Tim Schafer's [DÜDLE] Legend

Molybdenum · April 2012

the color is reading really flat. Bison generally have different shades of fur for each "bearded" section, but even ignoring that it would be much more exciting graphically to get some vibrancy going. Control where I'm looking with the saturation.

Prospicience · April 2012

Oh man... yeah. I agree, it wasn't looking like that on my laptop monitor. I have it made so that every "bearded" section are significantly different colors - on my laptop. But, I just pulled it up on my desktop monitor and it looks really bad. Thanks for pointing that out, I'll have to play around with it.

Molybdenum · April 2012

I occasionally play with markers. Lessons learned this time: vignette vertically for vertical edges, and don't leave enormous empty spaces in the foreground. Also, colors get real muddy real fast when paper and bleed are involved.

I don't know if the hasty Photoshopping did anything to help it.

also, page-topping excellence!

E: since I was the last one to post.
Buffalo Soldier

hams wrote: »

SeraphSword wrote: »

Very nice batch of hands there Nineteen. I'm also really enjoying the art lessons with Tam and Chico.

My latest scribble (one layer, no ref, messing around with the soft round brush in PS):

I really need to start putting some more work in on these. I just get so sleepy after working all day. Bleh.

Shankbone wrote: »

I think we all miss Stephen Gammell's works
5 minute nostalgia sketch

Radar6590 · April 2012

Hey hey PA. Long time no post for me. I know, it's that time again. Time for my near quarterly question. AC... can I paint yet?

Referenced from: This

Nic · April 2012

SeraphSword wrote: »

Very nice batch of hands there Nineteen. I'm also really enjoying the art lessons with Tam and Chico.

My latest scribble (one layer, no ref, messing around with the soft round brush in PS):

I really need to start putting some more work in on these. I just get so sleepy after working all day. Bleh.

Mostly you need to switch to using a harder edge brush as you get further into the drawing, the soft brushes are good for roughing out the basic shape, but I find it's better when adding in the values and details to use a hard brush and play with opacity levels. Also try to avoid using blacks where possible, best to reserve black for the parts of the image with the deepest of values. Keep it up!

tynic · April 2012

drawing while watching tv is a really great way to spend two hours on a fifty minute program

also i didn't get the colours at all like i wanted.

Nic · April 2012

Is that Matt Smith or Benedict Cumberbatch?

Godfather · April 2012

That's the dude from that one show. Where he's wearing the bowtie.

Nic · April 2012

Yeah, okay, Matt Smith it is.

Tam · April 2012

kinda gave the Doctor a Joker look tynic
it's good though

hams · April 2012

thanks guys! it was for a friend who had recently watched zombieland.

still very new to attempting digital portraits.

Godfather · April 2012

Hmm, something is off about that face. I think the lips and cheekbone are going too far in compared to the angle of the nose bridge and eyes/forehead.

Siegfried · April 2012

Seeing that Buffalo has me craving a Bison Burger, soooooo good

Angel_of_Bacon · April 2012

Epic heroics \/

EDIT: experiment:

Mustang · April 2012

That's really solid work Bacon. I love people who can use full opacity and still make good with it.

Nineteen Hundred · April 2012

Fuck pencils. This is the only proper way to doodle.

Enc · April 2012

Getting a definite FF6 vibe from those!

Especially loving the robot with the knife.

m3nace · April 2012

Nineteen Hundred wrote: »

Fuck pencils.

I sincerely hope nobody listens to your advice.

Enc · April 2012

I started digital and moved down to pencil and pad. I've learned a lot more with the tangible medium, though I do miss the tricks of digital. Digital painting especially.

Question for those of you who might know. Charcoals, do I sharpen an edge of this stick or what? I'm confused about how to use these effectively.

Prospicience · April 2012

Well, I redid the color a little bit to make it pop some more. Going to finish the text and other additions tonight hopefully.

Angel_of_Bacon · April 2012

Enc wrote: »

Question for those of you who might know. Charcoals, do I sharpen an edge of this stick or what? I'm confused about how to use these effectively.

You can sharpen it using a sanding block or a razor blade- but (I assume you're talking about compressed charcoal sticks here), if you're looking to do linework requiring thin strokes, you might want to use a charcoal pencil or vine charcoal and sharpen those up (like a so), and leave the sticks for broad strokes and very dark areas. Also compressed charcoal won't erase out as easily as the other two, (something about the chemical that binds the charcoal, IIRC), so you should find them a bit more forgiving to work with initially as well.

Enc · April 2012

Awesome, thanks Bacon!
I have to run to my art supply store for a brush pen anyhow, I'll grab some of those charcoal pencils while I'm there.

Angel_of_Bacon · April 2012

If they have them, look out for Conte ones (1710 B) or Wolff's Carbon (4B or 6B); some of the ones that stores generally stock can be too brittle to hold the kind of really sharp, super-long points shown in that link.

http://www.dickblick.com/products/conte-sketching-pencils/
http://www.dickblick.com/products/wolffs-carbon-pencil/

Kim kong · April 2012

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Another week, another drawing thats supposedly finished(like if that's ever possible).
Critiques are always welcomed of course.

lyrium · May 2012

Angel_of_Bacon wrote: »

Enc wrote: »

Question for those of you who might know. Charcoals, do I sharpen an edge of this stick or what? I'm confused about how to use these effectively.

You can sharpen it using a sanding block or a razor blade- but (I assume you're talking about compressed charcoal sticks here), if you're looking to do linework requiring thin strokes, you might want to use a charcoal pencil or vine charcoal and sharpen those up (like a so), and leave the sticks for broad strokes and very dark areas. Also compressed charcoal won't erase out as easily as the other two, (something about the chemical that binds the charcoal, IIRC), so you should find them a bit more forgiving to work with initially as well.

You forgot the next two steps, where you get used to looking like a chimney sweep and gradually grow accustomed to sneezing black snot.
But it's cool.

.Tripwire. · May 2012

An over-saturated Chun Li

JeckalHyde · May 2012

NakedZergling · May 2012

That.....Chun-Li is .....AMAZING!!!!

temperature! · May 2012

I love that Chun-Li, it's fantastic!

Finally getting around to watching the new seasons of Dr. Who.

Nineteen Hundred · May 2012

This is my final and FUCK I FORGOT HOW TO PAINT

FANTOMAS · May 2012

whatcha using there, dry brush ?

Nineteen Hundred · May 2012

Mostly using a custom Photoshop brush I got from my teacher. Supposed to be like conte. I find it's really good for just throwing down value.

Enc · May 2012

Nineteen, I have no idea what is going on in the center of that image.

The poses of the characters are pretty neat though.

Prospicience · May 2012

Chun Li can never be over-saturated <3

Temperature, I don't even watch Dr. Who and I love that.

Tam · May 2012

Mr. Firman, how many tries does it take you to get one of the more sensitive curves right?

.Tripwire. · May 2012

Sometimes I'll redraw a line 20 or 30 times. I'm pretty inefficient.

Tam · May 2012

well I done one 78 times so

here's a bad comic because I couldn't really figure out how to do any of the suggestions in the SE thread

Nineteen Hundred · May 2012

Final character sheet. Everyone liked the last two designs better than the second one, which was my favorite. : /

EDIT: Now that I look at it, the third one's got some serious David Bowie vibes coming off of her....

Shankbone · May 2012

Rendering into the morning young sirs! (and fine ladies)
Get out of the way, this shaded primitive form model is comin' through!

and a silly version because its its 5:50am

Spoiler:

melting_doll · May 2012

omfg that Chunners

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