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

[QUOTE=Jallen;29944806]Well I found some tutorial on the internet on how to draw faces (like with the sphere, then you have the chin bit) then I just went from there and used pictures of torsos on the internet to do this. I have no knowledge of anatomy and this is my first real non-stickman drawing, so I'm pretty pleased with it. [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5062494/forumpost/gladiator1.jpg[/img_thumb] Everyone starts somewhere I guess.[/QUOTE] Yeah, you should prob just draw boxes and work your way up.

[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;29945440]Yeah, you should prob just draw boxes and work your way up.[/QUOTE] Started drawing the shape of things to get better at perspective and proportion. I just wanted to guage how well I could draw pre-practice with that drawing really. edit: namely drawing these - [url]http://www.posemaniacs.com/randompose[/url] If there's a better way to go about progressing I'm open to suggestions.

Do the timed one. Don't give yourself time to worry about details. It'll force you to just think about how to place the limbs and how long to make everything.

[QUOTE=Rusty100;29944942]u will need a b0 piece of paper to draw it [b]to scale[/b][/QUOTE] Why up-scale it? I think B7 would work better.

Just found this awesome resource on cartoon style people drawing [url]http://tearain.tripod.com/hp/draw/draw.html[/url] It's the best one I've found yet, very very useful.

[QUOTE=Jallen;29951136]Just found this awesome resource on cartoon style people drawing [url]http://tearain.tripod.com/hp/draw/draw.html[/url] It's the best one I've found yet, very very useful.[/QUOTE] I don't see the point in learning how to draw in a cartoonish style. You don't have the flexibility you'd have if you drew from life and you could develop a cartoonish style after you learned proper drawing but not vice versa

that one doesn't look that good anyways "1. One of the very best things you can do to improve your drawing is to draw from life, which means actually drawing what you see in front of you." oh well there you go.

[QUOTE=wewt!;29951380]I don't see the point in learning how to draw in a cartoonish style. You don't have the flexibility you'd have if you drew from life and you could develop a cartoonish style after you learned proper drawing but not vice versa[/QUOTE] Well I find that I want to be able to look at something and be happy with it while I'm practicing. I don't want everything I do to look pretty crappy for months before I finally reach some kind of decent level. Besides, every time you use a pencil to try and get what's in your head on to paper you're building your skills, so it's still constructive, even if not as constructive as life drawing (which I'll be doing much more than this anyway).

It's a simple tutorial for simple drawings.

[img]http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/140/8/6/pepe__claudio_expressions_pt1_by_shether-d3gsug6.jpg[/img] Discovered that I can't draw his face well - decided to draw his expressions to master his face. There about 20 or so expressions I want to convey but I'm too tired this evening to continue.

those expressions aren't very expressive

The two on the right: that's a pretty dramatic change of facial structure just because of a change of emotion.

[QUOTE=Detlef;29952203]those expressions aren't very expressive[/QUOTE] They aren't? Oh well, how to improve? [QUOTE=strider;29952223]The two on the right: that's a pretty dramatic change of facial structure just because of a change of emotion.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I agree, the last one should be reworked...The upper one also. Yeap.

[QUOTE=fishsticks;29952412]They aren't? Oh well, how to improve?[/QUOTE] First of all draw the eyes as if they were actually eyes and not some black shit stuck on the face. Make the eyes clear and make the shape of the eyes consistent and more eye-like. You're changing the shape on every drawing and that's just wrong. Second of all, and the last as well. You need to follow the muscles in the face. You are currently following smileys. Look at those eyebrows completely ditching mr muscle and just bending on it's own will in a perfect round line. That's completely wrong. An expression also consists of the whole face, not just the eyebrows and eyes. There is chins that stretches, noses that retracts or expands, mouths (that affects the chin and the chin affecting the eye) that expands into a giant hole or detracts into a hole not even a dust corn could enter. Everything on the face is part of an expression. [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3655193/Gullik%20relatert/Expressions.jpg[/img]

heh youre funny dgg i like you man

I guess I could redesign his eyes from black to normal. I'll give it a try. Thanks for the illustration as well.

I can't really draw, but this is how I would have done it. [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3655193/Uttrykk.jpg[/img] Drew over your drawings, obviously.

...that doesn't look right [editline]21st May 2011[/editline] better tho

[QUOTE=Detlef;29953857]...that doesn't look right [editline]21st May 2011[/editline] better tho[/QUOTE] Segabuses looks like a very disturbed man. As a person and in looks.

[IMG]http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g352/F-NAJ/scan0007.jpg[/IMG] Getting this out before the world ends

[QUOTE=dgg;29953948]Segabuses looks like a very disturbed man. As a person and in looks.[/QUOTE] It's 'segaduses' actually, meaning confused in English, but it doesn't matter since he really looks more disturbed than confused..

Got a hold of some blue construction paper, figured I'd practice some toned paper drawing. [IMG]http://gyazo.com/dfd2d7f62c2e787dcbe151bea310e352.png[/IMG]

I have a work in progress. I'm writing a screenplay. I'm just doing it for fun. It is a kind of parody on the 50's alien invader movies

[QUOTE=Lufttygger306;29964043]I have a work in progress. I'm writing a screenplay. I'm just doing it for fun. It is a kind of parody on the 50's alien invader movies[/QUOTE] okay

[QUOTE=wewt!;29964064]okay[/QUOTE] Thanks for the feedback

u didnt post anything how can we give feedback

[QUOTE=Lufttygger306;29964043]I have a work in progress. I'm writing a screenplay. I'm just doing it for fun. It is a kind of parody on the 50's alien invader movies[/QUOTE] mm yeah good work there, your proportion is off or something like that

[QUOTE=Lufttygger306;29964043]I have a work in progress. I'm writing a screenplay. I'm just doing it for fun. It is a kind of parody on the 50's alien invader movies[/QUOTE] looks good so far

I forgot to post it, but here it is Keep in mind, there is a lot of typos, and it is the first piece of fiction i've ever written that is over 2 pages long But i want it to be about 70-80 pages long which i'm probably not going to succeed in doing so. I've only written 4 pages so far [url]http://www.plotbot.com/screenplays/intruders_from_space/[/url] [editline]21st May 2011[/editline] Press "download" to download (obviously) [editline]21st May 2011[/editline] Please don't edit it

Uh I accidently joined the project, I can't find the download button. Do you think it's safe to post it openly so anyone can edit it?