So this is some of the best stuff I've doodled in the first week of owning the wacom tablet. I've been trying to take my drawing more seriously over the past two weeks. Any suggestions/critiques on how to improve?
and I did this using my mouse (before the tablet arrived.)
Followed a tutorial
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No, I am not really communist. Yes, it is weird that I use this name.
So I've been doing some colour thumbnailing lately, hoping to improve my colour choices and stuff... NOPE, still sucking. Here's me trying to finish an abandoned piece:
I realize colour might be just one in a sea of problems with this one, so any non-time-consuming (for you to make, not for me to implement!) tips would be most appreciated.
I've been toying around with the contrast, but nothing I do seems to make it better.
Right now the lighting looks pretty haphazard. Pick two light sources and roll with them. Instead of toying around with just the colors and contrast I'd rework the composition entirely and be very stern about sticking to only one or two light sources.
Also, consider how your ellipses relate to the perspective. The shoulder pads and his head (+ collar) have a completely different perspective from his pelvis and the background.
Also, remember to stack your values for depth. Right now the background is really dark. It might be that it is actually dark, but you need to make it lighter to separate the different stages of the painting. You can't just fix this stuff by playing with contrast. You're gonna have to go in there and add a gradient by painting over it with a middle tone, and then color pick from your new gradient whenever you paint in that area.
Check out some stuff by Gustave Dore and see how his backgrounds are built on a different gradient from his foregrounds.
it's been a while, I've been stuck doing stupid corporate logo making and branding nonsense, finally actually sorted myself an exhibition of illustration stuff, thinking of putting this one in, it's fucking tiny though
Thanks dude. Been playing around a lot with patterns lately and I really liked how it came out in that one.
Here's some random sketch book stuff. We had this guy Eiji Otsuka teaching us about the key differences between western and Japanese comics and so I drew him and a bunch of other stuff.
And remember reflected light once you reach the point where everything is more or less locally rendered. Right now everything on the dude looks like it's more or less seperate. Take the kneecaps for example, the lower half of the kneecaps would receive a lot of bounce light from the shins and be a lot less dark.
edit: and I would maybe also add some stuff behind him or at least change the background behind him to separate him from the background even more. But yeah, it works a lot better now with the different gradients going on. Maybe the middle ground could have a slightly darker gradient still, it is after all much closer to the foreground than the background.
Thanks for your vigilance, I'd most likely have forgotten the reflections in most places. When talking about the middle ground, do you mean the building on the right (the closest), the ruins behind it or the ground in between?
NakedZerglingA more apocalyptic post apocalypse Portland OregonRegistered Userregular
edited April 2014
Hey guys. Can i get some help here? Im trying to get a cool angle here, but its all jacked up. i wanted it to look like he's running..hunched over..I originally had his left arm thrown to the left BEHIND him. I moved it forward and now it looks even more off..i can't tell if his left leg need to be bigger, or the arch in his back is off....both. Anyone have any clue? Or is this beyond saving? lol. I like the arm and the head.
So, I am still getting familiar with my art style, and I mostly use Photoshop so I do a lot of vector-style work. I'm focusing more on adorable stuff, I like happy things and bright colors. I made this today while goofing around. I thought it would be neat to share it.
Might just be me, I have a weird thing for playing cards, but I think a deck with your take on all the face cards would be really f'in cool.
funnily enough this is something I've not only considered but been told before, maybe I should stop thinking about it and actually do it, imagine that...
Some more snoodles. I'm rather happy with crazy vampire guy with sock puppets at the bottom. It's certainly not the best thing I've drawn but it makes me giggle.
I drew a comic. IDK where I was going with it. Just started doodling and that happened. Think it might be the best one I've ever done, but not sure it had to be so dark
sometimes I practice so much guitar that my whole body gets stiff and sore, today was one of those days. On days like today when I can't do what all I do all day every day, I draw, because that's the only other thing I like to do anymore.
Is all of this done with the pen tool in photoshop/illustrator?
No, I am not really communist. Yes, it is weird that I use this name.
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NakedZerglingA more apocalyptic post apocalypse Portland OregonRegistered Userregular
Hey guys. I didn't want to post in this thread because of the sheer quantity of doodles i uploaded to my thread. But i would honestly LOVE some feedback as i feel i havent improved in a long time. Would any of you check out my sketchbook...the last page i uploaded a butt ton of pages from my sketchbook. Thanks fellers http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/81046/huge-sketchbook-update-last-page/p4
Is all of this done with the pen tool in photoshop/illustrator?
Photoshop. A bit of pen, but mostly just drawing shapes and cutting them up and putting them together. I'm not really a 'drawer' in the traditional sense, I just know how to use Photoshops tools and kinda make things happen, lol.
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and I did this using my mouse (before the tablet arrived.)
Followed a tutorial
I'd start here: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/172670/feb-monthly-enrichment-simple-shapes-light-and-form
then: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/179284/june-monthly-enrichment-still-life
after: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/177066/apr-monthly-enrichment-color-studies/
maybe: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/187701/mar-monthly-enrichment-anatomy#latest
Then focus on: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/178203/may-monthly-enrichment-hands-and-feet/
Start pressing on to: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/182662/sep-monthly-enrichment-perspective-and-environments
and the next thing you know:
Its that easy.
Shum Doodlesh while watching Hunt for the Red October.
Enjoying the nice weather outside with some moar doodles.
character design is so not my bag, but I have to try sometime
I realize colour might be just one in a sea of problems with this one, so any non-time-consuming (for you to make, not for me to implement!) tips would be most appreciated.
I've been toying around with the contrast, but nothing I do seems to make it better.
Also, consider how your ellipses relate to the perspective. The shoulder pads and his head (+ collar) have a completely different perspective from his pelvis and the background.
Also, remember to stack your values for depth. Right now the background is really dark. It might be that it is actually dark, but you need to make it lighter to separate the different stages of the painting. You can't just fix this stuff by playing with contrast. You're gonna have to go in there and add a gradient by painting over it with a middle tone, and then color pick from your new gradient whenever you paint in that area.
Check out some stuff by Gustave Dore and see how his backgrounds are built on a different gradient from his foregrounds.
Esiotrot that is... super creepy. Love it!
Here's some random sketch book stuff. We had this guy Eiji Otsuka teaching us about the key differences between western and Japanese comics and so I drew him and a bunch of other stuff.
edit: and I would maybe also add some stuff behind him or at least change the background behind him to separate him from the background even more. But yeah, it works a lot better now with the different gradients going on. Maybe the middle ground could have a slightly darker gradient still, it is after all much closer to the foreground than the background.
Might just be me, I have a weird thing for playing cards, but I think a deck with your take on all the face cards would be really f'in cool.
and I have no idea how to do this, but some day
now I expect to get yelled at for not drawing feet. I'll do it I swear!
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Can't stop drawing Ghibli
funnily enough this is something I've not only considered but been told before, maybe I should stop thinking about it and actually do it, imagine that...
I drew a comic. IDK where I was going with it. Just started doodling and that happened. Think it might be the best one I've ever done, but not sure it had to be so dark
sometimes I practice so much guitar that my whole body gets stiff and sore, today was one of those days. On days like today when I can't do what all I do all day every day, I draw, because that's the only other thing I like to do anymore.
Is all of this done with the pen tool in photoshop/illustrator?
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/81046/huge-sketchbook-update-last-page/p4
Photoshop. A bit of pen, but mostly just drawing shapes and cutting them up and putting them together. I'm not really a 'drawer' in the traditional sense, I just know how to use Photoshops tools and kinda make things happen, lol.