Author Topic: The General Art Thread (Read 65718 times)

mikansei1439 · « **Reply #380 on:** April 23, 2011, 08:13:21 PM »

i thought about it but the power of lazyness overwhelms me

Arc-sama · « **Reply #381 on:** April 24, 2011, 08:45:59 AM »

Hmm ... that is really good ... though in the coloring it could use more highlights & shading in the hair.

Kyrdua · « **Reply #382 on:** April 28, 2011, 09:03:54 AM »

and... brace yourself for [CAMRIP] suck.

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i gotta give cred to CRxTRDUDE for this. the dude's anatomy ebooks are pretty educational. now all i need are some diazepam.

1000mAh · « **Reply #383 on:** May 02, 2011, 08:18:01 PM »

^ not bad xD

Meandola · « **Reply #384 on:** May 05, 2011, 07:47:13 PM »

So I'm entering a contest on dA (I'll fail, but that's not the point

), and I was wondering if anyone could give me any pointers on how to draw clouds (preferably with markers, but in general is a ok aswell). As I want some in my background but trying to figure out how to do those from scratch on my own is proving a pain in the ass!

Any pointers on backgrounds in general would be welcome aswell btw

TiYlER · « **Reply #385 on:** May 05, 2011, 07:52:39 PM »

Quote from: Meandola on May 05, 2011, 07:47:13 PM

So I'm entering a contest on dA (I'll fail, but that's not the point ), and I was wondering if anyone could give me any pointers on how to draw clouds (preferably with markers, but in general is a ok aswell). As I want some in my background but trying to figure out how to do those from scratch on my own is proving a pain in the ass!

Any pointers on backgrounds in general would be welcome aswell btw

Here is one for pencil

mikansei1439 · « **Reply #386 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:41:54 AM »

Quote from: Meandola on May 05, 2011, 07:47:13 PM

So I'm entering a contest on dA (I'll fail, but that's not the point ), and I was wondering if anyone could give me any pointers on how to draw clouds (preferably with markers, but in general is a ok aswell). As I want some in my background but trying to figure out how to do those from scratch on my own is proving a pain in the ass!

Any pointers on backgrounds in general would be welcome aswell btw

I do clouds by starting with the white (pink or w/e color you're clouds are gonna be idc) and filling in each shade gradually. I never start from dark and work my way up to light because it never looks right. You cant use markers with the second method anyway unless you use a white marker.... which suck from experience

In the end, its a cloud, it should be soft and fluffy so avoid using lines if you can.

Edit: I looked back a couple of pages in this thread, your marker technique is fine, you should be able to make some badass clouds lol

Meandola · « **Reply #387 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:28:30 PM »

@ TiYlER, thanks, not sure if I'll be doing a lot of pencilwork in this one as the condition for the entries was in colour, but I'm sure it'll be helpful in the future

@ mikansei, thanks for the advice!

mikansei1439 · « **Reply #388 on:** May 07, 2011, 01:05:17 AM »

bored + class =

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15 minute drawing, yea its crooked lol. oh disregard the top; i was drawing something else above it but the teacher suddenly wrote 4+5=2 on the board and i needed to figure out wtf was going on first so i gave up.

yt1DER · « **Reply #389 on:** May 07, 2011, 01:31:20 AM »

Quote from: mikansei1439 on May 07, 2011, 01:05:17 AM

bored + class =
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15 minute drawing, yea its crooked lol. oh disregard the top; i was drawing something else above it but the teacher suddenly wrote 4+5=2 on the board and i needed to figure out wtf was going on first so i gave up.

That's an awesome Ruri. Did you seriously just bust that out in class, with a pen, no references??

Kyrdua · « **Reply #390 on:** May 07, 2011, 01:36:18 AM »

Quote from: mikansei1439 on May 07, 2011, 01:05:17 AM

bored + class =
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15 minute drawing, yea its crooked lol. oh disregard the top; i was drawing something else above it but the teacher suddenly wrote 4+5=2 on the board and i needed to figure out wtf was going on first so i gave up.

