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Nice work on inktober everyone who was participating, I really wanted to do that this year but there was just no extra time. I especially loved Lofi's "slice" entry, and Internet Kraken's interpretations of demons, but all of you killed it this year. These aren't perfect but they're done enough that I can print them as A2 posters for an open studio event this weekend.  
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Since my primary project of late is still my game I haven't really drawn anything lately. Today I thought I should try my hands at a pixel-art character profile, which is something I've never done before. I'm kind of luke-warm on it. It doesn't look too bad, but I'm also not ethusiastic about it either. Not sure if the style is right, and I'm quite sure I don't like the shading. I don't know where I actually do want to take it though, so I don't really know how to fix it either.
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I think it's technically fine, but it's a very bland pose - it feels lifeless, maybe try more of an action shot? The other thing that might help is pushing the light/dark balance, your shade colours are very close to the light colours. (Use more black) gmc9987 posted:Nice work on inktober everyone who was participating, I really wanted to do that this year but there was just no extra time. I especially loved Lofi's "slice" entry, and Internet Kraken's interpretations of demons, but all of you killed it this year. ta! I was pretty pleased with it, and yeah, well done everyone! 
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Just two more jobs to tober and I'll be free. Today's are bard and onion knight. 
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I made a little process GIF. I hope I'm not a pain in the rear end for my clients with all my revisions
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Shinmera posted:Since my primary project of late is still my game I haven't really drawn anything lately. Today I thought I should try my hands at a pixel-art character profile, which is something I've never done before. The left-side leg stands out to me as having a pretty wonky bend in the shin. It looks intentional, like it's a stylistic choice on your part, but I think that straightening it out a bit, which would then force the feet into a wider stance, would help make the pose seem more dynamic.
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spinderella posted:Way late i know thank you, i put a shitload of work into it so I'm glad it paid off.
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This is really cool, I love seeing progress happen. Since you did ask: I do love your use of colour and contrast, every time. If I had to choose something to change, you changed the eyes to twice the size at one point, but kept the pupils small, which gives an intense stare and detracts a bit from the cuteness factor - I thought your first sketch with the giant eyes and pupils was the cutest. However, I can't see anyone complaining that they're not getting what they ordered here. Shinmera posted:
There's a number of just very small things not right with it that you probably can't see what's wrong since you've been staring at it too long. Lofi's got a point - the character is not doing anything, not wearing or holding anything that would say something about them, their expression is neutral and says nothing of their motivation. Add things that tell a visual story about your character, about their past or profession or what they do now (jumping on spikes). gmc9987 pointed out the leg bend, which I think would not stand out if the dress would cut off either above or below the knee. Knee-length dresses are a fashion faux pas, they make dumpy people look shorter and thin people disproportionate. Also if you look at where the thighs are, the arms are too short. The effect's made worse by the sleeve cutoff being just a tad too high to give the impression of a shirt that doesn't quite fit. Sorry about the dunking, you know you got it in you to make good poo poo. I'm designing a new project. I saw this cool shelf in ikea but it was way too goddamn much for cardboard ikea crap, so I'm gonna simplify it a bit to something that's relatively easy to build. 
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I did it, I survived inktober somewhat late! Here's the final two, black belt and illusionist! 
