[QUOTE=Chaplin;34675455]Pretty much what I try to do.[/QUOTE]
This may also be bad advice, but drugs have really enhance my creativity.
I went from this poster: [url]http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee143/afnoporo/poster2-2.png[/url]
To this poster after a shroom trip: [url]http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee143/afnoporo/nounadjectposter-1.png[/url]
[QUOTE=Rusty100;34663990]whats that? u want some kawaii water?
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1482927/chloes%2021st/waves.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
why am I reminded of the Cloverfield Viral marketing for [url=http://slusho.jp/]Slusho[/url]
[QUOTE=Lanopo;34675530]This may also be bad advice, but drugs have really enhance my creativity.
I went from this poster: [url]http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee143/afnoporo/poster2-2.png[/url]
To this poster after a shroom trip: [url]http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee143/afnoporo/nounadjectposter-1.png[/url][/QUOTE]
heh the only thing i could draw while on drugs was a zip lock bag with a face, arms and legs and a cannon with a starkly lit ball shooting out
then i got frustrated because i could barely hold the pen so i laid down lmao
[QUOTE=strider;34665846]this is very racist against the japanese tsunami how dare u risty[/QUOTE]
>:)
[img]http://i.imgur.com/AhOHi.png[/img]
Took a sketch and painted it up in photoshop.
[QUOTE=Lanopo;34675530]This may also be bad advice, but drugs have really enhance my creativity.
I went from this poster: [url]http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee143/afnoporo/poster2-2.png[/url]
To this poster after a shroom trip: [url]http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee143/afnoporo/nounadjectposter-1.png[/url][/QUOTE]
That must have been worlds most boring trip ever, no offense against your art - which is quite nice.
[QUOTE=Anax;34676376][img]http://i.imgur.com/AhOHi.png[/img]
Took a sketch and painted it up in photoshop.[/QUOTE]
That's the flattest afro I've ever seen. Ruins the whole headshape.
[QUOTE=Maloof?;34675411]Practice, motherfucker
And feedback. [B]Get criticism.[/B] Learn to tell which bits of the criticism you need/is useful and which bits you can discard.
Don't listen to the people who tell you not to argue with criticism.
[B]
You will have people give you bad advice. Figure out who you can trust to give you good advice and who is talking out of their arse.[/B][/QUOTE]
This man is right!
It's way more important to ask the right person than to ask anyone at random. Naturally a comfortable situation for anyone who wants to get better is to surround himself with people who know more.
I'm much for criticism and I love to teach (have been mentoring several people in traditional arts), but I don't tread on certain areas I myself don't know so much about. A painting can always be beautiful or generally appreciated, but noticing flaws, faults or eventual improvements as well as prestigeful moments and events is a part of growing as an artist. You will never notice all of your own flaws or quality traits, and that's where the constructive criticism comes in.
[QUOTE=Lanopo;34675530]This may also be bad advice, but drugs have really enhance my creativity.
I went from this poster: [url]http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee143/afnoporo/poster2-2.png[/url]
To this poster after a shroom trip: [url]http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee143/afnoporo/nounadjectposter-1.png[/url][/QUOTE]
i don't mean to be rude, but you have no sense of composition, like at all. you seriously need to work on that.
I agree. The illustrations are nice (although colour selections could use a slight tweak) - the two-line title isn't doing it for me in any of the pieces I've seen it in
[QUOTE=Lanopo;34675374]I don't know if this will help, but what I do is constantly draw and at the same time thinking my content is garbage.[/QUOTE]
I do that and then it just ends up with me stopping half-way
:(
[QUOTE=slayer20;34676687]I do that and then it just ends up with me stopping half-way
:([/QUOTE]
No, no, no. You have to maintain the role of being neutral to yourself in terms of criticism. Don't hate nor love your work, listen to the priceless constructive criticism and only that. Feelings are not a part of it. It's more philosophical than you might think.
[editline]13th February 2012[/editline]
[t]http://f2.braxupload.se/b95exj.jpg[/t]
First speedpaint with tablet, only using square brush and nine pixel wide circle brush, never timed myself but I'd say 10-15 minutes.
Don't be afraid to use eraser to get hard edges quickly. Even inside layers.
[QUOTE=Satyria;34676753]No, no, no. You have to maintain the role of being neutral to yourself in terms of criticism. Don't hate nor love your work, listen to the priceless constructive criticism and only that. Feelings are not a part of it. It's more philosophical than you might think.
[/QUOTE]
I disagree. If you can't pick out what's wrong with your work and have to rely on others to do that then you're stuffed
Quick question, but how do you guys distinguish between style and actual technical mistakes?
It's a completely serious question because it's an issue that's rendered me unable to judge or consider other people's works.
Self-criticism is good, hating your own work is bad. I keep the philosophy of telling myself I can improve my skills from work to work and I criticize myself in order to see where I can gather the improvement necessary to go a step further. Getting extra criticism from other eyes is really valuable too because some people can point out things I don't see.
@Above: Mastering a style requires mastering the technical skills that allows you to break the rules without breaking everything else. Usually if people go for style before learning about anatomy and perspective you'll be able to tell by how inconsistent their characters are whenever they are viewed from an asymmetrical angle, whenever they are foreshortened and generally you'll see inconsistent limb length or limbs that don't fit together and make an unbalanced character. There is also lacking or wrong knowledge of various body types, muscle groups, balance, understanding of shape and how light and shadows work.
Also usually if you call people out on doing style before learning how to draw you'll see they don't have work that takes a stab at life studies or anything else that resembles classical drawing.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;34676922]Quick question, but how do you guys distinguish between style and actual technical mistakes?
