Some Art Dump! NSFW

xia

Here are some of my art and online comics

Hey guys, new here!

Some quick PS sketch art:




Some random panel of my online (daily?) comics "Dog of Wars"



See more "Dogs of Wars"

Thanks


Online Comics: Dogs of War

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Scumdogg

This topic needs an NSFW tag.

xia

What's NSFW?

Iruka

The first girl is nsfw.

Theres some really nice stuff going on here, but it seems like you could bump up some highlights just a bit to get some more drama in the lighting, especially with the first two girls. that being said, Your monster thing is way cool.

bombardier

xia wrote: »

What's NSFW?

Not suitable/safe for work.

Scosglen

This stuff and the speedies in your blog are really nice, it's great to see a new person with some skill.

Welcome to the AC, stick around why not.

Godfather

Oh hey, i've seen this guy before. That gator-bat thing is really fucking hard to miss.

Can't remember where though. Conceptart.org perhaps?

xia

Iruka>> Thanks. Good feedback, but it's preference. Some like dramatic lighting (Membrandt?), some like high key painting, some like playing with value (Sargent), some play a lot with color & hue (like Monet), but good advice.

Bombardier>> Thanks

Scosglen>> Skill I am also trying to get, not there yet. Thanks

Godfather>> Yes, CA. You are right. thanks.

Iruka

Word. not saying it has to be extreme contrast. the muted highlights are very successful in the alligator-bat and the foggy war scenes. The second girl, however, your purple reflective light is...to solid/dark for me. Its more like she has a purple stripe down her arm than a light that is strong enough to take over her skin tone or wrap around the form.

Mykonos

the comic strips are great, and looks very professional. I don't think I can offer much advice on what you can improve on given my own limited ability, but what I CAN do is offer you some advice on your writing.

Now, I know this isn't the forum for writing critiques, but I read through the comic (amazing art) on your blog and it pains me to see such poor dialog and grammar tagged with your great paintings. I'll only concern myself with strips on page three which the ones posted here were taken from.

Now, if your comic is just a means of practice for your art, and you have no intention of being serious with the composition, then skip what I have to say, by all means. Otherwise, I hope to give you valuable insight.

First off, the word 'darn' needs to be axed.

The word mercenary is a singular noun that is inconsistent with your plural pronoun (those)

Second soldier explains that the general's men handpicked these mercenaries, but aren't THEY the general's men? May I recommend General's Council? Chief Strategist? Tactician, etc.

It's only tolerable to alternate between the proper and slang usage of given word, i.e mercenary and merc, but it sounds especially poor when your mixing slang with the proper title of a group or organization, such as Russ's Merc [which itself is a double grammatical error because it does not agree with the plural pronoun, and the pronoun itself should not be used on a singular possessive noun. You wouldn't say "Those John's dog..." now would you?]

The leader's response should be either slightly reworded and combined into a compound sentence, or preferably simplified into a simple or even complex sentence. Here's an example to give you something to work with:

"Regardless, I find their questionable loyalty almost as unsettling as their lack of punctuality. "

In the next panel the leader gives an order to the girl, and she responds with a dutiful "yes sir!" But in the following panel, she starts to whine about it - which makes not only the writing inconsistent, but the character as well.

I would replace 'question' with request. Just sounds better

[My Personal opinion on your female protagonist: no one likes a whiner, and a hardcore mogul war machine wouldn't be too thrilled about following a whining bitch into battle, either. Now, it is true that women were known to fight commonly on the battlefield, but these were women who would stand up while giving birth and cut off parts of their noses for fashion, so think of that when creating the personality of your character. Also, You should also rethink her age with regards to her leadership role, considering that the men preferred older wives so they could be guided by their wisdom. Also, her proficiencies in daggers is a great skill and all, but given Mogol calavry tactics and the use of feign-retreat and mounted archery, she's unlikely to sky rocket the ranks through that skill alone. Also, just for the sake of being trivial, the women in battle tended to cover their cleavage with silk - which, for defensive purposes, would prevent the poison from arrows to enter the blood stream. Just something to consider]


ok wow, sorry. I know you wanted critiques on your art, and instead you got me rambling about your writing and what not; as I said your art is great and I don't know what else to add. As a writer myself I have a tendency to deviate and go on tangents with regards to grammar and story, so I hope I didn't annoy you too much with my little input. Still, keep up the good work with everything else.

Greatnation

You really like doing cool textures, its evident on your monster and all the armor and backgrounds- and it looks really good.

But, remmber that sometimes you need to hold back the texture. Like on the girl posing with the sword, the texture on her clothes just doesnt make sens, and looks more stonelike than clothlike.


Overall though, excellent shit. Id urge you to play around with a more selective use of texture though.

ManonvonSuperock

i'd prefer an easier to read font.

xia

Iruka>> Thanks

Mykonos>> Thanks for taking your time. "General's Council" it is.
Great advice! I am going to have to take more time finalizing some text/grammar.

Critique on writing is perfect! I suck at it so BAD, plus not enough time to refine and get feedback from people. I work with artists everyday, hardly ever associate myself with a good writer or editor.
Once I have a couple chapters done, I will for sure hire a freelance writer/editor to refine all the stupidity from my writing. It's so bad.
IT's true about the female protagonist, I will take that into consideration...her personality will show through time. She was young and over confident, and she think she's being suppress by her age and her gender. She wants to be on the front and get more action along side with the best warriors. That was my intention to convey her personality, but I guess it still doesn't come across. I will work on that. Also Girls by nature sometimes, especially pretty ones, throw tantrum when the opportunity is given and if they think they can get away with it. But what you said is TRUE, and the personality will reveal.

Greatnation>> Thanks, I know I use cheated brushes a lot. Save me lots of time, but could also ruin my art.

ManonvonSuperrock>> Agree, I will look into it.

Thanks for all the feedback guys!

Scosglen

Hey Xia, I was looking around your blog a little more and I'm increasingly impressed by your stuff. Am I misreading your blog or do you work at ArenaNet? I'm a huge fan of all the work they do for Guild Wars, and it's always incredibly inspirational when big batches of GW concept art are unclassified. What's it like to work there, if you don't mind my asking? It seems like ArenaNet is one of the more 'artistically friendly' development studios around today.

Mykonos

hey no problem man, we gotta start somewhere. As with art, writing comes with consistent practice, but more you work on it the better you'll be. I will say however, you have alot more to work with when it comes to the history of mogol, ur any war centered entity for that matter, then you realize. And if you utilize that knowledge properly into an intriciate story, than you my friend, have just shot to the top echelon list of respected webcomics. Trust me, a complex historical finction, or atleast a story with intricate historical elements, will garner the respect of alot of enthusiastics. Your artwork will suck them in, but its the story that will keep them coming back for more.

xia

Scosglen>> Hi there! Thanks. There is no secret in this world. Yes, I am a 3D/2D character artist at Arenanet. It's great over here, most of the artists are way better than I am. It's probably the best company to work with for artists and coder alike. I love my job, but I do blog comics because I have story to tell and I love sequential though I am not that great at it. And I have that idrawgirls.com BECAUSE everyone knows I love drawing girls : )

Mykonos>> Thanks man for the words of wisdom. I totally agree and shall try the best to deliver the content. I am at the moment into it. It will also take a few revision before the final pass if I happen to ever publish it. All the panels can be put together into a perfect comics pages. Thanks again!

More panels? Feel weird posting without art. : )




Online Comics: Dogs of War

-Creature tutorial step by step
-drawing face: girl Tutorial
-painting face: girl Video Tutorial
-drawing body: girl Tutorial

-how to draw manga & anime: Video Tutorial