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 Inktober 2018 Sylvia Ji homage. PITT warm gray brush pens with white jellroll ink on top. sigma 6 fucked around with this message at 16:35 on Nov 3, 2018 |
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 WIP on a cover for next month's comic / thing to beef up my portfolio. I love trick perspectives, though in hindsight I'd probably have been better with something a bit less insane for a portfolio thing. On the plus side, I've already got the next thing planned. lofi fucked around with this message at 02:06 on Nov 4, 2018 |
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Inktober 26 "Stretch" lofi posted:Day 31 - "Slice" Love the orange texture. sigma 6 fucked around with this message at 07:49 on Nov 4, 2018 |
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I'm super stoked, managed to get through all of Inktober on time, though I was at one point more than a week behind. Anyways, I haven't paid much attention to drawing as a hobby (usually I'm just doodling or sketching when I'm bored), but I do want to work on it more as my apartment is short on space needed for me to work on other hobbies. Anyways, I really like seeing people post pose/model studies and I kinda want to do that to practice as well. This probably sounds like a dumb question, but is there a source for nude models/references, or do you just draw pictures of porn, or a bit of both? To contribute, here's probably my favorite sketch from Inktober for "Prickly" 
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Posemaniacs, croquis cafe on youtube, or this online tool are good. Deviant art (i know) has a surprising amount of good reference photos in the stock photo section. The hard part is finding references that are over 30 or not skinny. Also, it's worth checking out if there's a local life drawing session - doing it in the flesh is a very different thing, and really helps you get a better feel for the 3D shapes of the body. Thanks for the comment, Sigma, I was really happy with it - the little pulpy strand bits in the middle made it feel super gross to me. Dunno why that specific bit made it body horror. Maybe it's just because it's my hand. lofi fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Nov 4, 2018 |
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CovfefeCatCafe posted:This probably sounds like a dumb question, but is there a source for nude models/references, or do you just draw pictures of porn, or a bit of both? It's been a while since I checked it out, but https://www.characterdesigns.com has lots of galleries of models clothed, nude, with props, in costumes, etc. I also like https://www.deviantart.com/mjranum-stock/gallery/, a bit of variety in poses and costuming. I do agree with Lofi, if there's a local figure drawing group you should check it out. Most groups are very amateur-friendly and have artists of all skill levels and backgrounds, and the models tend to have a much larger variety of body types, fitness, gender, and age than you'll find in online resources. Drawing from porn is alright in small doses, I guess, in the sense that it's a good idea to get reference from a variety of sources but 99% of porn out there is geared towards a specific audience, and if you rely on porn or pinups to build your personal language of anatomy it will be super obvious. To clarify: nothing wrong with porn, or pinups, or erotic art - do what you want to do and like what you like, so long as everyone's a consenting adult I don't personally care but no one ever regretted having more artistic variety and tools under their belt. Also everyone loves to draw what they think is sexy or hot, it's easy because it's something you already pay attention to. It's worth it to hone your observational skills in directions other than sexy.
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 Calling that one done. I'm not totally happy, the composition doesn't really do much for me. Still, at least this time I remembered to design with bleed in mind, I'm slowly internalising that. e: And of course it's after posting this that I notice mistakes. Grr. lofi fucked around with this message at 17:48 on Nov 4, 2018 |
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CovfefeCatCafe posted:I'm super stoked, managed to get through all of Inktober on time, though I was at one point more than a week behind. Anyways, I haven't paid much attention to drawing as a hobby (usually I'm just doodling or sketching when I'm bored), but I do want to work on it more as my apartment is short on space needed for me to work on other hobbies. Anyways, I really like seeing people post pose/model studies and I kinda want to do that to practice as well. This probably sounds like a dumb question, but is there a source for nude models/references, or do you just draw pictures of porn, or a bit of both? Like everyone else is saying, 100% find a local life drawing session. Nothing compares to in-person drawing. It's ok if you are a beginner or whatever, no one is judging you. Otherwise I use instagram sometimes as a good source of selfies for portraits or candid shots to draw but it's not a good way to learn anatomy or shading or anything technical. Drawing from edited and touched-up photos is just for fun. I see what you mean about the composition, as an image it seems a little haphazard, but I really like the mood and the washed-out desert feel. Cool piece overall. Last night's life drawing session pretty mediocre, only really happy with one of my sketches. 
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Shinmera posted:I don't know where I actually do want to take it though, so I don't really know how to fix it either. did a quick paintover, because you fell into every trap I did when first starting out!  - concrete directional lightsource & bolder shadows - normalizing colors towards the same (warm, in this case) tones; saturated blues + reds can't exist together under natural lighting. this included adding some color to the completely desaturated clothes. those are the two most important points! strong anatomy/designs/poses can come later, but shading + coloring something well is entirely predicated on a slavish devotion to understanding light. - darker eyes compared to the other facial features to draw maximum attention - added outlines to help wrangle the forms, though this is more of a stylistic choice - shifted anatomy around a bit: lower face, more chin, longer arms, wider hair and redrew the legs to be longer & follow the curve of the body more accurately - a few big creases in the clothes and a drop shadow to add some weight owns
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I’m pretty terrible at drawing from reference, so I’m trying to do that more. 
