This is one [DOODLE] that can't be undid

Mustang

The reflection on the vent is kinda messy, too. And are the yellow lines light shining in? Because the visible top part of the chute doesn't have any slits for light to shine through.

and the whole image is far to bright for yellow streaks of light to look that yellow. Darken them colours up or it'll look like he's going down a chute that is mysteriously lit with flourescant lighting.

NightDragon

The One Dark Knight wrote: »

Roughs for some steam punk-ified characters

Ummmmmmmmmmm





FUCK YES?!?!

Lalilulelo

Pious wrote: »

I don't know why I'm posting this. I already finished it...It was going to be a T-shirt, but I used to many colors.

I just wanted you all to have a good laugh. Unless this annoys you?

Thaaat's a-mazing.

Mykonos

speed painting using Painter's oils and pallete knife. Gonna clean it up and post it my thread tomorrow.

Scosglen

I am getting a little sick of the bastardization of the term "speed paint". It's effectively coming to mean "a digital doodle".

Mustang

Was there ever a definitive definition for speed painting, isn't it really just impressionism in digital?

Scosglen

It's not like I can go and look it up in websters, but speedpainting is not just "digital impressionism". It shares some surface qualities that give it some visual parallels with impressionism but they are different enough to merit distinction.

I would define speedpainting as creating a compelling, holistic image while working under a time constraint by exploiting composition, color, light, value and texture (and many more design elements) to the fullest and mostly or completely ignoring the fine rendering step that normally occupies the vast majority of the time spent working on the piece. It's about making it easier to practice picture making skills that you normally only get to flex once each time you make a piece by dropping the time investment involved in "finishing".

Due to digital speedpainting having strong roots in the production art industry, there is a lot of emphasis on economy and efficiency in making the most "complete" image you can with the least effort and time investment, since it is not only great practice but it is in and of itself a useful teachnique for creating a rough preview of a potential full-blown illustration. Ideally any speedpainting should be able to function as the foundation of a fully completed work of art and should only need time spent making minor tweaks and fleshing out the fidelity of the rendering.

I really don't mean to come off as a language nazi but I think it's important to make sure people know that speedpainting is not just a messy thing you did in photoshop or painter in 45 minutes.

sharky t

lyrium wrote: »

The problem with the stripes is that they should be curved, and they are not. THe hoodie on top would be following the slope of her head, which is round.
Do you have a reference? (Just don't use a reference of a hood that's flattened and folded)



Here, I whipped this up real quick for you to see what I meant by outlines on the eyes. (I say 'I meant' because AJAlk was me on my boyfriend's computer)
The same idea could be used to get rid of the lines defining the hair and hood, too. I also put some curve on the hood. It's by no means perfect, but you can see how it makes the eyes fit more with how you defined, say, her lips (which look better than how you defined the hair).



Note: I think that her left eye is larger than her right, lending to the whole 'cross eyed' thing

thanks so much for taking the time to do that man, it really helped

here's what i've done to it



i might change it again but i'm pretty happy with this for now

beavotron

it looks much better. my last little tic with it is that she has a mean case of football eyes, but i say it's safe for you to leave this one and move on.

NibCrom

Well done on the changes.

lyrium

Great work, Sharky. If you look at the picture now compared to when you first posted it, I think it's safe to say you learned with this one and can move on

WastingPenguins

Mykonos

update. Front hand aside I think I'm done rendering for the most part. Gonna rework porportions and touch up on lvls in photoshop later this evening. Right now my chief concern is overall composition, which has always been a weakpoint for me.

Sublimus

So, you're going to re-work the proportions after rendering??

You're going to consider composition last?

