Pic ive been working on this morning
Just blocking in the lighting. Its supposed to be dark and moody. Only light source wil be from the window, lamp on dresser and a small light near the door.
so theres two types of water color sets in Painter. The digital set which is a glazing set of tools you can apply on the same layer as your drawing, and a simulated traditional set which simulates the actual diffusion properties of real water color paints and must be used on its own layer...in other words, its a real pain in the fucking ass for someone whose art experience consists of entirely photoshop. Anyways, I think I got the hang of it, and decided to use it for line work instead of using a tradition pen tool. I wanted to get a more organic feel to my lines. This is what I have so far...thoughts?
edit: fixed the pointy head, added more balance to the stance
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hopefully this should help steer u in the right direction WCK. I spent barely a min on it but I just wanted tohelp with some values. Should be some heavy contrast thats needed fleshing out
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BuckwolfeStarts With Them, Ends With UsRegistered Userregular
edited March 2009
So I was bored, and told my roommates to each choose two animals. Then I picked one of the two from each of them. And now I give you the Shrybarotamus!!
decided to trash the last one and start completely over. About an hour so far in, much of that time is just testing out various water color pens i've made
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2 hours sketching, 1 trying out rough colouring in photoshop.
I messed up the right side of her mouth and/or her chin on the same side, but it was only a sketch to try out photoshop colouring on so I didn't go back and try to fix them.
She doesn't have freakish teeth pointing in every direction in reality.
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edited March 2009
Now that the horrible quarter is over, I need to start drawing again.
Why does everything I do end up looking masculine. It's not like I don't look at women.
I guess maybe I should draw using some references huh.
So! Speedpainting contest went more or less the way I thought it would--no fame or fortune for me, but it was a good experience. It was also a lesson in what things it would have been incredibly useful to have gotten before doing a painting contest, like palette I don't have to hold, and some rags (I meant to bring some, but it slipped my mind as I left my apartment), and a jar of mineral spirits to clean my brushes. And so on and so on. Anyway, here's the five-hour "speedpaint":
EDIT: Any crits would be welcome, of course, though I suppose more in a "for next time" than applied to this particular painting, since I don't intend to buy a bus ticket to Andújar just to finish the thing.
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edited March 2009
It's very nice Crawdad, though your tower looks a little preacrious.
Are you going to finish it? I think it's got potential to be quite good.
Thanks! This particular painting I don't think I'll be coming back to, partly because it'd be too much of a hassle dragging the painting on an hour-long bus ride to the site (especially since it's a 45ish-cm panel) every time. It does make me want to do more open-air painting around the region, though, and kind of got me over my aversion/fear of drawing cities and buildings (out of apprehension of my perspective skills, which are still off on this painting).
I know what you mean about the tower; it definitely leans to the left a bit in places; I guess it comes from getting caught up in the details without making sure the basic form is set first (damn my impatience). It's even more apparent in the rest of the building, where I didn't do the sighting and angles I did with the tower; the roof and gable, for instance, need to be way more angled upwards. I also get angry every time I see the right end of the building, because I didn't have time to block in the side of the building, and it makes the whole thing look odd. I also wish I had gotten more of the surrounding area, and that I had some way of cleaning my brushes so that the burnt sienna didn't permeate every part of the painting (I tried to cool the sky down with ultramarine, with varying degrees of success). I also got advice from another one of the painters to tighten up the front right cylindrical sculpture thing on the tower, which I'm not sure I did enough.
Speaking of brush-cleaning, I should get to that...I had no supplies with me, so I just wrapped my brushes in a disposable palette sheet and put them in a plastic bag until I could clean them later. Which would be now (I treat my art supplies horribly ).
EDIT: I suppose I could always include the shot I took to show what I was looking at (which I probably should have used to tip me off about the angle of the roof before I got too far into it.
And the numerous discrepancies reveal themselves...
Adding colour but I think its all blury again
Finding it hard to get the smooth skin tone and not make it blurry. I have been working on proportions though and I think they are better. Will keep working on making it sharper I think
I remember once seeing an article/video online of some guy at the top of a large building drawing the view -- basically, every building he could see, 360-degrees around him. It was pretty amazing and I wanted to link that but alas, my slightly dull story is all I could find. Sorry dude.
