I agree with Ben, your linework is drowning a bit in the colors. For the stuff you are doing you your linework comes out the strongest, make sure that that counts. I have to think about that aswell. Within a story/comic about Nero I would suggest you could in some panels make the colors bleed through, like the blaze of the fire for example. You have to find your balance between clarity and intensity, in your whole story, on every page (or two together) and every panel.
If you are happy with the looks and your style, just ignore it. Don't draw in certain ways because others tell you to, but please draw the way you like. Check this guy: http://www.juxtapoz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4838&Itemid=1
Much obliged guys, I always appreciate the feedback.
And thanks Ben, I am glad to hear you say that about I love color but I really have no idea how to apply shading properly. It's just like you said SC, the color tends to overwhelm the lines, because when it is too hard to floodfill I am painting over the lines in a low opacity. I really can't figure out a better way, but I am always learning:) And I always appreciate advice you you guys, I feel like I've improved a whole lot since I have been here.
the way I work with lines and color, and I think most comic artist work that way. Is that I put the ink/linework on the top layer and then put the layer on either darken or multiply, then I create X layers under it which I use for color in. Either I use blank layers or copies of the linework, depending on how much "cell" to fill in. For the Swampdragon I used the paintbucket on a copied layer to get an idea of the colors I wanted to get, then deleted that and did the coloring in 5 layers with a brush with wet edges and free opacity.
One suggestion I have is that you can try using an even lower opacity, or use an low opacity eraser to lighten you colors. That's what has worked for me.
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