[QUOTE=Meller Yeller;36218498]It's hard to critique the bear one because for me, there's nothing really that I like about it. I don't like the color scheme and it just doesn't seem like it represents it well.
Like another guy said, the original works because it has a lot going on, the illustration and color isn't as bland, and the background looks better because you can tell it's a sky.
Yours doesn't convey the same feeling at all at the moment.[/QUOTE]
tbh, i want to keep the bear imagery, but im reconsidering p much everything else about it to let the album cover more reflect the music than the original cover. Think that's a mistake ive made in going about this really
[QUOTE=G71tc4;36218585]tbh, i want to keep the bear imagery, but im reconsidering p much everything else about it to let the album cover more reflect the music than the original cover. Think that's a mistake ive made in going about this really[/QUOTE]
The bear isn't bad. It's just how it's conveyed that doesn't really reflect the product in the same way that the original cover does.
[QUOTE=G71tc4;36214919]Well, I went from this design, which i liked but felt was off:
[IMG]http://niggaupload.com/images/53dzP.jpg[/IMG]
To eventually this one:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/erJVS.jpg[/IMG]
with a few steps in between
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/QcJCi.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/5FGdh.jpg[/img_thumb]
Thoughts? And not just "start over it's bad" this time, because I like the feel of it.[/QUOTE]
needless to say, i still dont like all the exact same things i didnt like before
i think u should start over. design is often about finding something that works, sometimes that can be through many failed attemps. nothing there works. im very sorry
[QUOTE=MakoSkyDub;36218561]This is nice, has good atmosphere
The perspective feels sort of odd, but it also sort of adds to it so idk if that was intentional
Good stuff[/QUOTE]
Yeah, that was actually intentional :v:
[QUOTE=G71tc4;36214919]Well, I went from this design, which i liked but felt was off:
[img]http://niggaupload.com/images/53dzP.jpg[/img]
To eventually this one:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/erJVS.jpg[/IMG]
with a few steps in between
[/QUOTE]
Why don't you put the bear head with the shades in the middle and give it a grad cap, the podium doesn't say "grad" to me.
Camera Shy:
[IMG]http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/158/5/b/camera_shy_by_plumberthe4th-d52mjuf.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Smeetin;36225882]Why don't you put the bear head with the shades in the middle and give it a grad cap, the podium doesn't say "grad" to me.[/QUOTE]
...how did i not think of this? jesus im dumb
[QUOTE=G71tc4;36230127]...how did i not think of this? jesus im dumb[/QUOTE]
Because you're not doing any research before you actually make it. You just go with your very first idea and stick to it.
I assumed you deliberately avoided the graduation cap because that's like the #1 thing anyone ever does when they show graduate students or show a symbol representing school.
Not sure if this belongs here, but I wrote a small poem as a kind of a release of emotions, and whether or not its just a string of gibberish I have yet to determine. I hope you enjoy it regardless though and I apologize for grammatical errors or just stuff that makes no sense:
[url]http://pastebin.com/YD69NmxM[/url]
wip
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/10572953/arte/mari.jpg[/img]
from the first five minutes of [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY2Qt-3ewmY]Eva 2.22[/url]
[QUOTE=vizard38;36230412]Not sure if this belongs here, but I wrote a small poem as a kind of a release of emotions, and whether or not its just a string of gibberish I have yet to determine. I hope you enjoy it regardless though and I apologize for grammatical errors or just stuff that makes no sense:
[url]http://pastebin.com/YD69NmxM[/url][/QUOTE]
The prose is pretty awkward. You need to read lines back to yourself to see if they flow; remember with poetry text is as far as it goes, so it needs to be universally readable rather than something that will be sung with a certain rhythm as in songwriting.
Ellipses aren't a very good idea either, if you want to create a pause just use formatting to do it
[QUOTE=Detlef;36181165]fma fanart, urp!
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/vLF6i.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
That makes me really want to watch that show again.
[QUOTE=dgg;36230282]Because you're not doing any research before you actually make it. You just go with your very first idea and stick to it.
I assumed you deliberately avoided the graduation cap because that's like the #1 thing anyone ever does when they show graduate students or show a symbol representing school.[/QUOTE]
Well you'd be right if this was my first idea and i hadn't tried any others
to be honest i don't think it's very strong as an idea and it's clearly not working...
[editline]7th June 2012[/editline]
just try something else?