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lofi posted:I think it's technically fine, but it's a very bland pose - it feels lifeless, maybe try more of an action shot? gmc9987 posted:The left-side leg stands out to me as having a pretty wonky bend in the shin. It looks intentional, like it's a stylistic choice on your part, but I think that straightening it out a bit, which would then force the feet into a wider stance, would help make the pose seem more dynamic. Sharpest Crayon posted:There's a number of just very small things not right with it that you probably can't see what's wrong since you've been staring at it too long. Lofi's got a point - the character is not doing anything, not wearing or holding anything that would say something about them, their expression is neutral and says nothing of their motivation. Add things that tell a visual story about your character, about their past or profession or what they do now (jumping on spikes). Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it. The pose is kind of bland on purpose -- I wanted to use this as a profile for dialogue, sort of like this (lazy mockup incoming): But now I'm wondering if I shouldn't just do more dynamic poses anyway. I'll see if I can come up with something. The leg bend is definitely intentional. It came from a previous version where I had varying width outlines that added on to the effect, but it ended up looking too crowded, so I went for this instead. As for the shading/colours, I definitely agree. It's a general problem I have, where I am very uncomfortable with using stronger shades, so things just end up looking flat and bland instead. Thanks also for the fashion advice -- I might also get rid of the skirt entirely, not sure yet where I want to go with all this to be honest. I'm decent at writing code, but garbage at coming up with a story, so I don't really know who this character is yet or what they do, and as such finding a good design isn't exactly easy. Sorry for the long post with no content. I tried to draw somethin to add to it, but it all landed in the trash.
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Concept: I have a spaceship and also I am in my pyjamas. There is a quality dog to pet. Proof of concept:  Plz fund my kickstarter so you can have your spaceship with your pyjamas.
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 I have an art/graphic design degree and hardly use it but I'm trying to get better at that. Except I've been slacking off and my therapist wants to see proof next week that I'm trying. So, time to get focused I guess?
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If I waited for inspiration to produce anything other than kirby wearing new hats, I’d be waiting forever. As it stands, I’m just waiting til I should be asleep, forgetting I drew anything at all, and discovering what I’ve wrought in mid afternoon. I tried using a masking layer for the first time, messed up the opacity selection, and wound up crushing the highlights. Forgot about the shadows behind the hat dongles. The lighting doesn’t make sense.
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https://twitter.com/muffinlordArt/status/1060241490528624643?s=19 Been coming back to this one sketch for three days now and sorta documenting the progress. I'm not quite finished but I'm liking it more the further I get.
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 Pretty happy with this, I'm trying to brush up my colour work after mostly-mono inktober. e: Maybe with some distance sfx, does that look better or overworked? 
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I think you're gonna have to blurb the treeline as well if you're blurring the giant. I'd go with just a smidge less smudge, too, but otherwise it's a solid idea. Make Bars Smoky Again 2018  Best wishes, vaping vampires.
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Being away from home makes me draw more pixel art which I've been missing recently.   
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Very nice! Today I finally managed to draw something again, and I decided to do some assorted expressions for the main character of my game, to try and get a feel for the character.
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Oh hey, me too! I've got this post-apoc-old-west vibe going with this month's comic that I'm really into - grandad shirts with mohawks, robber baron suits with spikes, that sorta thing. I've realised that an important part of drawing comics (for me at least) is to spend a while just drawing characters a load of times to let the design evolve naturally before I start work on the bits people will see.  (Sorry bout the fugly photo, my room is badly lit)
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Gave myself an hour for lines/color and another hour for shading. I find if I put something down, when I come back to it I invariably hate it, no matter what, and into the bin it goes. I have zero patience with myself, which probably isn’t healthy but whatever.
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Pretty sweet for 2h! What are you working in, illustrator?
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I use illustrator for the lines and base colors, and switch to medibang paint for the details, like softening edges and general cleanup. I have muuuch less experience with the latter. edit: For a long time all I had was pokemon art academy on my 3ds, which is why it’s way easier for me to draw cartoon animals than people. edit edit: Here’s an example of what that usually looked like: 
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my buddy Superfly posted:Being away from home makes me draw more pixel art which I've been missing recently. Haha, nice
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I like that the international symbol for happy/surprised is three lines, it is my go to. If they're anxious you change it to sweat beads/water
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It feels like this month is a good month to start picking up art again properly. I don't remember the last time I drew anything.  A friend's MMO character, but the necklace is definitely too discordant with the outfit when I coloured it. Still, it's a start!
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