Thanks pals. Sounds like something I'd enjoy doing if I had some friends to talk to and a supply of beer Grenn. Let's do it if we meet up one day. They're both for a show I'm doing in a few weeks. I'm not entirely happy with them. The shows theme is 'draw' so it was pencils/paper only, and I'm used to being able to do fine detail with pens. It was difficult.
I don't know why that's so appealing, Desperaterobots. But it is. Like blueprints or like. Something. I don't even know but I'd wear that black one on a t shirt.
friends MSN doodle, my paint. I've found myself less inclined to draw and more just wanting to paint.
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just a quick sketch before bed.
Barack and Michelle Obama. Its hard to add detail with felt pen, in such a small area. it bleeds too much.
WIP of a character. Does the design look ok?
Just blocking in the lighting. Its supposed to be dark and moody. Only light source wil be from the window, lamp on dresser and a small light near the door.
Here's a WIP, illustration for campus magazine. Gotta make the crystal ball look actually like... crystally.
Just a quick image of john travolta being... sensitive
Done with water colours
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My Comics Thread
I should probably look at some shadows so I know how they work.
edit: fixed the pointy head, added more balance to the stance
"I was born; six gun in my hand; behind the gun; I make my final stand"~Bad Company
"I was born; six gun in my hand; behind the gun; I make my final stand"~Bad Company
Shrew + Capybara + Hippo = This!!
Took like 10 minutes or something...
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"I was born; six gun in my hand; behind the gun; I make my final stand"~Bad Company
2 hours sketching, 1 trying out rough colouring in photoshop.
I messed up the right side of her mouth and/or her chin on the same side, but it was only a sketch to try out photoshop colouring on so I didn't go back and try to fix them.
She doesn't have freakish teeth pointing in every direction in reality.
Why does everything I do end up looking masculine. It's not like I don't look at women.
I guess maybe I should draw using some references huh.
Also image macros yes.
P.S. Anybody know why
EDIT: Any crits would be welcome, of course, though I suppose more in a "for next time" than applied to this particular painting, since I don't intend to buy a bus ticket to Andújar just to finish the thing.
Are you going to finish it? I think it's got potential to be quite good.
I know what you mean about the tower; it definitely leans to the left a bit in places; I guess it comes from getting caught up in the details without making sure the basic form is set first (damn my impatience). It's even more apparent in the rest of the building, where I didn't do the sighting and angles I did with the tower; the roof and gable, for instance, need to be way more angled upwards. I also get angry every time I see the right end of the building, because I didn't have time to block in the side of the building, and it makes the whole thing look odd. I also wish I had gotten more of the surrounding area, and that I had some way of cleaning my brushes so that the burnt sienna didn't permeate every part of the painting (I tried to cool the sky down with ultramarine, with varying degrees of success). I also got advice from another one of the painters to tighten up the front right cylindrical sculpture thing on the tower, which I'm not sure I did enough.
Speaking of brush-cleaning, I should get to that...I had no supplies with me, so I just wrapped my brushes in a disposable palette sheet and put them in a plastic bag until I could clean them later. Which would be now (I treat my art supplies horribly
EDIT: I suppose I could always include the shot I took to show what I was looking at (which I probably should have used to tip me off about the angle of the roof before I got too far into it.
And the numerous discrepancies reveal themselves...
EDIT EDIT: Hey, look, I fixed it!!
^other friends drawing, my paint. He really hates that sweater.
Sorry for the shitty picture, it was the best I could get.
"I was born; six gun in my hand; behind the gun; I make my final stand"~Bad Company
Finding it hard to get the smooth skin tone and not make it blurry. I have been working on proportions though and I think they are better. Will keep working on making it sharper I think
I love the detail!
I remember once seeing an article/video online of some guy at the top of a large building drawing the view -- basically, every building he could see, 360-degrees around him. It was pretty amazing and I wanted to link that but alas, my slightly dull story is all I could find. Sorry dude.
Live and learn eh.
friends MSN doodle, my paint. I've found myself less inclined to draw and more just wanting to paint.
We had a good thing going here
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why you do dis
you break my heart