[QUOTE=Robbobin;37318954]Maybe you could try emulating the style of those chinese mountain landscapes, since they're normally depicting the same scale as you, but they do it with strong, distinct marks. I don't have an image editor on this laptop but I imagine most of your digital stuff looks really bland when it's desaturated because all of your forms (which are almost always really really interesting, narratively) relies so much on such subtle changes in hue. I say just work in a really line intensive style for a short while and go for shitloads of contrast so you get something that looks great even when it's desaturated.
Those are just my thoughts anyway! You have some of the most interesting compositional ideas of anyone here (which I am incredibly jealous of since that's where I desperately need to improve the most) but they're let down by something (imo your values/lack of lines/indistinct forms, which I think are more or less the same thing).[/QUOTE]
I don't have time to write a proper response to this at the moment, but thanks so much dude; for the advice and the compliment! It means a lot
maloof, your colors are interesting and calm, so keep up with that. i'd work with a bit more contrast but that's just me. focus on your shape definition and avoid wobbly/blurry looking stuff. you can make it wobbly (like that picture you showed on your reply) if that's your style, but you should notice his stuff looks really well defined and he doesn't get wonky windows, etc. it looks natural, hard to explain.
good luck i guess :)
[editline]19th August 2012[/editline]
and i'm sorry if i'm having a hard time explaining all this, i'm brazilian so that's as far as my vocabulary goes :p
I got my tablet today, and had just read 1984, so I decided to draw the ministry of love
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/ministry_of_love.jpg[/img]
It's the first thing i've ever drawn besides random doodles, ever.
Why buy a tablet if you've never drawn before?
[QUOTE=krazipanda;37320970]I got my tablet today, and had just read 1984, so I decided to draw the ministry of love
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/ministry_of_love.jpg[/img]
It's the first thing i've ever drawn besides random doodles, ever.[/QUOTE]
perspective on the text is off, the second box too.
[QUOTE=Headcrab54;37321014]Why buy a tablet if you've never drawn before?[/QUOTE]
Maybe because he wants to learn or has it for other uses? I use mine purely for texturing yet I can't draw a simple box nicely.
[QUOTE=Chaplin;37321052]perspective on the text is off, the second box too.[/QUOTE]
I'm aware that the perspective of the text is off, the second box is meant to be wedge-shaped going to the left.
I'm sure that there are millions of problems with it, please tell me all of them so I can get better, I am pretty artistically challenged.
[editline]19th August 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=Headcrab54;37321014]Why buy a tablet if you've never drawn before?[/QUOTE]
I dunno, maybe it's the fact that i've always been more comfortable around computers. I was raised with a PC that I fixed the broken parts on when I was 6, and always prefer to do things on the computer.
[t]http://www.deviantart.com/download/322235741/lines_19_by_juniez-d5bumot.png[/t]
this didnt turn out the way i planned
[QUOTE=krazipanda;37321121]I'm aware that the perspective of the text is off, the second box is meant to be wedge-shaped going to the left.
[/QUOTE]
oh, my bad then
[QUOTE=krazipanda;37320970]I got my tablet today, and had just read 1984, so I decided to draw the ministry of love
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/ministry_of_love.jpg[/img]
It's the first thing i've ever drawn besides random doodles, ever.[/QUOTE]
Doubleplussorry for the unrail but I thought the Ministry was pyramid shaped?
[QUOTE=Foxconn;37316544]I tried to do a quick sketch of Kardan from S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
I failed miserably. [img]http://puu.sh/N9y4[/img]
[thumb]http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/9455/kardan.png[/thumb][/QUOTE]
At least he still looks like him.
[QUOTE=Krinkels;37322652]Doubleplussorry for the unrail but I thought the Ministry was pyramid shaped?[/QUOTE]
plusuncorrect, last ministry of plenty pyramid from literature
Im going to break this picture up into multiple paintings, seeing as its a fairly wide view of the nebula. One for the upper spire, one for the lower, one for that cloud on the right. More opportunity for detail, and I could possibly merge them together if it looks right.
[thumb]http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1011/IC1396RolfGeissinger.jpg[/thumb]
Mainly its just that doing the entire thing in one go would be a pain in the ass, and I would lose interest halfway through and the rest would suffer.
[QUOTE=Headcrab54;37321014]Why buy a tablet if you've never drawn before?[/QUOTE]
Why buy a camera if you've never photographed before? Why buy a gaming keyboard if you've never played a game before? Why buy a HDTV if you've never watched a HD movie before?
Because people can, and it's a gateway to learn or experience something new.
Yes, it's absolutely most recommended to learn to draw properly on paper first. But it's not a must.
[QUOTE=mecaguy03;37323034]Im going to break this picture up into multiple paintings, seeing as its a fairly wide view of the nebula. One for the upper spire, one for the lower, one for that cloud on the right. More opportunity for detail, and I could possibly merge them together if it looks right.
