring. Fall is also my favorite season, so there's that, too.		As for why I went with spring and autumn? Autumn has lots of brilliant oranges and reds and golds to play with in its seasonal palette, plus some good, solid browns, and they felt like they'd contrast best with the bright pinks and greens of spring. Fall is also my favorite season, so there's that, too.

	I also sometimes worry that I don't draw enough ~~explicitly pornographic~~		I also sometimes worry that I don't draw enough explicit works, opting for nudity or implied interactions when things get sexy at all, so some good ol' frotting also felt wholly appropriate.

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Iron Eater at 00:13, 22 September 2014

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	This took a while before I knew what I wanted to do with it! I created twenty-five different thumbnails, each trying to take a vastly different approach towards anything having to do with "Four Seasons," "Homoeroticism," and/or "Art." I also tried to go for lettering-heavy designs whenever possible. After stewing over my thumbs and communicating with the editors a bit, I put together three composite concept sketches using what I felt were the strongest, most thematically appropriate ideas, and it wasn't until the second one of those that I was able to think of where I wanted to actually take the finished thing. Lucky for my my editors agreed that the sketch I liked was the one best suited for cover work!		This took a while before I knew what I wanted to do with it! I created twenty-five different thumbnails, each trying to take a vastly different approach towards anything having to do with "Four Seasons," "Homoeroticism," and/or "Art." I also tried to go for lettering-heavy designs whenever possible. After stewing over my thumbs and communicating with the editors a bit, I put together three composite concept sketches using what I felt were the strongest, most thematically appropriate ideas, and it wasn't until the second one of those that I was able to think of where I wanted to actually take the finished thing. Lucky for my my editors agreed that the sketch I liked was the one best suited for cover work!

	Actually painting was an exercise in forcing myself to pick one brush (of varying sizes) and stick with it. Save for some came-with-the-software watercolor work for the background colors, I laid down the flat images with an unaliased marker tool before going over things over the course of many, many hours with a Frenden Photoshop Round More Opaque brush. If this is Greek to the reader, a summary: it's a good pressure-sensitive tool that blends with itself well and was recommended by a friend of mine who's been doing digital art for a whole lot longer than me. Can't say I'm displeased with the results.		Actually painting was an exercise in forcing myself to pick one brush (of varying sizes) and stick with it. Save for some came-with-the-software watercolor work for the background colors, I laid down the flat images with an unaliased marker tool before going over things over the course of many, ''many'' hours with a Frenden Photoshop Round More Opaque brush. If this is Greek to the reader, a summary: it's a good pressure-sensitive tool that blends with itself well and was recommended by a friend of mine who's been doing digital art for a whole lot longer than me. Can't say I'm displeased with the results.

	There are a LOT of layers in the final version, some which are subtle color adjustments and others which are as major as covering each character's hair. I'm still technically learning digital painting (some of my first attempts can be seen illustrating [[Beyond the Sea]]), so a lot of learning experiences went into getting this done. The more I worked the further things got from the reference photo.		There are a LOT of layers in the final version, some which are subtle color adjustments and others which are as major as covering each character's hair. I'm still technically learning digital painting (some of my first attempts can be seen illustrating [[Beyond the Sea]]), so a lot of learning experiences went into getting this done. The more I worked the further things got from the reference photo.
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	As for why I went with spring and autumn? Autumn has lots of brilliant oranges and reds and golds to play with in its seasonal palette, plus some good, solid browns, and they felt like they'd contrast best with the bright pinks and greens of spring. Fall is also my favorite season, so there's that, too.		As for why I went with spring and autumn? Autumn has lots of brilliant oranges and reds and golds to play with in its seasonal palette, plus some good, solid browns, and they felt like they'd contrast best with the bright pinks and greens of spring. Fall is also my favorite season, so there's that, too.

			I also sometimes worry that I don't draw enough explicitly pornographic

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Iron Eater at 00:10, 22 September 2014

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	Seasonal Discourse is an illustration by [[Iron Eater]]. It ran in [[Artist Special 4]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/287513.html, and will be mirrored on Wednesday at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/.		Seasonal Discourse is an illustration by [[Iron Eater]]. It ran in [[Artist Special 4]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/287513.html, and will be mirrored on Wednesday at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/.
			== Media ==
			This piece was created entirely digitally in Clip Studio Paint/Manga Studio 5, working initially from a reference photo (which was the source of most of the torso placement) before moving the arms everywhere and going in a different direction for the heads. It's safe to assume that the models in the photo weren't green or autumn orange.

			== Artist's Notes ==
			An edited version of this piece was used for the cover to [[Artist Special 4]]; the uncensored image was submitted separately at the suggestion of the editors. In addition to the media above, the cover version also involved typesetting in Adobe InDesign and assembly (and some color correction) in Photoshop.

			This took a while before I knew what I wanted to do with it! I created twenty-five different thumbnails, each trying to take a vastly different approach towards anything having to do with "Four Seasons," "Homoeroticism," and/or "Art." I also tried to go for lettering-heavy designs whenever possible. After stewing over my thumbs and communicating with the editors a bit, I put together three composite concept sketches using what I felt were the strongest, most thematically appropriate ideas, and it wasn't until the second one of those that I was able to think of where I wanted to actually take the finished thing. Lucky for my my editors agreed that the sketch I liked was the one best suited for cover work!

			Actually painting was an exercise in forcing myself to pick one brush (of varying sizes) and stick with it. Save for some came-with-the-software watercolor work for the background colors, I laid down the flat images with an unaliased marker tool before going over things over the course of many, many hours with a Frenden Photoshop Round More Opaque brush. If this is Greek to the reader, a summary: it's a good pressure-sensitive tool that blends with itself well and was recommended by a friend of mine who's been doing digital art for a whole lot longer than me. Can't say I'm displeased with the results.

			There are a LOT of layers in the final version, some which are subtle color adjustments and others which are as major as covering each character's hair. I'm still technically learning digital painting (some of my first attempts can be seen illustrating [[Beyond the Sea]]), so a lot of learning experiences went into getting this done. The more I worked the further things got from the reference photo.

			I considered having some hand-lettering for the title graphics, and even put together some brush pen attempts for it, but decided against it; the crisp vector letterforms worked better with the more organic digital painting.

			As for why I went with spring and autumn? Autumn has lots of brilliant oranges and reds and golds to play with in its seasonal palette, plus some good, solid browns, and they felt like they'd contrast best with the bright pinks and greens of spring. Fall is also my favorite season, so there's that, too.

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