Creative Work That Doesn't Deserve A Thread - Detlef's Detlef edition

[ChestyMcGee]

[QUOTE=MenteR;29449342]i challenge you to draw dutch from predator[/QUOTE]

you draw him first and then issue the challenge

[MenteR]

your resistance is worthless

[Detlef]

The difference is that I thought that the daft punk pic looked like fun to draw.

and it was too. I wanted to draw it

[MenteR]

[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;29449370]you draw him first and then issue the challenge[/QUOTE]
you don't have to take jokes so seriously, love.

[editline]26th April 2011[/editline]

dutch from predator is an amazing character, you should totally do it. and can you guys stop breaking my automerge.

[T.F.W.O.]

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20799748/kidneythieves_concert_flyer.jpg[/img]

Kidneythieves are having a contest to design a concert flyer. This is a rough draft of what I may want to submit. Any advice?

[Detlef]

It's so messy I have no idea where to look

[Autumn]

you need a better quality background image.

[wewt!]

[media]http://i.cubeupload.com/MYanPY.png[/media]
I don't know how to continue from the lineart over the frame

[ChestyMcGee]

[QUOTE=MenteR;29449413]you don't have to take jokes so seriously, love.[/QUOTE]

you fool.

i was lining you up for the perfect opportunity to do a hilariously terrible doodle of dutch

[lexus04]

[QUOTE=Ehanced_AI;29444684]So I drew a guy

I'm avoiding values and all that shadowy shit because I know better then to fuck with shit when I don't know how it works. So I just work on proportions.

[img_thumb]http://gyazo.com/92a659a256ee13b24d6ef8d376fbc3e6.png[/img_thumb]

Kinda funny looking isn't he, I'm going to go procrastinate on drawing more heads.[/QUOTE]

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4608952/mug.png[/img]

[T.F.W.O.]

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20799748/kidneythieves_concert_flyer_rev1.jpg[/img]

I made the text contrast more by lowering the contrast of the other stuff. As for the image; I can't find any good large images.

[noise]

Its just as bad actually.

[g-foxisus]

[QUOTE=Khaos-23;29444618]I did my best to fix it.

[img_thumb]http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/6471/portal22.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
Cell looks fat.

[sp]Like she gained a few pounds[/sp]

[Autumn]

[QUOTE=T.F.W.O.;29450141]As for the image; I can't find any good large images.[/QUOTE]

that's your job.

[lexus04]

uh can someone tell me what I did wrong here
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4608952/manliness.png[/img]

I know it's nothing big but I was too swamped lately to even touch my tablet/pencils and I did this pretty quickly so yeah

[Detlef]

it's too scribbly/too short brush strokes

[lexus04]

this was done in a dark hospital room with no table
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4608952/x.png[/img]

also I'll try cleaning the other one up, are there any blatant anatomy/proportion issues, before I continue?

[KorJax]

[QUOTE=T.F.W.O.;29449627][img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20799748/kidneythieves_concert_flyer.jpg[/img_thumb]

Kidneythieves are having a contest to design a concert flyer. This is a rough draft of what I may want to submit. Any advice?[/QUOTE]

1. Make the elements/compound text smaller, it's so large (and located near the top) that it comes off as having a dominant hierarchial importance, when it really shouldn't compaired to the information.

2. Make the information stand out. I.E. give it some isolation room. Part of the reason it looks messy is because it kind of jumbles up with your compound graphic and their logo, by being so close to it. Don't be afriad to go small too. Simply by having the information be isolated for example, you create a more dominant hierarchy for it as it becomes it's own "unit". The way you have it laid out now, makes the whole poster (besides the BG image) into one giant unit. Eyes tend to be attracted toward units (read: things that stand out easily), which is why your poster at a glance seems messy since everything is fighting to stand out. This could be solved with good use of color but since you are keeping a monotone look (which isn't bad), you're going to have to create units using space, line weight, negative space, etc.

3. The logo needs some more isolation as well, negative space is your friend.

4. Have the lines from the compound lead into the logo - would draw the eye to it, which is good as it appears to have dominant hierarchial importance. Make the sure the lines aren't too dominant though.

5. Background image needs to be much better quality, 300 DPI at the least. And what does it have to do with the kidney thieves at all? Unless it's supposed to represent the roxy theater. It's hard to tell not knowing any information about the band or the location.

6. Does the band have a color? I like the black and white look, but a really simple and subtle use of color in just a single spot on the logo or the information (like yellow or red for example, depending on what the band plays) would really make it pop and stand out.

There's some free stock photo sites where you can get really good quality photos that work well with print for free. Let me dig some up.

[editline]27th April 2011[/editline]

Here: [url]http://www.sxc.hu/[/url]

[asdfghjkl']

[QUOTE=lexus04;29454225]uh can someone tell me what I did wrong here
[img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4608952/manliness.png[/img_thumb]

I know it's nothing big but I was too swamped lately to even touch my tablet/pencils and I did this pretty quickly so yeah[/QUOTE]

the little red mark is bothering me

[lexus04]

cleaned it up a bit and fixed some stuff, unsure about the style
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4608952/hale2.png[/img]

[MindMuncher]

[QUOTE=T.F.W.O.;29450141][img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20799748/kidneythieves_concert_flyer_rev1.jpg[/img_thumb]

I made the text contrast more by lowering the contrast of the other stuff. As for the image; I can't find any good large images.[/QUOTE]

Well I know everyone else seems to hate it, but I think this is a drastic improvement...

I actually like it quite a bit...

[FlippR]

heh

[IMG]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w41/FlippR/dikbut.png[/IMG]

[T.F.W.O.]

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20799748/kidneythieves_concert_flyer2.jpg[/img]

Trying a new design. Please excuse the image quality, I cannot find any high res photos of the band.

[razzums]

[QUOTE=T.F.W.O.;29457723][img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20799748/kidneythieves_concert_flyer2.jpg[/img_thumb]

Trying a new design. Please excuse the image quality, I cannot find any high res photos of the band.[/QUOTE]

I think it looks p sweet. However the black box around the text is not sweet at all.

[editline]26th April 2011[/editline]

its like the opposite of sweet like u know bitter n shit?

[Kurtzund]

Something I did to work on my drapery. Done in pencil on an 18x24 sheet of paper.

[img]http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/228788_10150229688662783_659662782_8623200_1797213_n.jpg[/img]

Any advice?

[theLazyLion]

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12913216/Art/Traditional%20Paintings/WIP-%20Tradtional%20Painting/IMG_2474.JPG[/img]
Work in progress self portrait oil painting.

[Kurtzund]

[QUOTE=theLazyLion;29459928][img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12913216/Art/Traditional%20Paintings/WIP-%20Tradtional%20Painting/IMG_2474.JPG[/img_thumb]
Work in progress self portrait oil painting.[/QUOTE]

God I love the faceting in the hair.

[PLing]

[QUOTE=lexus04;29454225]uh can someone tell me what I did wrong here
[img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4608952/manliness.png[/img_thumb]

I know it's nothing big but I was too swamped lately to even touch my tablet/pencils and I did this pretty quickly so yeah[/QUOTE]

The face is flat.

[onox37]

[QUOTE=theLazyLion;29459928][img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12913216/Art/Traditional%20Paintings/WIP-%20Tradtional%20Painting/IMG_2474.JPG[/img_thumb]
Work in progress self portrait oil painting.[/QUOTE]

Why do you look kinda fat in the face in that painting?

[lexus04]

[QUOTE=PLing;29460383]The face is flat.[/QUOTE]

but it's my styleeeeeeeee

yeah I guess it is, I'm gonna ditch that and work on some studies for now