Need a critique on a page

[lightningp]

Hi ya'll,

I sorta couldn't make up my mind on shading some things on my Christian Webmanga. I normally digital tone everything...but decided to experiement with color.

I am kinda torn on what should I do? Should the next issue(which supposed to be out next week) be in full color or stay black/white?

I do everything in photoshop but here are the pages

Black and white?



Color?


I really need your help in this decision. I'm defentely leaning towards color...but I want to see what you all think?
For full issue link it is http://manga.lponline2k4.com/lp2/lp2index.htm

I'm finishing the conclusion now to that issue and will have it up by tomorrow or later tonight (if schedule permits). Thanks a bunch guys!

[inkhana]

Hi there! I didn't know you were a member here! I guess I just missed you.

Me, I'd go b&w, for the sole reason that it's faster. The color is really neat, though. That's my prob...I get tied up in the coolness of the color, and then I remember how much longer it takes to do color pages. >.<

[CobaltAngel]

I'm not the best one to critique, bu I still have a long way to go in drawing myself. I agree with Inky, tho. B+W pages. XDDD

[lightningp]

That is cool about the b/w pages, they do cool too. It still takes the same amount of time to CG both but the black and white is pretty good as well so, I probably mix the two.

[uc pseudonym]

Another Cognatio member... welcome.

I concur, black and white works rather well. I also must say, however, that I like the second page a great deal more in color. Action works better for black and white. This is somewhat of a touchy issue, but I'd strongly support doing entire blocks in either black and white or color. The change can work, but makes it more difficult.

[Gypsy]

So what did you end up deciding, lightningp?

[Shao Feng-Li]

in manga, most of its black aand white, but some pages are colored for no reson (?) i orefere blck and white because its much faster in my case. i can kinds cheat with black and white