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[LegendX48]

I think you should just try studying perspective and figure/gestures, one of your older posts had the desire for full figure drawings too, right? Especially if you feel stuck, there are a few good and simple figure drawing tutorials, which helped me getting started, like Cubebrush's. Part 2 is the important one.

And don't be so hard on yourself man, see it for what it is, progress. Whatever you do, don't get stuck.

I've been checking out new tutorials on how to do the facial features lately but I wanted to try something very different and it pales in comparison to the last two things I posted in this thread >.>

trying to salvage and redo parts of it right now but I'll check that video afterward.

It's incredibly difficult when you first make the switch, I tried it a couple years ago and just cringe thinking about it. It just takes time and studying; color and shading knowledge being most important for this.

-some Steven Universe to get back into the daily grind

I don't know if I'll switch over to doing things this way completely but I wouldn't mind being competent at it. I seriously need to just take a class or something on lighting (and, by extension, shading), it's my weakest area by far.

 

[LegendX48]

welp...

bleh.

I needs my line art lol

huh... her jaw is all kinds of messed up looking... nope, must not fidget with it more, it is done....

 

[ExMachina]

Yeah, going lineless/full blown digital painting is a really tough jump. IMO it's a good idea to try doing lineart alone -> coloring under lineart -> painting greyscale (value only) -> full color painting. If I haven't painted in a while it always helps me to build up that way, doing a few pieces in that progression.

Something messier today...

 

[Psychological Intellect]

Doodles. I guess like 10 minutes or so each

 

[Simian]

Mononoke fanart im working on.

 

[The Purple Pill]

6th, this probably fitted the art challenge thread better than the one I submitted, and this one took me 20 minutes, lol.

I've been checking out new tutorials on how to do the facial features lately but I wanted to try something very different and it pales in comparison to the last two things I posted in this thread >.>

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When you try something new, it doesn't always go right, just takes a couple more tries. We learn from our mistakes, the more we make, the more we learn, well hopefully.

 

[East Lake]

I've been checking out new tutorials on how to do the facial features lately but I wanted to try something very different and it pales in comparison to the last two things I posted in this thread >.>

trying to salvage and redo parts of it right now but I'll check that video afterward.



I don't know if I'll switch over to doing things this way completely but I wouldn't mind being competent at it. I seriously need to just take a class or something on lighting (and, by extension, shading), it's my weakest area by far.

Do the Charles Bargue studies I linked you to a while ago.

They were good enough for Van Gogh.

 

[highrider]

Did these after work last night.

 

[LegendX48]

I know I said I wouldn't mess with it anymore, but...

...okay, now its time to move on. Hopefully I'll have something better up before the day's over.

When you try something new, it doesn't always go right, just takes a couple more tries. We learn from our mistakes, the more we make, the more we learn, well hopefully.

I suppose, I hate messing things up though, first try or not.

Do the Charles Bargue studies I linked you to a while ago.

They were good enough for Van Gogh.

I'll have to take a look through those again and probably just sit down and actually do them sometime soon, but busywork... >.>

 

[DEATH™]

Sketch with Handy Reference App...

 

[East Lake]

I'll have to take a look through those again and probably just sit down and actually do them sometime soon, but busywork... >.>

They look extremely hard to draw and they are to some degree but if you download them all it actually starts off more easily where the shadows are simple and so are the shapes.

For example the third plate.

 

[PfantzyPantz]

I don't know if I'll switch over to doing things this way completely but I wouldn't mind being competent at it. I seriously need to just take a class or something on lighting (and, by extension, shading), it's my weakest area by far.

I feel you, I really wanted to do line-less for a while because I hate doing line art, just take your time and have fun with it. Lighting is only something I've recently begun to understand, truly a beast of it's own, so good luck and don't get discouraged!

Yeah, going lineless/full blown digital painting is a really tough jump. IMO it's a good idea to try doing lineart alone -> coloring under lineart -> painting greyscale (value only) -> full color painting. If I haven't painted in a while it always helps me to build up that way, doing a few pieces in that progression.

Something messier today...

Fully agree. I was tired of line art and just felt limited, so I wanted to try sketch-painting in greyscale to alleviate the process. Ended up with enough experience to try color painting and I will never go back.

-fiddling with Garnet, slowly getting better with colors

 

[Vampire On Titus]

poof.

character for some comic I've been thinking up. might change her hoodie colors.

 

[kage]

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[PfantzyPantz]

In hype for the Direct, drew my favorite gaming lady (Pre-Other M anyway...)
They better announce that new Metroid already (I haven't watched it yet so if they did announce it, )

-they didn't announce it nooooo

 

[Pegosaurus]

drawing I did recently. Sorry for the semi bad quality. It's all in Charcoal.

 

[DEATH™]

drawing I did recently. Sorry for the semi bad quality. It's all in Charcoal.

DEEEEEEM

 

[Jhoan]

lookin good

Oh you, thanks.

Been drawing some stuff but I haven't photographed it. Here's a digital painting I just did. Was going to do a line art base under drawing in a separate layer and paint from there but like PfancyPantz, I decided to let go of all that stuff and just paint. It feels liberating doing that since it reminds me of when I would paint abstract paintings with that mentality. I actually with a couple of other digital paintings with that mentality as well (examples below).