It's a completely serious question because it's an issue that's rendered me unable to judge or consider other people's works.[/QUOTE]
I believe its all a matter of opinion, as what you call "art" doesn't necessarily have any guidelines. If your goal is to make something anatomically correct, then the technical mistake would be to fail at that, right? You can't generalize it all into one lump, its all a matter of what you try to achieve.
A lot of people also say that there are no mistakes, only happy accidents.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;34676922]Quick question, but how do you guys distinguish between style and actual technical mistakes?
It's a completely serious question because it's an issue that's rendered me unable to judge or consider other people's works.[/QUOTE]
It all depends on how far from the 'mainstream' way of doing things you want to go.
Some really great things can come from doing things in a technically non-mainstream (some would say 'incorrect') way;
I think it's good to learn about the mainstream techniques because, often, they do serve a very specific purpose. The whole 'don't use low opacity brushes' thing that gets discussed every few pages is an important lesson because it teaches you that simply overlaying a darker shade of the same colour using 50% opacity to get shadow will create a dull, unrealistic image.
Once you've learned the lesson or 'rule', feel free to break it if you have a good reason.
Technique and style can cross over. Some artists make really nice works using what some would consider 'bad' techniques. It's about using the 'bad' technique in a new and interesting way. You'll find that you have to cater to the 'mainstream' opinion of 'what looks good' on some level though, or people won't enjoy your work.
Some unconventional stuff by [url=http://danillovesfood.deviantart.com/]Danillovesfood[/url]
[IMG]http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/010/c/c/Of_great_age_by_DanilLovesFood.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Maloof?;34677003]Some unconventional stuff by [url=http://danillovesfood.deviantart.com/]Danillovesfood[/url]
[IMG]http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/010/c/c/Of_great_age_by_DanilLovesFood.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Looks like Morrowind+Oblivion...
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Xlvt7.jpg[/IMG]
C&C please? I want to improve my drawings.
[QUOTE=Maloof?;34676880]I disagree. If you can't pick out what's wrong with your work and have to rely on others to do that then you're stuffed[/QUOTE]
My point was to not look down on yourself or get too confident. To start believing oneself suck won't really help you get better if it only leads to low self-esteem and a rendered capability to draw. It's not very effective, won't you agree? You kinda have to be subjective about your own talent.
[QUOTE=Satyria;34677103]My point was to not look down on yourself or get too confident. To start believing oneself suck won't really help you get better if it only leads to low self-esteem and a rendered capability to draw. It's not very effective, won't you agree? You kinda have to be subjective about your own talent.[/QUOTE]
Objectivity is for wankers
[t]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8702336/Art/Drawings/2012/Fallout_2.png[/t]
So when you guys draw which type of line do you like to use and why? i don't really know which to use, opacity or no opacity.
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8702336/Art/Drawings/Untitled-1.jpg[/img]
And I mean just lineart.
i know i probably got other stuff to worry about but small stuff like this bothers me.
How many times is Danillovesfood going to be posted in here, everyone must remember him by now
[t]http://i.imgur.com/7sO2K.jpg[/t]
thumbed
[QUOTE=Ehanced_AI;34677345][t]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8702336/Art/Drawings/2012/Fallout_2.png[/t]
So when you guys draw which type of line do you like to use and why? i don't really know which to use, opacity or no opacity.
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8702336/Art/Drawings/Untitled-1.jpg[/img]
And I mean just lineart.
i know i probably got other stuff to worry about but small stuff like this bothers me.[/QUOTE]
Lineart? I'd use the pen tool and draw with nodes if I want specific lines. Even so lines around a character isn't something I fancy doing.
Well i guess the word i'm looking for is just sketching.
dicking about on the page and drawing whatever
Then number two; pen pressure, since it gives you easier and faster variation of shades. If you use black and paint on white you get the entire scale.
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/bar-02-03_bette.jpg[/img]
trying to make it look like a 'realistic' photograph
ideas??
[QUOTE=war_man333;34677990][img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/bar-02-03_bette.jpg[/img]
trying to make it look like a 'realistic' photograph
ideas??[/QUOTE]
higher resolution images, no lens flare and if you want bloom to blend the text in.
Also the ground has a fisheye effect but the sky + text don't, also there lens flare is coming from the wrong place anyway the sun is to the right
the original picture is A4 dimensions so it was hard to find bigger grass textures :(
any idea how to make the sun look more realistic?
i do not understand lens flares, I just put them where I think they're supposed to be, should it be on the other side?
well they're supposed to be where the sun is because they are the sun's rays reflecting off of the lens of the camera but I think you should do without them for now. As for the sky itself look at this picture
[img]http://www.chinapictures.org/images/tibet/1/tibet-40106153542170.jpg[/img]
notice how the sky disappears into the distance instead of stopping suddenly. your sky needs to do something like that. Finally you need to blend the images, right now they don't look right together, play with the contrast, add shadows, lighting effects, colours make it look more like it's a natural photo rather than a photoshop. The first thing that stood out to me were the blades of grass that you placed then blurred in the foreground. Don't do that, oddly it looks like the DOF from something like MW2, play around with it till it looks like something that you can see in a photo
[img]http://www.goodwp.com/large/201103/15788.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.blackberryforums.com.au/gallery/files/1/macro-grass-1024x1024-wallpaper-5452.jpg[/img]
you might want to wait for someone else's opinion though, I've been too busy with illustrator to work with ps so my advice might not be so useful.
[editline]13th February 2012[/editline]
Ah yes one more thing too, your grass is like a flat carpet, there's no dimension. Go over it with a brush to make it look like it's actually 3D
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