Infinity Dragonfly is created using 100% FREE software. The tutorial videos below show you the basics of using these tools to create and format the images. Follow the Youtube page for regular updates.
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Gimp is free software and you can use it to easily turn your drawings into images that work well with your computer.
SketchUp makes creating and working with 3D models (for backdrops/scenery, etc.) very easy.
Blender produces more realistic-looking 3D images
Inkscape is perfect for that final finish
If you've never worked with Layers before, you might be a little bit nervous about it, it looks horribly complex, but I'm just going to show you a couple of very simple little tricks that you can use when shading. It makes things so much easier and fun.
Once you have created your 3D model, you can change your viewpoint in SketchUp to get a hundred different perspectives on it. That's a hundred different snapshots. An unlimited number of 2D images from one 3D model. It really is a gift that keeps on giving!
Sci-Fi Comic - Download
A sci-fi adventure set during a war between humans and a race of female-dominated immortal reptilians. It has martial arts, space battles, warriors in golden armour, a telepathic mystic, a silver cybernetic seductress, a robot drag queen, giant alien slugs and a psychic mind demon.
This is NOT about learning how to draw faces and bodies, but how to organise and adapt your artwork to make your comic creating quicker, easier and more streamlined. I've come up with a few little tricks that I think you might find handy...
Creating lighting and shading effects in Gimp and Blender.
Shadows & Shading, Shading effects, Lighting effects, Reflections, Focus control
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Backgrounds – Part One – Interiors
The environment that you place you characters in is very important. Every story needs a setting and the more thought you give to this the more you can bring the story to life.
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Backgrounds – Part Two – Landscapes
Whenever I create an exterior shot I always think in terms of four layers of depth: the foreground, midground, background and sky. This establishes a nice three-dimensional depth to the image.
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