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You sure have a way with women, i'm keeping an eye on you!

At 6/24/12 11:23 PM, ChaosRising wrote: you know what, fuck it. FUCK YOU ALL. I am getting over ffucking smoke inhalation from burning plastic, woke up to a burning trash can, nearly didnt wake up, you know what why am I even bothering, I should just give up on the only thing I've ever been good at, and climb to the top of the sears tower, and jump the fuck off, because I am FUCKING USELESS, I couldn't cut it in the military, and it looks like I wont cut it as an artist either, so u know what. Merry FUCKING CHRISTMAS

Wow... I hadn't realized this guys thread.
First of all... what the hell is going on here, i'm kinda confused...
And after reading what he wrote, i'm hoping he doesn't self harm himself because of this, that would concern me... You need to calm down.
Seriously there's no need get yourself upset like this, i would like to help you if i can.

From it looks like, these images are not at their best quality, have you considered using a program like Photoshop to re-modify and sharpen the images? otherwise i recommend gimp.
i also can't tell how these were put on here, you stated you had no scanner am i right?
This could make things difficult but not impossible, For example,
you could always revamp the comics and use a program like flash, this would give you plenty of room to make improvements on your illustration, because if there's one thing i know, digital art has a habit of being completely flexible around modifications.

I'm afraid not one of these are readable, the only things i can make out are the certain characters and setting you've put into it, it looks promising.

I hope this was helpfull.

At 6/21/12 06:32 PM, Kashi wrote:

At 6/19/12 12:56 PM, Generations1st wrote: I did this Today, later i will consider CGing.

The pinky on her right (our left) hand seems really long. Actually, all of the fingers on that hand look longer than those on her left (our right) hand.
Also her foot looks a bit small compared to the rest of her. Although sometimes that can be considered more of a "stylistic choice", her pixel form has big feet. :P
This seems like an interesting concept, and I'll be keeping tabs on this thread. ;)

I hate hands! but yeah i noticed it too ill correct that once its in colour,but take it from me when adding any drawn character in pixel form, it's a Nightmare.
In some cases like recent games i have seen, it seems perfectly normal to scale up the body parts to a level where its not completely chibbish or exaggerated, if that makes sense, an example would be a game like Skullgirls.
Usually it all makes sense when they are animated for a purpose.

This is Very good colour work, was this done with photoshop CS6 or CS5?

At 6/23/12 05:43 AM, Goldsickle wrote: I like to design cute girl characters.
The games I worked on with DBarbarian also features cute girls.

Shes got that card captor look about her i think it's the hair bits that stick out.
I love the expressions, this is good stuff.

At 6/23/12 12:05 AM, Archxiao wrote: Can someone help me with a predicament? I am trying to draw a map style for 2d games like Castle Crasher but I don't know what the map style is called (as in what view is it in). Anyone got an answer?

It's called Side Scrolling..

At 6/22/12 05:45 PM, Kpheeyat wrote:

All set up for the long two weeks ahead

Hooray! I'm not the only one who uses a mac!

Me too!

Me three! :P

Me four!! :O

AND I USE A PC! C C C C COMBO BREAKERRR!

Just had a half baked nostalgia orgasm..

Juri Han from Super Street fighter, She's considered a cameo for my current project.

I approve, i love platform fighting games.

At 6/21/12 09:53 PM, everette00 wrote: OK, now that you're in the correct forum, I can help you now! :) Yes, it is possible to do animated elements inside of a preloader. You just have to keep in-mind how big the animation is. A huge animation (a lot of data) is going to keep the preloader from doing its job effectively, I would think.

That's good news and the animation loop wouldn't be any bigger than 50kb, or is that overdoing it?
Do you know how this is done? because it can't be as simple as slapping a gif in front of the key-frames, i wouldn't expect it to work without some sort of format.

I posted this question on the wrong thread earlier by the way,and i was told this was the right place.
so just out of curiosity, is it possible to merge an animated Gif to a pre-loader.
I can only assume it has to be treated as a graphic symbol subject to the number of frames to be required for this to
be somewhat achievable, if it is, then is there a frame limit if the animation was to be looped?

