• I Painted A Longboard
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So, a while back I got into longboarding and bought this board from a kid I know for $30. Originally it had some design with flames, but the dumbass decided to sand the middle down, paint it gold, then paint it blue, leaving it strange and bad looking. Then he mixed up parts from two trucks, mixed spacers, and put on some hard-ass wheels. However, it's surprisingly smooth and stable, it just looks bad. That changed today. I started with a gloss white background and then brainstormed while it dried. I then painted on the current design; Jake from Adventure Time stretching his arm into clouds on the other end. [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/HPIM2104.JPG[/img] [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/HPIM2105.JPG[/img] [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/HPIM2106.JPG[/img] Tomorrow I'm going to clearcoat, assemble, and show off. EDIT: Why am I even showing you guys? Skaters and random people driving are seeing this, not some wannabee artists who get off to telling other people they suck at everything.
It's not very good. The brushes are uneven and scratchy, Jake isn't drawn very well, and the clouds just looks like blobs of dark blue with thick black outlines.
[QUOTE=Cuon Alpinus;32365679]It's not very good. The brushes are uneven and scratchy, Jake isn't drawn very well, and the clouds just looks like blobs of dark blue with thick black outlines.[/QUOTE] I know, it's looking worse and worse the more I look at it. And about brush strokes; I wasn't going for some super smooth, high-def, sharp looking art, I was going for that sorta look.
I would go for "That sort of look"
[QUOTE=FPKawaii;32365830]I know, it's looking worse and worse the more I look at it. And about brush strokes; I wasn't going for some super smooth, high-def, sharp looking art, I was going for that sorta look.[/QUOTE] Style isn't an excuse for terrible
[QUOTE=Cuon Alpinus;32366375]Style isn't an excuse for terrible[/QUOTE] Wasn't trying to say I meant it to look like that, was trying to say the brushstrokes were meant to be like that.
For future reference, if you're offended by critique don't post your stuff on Facepunch. I think it looks decent. The composition is decent, the only thing that is bad is the black outline like has previously been mentioned. The lines vary in widths to drastically, especially in places like Jake's mouth. Oh and your clouds are going different directions. But hey, its yours and you will enjoy it. I posted my computer case paint job on here and people said it was stupid, but I still like it.
[QUOTE=Smeetin;32366576]For future reference, if you're offended by critique don't post your stuff on Facepunch. I think it looks decent. The composition is decent, the only thing that is bad is the black outline like has previously been mentioned. The lines vary in widths to drastically, especially in places like Jake's mouth. Oh and your clouds are going different directions. But hey, its yours and you will enjoy it. I posted my computer case paint job on here and people said it was stupid, but I still like it.[/QUOTE] I'm not offended by critique, but this section of Facepunch cannot stand imperfection. The line thickness was mainly from me fucking something up, and the clouds were a complete mistake that I didn't notice until I had already done them.
[QUOTE=FPKawaii;32366648]I'm not offended by critique, but this section of Facepunch cannot stand imperfection. The line thickness was mainly from me fucking something up, and the clouds were a complete mistake that I didn't notice until I had already done them.[/QUOTE] When posting art in the art section, people give ways in which it could be better. It is hardly being "unable to stand imperfection." Anyways, I'm not trying to be mean, and I'm really not trying to patronize you or anything. I simply want you to understand that not everyone who mentions a mistake is out to bring you down.
[QUOTE=FPKawaii;32366648]I'm not offended by critique, but this section of Facepunch cannot stand imperfection. The line thickness was mainly from me fucking something up, and the clouds were a complete mistake that I didn't notice until I had already done them.[/QUOTE] No, there's a big difference between "not perfect" and utter crap. I suggest sanding that down and try again for round 2.
I have a new title for this thread, tell me what you think: "Toddler ruins longboard with paint" Why did you capitalise every letter in the title?
When I first read the title I thought you had somehow physically painted a longboard into existence. Perhaps I ought to go to bed.
[QUOTE=Cuon Alpinus;32366405][img]http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/330/2/c/the_kawaii_rebellion_by_fpkawaii-d33mydp.png[/img] [sp]It was in a thread here a while ago, too.[/sp] [img]http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/330/b/9/kawaii_rebellion_2_by_fpkawaii-d33nwlq.png[/img] An insult to any revolutionary ever.[/QUOTE] Also, you might want to remove those from your deviant art. I even remember you making a thread for them :v:
[QUOTE=Cuon Alpinus;32376749]Also, you might want to remove those from your deviant art. I even remember you making a thread for them :v:[/QUOTE] I think with his current username it really doesn't matter.
Even if the paint job looked a little better, I think there's too much plain white space on the board which leaves it looking kinda boring. If you added a bit more to the open spaces, sketched out your ideas beforehand, and took your time on the paint job, I think you'd have something pretty cool. Why not try it again?
[QUOTE=FPKawaii;32366648]I'm not offended by critique, but this section of Facepunch cannot stand imperfection. The line thickness was mainly from me fucking something up, and the clouds were a complete mistake that I didn't notice until I had already done them.[/QUOTE] That's the thing with painting, if you fuck up, you can paint over it with white and try again. No excuses for bad art!
[QUOTE=Cuon Alpinus;32376749]Also, you might want to remove those from your deviant art. I even remember you making a thread for them :v:[/QUOTE] It makes you cool to post a completely unrelated propaganda poster I made ages ago, and not even mention these: [img]http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/248/e/2/lake_by_fpkawaii-d48zgqd.jpg[/img] [img]http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/248/3/4/flowers_and_shit_by_fpkawaii-d48zecf.jpg[/img] [img]http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/247/4/8/a_swing_by_fpkawaii-d48vtvq.jpg[/img] [img]http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/247/1/5/a_stick_and_some_trees_n___shit_by_fpkawaii-d48vtg4.jpg[/img]
which you posted in the CWTDDIOT thread like a week ago despite that the photos are incredibly shitty (other then the third one, which i quite like actually)
you like 3 years old?
cut stencil, spray it on, end.
[QUOTE=FPKawaii;32365556] EDIT: Why am I even showing you guys? Skaters and random people driving are seeing this, not some wannabee artists who get off to telling other people they suck at everything.[/QUOTE] FYI, I am a skater. I also think it sucks.
Dude, repaint it to a certain color and do some stenciling to it. It isn't that hard at all. I've only done stenciling for about a good two days and I did this: [IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/fm0wm0.jpg[/IMG] You can do it, too.
is this dude a bot or something?
[QUOTE=3v3ryb0dy;32507326]is this dude a bot or something?[/QUOTE] Who's a bot?
you. You're posting it everywhere you go. Yes you printed out a stencil from internets, cut it out and spraied it on a piece of cardboard, GOOD JOB, we know you're talented and all but one post is more than enough.
I admit, I'm being an asshole with this stencil shit. Still a suggestion :downs:
[QUOTE=FPKawaii;32365556] EDIT: Why am I even showing you guys? Skaters and random people driving are seeing this, not some wannabee artists who get off to telling other people they suck at everything.[/QUOTE] You are the classic example of someone who doesn't understand this section. Your excuses have even devolved to writing off the opinions of everyone here in a dumb generalisation like that. It's simple; if you want to get better, post your crappy shit in CW. Critical, artistic people will continually break it down and tell you what you need to improve until you're good. If you want a pat on the back and a round of applause because you daubed a popular character onto a deck like the innovative individual you are, run along back to DA.
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