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[QUOTE=D3TBS;36832057]feels like promotional t-shirts, as in, slap a logo and you're good to go. But it also has that vintage thing, I don't know what its called. I don't really understand "make shirts that would only appeal to people who really know the source(s)". I mean, if I knew the source, I still wouldn't realy buy it because it's not really that good looking to make me want to buy it. If you want to move this forward, your best bet would be to make something bigger, something like a vintage add to that company or whatever youre trying to put there[/QUOTE] When I posted "make shirts that would only appeal to people who really know the source(s)" I didn't realize how little sense that made. What I meant was that you would only know what the company or product on the shirt was if you knew the source. For example, Norton Aircraft is the company that the main character works for in Michael Crichton's [i]Airframe[/i]. Someone who didn't read the book wouldn't be aware of that and won't appreciate it, but a fan of the book may really like it. I was actually kind of hoping for a vintage promotion shirt. I enjoy old advertisements and I was just testing the waters of design. The OASIS and Norton shirts are original designs I made to fit in their time period (80's and 90's respectively). Thanks for your CC, I truly appreciate it. I think I may actually make a full-fledged poster next.
Hey, could one of you direct me to a good place to learn composition? Truth be told, I don't know anything about it other than super basic stuff like Rule of Thirds. Thanks!
The Oasis design doesn't make much sense to me. If the name is Oasis, why is there a picture of a desert island? That is like the exact opposite of an oasis.
[QUOTE=squids_eye;36833006]The Oasis design doesn't make much sense to me. If the name is Oasis, why is there a picture of a desert island? That is like the exact opposite of an oasis.[/QUOTE] Thats a really good point, but it's not a literal oasis. It's actually OASIS, which is from [i]Ready Player One[/i] (I'm not really a fan of it, but the idea and setting is cool). I guess I should make that more obvious. I included the copyright of the fictional developer, but it must be too subtle. The OASIS is a virtual world with thousands of fully developed planets. I planned on having a few shirts with different designs. I just started this last night so I haven't had too much time to do that.
Got my Monoprice today, pretty slick for $40 [img]http://i.cubeupload.com/lOnrVB.png[/img]
Welp, with my new laptop and my old little wacom, I can do digital art stuff somewhere else besides my desk.
[img]http://www.deviantart.com/download/315602298/souper_professional_assassin__lines_15__by_juniez-d57wgai.png[/img]
Those are some long arms and short legs you got there. But I like it still for some reason.
I don't know if this question belongs here but I don't know where else to put it but What would I use as a cheap fake dirt to apply to my face without actually using real dirt(cuz that has bugs n shit in it)
[QUOTE=bob4life;36832171]first attempt at a nude. ever. its still a work in progress, so crit me so it doesnt end up like turd at the end. [img]http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/7215/nude1wip.jpg[/img] also, i gotta say, drawing skin is fun as hell. anyways, lemme know what you think[/QUOTE] You've saturated her arm so much
[QUOTE=Haunted;36822568][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/aMNVkl.jpg[/IMG] Photostudy[/QUOTE] I like your brushstrokes [editline]19th July 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=mecaguy03;36828683]Copper is pretty. [IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/32047569/Copper.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]It is. You should draw a ball of that instead of clay.
[QUOTE=3v3ryb0dy;36836336] It is. You should draw a ball of that instead of clay.[/QUOTE] ~~edgy~~ [editline]19th July 2012[/editline] but seriously on a scale from one to constructive...
now that I got those zings I can go constructive: it is no where near copper or metal in general. Look at metal balls, they have very sharp highlights and very deep shadows and sharp contrasts. Try to block in the areas you see on a metal ball, watch for the negative space, where the refraction and reflection originate from and then try to replicate it. Do it in greyscale first, as its really hard to try and learn metal with color at first. [url]http://www.brucegray.com/images/period.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.photo-dictionary.com/photofiles/list/3979/5336metal_cylinders.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.karnel.com/large/6616003.jpg[/url] try drawing these, practise materials and stuff from life or photos not pull it out of your ass. You can't draw from head what you don't have in it. ctrlpaint might have some tutorials on that subject as well.
i personalyy never tried painting digitally, but everything looks pretty muddy if not worked to an extreme
[QUOTE=Maloof?;36836731]~~edgy~~ [editline]19th July 2012[/editline] but seriously on a scale from one to constructive...[/QUOTE] Well he's kinda right but what he should have probably said is that the smudgy surface makes it look like clay and it would need to be smoother to look like copper.