[t]http://th02.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2012/159/9/e/scrawny_pointer_by_lieutenantawesome-d52q4o2.png[/T]
Made a scrawny pointing guy. I find scrawny people to be the most entertaining objects to draw right now as you can really imagine the bonestructure beneath. I also managed to make the hands look really creepy.
I gave the whole wasteland rebel-concept another try aswell.
[t]http://th05.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2012/159/1/4/wasteland_rebel_2_by_lieutenantawesome-d52q4y6.png[/T]
[QUOTE=G71tc4;36233617]Well you'd be right if this was my first idea and i hadn't tried any others[/QUOTE]
If the word "graduation cap" never came up in your idea process then you didn't do proper research.
[QUOTE=pansarkurt;36234349]
I gave the whole wasteland rebel-concept another try aswell.
[t]http://th05.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2012/159/1/4/wasteland_rebel_2_by_lieutenantawesome-d52q4y6.png[/T][/QUOTE]
The arm bending to hold the launcher looks very unnatural to me. Might want to find a reference to get a better idea of that.
The arms also seem ridiculously thin unless it's that top guy that's in the suit.
Portfolios, any advice in general?
we've always been told 7 pieces/projects, plus or minus two (so no less than 5, no more than 9 but 7 is ideal). it's said to be a good number to get enough of your work across without the viewer losing interest
and you should identify your strongest projects, and spread them between your lesser projects (but don't put anything in that you dislike/aren't proud of)
start with your second best, finish with your best (as it'll be the last thing they'll see/remember), so it's something like this:
2nd to best piece
lesser
stronger
lesser
stronger
lesser
best piece
Hey guys, I haven't been here for ages, but I guess that's a statement that mostly concerns myself! I just made this t-shirt design because I thought it was clever, but I can't really judge if the execution is any good.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/7gClB.png[/IMG]
C&C is appreciated.
EDIT: Oooh Man, I just realized my avatar is still Christmas themed. It's nice to see ya'll again. ):
it made me chuckle
if i'm honest i don't even think you need to makeup/paint in the background, it's amusing enough with just the stripes the way they are and tongue
the makeup changes how you'd view the picture though. without it, yeah it's a funky zebra with its tongue out, but with the hint that it's makeup you get more of the feeling of the fact it's a play on gene simmons with KISS stage makeup
[img]http://www.sabotagetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/gene_simmons_narrowweb__300x4530.jpg[/img]
the implication of the horse using makeup/having makeup applied is silly in itself, personally I enjoy that more than just the design.
max payne work:
first
[thumb]http://i48.tinypic.com/bh0es.jpg[/thumb]
now
[thumb]http://i50.tinypic.com/n2cx9x.jpg[/thumb]
completing right now
So I started working on a game concept with a buddy. It's gonna be a four player combat game in the vein of Super Smash with various magics to add another level of depth. I won't go into detail because that's not the point of what I'm posting. I started working on some art assets and a preliminary running animation:
[url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2319552/Game.swf[/url]
Just trying to find a style I'm happy with. The blue potion, ogre, and orb are old. The running animation isn't really done at all, I may even scrap it.
So, I've got some stuff coming up for school, and only recently have I finally overcome what feels like writers block. I haven't been able to really write anything new, but I feel like I'm able to start writing stuff I don't necessarily instantly deem as crap.
By that regard I've got a few opening from short fiction stories I'd began writing on a whim, mostly setting the ground work or establishing concepts. I was wondering if it'd be acceptable to post them here in their length (nearly 4,000 characters) or if I should just make a separate thread as to not disturb the balance of this one with my sea of text.
haven't posted here in a long time. might as well dump a couple of doodles from today
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1925002/loose/doodlezinggning.png[/img]
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1925002/loose/supasloppy.png[/img]
haha i love it
[QUOTE=daijitsu;36240319]the makeup changes how you'd view the picture though. without it, yeah it's a funky zebra with its tongue out, but with the hint that it's makeup you get more of the feeling of the fact it's a play on gene simmons with KISS stage makeup
[img]http://www.sabotagetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/gene_simmons_narrowweb__300x4530.jpg[/img]
the implication of the horse using makeup/having makeup applied is silly in itself, personally I enjoy that more than just the design.[/QUOTE]
but people will get the kiss reference without the need to obviously point out that it's wearing makeup.
i think it's a bit more sophisticated if it's just the zebra face and tongue, because then it takes you a little bit longer to understand it, but when you do it makes you smile. you ever read Smile In The Mind?
Well if he doesnt place the make up objects around, some people may get it, some won't, which is a bit risky. On the other hand, I feel that they're not working well with the rest of the composition so might as well take them away
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