At 6/21/12 08:53 PM, everette00 wrote: Unfortunately, you're in the wrong forum. This topic belongs here.

Thanks i'll try there.

Just out of curiosity is it possible to merge an animated Gif to a pre-loader.
I can only assume it has to be treated as a graphic symbol subject to the number of frames to be required for this to
be somewhat achievable, if it is, then is there a frame limit if the animation was to be looped?

At 6/21/12 06:46 PM, MrRager wrote: They originally made sex cartoons first, what did you expect? Quality?

Lol

I've never loled so much in life with this Anime...
Lucy kinda reminds me of Asuka Langley if she was on crack and had no sense of humor..
The definition of a Sadistic solution, is usually someone painted all over the walls with their own carcass and blood, all this to be loved?
Makes me wonder if that's where the movie Chronical got the idea from, naww that's just a coincidence, it has a similar concept...

Aside from not always making sense and jumping the shark at every driven moment, I still kinda enjoyed it, a point of view is usually seen with the most unexpected, but don't judge me own i how i feel in seeing young children having their torso being ripped from their body, not to mention her motives are usually a Genocide of HATE and revenge, it just soo unfortunate she can't take the heat when people piss her off..

Where's a shrink when you need one?

Windows media player (latest and most updated version with all codecs.)
This showed it's more than capable in achieving a somwhat half baked Codec adapting
Feature, but ofcourse if i can play it on there i go to VLC, and if it doesn't work in VLC, then it wont work anywhere..

At 4/12/12 07:35 AM, KLT1M wrote: lets fight

Wow i totally missed this place 0.o
Frigging awesome art in here!
I wouldn't mind giving it a go if i have time..

At 6/20/12 10:16 PM, shadowhuntress13 wrote: This was an experiment dealing with background and a pose. Please let me know what I did good and what I can improve on. Please don't troll.
http://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/shadowhuntress13/wood-elf -2?context=ratings:etm.user:40 49810.scouted:.offset:5

Your Zelda Comic Sketch is cute, i was always a sucker for romantic graphic novels..
Call it "guilty pleasure" if you must..

At 6/20/12 02:58 AM, MisterAce wrote:

At 6/19/12 11:38 PM, Generations1st wrote: This is one of the main characters which is from the project i'm currently working on.

Looks good, can't wait to see the finished product.

Thank you, if you're into action packed movies this is worth a watch when it's finished,in august i'm hoping to post the first one up on here, once i've managed the file size problem..
I did post a Deleted Scene for size and quality test, keep in mind that is not the final look of the project.

For the time being my absence will be apparent as i'm currently lip syncing what my fellow voice actors have done for me,
And i can tell you, i hate lip synching lol.

At 6/20/12 04:53 PM, Luwano wrote: I... I... I was afk... :'(

*softly pats*

Eddy from Tekken Zack from DOA
ehm.... The boondocks? lol

I swap placed with you any day its cold here, and will probably have blue skies tomorrow.

I got a bad feeling about this...

At 6/15/12 01:54 AM, PMMurphy wrote: Ok, this is my last upload for a while. Ill start uploading again when i figure out how i want to fix my problem with my current project. Or if i get my paints and everything going and drawings of my house / neighborhood before then. Thanks for looking.

Its already linked in this thread and discussed about. But i figured people dont feel like clicking links so ill just upload it to this thread.

I am very proud of this.

You should be, its pretty well done, you capture perception pretty well, and the scene has a great level of depth too.
Out of curiosity how do you manage with the dirt? i'm familiar this kind of technique but i would assume alot of care had to be put into it, when keeping it clean, my thoughts would be that you put a blank piece of A4 paper over it when closing the pad.

At 5/30/12 09:30 AM, Flowers10 wrote:
this one i call spaghetti hair

This is my favourite not because of her boobs, but of her cute innocent face, i just love it!

At 5/30/12 09:30 AM, Flowers10 wrote:
Also fuck hands, im not going to draw them anymore!

(render study)

Lol i know the feeling, especially for art like this, but drawing hands aren't as difficult as they seem, you just have to understand the angle..
I Love the pose, but her torso is too small, it's like she has a very small ribcage.
other than that i think these arts are beautiful, including the landscapes..

