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Character concept deluge
Golden Yak
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I haven't done much art recently, so I'm trying to correct that. Here are two that I finished yesterday.
The One-Armed Swordsman
Meat the Butcher
Update:
Demon Chorus
The One-Armed Swordsman
Meat the Butcher
Update:
Demon Chorus
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You seem to have a knack for drawing bladed weapons...I have to admit I'm slightly jealous...that's something I've always struggled with.
The drawings are very stylized, so it's a little difficult to comment on anatomy and such...but you seem to know more or less what you're doing on that front.
Overall, pretty nice stuff. I'm sure some of the others on here will be able to offer some more in depth critiques.
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Well, I'm glad you think they're good. I'm usually not happy with the swords I draw myself. Part of the reason I designed this guy, so that I could have an excuse to draw a ton of different blades.
Hmm, yes. This does look bad, doesn't it. He should really have an equal number of blades on both sides anyway. That's how it was supposed to be, but somewhere along the line I went 'pouch' instead.
I hadn't given much thought to coloring these particular pics. This week I wanted to try and come up with at least one drawing a day. If I do color them, then I'll probably just re-draw them based on what people have posted about them so far and color those. Maybe I'll try and do one this weekend.
Bad feets, eh? Something to keep an eye on.
Here's a couple I did today, this first one for the Transformers art topic:
Tabletron
That's 'Tabletron,' all one word, that tablet transformer. Not Table-Tron.
WoW Fanart - Gruul
The first one, "Tabletron" looks like he's got the hand-on-the-hip sassy thing going. Posed somewhat like a Charlie's Angel. I don't know if you intended that.
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I think that's just a personal problem.
No, but you know what? I like it. In fact, Tabletron is a chick. She'll have a high-pitched, synthesized female voice. Yes, it's all coming together now.
Careful, they're as sharp as his many swords. They'll put your eyes right out.
More stuff:
Space Ninja
Been watching a lot of Firefly recently, and I like how China apparently took over the future and forced everyone to learn chinese. I tried to give this guy an asian appearance.
Throll
In the crazy fantasy universe most of my characters live in, Throll's are the big dumb monster types. They're part turtle. Expect more of them, I have designs for spell-casters, warlords, and a couple demon-fungus infested versions too.
I'll try and color some of these this weekend.
One Arm - The legs seem akward to me and I'm not entirely sure why. The baggy pants have made it difficult to interpret the anatomy on the right leg. I think the akwardness I'm seeing is the angle of the upper leg maybe doesn't quite match the bottom half of the leg.
Lets assume we could see through the pants. Because of the angle of the pants and the way I interpret it if I could see the leg inside I would expect to see the inner thigh. This is akward because not only is the foot facing the viewer directly but because of the characters 3/4 angle to the viewers left I would expect to see the front of the leg and the outter thigh instead.
The drawing may be anatomically correct. You can probably get in that pose. But the lines of the pants make it seem slightly off.
Butcher - The feet definately need something done. I'd try putting them on a flat plane as if they were at eye level. This may not be correct perspective but with no background it always looks a little funny to see the feet in perspective unless you've absolutely nailed it. It makes them seem akward and dangling and that's not just your drawings. A lot of people have akward feet. I've seen a lot of drawings that look amazing but the feet always seem like they were done last and given up on out of frustration.
The arms are a little akward to me to but it may just be that the forearms are intended to be so large and it's confusing me a bit. I'd say they work from an anatomy standpoint. Though if you were going for a more relaxed pose I would set the elbows back a bit more and turn the forearms in a little bit. Right now it looks like he's holding his arms out away from him like he's flexing. It's easier to see on the arm holding the cleaver. Considering the 3/4 angle, even with the massive muscles, were seeing too much of the back arm if he's standing at rest. If he's not standing at rest then just ignore all that.
Demon Kid - I'd turn the near foot in a little bit. You've got both the top and bottom half of the leg facing the same direction but the foot is slightly off and since it's dangling I'd put it in line with the rest of the leg. Again, it's not necessarly wrong or impossible but uncomfortable (dangle your leg & foot and twist just your foot outward, the range of motion is very limited and to hold it on an angle like that actually gets tiring very quickly, or maybe I'm just out of shape) Cool drawing overall.
Overall it's a lot of nitpicking stuff I think. But when there's nothing major it's down to polishing up the little things.
I have to agree here...the last 3 (starting with the WoW fanart one) are looking much better in terms of the inking job. What did you do diferently on those, out of curiosity (I'm wonder partly because I'm currently struggling with the inking thing myself).
The varying line weights make a big difference...would still be nice to see some actual shadows...get some solid blacks in there to kind of fill things out. But overall, this stuff is looking really nice now. Keep up the good work!
I hauled out a bunch of comics to take a look at the lineart. I also went through the galleries of some of the more cartoony-style comic artists that I've got book-marked, and paid close attention to how they used line width to bring out parts of their characters.