[thumb]http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1011/IC1396RolfGeissinger.jpg[/thumb]
Mainly its just that doing the entire thing in one go would be a pain in the ass, and I would lose interest halfway through and the rest would suffer.[/QUOTE]
I think you could do so much cool stuff with what you can do already, like write letter shaped nebulas and such. Overall good work but I would do different stuff with it
[QUOTE=Quinnjdq;37321119]Maybe because he wants to learn or has it for other uses? I use mine purely for texturing yet I can't draw a simple box nicely.[/QUOTE]
You must be loaded, can I have some of your vast wealth
[QUOTE=mecaguy03;37323034]Im going to break this picture up into multiple paintings, seeing as its a fairly wide view of the nebula. One for the upper spire, one for the lower, one for that cloud on the right. More opportunity for detail, and I could possibly merge them together if it looks right.
[thumb]http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1011/IC1396RolfGeissinger.jpg[/thumb]
Mainly its just that doing the entire thing in one go would be a pain in the ass, and I would lose interest halfway through and the rest would suffer.[/QUOTE]
Oh that's your photoref, I thought it was like a huge piece in PS at a glance
Ignore that rating I gave you! Go and earn it!
Going for a more subdued, less super-saturated-everything-is-made-of-copper aesthetic for the game.
Quick undetailed mock-up
[IMG]http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/232/6/6/cardigan___style_take_2_by_zacharyhogan-d5bto08.jpg[/IMG]
I like it, industrial scenes really float my boat. 10/10 for huge pipes
[QUOTE=Robbobin;37314894]Not the masterpiece I promised, but I've always wanted to do a still of this scene. I think Ian McKellen has probably my favourite face ever. :v:
[url=https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7346219/Arts/New/gandalf.jpg][img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7346219/Arts/New/gandalflowres.jpg[/img][/url]
click it for a high res scan[/QUOTE]
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Fly you fools![/I]
Ian McKellen is definitely one of my alltime favourite faces.
If I could take one step onto the set of The Hobbit and see him dressed up as Gandalf...
Anyway, this piece is definitely a step forward for you, solid effort!
Every time I see Gandalf hugging one of the hobbits I am overcome with jealousy, I'm not gonna lie. And thanks! About 2/3 of the way through another lotr still. This one's a little out of my comfort zone because it's more about the scenery than the characters but it seems to be going well.
[editline]20th August 2012[/editline]
I tried scanning this, but it looked SO bad because the scanner reflects so much light off of the dark areas and generally looks fucking awful, and this photograph doesn't do a fantastic job either. Just believe me when I say it looks better in person D:
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7346219/Arts/New/moria.jpg[/img]
looks pretty messy, took me a while to figure out what was going on.
[QUOTE=Robbobin;37325444]I tried scanning this, but it looked SO bad because the scanner reflects so much light off of the dark areas and generally looks fucking awful, and this photograph doesn't do a fantastic job either. Just believe me when I say it looks better in person D:
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7346219/Arts/New/moria.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
There is a reason we have image editing programs.
Scan it in and tweak it until it looks good enough. Remember that you can change settings on the scanner as well for contrast and brightness.
[t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3655193/phautaumainipalation.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=D3TBS;37324150]I think you could do so much cool stuff with what you can do already, like write letter shaped nebulas and such. Overall good work but I would do different stuff with it[/QUOTE]
Ive been thinking about doing that. Maybe some other time. Right now I just want to paint nebulas as they are, or paint ships and stuff like that, because right now I really suck at ships.
[QUOTE=mecaguy03;37329602]Ive been thinking about doing that. Maybe some other time. Right now I just want to paint nebulas as they are, or paint ships and stuff like that, because right now I really suck at ships.[/QUOTE]
Try sketching out a bunch of ideas for ships first. Talking from experience here, if you try and paint in a spacecraft without any predefined plan or idea, it won't look good.
For some reason I can make up people, clothing, equipment, and other vehicles as I go, but not spacecraft.
Drew a bike, sort of
[IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4565878/bike%20.png[/IMG]
"Boon Rules"
Oh you little bugger.
Fucking love that illustration though. Fantastic splitting whilst still retaining a nice and whole easily readable shape.
Should I make a sketchbook thread or keep it all in here?
[QUOTE=Boone_Sedford;37330685]Drew a bike, sort of
[IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4565878/bike%20.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
love the style
great energy to it and very original
would like to see more of this kinda stuff
I couldn't find a good animation thread on Facepunch so I made one. 'Cuz who doesn't dabble in animation from time to time?
[URL="http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1206804"]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1206804[/URL]
[editline]20th August 2012[/editline]
Here have a goblin speedpaint.
[IMG]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8386xFf7T1rvcx59o1_r1_500.jpg[/IMG]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/rNY3D.png[/img]
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