SHIT MAN THAT IS AWESOME!! no pencil no references, right?
with that, i assume your avatar also came from class's boredom? (fuck, screw my 3000 postcount)

mikansei1439 · « **Reply #391 on:** May 07, 2011, 02:41:12 AM »

Quote from: Kyrdua on May 07, 2011, 01:36:18 AM

Quote from: mikansei1439 on May 07, 2011, 01:05:17 AM
bored + class =
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15 minute drawing, yea its crooked lol. oh disregard the top; i was drawing something else above it but the teacher suddenly wrote 4+5=2 on the board and i needed to figure out wtf was going on first so i gave up.

SHIT MAN THAT IS AWESOME!! no pencil no references, right?
with that, i assume your avatar also came from class's boredom? (fuck, screw my 3000 postcount)

actually I looked at a pic of kirino.... or maybe it was ayase i dont remember, and i based it on that because this style is wierd to me, its technically not proportional lol

i got my avatar straight from the intro to RAINBOW because the style looked badass and i wanted to learn/assimilate it? need to practice it to learn lol. Oh and this one took a bit longer, i didnt do it in class. and yea i dont like mixing up mediums, its either all pencil or all pen. I cant draw clean anyway, so i just draw like 800 lines and I figure one of those lines will be the one i want, so i cover the rest in crosshatching lol

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Meandola · « **Reply #392 on:** May 08, 2011, 10:08:56 AM »

Finished the drawing... the sky looks horrible, I wish I hadn't used markers for it as it looked way better in just pencil :S

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mikansei1439 · « **Reply #393 on:** May 08, 2011, 07:19:27 PM »

Quote from: Meandola on May 08, 2011, 10:08:56 AM

Finished the drawing... the sky looks horrible, I wish I hadn't used markers for it as it looked way better in just pencil :S

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lol its 100x better than my first attempt. http://youtu.be/KlQqrxOyWTU she says everything i was going to say so i'll point you there lol.
oh and if you're gonna use a marker over your pencil, use a lighter pencil O.o like a 2h pencil or something. I only say this because every color looks like it has a shade of grey mixed in.

Meandola · « **Reply #394 on:** May 08, 2011, 08:15:19 PM »

I was actually going for that look with the gray pencil and marker, though it needs some refinement (doesn't work for the face, for one) and needs (a lot) less for the hair. I'll look at the vid tommorow, as I'm quite tired and going to bed soon

TiYlER · « **Reply #395 on:** May 08, 2011, 08:26:34 PM »

@Mikansei1439
Dude. you are my hero! Have you ever tried your hand at making a manga? I would absolutely love to see an original by you!

1000mAh · « **Reply #396 on:** May 21, 2011, 09:03:08 AM »

after all those drawings Mikasensei did, I feel that I just wasted 2 hrs. of my morning working on CRAP.

but anyways, here is the result:

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oh, btw. it is NSFW

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I know, I know, the Tentacle Demon on the background looks weird and badly done, hands as well, + few other mistakes (shadowing + stuff)

BUT I RELLY WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHAT YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT IT!!

harpy · « **Reply #397 on:** May 21, 2011, 02:14:44 PM »

^ nice, but there is something truly wrong with the guys head.

1000mAh · « **Reply #398 on:** May 21, 2011, 02:18:15 PM »

^ yah I know

But well, HE IS DEMON? He is supposed to look wrong and ugly ?

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I know the right ear is bit too big.

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TiYlER · « **Reply #399 on:** May 21, 2011, 04:21:41 PM »

I had actually drawn these for a project my friend and I were working on [we still are, it has just been stalled] and I hadn't posted them on the thread because they were premature. These designs are old and we may not even use them anymore, so I decided it is safe to show them. I know you guys are not bad, you won't go and call these your own and what not. So here:
Link to Min.us group

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The Story/Plot and what not is mixed up and only partially done. I may show a preview. We only have partial story and sketches, so there is a lot to go. I do not know how to set it all up or ink or shade or anything more than sketch.