I've been wanting to get good at drawing on a computer with a tablet. I got some methods down, but they're incredibly time consuming.
[t]http://farmpolice.com/content/images/kobold%20knight.png[/t]
Any advice on speeding things up? Or advice in general?
[QUOTE=xalener;42371867]It's not the normal stuff that gets posted here, but I wanted to see if I could replicate something like a helicopter radio or some shit. idk.
[url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3534549/sounds/radiotest2.mp3[/url][/QUOTE]
The background noise is a bit annoying since they generally have noise gates to make sure it's mostly voice coming through comms, and you also have to consider whether or not the character is using a push-to-talk key or leaving their mic hot.
Otherwise it sounds about as good as any other bandpass filter I've heard used to create a radio effect.
[editline]1st October 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Naelstrom;42372371]I've been wanting to get good at drawing on a computer with a tablet. I got some methods down, but they're incredibly time consuming.
[t]http://farmpolice.com/content/images/kobold%20knight.png[/t]
Any advice on speeding things up? Or advice in general?[/QUOTE]
Same things that usually get said, work in greyscale to practice your lighting and values first, study tons of anatomy so your lizard men don't look so goofy, and add color back in once you've got a firm grasp of how to properly flesh out your linework with depth.
Also use a different background color if you're going to continue making similar works, it blends in with the background too much to get a clear silhouette of the character.
I wrote a story to send in to Fantasy Fiction podcast. To understand why the story is the way it is, you have to know what Fantasy Fiction is. It's a podcast where two friends write stupid stories set in medieval environments, often incorporating heavy metal, dumb humor, and babes. I just wrote this as a kind of contribution to the prompt for next week, which was "Rogues or thieves," and decided to do a reading of it as well. I hope the stupidness of it comes off as self aware and not as actually stupid.
[B]Lancer Slade and the Warhammer of Infinite Heavy Metal:[/B]
[url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53420840/index.html[/url]
photostudy time
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I really need to work on not making eyes so wide all the time. blegh
I have the exact opposite problem everyone looks angry or chinese.
Just study eyes, draw white eyes, asian eyes and youll get the difference pretty quickly, which will then allow you to make your eyes more white or angry according to what you want
[QUOTE=D3TBS;42373747]which will then allow you to make your eyes more white or angry according to what you want[/QUOTE]
is angry now the opposite of white
[QUOTE=Eric95;42373768]is angry now the opposite of white[/QUOTE]
vote BNP, make britain a calm nation
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super quick doodle practice
[QUOTE=NateDude;42216354][img]http://i.imgur.com/e9hUJLV.gif[/img][/QUOTE]
...several people have added me on steam just to compliment me for this picture.
This is new to me.
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Just got a wacom bamboo, and ive been messing around on sai with coloring and what-not.
lemme know what you think, contructive criticism is appreciated!
[QUOTE=floofy;42375695][IMG]http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2013/274/1/f/consul_by_thefloofyofploosh-d6ow6gy.png[/IMG]
Just got a wacom bamboo, and ive been messing around on sai with coloring and what-not.
lemme know what you think, contructive criticism is appreciated![/QUOTE]
Excellent first post!
I think it's put together really well, but I'm not digging the way the light on her ears look. It looks strange, but that might just be my opinion.
Also, I suggest darkening her left leg, because at first glance it looks like some kind of freak midget leg :v: It's not bad looking, it just doesn't really look "behind" her.
Really nice drawing, all that aside. Hoping to see more of yours posted here!
I forgot how much fun simple characters are.
[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4162888/Drawings/BelDan_WIP.png[/img]
Also did this for a friend:
[t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4162888/Drawings/Requests/Request_Spike_Scaled_Clear.png[/t]
I love colors but honestly hate coloring.
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I'm not sure if that pose is doing what you might've wanted it to be doing. By the looks of it her hands, feet, and the end of her tail could all be on the same plane; I can't quite decide if she's running, falling, or resting one leg on a mid-thigh high box.
It looks closest to the mid landing of a one leg down fall (uncomfortable, unless you can fly / float). If it's a hard impact landing then her legs need to at least bend at least a little:
[t]http://i.imgur.com/hEKSJbb.png[/t]
The only other thing I can really pick at is how you've chosen to light everything relative to the sword thing and her antenna/ear things, the implied direction is somewhat inconsistent between the glossier bits of the clothing and the others parts.
Overall it's great considering you just got the tablet, I'm loving how clean you've kept everything.
