User 73706
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Does it count if we took an existing work of ours and tweaked it a bit via vectorization / additional manipulation?
The old variant, for reference:
The old variant, for reference:
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NeoGAF Drawing-a-Day Thread
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heavy liquid
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TurnipFritters
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I absolutely love this. Really nice work.
Alcotholic
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Gotta get my art in:
Alcotholic
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These'll probably be it for today, but who knows. I enjoyed the portraits I did.
TurnipFritters
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128 and 129
Alcotholic
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I have to say, you're so good at skin tones.
TurnipFritters
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Thanks! It's actually pretty difficult to get lighter skinned people to not look like corpses.
Tacorona72
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Finally got around to getting a new camera so I can start posting again!
Drew some of my favorite SMT characters, cause why not?
Drew some of my favorite SMT characters, cause why not?
heavy liquid
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heavy liquid
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Life drawing. Two 3-minute poses, a 5 minute pose and a 20 minute pose.
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Alcotholic
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Portraits:
Request from someone on the internet:
Request from someone on the internet:
I don't normally do fan art, but someone asked me if I could, so I decided it might be a fun challenge. The world of cross universe fandom is strange to me.
TurnipFritters
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Dinosaur, Dinosaur, Ancient Enemy of Man.
heavy liquid
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H.Protagonist
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^I like the squiggly style, heavy. And it feels like there's some kind of story to it, too.
Sketch of some weirdo from the Portrait thread.
Sketch of some weirdo from the Portrait thread.
Alcotholic
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I made a pixie fantasy girl.
I got tired of it at some point.
Oh god. That Asshole.
Alcotholic
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As a side note, I was thinking of my first post on this thread and wanted to share with you how much I have improved over the years:
This is such an awkward picture, honestly.
NipplesAndToes23
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Anyone know someone I can talk to about shading with ballpoint pen? I've messaged artists I follow that do pen, but they never respond.
Alcotholic
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What kind of shading do you want to do with a pen?
There are a variety of methods. I mostly go for cross hatching since its effective and efficient.
heavy liquid
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Ha, thanks! The only story is that I was reading about the Gray Fox, and how they're the only canine besides the Asian Raccoon Dog (which honestly, looks more racoon than dog) to climb trees. I stumbled upon this picture of a Gray Fox hanging out in a tree with a crow, and I thought the idea would make for a cool drawing:
The squiggly Dr. Katz style is because it was originally intended to just be a rough sketch where I was working out the composition. I'm usually squiggly like that at first when I work digitally, and then will trace over on a new layer with more finished lines. But I liked how it looked when I went back to it, so I slopped on some colors and voila!
That is quite an improvement, congrats! How long ago did you make that image?
Tacorona72
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NipplesAndToes23
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I usually go up and down or diagonally. I don't do cross hatching because I don't like the way it looks. I'm having an issue with my drawings coming out spotty despite wiping off my pen. I want my shading to be godlike like these:
https://www.instagram.com/leirebeart/
http://www.deviantart.com/art/Dog-Drawing-668022285
Alcotholic
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That's obtainable. It just requires control of the pressure you apply to your pen. Ballpoint pens are as pliable as pencils- it just requires practice. I don't really think there is a "trick" to ballpoint pens as much as it's just practice.
Thanks
That was from 4 years ago, I think. I don't really spend that much time drawing, so it's certainly something.
NipplesAndToes23
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What pencils seem a lot easier to shade with. I don't get all those random dark spots with them and have no problem making something really light while most of the time with pen if I try to shade lightly nothing ever comes out on the paper. I be doing it for like two minutes before I realize no ink's coming out and then when I do press down harder the shit comes out too much and now I got this dark spot that just ruins this whole fucking picture. Does the paper take into account, the brand of the pen, or the way you hold it?
Bristol smooth surface paper or paper with a similar texture works really well with pen. Like Alcotholic said there's no trick to it. Since you are using ball point pens, the really cheap bic pens (1.6 mm) that you can buy at the store for a couple of dollars work fine imo but the 1.0mm don't seem to make the dark spots on bristol paper at least.
For shading and everything else, you need to practice mark making. Alphonso Dunn has a lot of tutorials on ink drawing and there are few that talk about value, creating texture, etc. I think he's using micron pens for most of these but they still apply to any ink pen you are using.
Here's a thingy:
thanks. I've mostly finished it but I don't like it one bit lol
People seem to like it though. It may go on display at my school along with other people's work some time in the coming week which is cool.
thanks. I've mostly finished it but I don't like it one bit lol
People seem to like it though. It may go on display at my school along with other people's work some time in the coming week which is cool.