And examples where I made an under drawing as a base to paint on top without paying attention to anatomy/proportion(read: my imagination). I have a penchant for layering colors.

 

[The Purple Pill]

7th, felt kinda hard drawing anything, with 5 pages of not usable doodles...

8th, in those situation, figure drawing sessions work.

 

[PfantzyPantz]

Good on ya Jipan, I wanna try abstract sometime since it does seem like fun times.

-Got nostalgic for Vocaloids so I drew a Miku

 

[Psychological Intellect]

sketch heads, 10 mins

 

[Psychological Intellect]

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[EarsOfASnake]

Haven't posted in awhile but have been on a drawing kick again as of late, great stress relief. Might have watched the Hunger Games films recently too...maybe.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

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[PfantzyPantz]

das Tina

 

[The Purple Pill]

9th

 

[Psychological Intellect]

ehh quick 20 mins speedpaint

 

[PfantzyPantz]

Pearl and baby Steven

 

[Prax]

Some artblock as of late so.. I draw whatever. lol
(mostly promotional stuff for comic I'm working on with a friend!)

Fan response:

Extra story stuff/jokes:

~1 hour each?

EDIT: And this thing that shows my inability to draw my own character's hair at different angles lol

3 hours!!!!!

 

[LegendX48]

I think I've taken a long enough break from drawing...

I got extremely rusty with my intuos pro really friggen quick >.>

time to get un-rusty

 

[PreFire]

Messing around. Princess peach has plumbing problems

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

past few days

Banshee fanart-ism

Character for upcoming book

 

[The Purple Pill]

10th, drawing creatures/monsters is so much easier and faster for me, compared to humanoids.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

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[PreFire]

Added line art

 

[The Purple Pill]

11th,

 

[LegendX48]

I feel like I went super anime with the eyes even though I did not intend to go anime at all

 

[Prez]

Added line art

You should make an adult coloring book with drawings like this.

 

[PreFire]

You should make an adult coloring book with drawings like this.

Lol id probably would have to make original characters though.

Nintendo, or anyone, would hunt me down if I made a profit using their characters

Thanks btw

 

[PreFire]

You should make an adult coloring book with drawings like this.

I finished the line work (added no bowser logo, buttons on Luigi, minor tweaks)

I'm coloring it now, but I'd love to see what you come up with. Feel free to color it then post

 

[The Purple Pill]

12th, started out nice, made it worse, lol, hilarious.

 

[LegendX48]

Was planning on just doodling up a random character based on this pic but changed my mind midway through and decided to just try and draw it... it went... decently? When I grab pics for reference I never actually do so with the intent of redrawing the pic itself, just using the facial features and general structure to make something different.

Oh, and I keep doing anime eyes and I don't know why @_@

 

[Prez]

I finished the line work (added no bowser logo, buttons on Luigi, minor tweaks)

I'm coloring it now, but I'd love to see what you come up with. Feel free to color it then post

I've tried. Started with this:

And ended with this:

It was pretty fun. Also a bit more challenging than I expected.

 

[PreFire]

Another doodle

A day on game street

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

Damn, I wish I was skilled enough to draw like everyone here. Some good stuff in this thread lol

Would be slick if someone wanted to draw my avatar in whatever style they felt would be cool :B

 

[Jhoan]

Damn, I wish I was skilled enough to draw like everyone here. Some good stuff in this thread lol

Would be slick if someone wanted to draw my avatar in whatever style they felt would be cool :B

Wish no more my friend. You should step into this thread to develop those skills some more: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1010752

In regards to your request, I might take you up on that and do a quick digital paint before knocking out for the night.

I've been feeling so unmotivated to post stuff to my Tumblr since I've focused on the act of drawing itself. Been working on stuff. Some digital, some tradititonal. Here's a few of the latter. Updated a few drawings I started:

I've never digitally ink/painted any of my past or recent drawings even though I've been scanning drawings left and right. I'm slightly adverse to it but at the same have a curiosity to digitally enhance them at some point.

The last drawing is a WIP that I started a few weeks ago and finally refined on Tuesday and yesterday. Been in the mood for drawing bad ass women. That cat needs to be refined and adding more stuff plus eventually plan to ink it, sign it, and scan it. Gotta love being scatter brained with a bunch of unfinished WIP drawings.

 

[OrlanisWorks]

People like drawing here and uh, well, all of yall should participate in the awesome art challenge thread that has picked up again.

Just, ya know, an advertisement and begging because I think the thread series can be awesome. Just need more of you talented peeps to get in on it.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1022719

So ya know just want it to get out there. The thread series picked up again with #10 and I don't wanna see it die so soon.

Thanks. Keep up the awesome drawing and stuff.

 

[The Purple Pill]

13th sword poses ended in a Fury Berserker.

14th

 

[PreFire]

I've tried. Started with this:



And ended with this:



It was pretty fun. Also a bit more challenging than I expected.

Lol awesome second attempt

 

[PreFire]

I've tried. Started with this:



And ended with this:



It was pretty fun. Also a bit more challenging than I expected.

Here's what I did.
I tried to makes her bathroom as girly as possible. I could've went lighter with the floor color