[QUOTE=D3TBS;36836868]i personalyy never tried painting digitally, but everything looks pretty muddy if not worked to an extreme[/QUOTE] it looks muddy if small brushes are used along with incorrect technique. It's a beginners thing, it's hard to get out of
done a lot of boring freelance work and some commissioned/requested portrait work lately so trying to get back into proper painting. practising working quickly and getting away from gridding/colour-picker [img]http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/199/1/3/moria_by_chestymcgee-d57pdn0.jpg[/img] [img]http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/201/8/8/d9_by_chestymcgee-d57xgs7.jpg[/img] ~2hrs on each ish
had an idea for a dark knight trilogy box set [IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1482927/tdkboxidea.png[/IMG] [img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1482927/tdkboxidea2.png[/img]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9q0uM.png[/IMG] Better than my previous ball?
the reflected light doesn't seem to curve around the ball as much as the main highlights do. it plays with my eyes a bit and makes one side look less spherical than the rest but maybe it's just me [editline]19th July 2012[/editline] as an aside, i dunno if the "paint a ball" thing is a staple of the artistic trade or something but i really don't get the hype. i did one ball study in skintone when i first got my tablet just to learn blending and a bit of skintone colour theory but i could have learnt just as much by painting an actual face. i guess a ball is an easy place to start but, i suppose my point is, don't get hung up on balls (so to speak)
You gotta have balls as an artist man.
[QUOTE=Rusty100;36838067]had an idea for a dark knight trilogy box set [IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1482927/tdkboxidea.png[/IMG] [img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1482927/tdkboxidea2.png[/img][/QUOTE] Looks pretty generic to be honest, I've seen that done loads but if it's just a proof of technique then ok :o
[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;36838400]the reflected light doesn't seem to curve around the ball as much as the main highlights do. it plays with my eyes a bit and makes one side look less spherical than the rest but maybe it's just me [editline]19th July 2012[/editline] as an aside, i dunno if the "paint a ball" thing is a staple of the artistic trade or something but i really don't get the hype. i did one ball study in skintone when i first got my tablet just to learn blending and a bit of skintone colour theory but i could have learnt just as much by painting an actual face. i guess a ball is an easy place to start but, i suppose my point is, don't get hung up on balls (so to speak)[/QUOTE] It's a traditional way to learn how to handle material definition. It's perfect for every light situation and doesn't require you to pay attention to things like bumps and creaks in the form itself. Since it's a sphere on the ground it will also allow you to work with bouncing light. All in all it's a perfect object and situation to learn and understand how to draw material, how light works and how to shade, all at once without any disturbances.
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;36838760]Looks pretty generic to be honest, I've seen that done loads but if it's just a proof of technique then ok :o[/QUOTE] yea its just a first draft to test the idea, gonna keep working on it
[QUOTE=Rusty100;36838929]yea its just a first draft to test the idea, gonna keep working on it[/QUOTE] You should do a finger paint version, like use two hand prints for the wings and make it all multicolored and then do batman in macaroni letters on the spine of the box.
the ball is a way for beginners to learn how light interacts with forms. It's comprehensive, it shows all the parts of the shadow and ambient light and such. And you don't have to worry about other aspects of the drawing like perspective. Essentially, if you know how light falls on the ball, you can apply it to almost anything. It's about starting at the most basic level so as to not become overwhelmed. Drawing a face is pretty complex and there's a lot of elements to take into consideration. [editline]19th July 2012[/editline] [img]http://i.imgur.com/kAHfu.png[/img] bearded vulture photostudy that i got bored of. drawing repetitive things like feathers is something i despise
[QUOTE=1chains1;36838974]You should do a finger paint version, like use two hand prints for the wings and make it all multicolored and then do batman in macaroni letters on the spine of the box.[/QUOTE] funny, but on the back i might do a chalk bat [t]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W6AubWlcqn0/UAP8uJm0-II/AAAAAAAABbQ/KU0mcNMiI20/s1600/Chalk+Bat+Symbol+.jpg[/t]
Mate showed up earlier today. He was like 'Remember that stuff that John took out of his computer because it was broken and replaced it with new stuff; you can have it if you can get it working'. It was a chunky motherboard, a 3Ghz Xeon and 8 gigs of DDR3. I plugged it in and apart from 2 out of the 4 RAM slots not working, everything seems fine. I'm feeling pretty weird about it; feel bad for taking it and not really having anything to give him in return. However now I can maybe do big canvases without lag. Fun times
you know how we think about short stories in this thread maloof
[QUOTE=strider;36839587]you know how we think about short stories in this thread maloof[/QUOTE] it's not a story it actually happened! you never believe me [editline]20th July 2012[/editline] I'm gonna go live with dad
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