You might want to adjust your work methods in the future. Otherwise you'l just be trying to infuse life and meaning into something that started out without any, and as a result it will look forced and unnatural. not to mention you'll have to spend a lot of time fixing things you could have easily prevented with a little planning.

sharky t

thanks a lot to beavotron, lyrium and nibcrom you all helped a whole bunch

@Mykonos

have you tried starting with thumbnails? they help me to work out the composition before i start properly on a picture

Mykonos

I just started doing thumbnails recently, which is something I should have done for this had I not origonally intended it to be a quick sketch. The porportions were easily fixable, they just tend to get out of whack as I render thus forcing me to retouch in photoshop. Here's the finished piece.

mattharvest

Sketching a character.

Tam

Nice inking so far, matt

lyrium wrote: »

Tam wrote: »

Mully, I refuse to believe people are that goddamn retarded.

Lyrium, I like the one on the right better, but you've got a smooth jawline on her left side, and an angular one on the right side.

While that's true, it's not my picture :P
Look farther up on the page and you'll see that I was doing a paintover for Sharky T

stupid Tam is stupid

Orikaeshigitae

i still draw sometimes

Stupid Mr Whoopsie Name

That has a lot of great potential, O! And what the hell is it drawn on? It somehow adds to the nature of the character...

Orikaeshigitae

i bought a chinese diary at a dollar store in st. catharine's

looking back, i wish i'd bought a lot more of them, they're great as a stop-gap sketchbook

Stupid Mr Whoopsie Name

What were you doing in St. Catherine's?

Also, I gotta compliment the right ear (stage left) on that picture. It's still mighty loose and raw, but I think you've found an understanding of the perspective with the start you've got there.

Orikaeshigitae

i was in st catherine's on my way to new york, which was on the way to the maritime provinces

road trippp!

thanks re: the right ear, although i do think now that it's a little low

i am proud of the portrait as a whole, though - looks like that six months of doing almost nothing but self-portraits paid off

Stupid Mr Whoopsie Name

Oh without a doubt. The likeness is definitely there.

Orikaeshigitae

plus the features are all seated correctly, you can see an underlying structure

basically the thing is not finished at all but i'm happy with the fundamentals

Stupid Mr Whoopsie Name

You should be. I still suffer from proportion/position problems at times. If you can get that down, the rest just falls into place quite literally!

Mustang

Ha I have that exact same sketch, you wait there



Mine's a beyond shit though, which is why I never posted it here in the first place. But considering happy coincidences I decided it was apt.

Orikaeshigitae

look, i need to go to bed, post that shit!

Leezard

Heya Heya, random sketch junk from a forum newb!

Orikaeshigitae

nice stuff mustang, although he does remind me of buster keaton

Mustang

I totally fucked up the shape of the head, amoungst other things.
I think it's because I was drawing while I was lying down, at least I hope that's what it was.

Orikaeshigitae

plus he looks like buster keaton

Mustang

Is it too late for me to say it's buster keaton in joker gettup??

desperaterobots

It's never too late Mustang.

Except for now that is.

Mustang

Curses!

Iruka

Feeling almost done with this guy

NightDragon

Iruka, not that you need another person telling you this, but you make some pretty rad things.

The bird-feet look a bit robotic though, and the joints seem o be bent awkwardly in the bird foot that's out of the water.

Iruka

They are significantly less beefy than his claw out of the water, I'll fix that up in the morning. Thanks ND

Mustang

I have crits! Which is awesome, because I never have crits for you Iruka.

The top of the hind legs and indeed the entire rear end appears flat... the feet look fantastic but once my eye reaches the top of the leg it feels like to orientation is moving to the griffins right.

Ahh I think I've got it, the light in the entire pic appears to be lit from the top left, but on the griffins arse looks like it's coming from the top right.

Also the fore bird arm closest to screen looks odd, almost as though it is wierdly long.

Apart from that though, it's fantastic! The emerald green you've used makes me very happy, but your colouring always makes me happy.

EDIT: Oh and the wings are unbelievably awesome.

bombardier

Orikaeshigitae wrote: »

i bought a chinese diary at a dollar store in st. catharine's

looking back, i wish i'd bought a lot more of them, they're great as a stop-gap sketchbook

St. CathArines.

Also fuck you for not telling me you were here.