I was working off of this image




this is the result.



My goals were to:
preserve the unique outlines and provide very simple shading.

Thanks

in addition to the much needed aa, you've got a lot of jagged linework. you've also got outlines that go from one pixel thick to two or three pixels thick. summary: you want smooth lines of a consistent thickness.

Is that a bad thing? I scaled him down for reference so I had the proportions right.

I'll make the lines cleaner and apply AA, but is there a way to do that while preserving the variations in thickness?

if you just scaled it down and worked over it then the bulk of the work was done by whichever artist drew the scott pilgrim cover, and not you. so it's not really your work.
you've still got lots of curves that contain flattened sides and sharp angles that should be smoother (neckline, bottom left of shirt, the larger foot, the little point on top of his head, the sharp right angle that form the jawline, etc)
needs more contrast.

but if this is scaled down then worked over it'll never get into the gallery, so I'd advise  using the original as reference only and doing the entire thing from scratch yourself.

That's the best route to take. I understand you're thinking behind tracing (to get the best proportions possible), but it's more along the lines of cheating and frowned upon. It's a fun idea, so please do make it again, this time from scratch.


Edited by W M - 05 August 2010 at 12:48am

should I post progress on my new avatar here, or in a new post?