Creative Work That Doesn't Deserve A Thread V5 <Dongery Penis Edition> - General

I swear to god I've seen the lsat one before.

[QUOTE=3v3ryb0dy;26649583]I swear to god I've seen the lsat one before.[/QUOTE] Hmm, its possible i posted it here last year... but dammit the memory eludes me [editline]12th December 2010[/editline] Guess while im going through my drawings i might as well post some other ones. [img]http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/5537/img0012t.jpg[/img]

work on new stuff instead and get a sketchbook.

Haven't done much with value outside of traditional art, so a gave a whirl in photoshop. Not really sure how to go about doing this, but this was my end result. Kind of wondering whether I should stick with a softer stroke, or a sharper one. I mixed a bit of both, but I don't feel like they're cooperating well together, Any suggestions? [img]http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1114/valueprofile.jpg[/img]

Can't say I'm a big fan. Looks like you slapped the contrast up waaaay too high, which is my main problem with it. Got a version of this before you messed with the values so much?

It looks like you overdid it with the smudge tool as well: it looks messy. [editline]12th December 2010[/editline] If I were you I would concentrate on getting a smoother gradient and I'd take the sharper strokes.

[QUOTE=Klammyxxl;26652708]Haven't done much with value outside of traditional art, so a gave a whirl in photoshop. Not really sure how to go about doing this, but this was my end result. Kind of wondering whether I should stick with a softer stroke, or a sharper one. I mixed a bit of both, but I don't feel like they're cooperating well together, Any suggestions? [img_thumb]http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1114/valueprofile.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] Unlike McGee I like this a lot. But it lacks a feeling, which probably comes from the fact that you tried to shade it realistically, but you did it stylishly, which makes it crash. There is also the problem that you can the horrible use of smudge. Try to find a brush, or fiddle with the brush settings to find a brush that makes it look similar to the smudging, just not as blurry and... well, smudged. I think you've got something going on, I especially like the vivid colours, but you should not leave parts completely white, give it a tone so it looks like skin, not super reflective white bloom shit. Also try to pick the colours MANUALLY instead of turning up levels, contrasts, curves or whatever you felt like using for getting them stronger and more saturated, if you can manage picking those kind of colours by hand, make them contrast to eachother and all that then you will get a much better and controlled (!) result. It's easy to see what has been chosen thoughtfully and what has been a cause of dragging some sliders and it will leave a far better impression in anyones brain if they can see that it's actually done by the person, not the program.

[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;26652862]Can't say I'm a big fan. Looks like you slapped the contrast up waaaay too high, which is my main problem with it. Got a version of this before you messed with the values so much?[/QUOTE] I unfortunately didn't save the pdf. I guess I was pretty foolish in adding all of the color correction, but I was trying to bring out the highlights a little more. [QUOTE=jenny7332;26652916]It looks like you overdid it with the smudge tool as well: it looks messy. [editline]12th December 2010[/editline] If I were you I would concentrate on getting a smoother gradient and I'd take the sharper strokes.[/QUOTE] Agree with you on that. I usually just more it around in a circular motion to get a better lighting gradient, but I sometimes fail in doing so, thus creating a sharper gradient rather than a smoother one.

[QUOTE=Klammyxxl;26652708]Haven't done much with value outside of traditional art, so a gave a whirl in photoshop. Not really sure how to go about doing this, but this was my end result. Kind of wondering whether I should stick with a softer stroke, or a sharper one. I mixed a bit of both, but I don't feel like they're cooperating well together, Any suggestions? [img_thumb]http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1114/valueprofile.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] I love it. I think it looks interesting and hyper-real, I'd like to see more. [editline]12th December 2010[/editline] Well, I started seriously getting into art about a year ago and I do almost exclusively human figure. Anyway. This is just a sketch of a friend that I should have spent more time on. Lately I've taken a huge liking to visible strokes, so there wouldn't be much point in telling me I should smooth it out or blend it. Charcoal. [img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1194.snc4/154618_483251942296_702302296_5899447_1500267_n.jpg[/img] Self-portrait. Charcoal and watercolor on book page. [img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs733.ash1/162705_483100947296_702302296_5897939_6569756_n.jpg[/img] This was just a doodle I did in some class, but people tend to like it. [img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs436.snc4/47901_438179517296_702302296_5119157_4959489_n.jpg[/img]

[img]http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/346/b/2/kanon_by_fadingz-d34r63j.png[/img] Contest gift for someone on dA

It annoys me how much detail your put into everything, and then the skin is super smooth and detail less. Biggest problem is the eyes having so much detail (and being a bit white/greyed out) and then the face doesn't have any. Doesn't fit. besides that it's cool.

Anime is very much simple face/skin and detailed hair/clothes/everything else. Just my opinion on it, its not a dig at it.

