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Hey CWTDDAT, Last time I posted here was like a year ago. Normally I do charcoal work, but I just installed photoshop and I'm trying to make sense of digital drawing... Decided that I wanted to paint this picture that I saw in the Syrian Vice documentary. [img]http://i.imgur.com/xv2ks.png[/img] reference. [thumb]http://assets.vice.com/content-images/featureditem/no-slug/5b16e2f615c665478d6780d1495764ed_vice_669x375.jpg[/thumb] I have no idea what I'm doing. Learning as I go.
I would do the entire room first in minimal detail and then concentrate on actually fine tuning it. You'd be surprised at how much more important perspective and shape is than details.
[IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/egsima.jpg[/IMG] [video=youtube;5fhVNuVVPlE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fhVNuVVPlE[/video] It's [B]clearly[/B] not finished yet, but could you provide some advice on my shading/brushing?
I need help. I'm working on this illustration. So far, here's my sketch. I'm going to do a nice clean line drawing tomorrow and spray the drawing before watercoloring it. I need help picking a color comp, I've got two here: [IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2319552/TrollColorComp-Blank.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2319552/TrollColorComp2.jpg[/IMG] [img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2319552/TrollColorComp3.jpg[/img] Which, if either? I'm going to go in with digital after the watercolor to punch up colors and whatnot.
[QUOTE=Galago;38322585]I need help. I'm working on this illustration. So far, here's my sketch. I'm going to do a nice clean line drawing tomorrow and spray the drawing before watercoloring it. I need help picking a color comp, I've got two here: [IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2319552/TrollColorComp-Blank.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2319552/TrollColorComp2.jpg[/IMG] [img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2319552/TrollColorComp3.jpg[/img] Which, if either? I'm going to go in with digital after the watercolor to punch up colors and whatnot.[/QUOTE] I like the second the most
Im working on a painting and i just felt like sharing. [t]http://i.imgur.com/iYd5t.jpg[/t] Criticism would be appreciated.
Some thangz [img]http://i.cubeupload.com/7aOD16.png[/img] [img]http://i.cubeupload.com/Mr5D1e.png[/img]
Speed paintin'. I might finish this later though. [IMG]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md054ketLK1rvcx59o1_500.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Galago;38322585]I need help. I'm working on this illustration. So far, here's my sketch. I'm going to do a nice clean line drawing tomorrow and spray the drawing before watercoloring it. I need help picking a color comp, I've got two here: [IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2319552/TrollColorComp-Blank.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2319552/TrollColorComp2.jpg[/IMG] [img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2319552/TrollColorComp3.jpg[/img] Which, if either? I'm going to go in with digital after the watercolor to punch up colors and whatnot.[/QUOTE] The second one is certainly prettier to look at but I'm sure it sets the right mood for what's happening. What with being backlit in a dark place the two monsters are far more threatening and ominous in the first lighting - the second is a more heavy and calming atmosphere, all those peachy tones just make me want to drift off to sleep. It's a lovely chord you've struck there, but as I said, doesn't really match what you're aiming to convey in the scene imo [QUOTE=bleson;38322266][IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/egsima.jpg[/IMG] [video=youtube;5fhVNuVVPlE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fhVNuVVPlE[/video] It's [B]clearly[/B] not finished yet, but could you provide some advice on my shading/brushing?[/QUOTE] It's difficult to say anything about your brushstrokes et al since it's such a WIP. There are a thousand ways that you could flesh it out/render it more, so until you develop it further we won't really know whether your initial colour blocking worked well or not. Your method of sketching the nose and lips and so on could definitely use work. We could help you more easily with that if you posted the ref? And as general advice, all of those black lines you've drawn with are really heavy-going. I would find it really difficult to work on such a thickly-lined sketch. Unless you plan to keep the black lines, in which case my advice is don't since they'll ensure your picture is flat no matter what [editline]5th November 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Mysterious Mr.E;38323100]Im working on a painting and i just felt like sharing. [t]http://i.imgur.com/iYd5t.jpg[/t] Criticism would be appreciated.[/QUOTE] A trap that a lot of beginners fall into is using low opacity airbrushy shading to convey some sort of realistic light behaviour - but you should stick to opaque brushes for laying down value, because that is muddy and unpleasent to look at
Wow, so many great stuff on p222, 223, you guys rock! Meanwhile, I finished another piece: [img]http://i.imgur.com/RE4lr.jpg[/img] Concept "art" [img]http://i.imgur.com/v53tW.jpg[/img]
yall don't know what is physics [IMG]http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/310/9/0/reading_by_zacharyhogan-d5k5lrk.jpg[/IMG]
Don't know if people remember my last image but it was of a dude with a pumped up arm from his heart. I've done another which is a runner of some kind who's heart is linked up to his legs. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/FubCcl.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/KSXKCl.jpg[/IMG] For those who don't remember the last I made a little composition of them both. I thought I could do a whole set of 'marines' using this tech but in reality there are only arms and legs that would be useful in combat.
