I don't mean to sound harsh, but if your a college student for graphic design and this is your work, then unless you just started you have some problems. First, one thing I noticed about most all graphic design students is that they have a really clean style which comes from techniques learned as designers that inadvertently wind up in their work. I can usually tell what profession someone is from by their artwork and by the looks of yours it seems to me that you are still in the amature artist stages and haven't really developed into a particular field of work, however I do see the beginnings of a designer in your linework. My advice is to ditch the gradated shading that is the sign of a illustrator/fine artist for now and focus a bit more on solid color shading, study some classic comic work if you need ideas.

On the other hand if you are more interested in the illustration/fine art aspect then I recommend you buy some traditional media and start learning those techniques and some solid color theory before going digital, trust me, you will see a massive improvement in your art. Also study some classical paintings for composition, if you think that's too stuffy then look at some of the work on conceptart.org, a lot of the artists there use classical composition but their work is a bit more modern so you will be able to relate easier.

Other then all that, It's always nice to see an up in coming artist starting to learn the trade so keep at it if this is something you really want to do. There's not much money, but its definately a enjoyable career.

Hey is this colab still open? If so I want in.

At 2/2/09 06:53 PM, THESNOOPESGUY wrote: Ok here's something I made Today (I expect criticism) . This ones called "DOO" and its kind of an odd peice of work. I might not have layered it correctly at some points, but thats for you guys to decide.

Just a question, roughly how long do you work on a piece like this.

The early process of transformation from human into a Revenant is extremely painful as the flesh twists and churns and bones rearrange into a stronger and more efficient body without need of most internal organs. This often causes the still intact mind of the Acolyte to slowly go insane until it is entirely broken and swept aside by the hive-like mind of the Revenant.

This is another image created for a book project that fell through that has been repainted over to better fit into the Shadow Legacy universe.

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The frightening result of hyperactive Revenant hocked up on "Morning Berries"

The original version of this image was for a book project that fell though so now it has been modified for use in the Shadow Legacy universe.

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This image was created by combining two of my older images and repainting over the top of them to get them into the Shadow Legacy world.

In this scene Asyril is depicted as a child facing off against a giant Tarkavan (Kinda like a mix between a giant and an ogre) deep within the Emerald Forest. Her ability to commune with nature allows her to subdue the beast. Unknown to her, a Shadow Monk from a nearby monastery had heard the commotion and rushed to the area to see her using such an incredible gift. The monk "Remus" brings the child to the Monastery and the decision is made to have her taken from her parents to be raised as one of the Shadow Priestess's.

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Alrighty ye ol' dogs. Here be me blockhead renditionomagigies. Hope they don't make ye loose yer sea legs.
(Can you tell that my husband is drunk - kongluirong)

At 1/19/09 07:25 AM, Pow3rCrazy wrote: Hey maybe if you look at the time between me and artist's post you'll realize I actually responded first meaning I should get block-head instead.

If you beleive you can beat what I can make then by all means submit a blockhead, but you may want to look at the quality I use in my work...

I would like to take Blockhead give me a few days as I am without internet so i need to get to the library to post it. Blockhead is goodness in all of its glory.

At 1/17/09 05:27 PM, Lesjuh wrote: Wow nice,
I really liked your submission with the story and nice art. i'll keep this thread in mind^^ did you came with the idea all by yourself?

Yes I have been working on this since I was very little and in the last year or so it has finally shaped into something that I feel proud enough to release.

The painting took approximately 15 hours and was completed in 2 days. I strongly recommend to any artist that they work in sessions of at least 4 hours each.

This thread will be dedicated to all future images I create for the Shadow Legacy project I am working on.

I figured a good start would be the Poster I recently completed. I currently am without internet so I spent the last couple of disconnected days creating this collage of Shadow Legacy characters. From top down and left to right the characters are as follows

Zin
The Jackel
Xivex
Leila
Ican
Xell
Asyril
Kappara
Trench
Key
Zev

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Hey how my image got a runnerup ^.^

Woot, looks like we did well on this, great job putting it together JK

O.O *holds breath*

At 1/5/09 11:37 AM, JKAmovies wrote:

At 1/5/09 11:19 AM, GOTHtheDEATHBRINGER wrote:

At 1/5/09 03:15 AM, JKAmovies wrote: Update-Co-Authors:

So does that mean anyone who isn't a co author doesn't get their pic in the thing or what? -.-?

No no. Everyone's pic that I labeled will be in the collab. These are just a few people that are in the collab, witch are getting Co-Authored.

Everyone's in the collab still.

I assume there is a limit to how many people can be co-authored, however everyone who made it in will be listed in some way so they get some credit.

At 1/5/09 01:25 AM, Abnorvell wrote: Yup. I'm pretty darn good.

good for a lvl 2 a spose, well decent anyhow.

At 1/4/09 11:53 AM, MagicalJamie wrote: Okay.

1. Username: MagicalJamie
2. City/State: Brisbane, Australia
3. NG level: 2
4. Comments on the picture you made: Not much to say, it's a dude getting shot, specifically because JKAmovies said that blood, violence and gore ARE allowed. So I did that.