Drew this earlier.
I messed up a lot of things since I improvised a bunch and didn't follow my guidelines but what do you guys think of it?
[img]http://i.imgur.com/tFVgxfz.jpg?1?4712[/img]
[QUOTE=Matrix374;42377150]Drew this earlier.
I messed up a lot of things since I improvised a bunch and didn't follow my guidelines but what do you guys think of it?
[img]http://i.imgur.com/tFVgxfz.jpg?1?4712[/img][/QUOTE]
Mc TotalBiscuit
-cool drawing though, has character.
I like to draw chubby midgets.
[IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15949445/Capture.JPG[/IMG]
teach me things so I can draw like you guys plaese, like how do I fat folds?
Working on special effects and stuff :
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[img]http://uppix.net/r3ZGZs.png[/img]
I did a pencil drawing.
[IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/170843444/AshSketchum.jpg[/IMG]
Took me some hours. No references, but somewhat similar to a picture I've drawn once earlier. Drew it with the first pencil I could find. I should really try using art pencils some day.
I have no idea how you got the hair that dark with a HB pencil. Looks good.
[QUOTE=Jallen;42383985]I have no idea how you got the hair that dark with a HB pencil. Looks good.[/QUOTE]
I go over it with a flat tip, then I sharpen it and do details on the drawing, until it goes flat again. Then I went over the hair again, repeated a couple times. Lastly I went over the hair with a q-tip. Then I used an eraser to get some highlights on there.
I forgot to mention I also used a pencil sharpener, an eraser and five q-tips to make the drawing.
[QUOTE=mac338;42384248]I go over it with a flat tip, then I sharpen it and do details on the drawing, until it goes flat again. Then I went over the hair again, repeated a couple times. Lastly I went over the hair with a q-tip. Then I used an eraser to get some highlights on there.
I forgot to mention I also used a pencil sharpener, an eraser and five q-tips to make the drawing.[/QUOTE]
Even with that I find an HB will only come out grey rather than black :v:
Thanks for the feedback everyone! I`ll give the lighting/shading another go so expect more content.
@thespectator
Im a bit bad when it comes to posing and perspective. I was trying to make it seem like she was resting her leg on a boulder, but i got lazy and cant draw backgrounds for shit, lol. Thanks for the tips btw :D
This is the first time i've ever tried painting a person before but I think it turned out alright.
I did this using the low res picture shown below of a friend and wondering if that's cheating in a way.
I mean I didn't trace or anything, its all drawn freehand and I color selected from the original to make my palettes.
Also does anyone have any specific suggestions to help me get better at faces and people other than practice? (I already plan on practicing more ;D )
[img]http://i.imgur.com/pgXZmQm.jpg?2[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/AymhpUt.jpg?2[/img]
I think the hair needs work. As it stands, it looks like something that was rendered by a fur-simulation program from the 90s.
[QUOTE=ElectricSquid;42386969]I think the hair needs work. As it stands, it looks like something that was rendered by a fur-simulation program from the 90s.[/QUOTE]
Which is precisely why i'm asking for help. Any personal suggestions on techniques that I could look into?
I recommend using a brush that simulates hair. Make a few random sized dots, turn it into a brush, and set the spacing to 0%.
[QUOTE=chelck;42387012]Which is precisely why i'm asking for help. Any personal suggestions on techniques that I could look into?[/QUOTE]
Not rendering every hair would be the best way to go about it. Forcu more on shadows and add the texture but not every single hair.
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Also is it just me or does it look like he has short curly hair rather than a buzz anyway?
[QUOTE=kepper;42388596]I recommend using a brush that simulates hair. Make a few random sized dots, turn it into a brush, and set the spacing to 0%.[/QUOTE]
Thanks i'll try that later!
[editline]2nd October 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Rhenae;42388618]Not rendering every hair would be the best way to go about it. Forcu more on shadows and add the texture but not every single hair.
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Also is it just me or does it look like he has short curly hair rather than a buzz anyway?[/QUOTE]
Haha! Yeah I really didn't want to draw every hair. I ended up using a grass brush which to me is a fine way to do a buzz cut like you said, but It just looks terrible for curly hair. I think il try re-rendering the hair with kepper's technique and see how that goes. Also thanks for the advice on shadows.
Drew a simple thingy
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/IVNRK39.png[/IMG]
Made a simple thingy out of previous thingy
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/H5V55so.gif[/IMG]
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