Small drawing for my DeviantArt ID : [IMG]http://uppix.net/a/2/7/94a78e7b4dae14bc8f8876fef86db.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Bleacher;38325134]Wow, so many great stuff on p222, 223, you guys rock! Meanwhile, I finished another piece: [img]http://i.imgur.com/RE4lr.jpg[/img] Concept "art" [img]http://i.imgur.com/v53tW.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] It's so awesome (except the wall of the building making a curve). What pencils do you use?
So I've decided I want to try making a living as an artist once I've finished my degree (philosophy, so totally unrelated). It's pretty scary to think that I'll need to make £50 a day for 5 days a week just to have enough of an income to reliably move out on my own.
[QUOTE=Robbobin;38328919]So I've decided I want to try making a living as an artist once I've finished my degree (philosophy, so totally unrelated). It's pretty scary to think that I'll need to make £50 a day for 5 days a week just to have enough of an income to reliably move out on my own.[/QUOTE] Good luck! All I can say - stay the fuck away from freelancing.
[QUOTE=MuffinZerg;38329133]Good luck! All I can say - stay the fuck away from freelancing.[/QUOTE] there's nothing wrong with freelancing
[QUOTE=MuffinZerg;38329133]Good luck! All I can say - stay the fuck away from freelancing.[/QUOTE] Disregard this, just be a savvy freelancer. There's pretty much no other way to survive as an artist these days, you'll have a much easier time getting short term freelance contracts than full time employment. (assuming you're aiming for some sort of industry based art career... which is the only sensible way to do it)
I feel like people that just go into art like that have hella confidence.
Why does drawing and painting everything look so simple and easy when other people do it? The basic everyday routine for me is to watch some cool videos of people drawing and then just attempt at doing something myself, utterly failing right at the start for various reasons and after that going back to the beginning.
[QUOTE=MuffinZerg;38327258]It's so awesome (except the wall of the building making a curve). What pencils do you use?[/QUOTE] Thank you! Curved building was intentional, but crappy perspective on windows/sign is my bad, sorry. Just your average MARCO Raffine pencils, 36 pieces. I sharpen them up as often as I can and give them some good pressure, or else there will be white paper visible a lot. That's why all pencil drawings are so saturated - You can't mix your green or red or blue with white/color higher up the color wheel to make them more de-saturated like in paints. Here's my album if you're interested: [url]http://imgur.com/a/Q0NEY[/url] [editline]5th November 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Jericho_Rus;38330999]Why does drawing and painting everything look so simple and easy when other people do it? The basic everyday routine for me is to watch some cool videos of people drawing and then just attempt at doing something myself, utterly failing right at the start for various reasons and after that going back to the beginning.[/QUOTE] О, детка, tell me about it. I remember watching a very good acrylic painting video tutorial, couple hours of theory and there he was: Mixing colors, slow and easy so I could repeat, then grabbing colors on a brush, piece of cake. After that he started to do this little funny swirling motion with the brush (left-right-left-right) to blend the color nicely into the canvas, it turned out great. I made the exact same movement pattern and I got [B]shit[/B]. I guess it's like riding a bicycle - it looks simple - you sit on top and turn the pedals, but there's always some micro-movements you need to master in order to actually not fall in the ditch in a couple of seconds. Practice does make perfect.