Alcotholic
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heavy liquid
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thanks. I've mostly finished it but I don't like it one bit lol
People seem to like it though. It may go on display at my school along with other people's work some time in the coming week which is cool.
What don't you like about it? What I like about it is that it seems like it's telling a story, and it's not just a figure standing in front either looking at the viewer or gazing away to the side. Something I've been trying to get away from a bit, lately. And because of that, it's a bit more interesting with its composition.
Couple quick ones from the Portrait Thread:
both figures in front looking at the viewer
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Tacorona72
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I think I'll give coloring a try. It won't be good, but it'll be...something.
Bornstellar
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What do y'all think of this?
First thing I've done in years. I've been meaning to get back into art.
First thing I've done in years. I've been meaning to get back into art.
Alcotholic
Banned
My computer crashed on me, then photoshop crashed after I was getting going on something. So this is what I have to show for today:
What do y'all think of this?
First thing I've done in years. I've been meaning to get back into art.
Really dig the emotion conveyed and your linework used to draw the fur.
People seem to like it though. It may go on display at my school along with other people's work some time in the coming week which is cool.
I like how emotive it is, like what a user above me said, the character appears to be thinking about and reacting to what's going on in the image, which gives it a lot of life and personality. When you master your brushwork (really challenging thing to do with watercolors, I haven't done it myself) and render things with a bit more precision you'll have a nifty, fully-realized style going on IMO
o.o Thanks!You deserve it
Everything; the poorly done drawing, poor coloring/painting/lighting and the empty background >.>
I like that people are liking it but it's just another bundle of mistakes to me.
I do like that people are reading it they way they are, and thanks.
I might revisit it on once the semester is over and try to fully realize the lighting I wanted (was too nervous/scared to try it on that piece cause it was homework lol)
Wulfric
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Hello everyone, long time lurker, first time poster. This is my first time painting in watercolor.
So I was trying to do this Yoshitaka Amano dragon looking thing and uh.. yeah. I didn't know how to represent dragon scale textures so I just left it plain. That being said, I think the face and cliffside look nice. xD
So I was trying to do this Yoshitaka Amano dragon looking thing and uh.. yeah. I didn't know how to represent dragon scale textures so I just left it plain. That being said, I think the face and cliffside look nice. xD
heavy liquid
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Goofy little drawing for a co-worker and her boyfriend. She wanted me to draw them in their ComicCon costumes. Tomorrow's drawing will have a bit more effort put into it.
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Tacorona72
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Welcome aboard! I think it looks pretty good, especially for a first time. And I'm sure you'll only get better with practice.
Minus the screw ups on the outlines, I think it looks pretty good.
Wulfric
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How do you get your shading so smooth and even?
And thanks, I've been using these illustrations as a "treat" between life drawing. This one is based off my Guild Wars character and an old Spawn action figure.
Anyone have any idea how to scan pencil work? The scan was so terrible I just took a photo under an orange bulb. Blech.
heavy liquid
Member
Another from the Portrait Thread, which seems to be slowing down.
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Alcotholic
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I'm just going to do paper and pencil sketches for a while until I get a new computer :/
Oh well.
Oh well.
H.Protagonist
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Dofry from the Portrait Thread
I know, right? Thinks he has cool furrowed brows aesthetics or something. Pffft.
Well, you were correct! Very cool, indeed. Looks like it belongs in a children's tales book or some such.
Nice ears and eyeball! (Everything about it's pretty nice, but I especially like those bits.)
I know, right? Thinks he has cool furrowed brows aesthetics or something. Pffft.
Well, you were correct! Very cool, indeed. Looks like it belongs in a children's tales book or some such.
What do y'all think of this?
First thing I've done in years. I've been meaning to get back into art.
Nice ears and eyeball! (Everything about it's pretty nice, but I especially like those bits.)
heavy liquid
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Dofry from the Portrait Thread
Yes! I forgot about his picture. Gotta keep the portrait thread strong. I'll be dipping back into it on the weekend.
I'm just going to do paper and pencil sketches for a while until I get a new computer :/
Oh well.
Doh! Well stay positive: A strong traditional background will only make your digital work better.
A quick one:
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heavy liquid
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Two minute gestures.
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Wulfric
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Some of the poses in the top sheet seem like they would be interesting as full studies. The bending over one is my favorite.
I used hot press paper this time. The finish is nice and smooth. These compositions could really use some texture. At least that's the pattern I've noticed with my work. Everything looks like it's made of the same material.