Well, I tend not to draw anime, but people ask for them. People don't actually use this coloring style on anime either. Had some fun coloring her cloth, however xD

[QUOTE=Greeneyes;26659665]Anime is very much simple face/skin and detailed hair/clothes/everything else. Just my opinion on it, its not a dig at it.[/QUOTE] Not really, although it is more common that the skin is less detailed. But when you put THAT much detail in the clothing then the face usually has some more too, at least shadows and highlihgts that are just as strong as everything else on the character (on a natural level of course, don't want that skin to look like leather... wait... no. That's wrong. It's usually plastic, and it currently is.).

[img]http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/6370/retardeder.png[/img] I actually started making this as a joke and got way to into it. I'm so talented.

Hi everyone. This is my first time picking anything up that even remotely resembles a pen in months let alone attempt to draw something. The sensitivity of my pen tip also seems to be completely bipolar and random when it wants to go between [B]dark[/B] and [I]light.[/I] The blue scribbling is from when I was attempting to determine whether my pen tip sensitivity is just super high or it's just batshit insane/random. Results are inconclusive. Anyways, hows the general shape of the head look/the positioning of facial features? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/IQVsl.jpg[/IMG] Also, shout out to 3v3rb0dy because his PM's motivated me too.

For Getting my "MyYearbook" Ego stroked purposes only. [IMG]http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/7335/promotm.png[/IMG] (^Photobucket Camera-Whore I randomly picked out...mainly because of the good view of the eyes.^) (For all the people who saw my fail pictures I posted awhile back...You can probably see that I'm improving...)

[IMG]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/teshok/girlhammertime2colorredy-6.jpg[/IMG] I'm gonna call this done. It took way too long and had way too many problems, time to move on and try something else. [edit] for the lol's [IMG_thumb]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/teshok/girlhammertime2.jpg[/IMG_thumb][IMG_thumb]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/teshok/imafacemofo.jpg[/IMG_thumb]

[QUOTE=n00bmaster;26665172]For Getting my "MyYearbook" Ego stroked purposes only. [img_thumb]http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/7335/promotm.png[/img_thumb] (^Photobucket Camera-Whore I randomly picked out...mainly because of the good view of the eyes.^) (For all the people who saw my fail pictures I posted awhile back...You can probably see that I'm improving...)[/QUOTE] To be honest, the only thing I like about the after picture is the fact that the piercing is removed... You are over processing the image.

[QUOTE=Maya2008;26665286]To be honest, the only thing I like about the after picture is the fact that the piercing is removed... You are over processing the image.[/QUOTE] I didn't know that was a piercing...I thought it was some random spot xD Well, at least I'm progressing.

[QUOTE=pedroion;26661316]I made a minimalist Facepunch wallpaper: [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4861882/Facepunch/facepaper1080.png[/img_thumb] Even though less people will see it here, I think it doesn't deserve a thread. [editline]13th December 2010[/editline] Made a few more on request: [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4861882/Facepunch/facepaper1080-2.png[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4861882/Facepunch/facepaper1080-2left.png[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4861882/Facepunch/facepaper1080-3.png[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4861882/Facepunch/facepaper1080-3left.png[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] They're not bad if you like wallpapers that are simple so they don't distract you, I guess.

[QUOTE=n00bmaster;26665349]I didn't know that was a piercing...I thought it was some random spot xD Well, at least I'm progressing.[/QUOTE] Its not called progress, its called taking a step backwards, sorry. Only emos and hipsters does that kind of shit. Start somewhere else

I've stared at this portrait for too long to know if it's shit or not so fff [Img]http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/8/portrait02.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=PLing;26669199]I've stared at this portrait for too long to know if it's shit or not so fff [img_thumb]http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/8/portrait02.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] The nose looks a bit out of place. Skin tones don't look correct but I know nothing about that so I may be wrong.

The skin tones were really hard to get right because the ref had blueish light cast on it. And I suck at skin so... :v: [url]http://satrapi.deviantart.com/art/sea-child-174512258?q=favby%3Apling%2F1440052&qo=1[/url]

needs shadows, desperately.

There are some minor things which might improve it, I think.. First, the skintone on the forehead and under the nose can be a little darker Second, the (for us) right eye seems a little too big Third, there's something up with her underlip Fourth, the freckles on her forehead and close to her eyes could be more visable Other than that I can't spot anything that could improve it in my opinion.

Compare your image in black and white to the reference in black and white. Right now I think your portrait is far flatter in terms of values in places.

I was bored so I made a simple little thing I'm calling Quoth The Freeman. [img]http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5029/21319802.png[/img] [img]http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8743/32889647.png[/img] [img]http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/9868/71502450.png[/img] [img]http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/593/52934312.png[/img] [img]http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/8083/41847920.png[/img] [img]http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1962/17169842.png[/img] I messed around with styles for like half an hour before deciding upon "doodly and in four shades of gray". I might continue this to remake the whole "The Raven" poem eventually, in which case I'll give it its own thread, but for now, it's definitely not threadworthy.

You like HL and are well read. Therefore you are winner.