Just save the picture as a .png, I'm not going out of my way to reopen/save/upload everything around just because you're a tad lazy.

Changing the extension from .jpg to .png'll do the trick.

... Ok just listen, PNG's are higher quality files, JPG's are made to be flexible and inherently are lower quality. A PNG displays much better for simplistic styles like yours because JPG's will often have artifacts that don't usually show up so much in fully gradated pieces but will show up like crazy in crisp clean line work.

Your entering your piece into a collab, if you can't follow the rules and submit it as a PNG just like everyone else then you shouldn't be aloud in, and yes, a JPG will look oviusly different when people are flipping through a bunch of PNG's and come across a PNG that was converted from a JPG, the PNG must be created from the original flash or photoshop file,,, or what ever program you use.

Oh btw, I'm not sure if it has been changed yet but the old demo you had listed me as lvl 14, I'm actually lvl 16 now

At 1/2/09 02:37 AM, JKAmovies wrote: Alright.

Deadline is January 6th

I can't submit this untill I get those Easter eggs so I moving the deadline up, If the Easter eggs aren't in by then, I will submit this with them or with out.

This also means, There's spaces left for more art pictures, So untill the 6th I will take as much more submissions as possible :)

Tis to bad I won't be getting my Flash up for a bit, I would have already finished a quality egg and put in for a spot. I spose most of the people are still in school so I won't complain, just... GET EM IN!! Won't it be nice to have a front pager with your work in it?

At 12/29/08 05:58 PM, Basherdude7 wrote: Lol, better?

Yeah, it looks like you spent 20 seconds on this one instead of 10, great job...

Honestly, look at the minimum level of quality images that are being accepted, if you cant
be serious for a bit and actually create something you could be proud of then stop wasting
peoples time.

At 12/28/08 10:52 PM, ReNaeNae wrote:

At 12/28/08 10:19 PM, Artist-Lost wrote: I just got married today, so I'm in a good mood...

Wow!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
...what on earth are you doing here... shouldn't you be doing ....other stuff??! ;)

Honey Moon is 2 days from now, + I just get on when she is busy ^.^

At 12/28/08 10:19 PM, Artist-Lost wrote:

At 12/28/08 09:52 AM, Basherdude7 wrote: 1. Username: Basherdude7
2. City/State: Grimsby
3. NG level: 5
4. Comments on the picture you made: It was a doodle, sorry i used paint i could not import it properly on flash.

I just got married today, so I'm in a good mood, and I'm not going to bash this and the fact that you haven't figured out how copy paste or import image work yet. Instead I am going to just say this.... please spend more then 10 seconds on this when you fix it. Also post your age so people don't assume your 5... Sorry, I'm really trying to be nice about this... but I don't think there is any other way to say this...

Ok I figured out a nice way. Never, ever, use MSPaint again. Either use flash, photoshop, or painter. Otherwise scan your work in. As far as fixing your work, since you are using extreme cartoonistic stylization try to crisp up your line work. Also give your character a little more life by posing them so that they don't look like they are just standing stiff as a board. Also, its not needed, but you may try a little cellshading to give the character depth. Again I say this, expecially to all you idiots out their who think MSPaint is a viable art program and whine "ITS MY STYLE!!!" Unless your a pixel artist creating sprites MSPaint is the digital equivalent to drawing with crayons on a wall.

At 12/28/08 09:52 AM, Basherdude7 wrote: 1. Username: Basherdude7
2. City/State: Grimsby
3. NG level: 5
4. Comments on the picture you made: It was a doodle, sorry i used paint i could not import it properly on flash.

I just got married today, so I'm in a good mood, and I'm not going to bash this and the fact that you haven't figured out how copy paste or import image work yet. Instead I am going to just say this.... please spend more then 10 seconds on this when you fix it. Also post your age so people don't assume your 5... Sorry, I'm really trying to be nice about this... but I don't think there is any other way to say this...

Thanks, it was done in photoshop since my flash is gone for a few more days.

Name: Artist-Lost
Age: 22
State: Washington
NG Lvl: 15

Heres my DevArt

lordjay.deviantart.com

At 12/22/08 02:53 AM, Bloodman101 wrote:

At 12/20/08 02:33 AM, Artist-Lost wrote: Cannoncrotch By I-smel

Lol, that game was awesome, but your pic is more awesome!

Thanks, perhapse as soon as I get my flash back I will make a Awesome Game.

At 12/22/08 02:05 AM, Premature wrote: Do I see, Lil Orphan Boy? Cannon Crotch? :D

Yep ^.^ You do you do

This triggers my Worms Addiction... if you were to make a destructible terrain game with these creatures in real time rather then turn based I would be a fan ^.^ If you managed to make it multilayer I would be a crazy fan, as well as many others. "Slugfest: Extreme!"

A show of hands, how many people would want this to be a sticker? Or a poster, or.. well if you have any other suggestions.