Practice and not taking it too seriously or over-thinking it while you're doing it. Taking a break every little while, going outside for a few minutes or doing some dishes or whatever then coming back to it with fresh eyes; we tend to think what we're doing is perfect with no flaws as we do it, so leaving for a bit and coming back helps us to see the flaws before we get too far into it
[QUOTE=Maloof?;38331628]Practice and not taking it too seriously or over-thinking it while you're doing it. Taking a break every little while, going outside for a few minutes or doing some dishes or whatever then coming back to it with fresh eyes; we tend to think what we're doing is perfect with no flaws as we do it, so leaving for a bit and coming back helps us to see the flaws before we get too far into it[/QUOTE] I really hate how cocky the brain is when you work on something. Shading something? Oh man, they'll be struck in awe and wonder how I did that, it looks so beautiful. Drawing a limb? Oh man, they'll think the anatomy is perfect, the way I bent it this way, masterpiece. Whenever you stop and look at it all that falls apart and you go "oh man, that looks hideous". And at least for me I constantly tell myself that my thoughts are lies and shut up already you're just exaggerating, but the brain just won't fucking stop imagining all that imaginary praise. And of course deep down you wish all that you've imagined is true, and that affects your reaction to criticism no matter how much you don't want it to. Cunt brain.
[img]http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/310/2/6/262687cbcbd234f361089086d75062a8-d5k77wr.jpg[/img] was doodling around and couldn't come up with anything special... but in the end I just filter raped it all and got myself a poster of a guy wearing a baseball cap
Also don't be like me and never praise your work and think everything you do sucks. You gotta be somewhere in between.
[QUOTE=MuffinZerg;38329133]Good luck! All I can say - stay the fuck away from freelancing.[/QUOTE] I'm actually thinking freelancing is what I want to try, at least to begin with. I'm planning on making some kind of art book to act as a sort of portfolio, then I'll be able to make income from the book, prints, digital downloads, etc, as well as get some kind of following which is probably the most important thing at first. The one problem is, everything is [I]so expensive.[/I] For an 8.5x8.5" art book it's around £20 so I'd need to sell for £25-30 to even [I]begin[/I] to make anything like profit. And giclee prints are a good £40 for A1 (at least, that's what I've found in my short investigation). I should think as long as I keep on top of the marketing/blogging side of things I'll have as good a shot as anyone else; once I really take it more seriously like a day job I think the art will take care of itself. I've asked my parents if I can cash in on all my birthday/christmas presents for the rest of my life for a cintiq which I think they should think of as an investment! :v:
Does anyone have Detlef's tutorial from awhile ago?
[QUOTE=Robbobin;38332362]I'm actually thinking freelancing is what I want to try, at least to begin with. I'm planning on making some kind of art book to act as a sort of portfolio, then I'll be able to make income from the book, prints, digital downloads, etc, as well as get some kind of following which is probably the most important thing at first. The one problem is, everything is [I]so expensive.[/I] For an 8.5x8.5" art book it's around £20 so I'd need to sell for £25-30 to even [I]begin[/I] to make anything like profit. And giclee prints are a good £40 for A1 (at least, that's what I've found in my short investigation). I should think as long as I keep on top of the marketing/blogging side of things I'll have as good a shot as anyone else; once I really take it more seriously like a day job I think the art will take care of itself. I've asked my parents if I can cash in on all my birthday/christmas presents for the rest of my life for a cintiq which I think they should think of as an investment! :v:[/QUOTE] do digital work! Editorial jobs for newspapers and the like are your best bet for starting out probably. If you find that people like your work and you're moving along well, consider an agent! I know it's hard to part with a percentage of your pay but an agent will end up getting you so much more work. But all that is still a way away...
drew this for my gf. [IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/IMG_05761.JPG[/IMG] it represents me in the relationship. i might be a fucking gorilla but i know when to give her roses. it's also my band's mascot which also represents something, because if it wasn't for my band i'd never meet her at all hahahaha
how do you guys pay for art colleges/universities it's so costly yet artists generally don't make that much bank :S
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