I've re-done Gruul, because I wasn't happy with his legs. I like this one better:
Sorry that I've got nothing original. I'll try and color something tomorrow and post what I've got at the end of the day.
Here's some color stuff:
Space Nazi
Here's the lineart I started with:
I tried coloring this one overtop of the pencils rather than inking it first. I was trying to achieve a more painted look to it, but my pencils didn't scan very well - too messy. I was going for something similar to what this guy managed to do with his stuff:
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs7/i/2005/248/8/d/ice_demon_by_david_grier.jpg
http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs7/i/2005/248/a/7/ice_demon_colored_by_david_grier.jpg
Of course, he drew his lineart right into photoshop with a tablet instead of penciling it first, so that might be something worth trying.
Either way, good stuff!
He's wearing a loincloth, although they don't really have anything to hide. Or maybe they do, and we humans just can't appreciate nude Throll beauty.
That jumped to my mind - but besides from that it's pretty neat. However, he doesn't look very nazish (Yes, I just made up that word).
EDIT: Shoulder, not arm.
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you should post more colored stuffs, its one area i think you could stand some improvement in, as its definetly not up to the quality of your lineart.
anyhoo, nice stuff, i really enjoyed browsing through this thread.
I do see what you mean.
That's how they get you. In the future.
Thanks for the comments, I really liked the stuff in your thread too. I'll try and color some more stuff, it's just hard for me to get enough time. I'll put some more up this weekend. As for the chest stuff, I found that too on the first Gruul one, so I toned it down on the second. For the Throlls, they're supposed to have irregular armor plates over their chest rather than bare muscles, hence the segmented look. That's what I'm going for, at any rate.
A wrinkly old Throll. I tried to tone down the boldness of the outlines in this one:
check the calf muscle on his right leg tho, seems a bit odd the way it curves into the theigh
likewise on his left arm, the bicep mucles is curving around the outside of his forearm, looks a bit strange
I think the one on his leg is a scar/wrinkle. Gotta watch out for those tangents. . .
And my input on the bold outline is, it's okay to keep it if you change your coloring style to something *without* soft brushes, and it's okay to keep your coloring style if you make your outlines not so harsh. That example you posted a while back worked pretty well because it didn't have invasive inking, see?
I like your stuff.
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I colored this one in a more comic-book style than my Space Nazi. Here was the inked lineart I used:
I also made a scan of the original pencils I made before inking it. I was thinking of trying to color the pencil version with softer brushes to get more of a painted appearance. Cuz hey, no law says I can't do both. Here's the pencils:
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Also, is there anyway to edit the name of your topic? I can't figure it out, but I've kinda moved beyond choppy peoples and into dead peoples here.
PLUS: Double intestine penis?!
I didn't even notice the extra hands until I went back and looked for them after reading this post...so yeah, they probably need....something to make them stand out a bit more.
I've gotten ahold of a copy of ZBrush 3. After a few hours of learning the basics, the following were produced from simple spheres, about 1 hour each:
Protoss Head Man
This was me going nuts with making squiggly lines and veins, just mucking around with the program. Mouthless alien, kinda wound up looking like a Protoss. Hence, the name.
ZBrush Head Man
This was me calming down and trying for something more human. I think it's gettin' there.
I'm looking forwards to doing more ThreeDee stuff.
In regards to Megazombie comments:
Hard to see arms, eh? That's no good. I'll go back and revise my coloring to make them more apparent.
And yes, Crowleston. Double intestine penis. For when one isn't enough.
(totally not a penis)
Standard Fantasy Skeleton Warrior
Giant Zombie
I like that giant zombie/zombie giant with the long arms and huge hands most, so far. *nod*
Orc
I seem to draw a lot of big muscley beasties. I should try and branch out.
Single click on the text in the topic title on the AC forum index, it should let you edit it. You might also have to go back one page, since sometimes that click is registered as you wanting to read the thread instead.
Anyways, I noticed your coloring is still severely lacking in contrast. Darker shadows, brighter highlights, etc, are needed.
Was just gonna say that. They're all relatively the same, and all front or 3/4ths portraits. I don't think you're really gonna advance much by this repetition. Try something that's not a burly monster. Try drawing it not posing for the camera. Try switching up the angles, and adding backgrounds. Portraits are fun and easy (I do the same thing too often) but can get uninteresting quickly. Also might wanna try some realistic proportions, as exaggeration can quickly become a cop-out. =D
You can keep drawing the beasties... how about a couple of them LOCKED IN COMBAT?!
That would be, dare I say... rad.
Rune-Wracked Orc
Edit - Man, only now just realizing how weird his legs look. His feet are supposed to be turned towards each other slightly, as if he's staggering. I should really stop sketching stuff at 11 o'clock at night.