Good to see you drawing on unlined paper anyway riki :v:
[editline]28th January 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Toasted Lemon;39386768]I see you guys talking a lot about not petting your lines and I understand how it can look better, but when I try to draw a clean, full line, it comes out all wobbly and bad. How can I fix this?[/QUOTE]
You can try holding your pencil further up (up as in away from the tip) and relaxing your strokes a bit. Ghosting your strokes just above the paper surface before you let the pencil make contact can be helpful too in visualising the line. Also sketching very lightly at first will help you identify the "true line" that you want easily. Drawing heavily or petting lines in will give the illusion, I.E the line you want is in there somewhere, but you won't be able to define it if it's got heavy lines overlapping it already. There's also the blue pencil method, where you sketch in blue and can then go over that in black to produce all clean lines first time. This is a good way to practice accurately sweeping your strokes. Plus the final linework doesn't suffer from having the blue pre-sketch under it, it can look pretty great in fact.
[editline]28th January 2013[/editline]
It's not just about dexterity, it's important to be able to pick good lines and then follow them accurately. Seeing the right line comes with experience, so another bit of advice is to practice, obviously. Your lines will look shitty at first, it's inevitable. Keep going
eauch
I want to use images as textures to make a wall look more neato
and I know it's not cheating but part of me still thinks it is cheating
golly
I know the feel but I suggest using textured brushes instead. I suggest the [URL="http://jonasdero.deviantart.com/art/BRUSH-SET-Photoshop-Painting-Brushes-348274576"]Jonas De Ro brush set[/URL].
I'd never used them before my metro picture (or any brushes other than the default ones for that matter) and I was really impressed with how nice they were to use to add some texture.
[t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8702336/AI_Drawings/2013/28_Jan21.png[/t][t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8702336/AI_Drawings/2013/30_Jan23.png[/t][t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8702336/AI_Drawings/2013/32_Jan23.png[/t][t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8702336/AI_Drawings/2013/31_Jan23.png[/t][t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8702336/AI_Drawings/2013/34_Jan24.png[/t]
Hi I'm Study, I'm not so study
[t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8702336/AI_Drawings/2013/33_Jan24.png[/t][t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8702336/AI_Drawings/2013/35_Jan24.png[/t]
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[t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8702336/AI_Drawings/2013/36_Jan25.png[/t]
They're good. Your faces have a lot of mass and weight.
Fuck how did I forget this one
[t]http://puu.sh/1TOey[/t]
[QUOTE=mac338;39388085]I know the feel but I suggest using textured brushes instead. I suggest the [URL="http://jonasdero.deviantart.com/art/BRUSH-SET-Photoshop-Painting-Brushes-348274576"]Jonas De Ro brush set[/URL].
I'd never used them before my metro picture (or any brushes other than the default ones for that matter) and I was really impressed with how nice they were to use to add some texture.[/QUOTE]
Thanks, I'll check it out!
[editline]29th January 2013[/editline]
[IMG]http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/028/e/2/robut_by_zacharyhogan-d5t0j9m.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=rikimaru6811;39388138]Fuck how did I forget this one
[t]http://puu.sh/1TOey[/t][/QUOTE]
Arms shouldn't go down to the knees, and his legs seem very long for his torso length
It's just me having bad memory
Although it seems like the hand will be pretty close to the knee when a person becomes an adult
[t]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lE7NELr6gns/TkCnmtjy9ZI/AAAAAAAAAGY/nE-aiJ9U_PU/s1600/prop2.jpg[/t]
[editline]28th January 2013[/editline]
And a reference pic of the suit
[t]http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090403093826/stalker/images/6/6a/SHOC_Stalker_Suit.png[/t]
The image is pretty huge so I'mma link it:
[url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/55034583/MessyEmbankment.png[/url]
Tell me what you think. :)
I have no idea what's going on in that picture
Someone has balanced a lantern on top of a crappy diorama made of old win boxes in the garden
Clearly
[QUOTE=TheSmartass;39389151]
Tell me what you think. :)[/QUOTE]
Is it a messy embankment?
[editline]28th January 2013[/editline]
It's kinda messy so I can't tell
It's supposed to be an embankment which is atop some kind of bridge while overlooking a crappy building.
I figure if anyone can help me it's you lads in this thread
What is the best method for taking pictures of a traditional drawing on paper? Like for the best results. Direct light on the image, flat on a desk, etc. I feel kinda lost on this aspect. Hell, even a specific recommended ISO or anything? I'll take any help I can get at this point in time, my current scanner is fucking awful
[QUOTE=TheSmartass;39389151]The image is pretty huge so I'mma link it:
[url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/55034583/MessyEmbankment.png[/url]
Tell me what you think. :)[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=TheSmartass;39389448]It's supposed to be an embankment which is atop some kind of bridge while overlooking a crappy building.[/QUOTE]
Well what it is is a messy piece with no perspective forms or shapes. It's just scribbles on a canvas symbolising things. You scribble all over it to create illusion of detail, but there are no details there, just squiggly lines that messes it up further making it harder to know what the heck we're looking at. The bridge is stuffed in the upper left corner as a last minute thing, nothing in the scene is taken into consideration and thought through how it will be composed before drawing, it's just a on-the-fly drawing with no direction.