At 6/20/12 01:42 PM, Dracomancer wrote:

At 6/20/12 05:20 AM, LegolaSS wrote: how many of these were done from scratch with no reference?...

if the answer is what i think it is ((none of them)) then would you be able to post something you did from scratch?

He wasn't trying to offend you, he was just asking what original work have you done yourself..
I consider this a friendly feedback or request.

At 6/20/12 01:42 PM, Dracomancer wrote: Dude, define reference cuz I don't know an artist alive out there that doesn't use a reference.

Well then it pleases me that i am the first.

At 6/20/12 01:42 PM, Dracomancer wrote: References are used either for angle....pose....anatomy...texture...or lighting perspective etc etc. It's rare that an artist is able to draw something from them head and have it come out super accurate.

That's an insult not only to me, but to other artist on this forum, i've seen some FANTASTIC work on here, and yes it's a style they used from their own initiative, without needing a reference.. I think you forget that "reference" and "inspiration", are 2 separate things..
You do not need to look at Anime to get pose Lighting Texture or even the Anatomy, this is quite simply not true,
I myself use real people to capture poses and angels, photographs work perfect for me..

A reference doesn't need to be something visual, the definition of a reference can relate from something you have read, it can be an experience in yours or someone else life, it can be just about anything, this will help your mind reflect, and produce the ultimate image for your own fiction or fantasy..

At 6/20/12 01:42 PM, Dracomancer wrote: Most artists, such as myself, can not draw something unless it's right in front of them to see. I'm a very visual person. It's how I roll. If I've drawn an anime, for instance, enough times for some odd years, I can usually remember the style of it enough to actually draw stuff from my head without looking at anything.

You would probably be right, but that doesn't define what an artist is, to rely on an image which has already been produced, is quite simply mimicking it doesn't show skill it just shows good coordination.

At 6/20/12 01:42 PM, Dracomancer wrote: Someone has offered to scout me however, so its all good.

Your pointless bragging isn't necessary, nor dose it make you any better respecting the feedback,
we know you like anime, I like anime too, but to take an idea that's already been done, has no meaning
unless it's just typical fan art.

Starting with a stick man isn't to say you shouldn't, as all designs are usually planned that way in a Exo skeleton format..(Usually considered as story board level, but even then you have to have a decent level of drawing skills.)
What you must remember is stick-men can't be taken seriously, the reason being is that they don't have any personality, and i'm afraid in order to be a good animator, you need to know how to draw.
It's essentially required, and is something that cannot be neglected for animation.
From the moment you plan the platform and theme, the resources are solely dependant around you to supply the needs for the project, it's always handy to work in teams, and with experience, you will conjure up new upgrades and ideas for your story and your character, design...

I only recently Changed the look on one of my characters which can be found here, because i didn't like his old look.
keep in mind, this is after 2 years of developing the same character, this is usually referred as a revamp..

Hope this helps good luck.

At 6/14/12 05:03 AM, ottermaniac wrote: I'm having endless trouble trying to convert my Flash to a format that YouTube will like. I've used a bunch of converters but they're either watermarked or really shit quality. The best thing I've had so far is the .avi format which Flash let's you export to but it doesn't show movie clips and random little circles keep showing up on the video. I've also used video capture software but it misses out frames of the animation and ruins it considerably.

Does anyone know how NG artists manage to put their stuff on YouTube? I know it can't be that hard but I'm being a complete dumbass right now. Thanks for reading

I'll Admit Converting to Youtube's format is a pain, but it's not impossible, it really dose depend on how big your project is..
I could talk for 2 hours on which is the best way to convert, but it wont make any difference I've known they're always going to be flaws in converting from flash, unless you upload it directly from Flash pro CS6, from what I've heard i think its possible to do that without loosing it's quality..

I'm hearing alot of hype with Sonic 4 and i still haven't played it.. lol

This is one of the main characters which is from the project i'm currently working on.
This current sprite is an older version of him, and so i don't use it anymore..
This current Version is obsolete since my team redesigned his look.
The Updated version can be seen here.
This character portrays the look as seen on the first poster, but since most of the characters had been re-modified in their looks, its more than likely i will be making a newer poster..