I seriously don't know what half of the things in the drawing is even after distinguishing the shapes:
[t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3655193/Messypieceofshit.jpg[/t]
look up line weight
[QUOTE=dgg;39389863]Well what it is is a messy piece with no perspective forms or shapes. It's just scribbles on a canvas symbolising things. You scribble all over it to create illusion of detail, but there are no details there, just squiggly lines that messes it up further making it harder to know what the heck we're looking at. The bridge is stuffed in the upper left corner as a last minute thing, nothing in the scene is taken into consideration and thought through how it will be composed before drawing, it's just a on-the-fly drawing with no direction.
I seriously don't know what half of the things in the drawing is even after distinguishing the shapes:
[t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3655193/Messypieceofshit.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;39389987]look up line weight[/QUOTE]
Why, thank you. Took some very useful ideas away from this.
I appreciate it.
[editline]Yup[/editline]
I took in what you guys were saying and decided to just redraw the whole scene.
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/55034583/MessyEmbankment2.png[/img]
Should be somewhat easier to make out now.
[QUOTE='Rain [Amber];39389758']I figure if anyone can help me it's you lads in this thread
What is the best method for taking pictures of a traditional drawing on paper? Like for the best results. Direct light on the image, flat on a desk, etc. I feel kinda lost on this aspect. Hell, even a specific recommended ISO or anything? I'll take any help I can get at this point in time, my current scanner is fucking awful[/QUOTE]
On a flat surface, with the camera directly above your paper (perpendicular). If it's at any sort of angle the perspective will obviously not be the same as when you drew it. Direct light on the paper isn't a great idea because it may well cause pencil drawings to shine from the darks, no matter how soft your pencil (unless you're using charcoal, which has no shine afaik). If you use pen and ink it won't be an issue either. Better to use a really generally well-lit room, with the actual light sources either in front or to the sides of you at at least like 45 degrees, since you'll cast a shadow with your body or camera if they're above or behind you. Fluorescent lighting works very well in my experience if you can manage that. As for camera settings, 400 ISO should be perfect unless your chosen room isn't brightly lit (which won't give you the best results) and a reasonably high shutter.
[QUOTE=TheSmartass;39390341]
I took in what you guys were saying and decided to just redraw the whole scene.
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/55034583/MessyEmbankment2.png[/img]
Should be somewhat easier to make out now.[/QUOTE]
It is, but please shade it. It'll benefit greatly from some shading.
Also you [B]ass-kisser![/B]
[IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/75010084/SMIGRE.jpg[/IMG]
[sp]you're supposed to kiss my ass not theirs. Watch me throw large amounts of stigma your way[/sp]
Heya guys, I'm having a hard time finding any artists linked to the theme of "standing out from the crowd" for my project, which is probably a problem with my lack of knowledge on proper terminology to do with this, so maybe any of you guys will know any artists who do artwork like that? I'd appreciate it, and perhaps I could even post some results here when I get some work done.
Some examples if you're not too sure what I'm talking about:
[url]http://img2.etsystatic.com/000/0/6334566/il_fullxfull.266186206.jpg[/url]
[url]http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/standing-out-in-a-crowd-joye-ardyn-durham.jpg[/url]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/CD1aCA4l.jpg[/IMG]
Got lazy half way through a study so just decided to go nuts with color dodge and hard light layers. It was quite fun at least.
[quote]Heya guys, I'm having a hard time finding any artists linked to the theme of "standing out from the crowd" for my project, which is probably a problem with my lack of knowledge on proper terminology to do with this, so maybe any of you guys will know any artists who do artwork like that? I'd appreciate it, and perhaps I could even post some results here when I get some work done.
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Have a look into Lowry, hes an English painter who for the most part painted crowds and landscapes, but in any one with people for sure, he brings out character amazingly well, each person in the crowd feels like an individual, its quite impressive.
Of course, if your looking for anti establishment (-ish) style of individualism (Im getting this from the robot picture btw) have a look at some of the obvious ones like Banksy and Swoon (graffiti/street art).
[editline]28th January 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Haunted;39392553][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/CD1aCA4l.jpg[/IMG]
Got lazy half way through a study so just decided to go nuts with color dodge and hard light layers. It was quite fun at least.[/QUOTE]
so much colour, awesome :)
[video=youtube;XGwabHOJqx8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGwabHOJqx8[/video]
I'm thinking of adding small on-screen text to one corner of each of these videos to show the time-scale (x1, x10, etc) as well as a counter to show the real-world time elapsed. What do you think?
is it possible to create a fake bus pass for stagecoach buses? my friend claims hes done it but hes never proven it
[QUOTE=StonedGamer;39393514]is it possible to create a fake bus pass for stagecoach buses? my friend claims hes done it but hes never proven it[/QUOTE]
I think you're looking for the Creative Forgery That Doesn't Deserve a Thread thread
I did a fake bus ticket for the bustrip home from school once. It worked just fine. But it depends where you are. I'm in Norway and public transportation here isn't much different than it was before the industrial revolution. The rest of western Europe is miles ahead, and they might have some electronicy tickety thingamabob.
[QUOTE=mac338;39393627]I did a fake bus ticket for the bustrip home from school once. It worked just fine. But it depends where you are. I'm in Norway and public transportation here isn't much different than it was before the industrial revolution. The rest of western Europe is miles ahead, and they might have some electronicy tickety thingamabob.[/QUOTE]
im from UK
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