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also: unless he;s going to be carrying some logs for the furnace, the pose of his arms doesn't really make any sense.
If you are not sure about the truth behind this post, try walking around your room (upright, not bend over) with your arms like that...

see what I mean.

thanks.

At 3/12/09 01:11 AM, Lalien wrote: Thanks for everything, everybody.
I've finished it, I'll scan/upload the new drawing tomorrow, because I'm tired.
Night! :D

oh boy oh boy oh boy... can't wait (*weird giggle here*)
(*feel kind of self conscious for exposing me like that now it's too late*)
(*ah screw it, I'm gonna drink more coffee now*)
(*Yay cafeine*)
(*shut up!*)

hand is too small indeed, right ear is higher than the left, also: the top of his head/hair is too squarish I think.
pretty nice though

yeah.... I wanted to draw it lying next to him, but i forgot

At 3/10/09 07:32 PM, gassyturtle wrote:

At 3/10/09 07:23 PM, big-jonny-13 wrote: What about the "gassy" expression?

lol, turtles with flatulence

im getting to it

Ha! beat ya to it

At 3/10/09 07:54 PM, gassyturtle wrote: since your above me i did u um yeah

Not exactly the one above me, but well, the rest was taken...

You bend forward from your hips, the back should be only mildly arched. hope this helps,

At 3/10/09 11:33 PM, Wivernryder wrote:

At 3/9/09 10:32 AM, J-qb wrote:

At 3/9/09 02:39 AM, Wivernryder wrote: Outta the box. Gotta be outta the box.

Outta the box

Love it. Wish I didn't look like I was 40, though. And the glasses make me look senile, just a bit. Other than that, I think it's good. You got my outfit down to a tee. Red shirt and blue jeans, hiking boots.

yeah well, I didn't feel like doing hair. and the glassesare actually aviator goggles (wouldn't want your eyes to get watery from the wind, would we?)

So... now you have two threads in which you ask people what style they like best?
Why are you so dependant on the opinion of others, don't you value your own opinion? A style is not something you should adopt, it is something you should develop. Just start drawing figures (seems to be your main focus) while not paying attention what 'style' you use. When you have finished a few pics which you are happy with (or if you can't see what to improve/change yourself), post them in a thread and ask people what they think of it/what you should/could change.

Compare it to your own voice. You can do funny voices, or you can imitate someone else's. But at the end of the day these are not YOUR voice. Same goes with drawing style.

At 3/10/09 11:57 AM, threadwood wrote: first thing that came to mind

here's yours, think 'Golf'

At 3/10/09 01:59 PM, idiot-monarch wrote: Also, J-qb, I just noticed, did you do that scale thing with a toilet? Lmao.

just my little ode to you,

At 3/10/09 08:11 AM, Lundsfryd wrote:

At 3/10/09 07:32 AM, J-qb wrote: yaha, finito.
so here it is, it has smaller trunk than in the wip and has feet now, which makes it less like an elephant and more like a tapir....

Aww.. What a sweet critter.. Really nice picture. Pehaps a bit too anima-like, but your description counters that problem pretty well..

Thanks dude, you two monarch.
I agree, it is really cartoonish, although that wasn't intentional, it does make it a lot easier to draw. I could try to draw realistic (and I have tried before) but then I get something that is neither really realistic, nor cool. I guess I should practice but whatever.

yaha, finito.
so here it is, it has smaller trunk than in the wip and has feet now, which makes it less like an elephant and more like a tapir....

The snow creator lives on the rock tablelands of the north. In absence of precipation the many geothermal springs offer the sole source of moisture for this creature. Like camels it has developed the ability to store moisture in the layers of fat, which also isolate the creature from the extreme temperatures it lives in. The mosses it feeds on are the sole vegetation capable of surviving the low temperatures of these barren regions.

Having no other means of defense from predators, the snow creator shoots a fine vapour from the nine holes on it's back when in danger. In the cold atmosphere this vapour immediately deposits into a dense snow granting the snow creator a means of escape.

Well, I immediately got to it, so here is the first WIP of my Snow Creator,
Having no other means of defence it shoots a fine vapour out of the nine holes on it's back when in danger. In the cold atmosphere it lives in, the vapour almost immediately deposits and turns to snow, granting the snow creator a means of escape.

I left the skeleton/frame in in this picture. I never used such an elaborate frame for a drawing before, so tell me what you think of it.
Also, is it perhaps too much like an Elephant?

At 3/9/09 02:39 AM, Wivernryder wrote: Outta the box. Gotta be outta the box.

Outta the box

Already had this one lying around, seemed a waste not to post it here.

It's a goldfish with a tomahawk (and gills)

I like number two best (esp. the full body pic)

that din't turn out that well, here is mine

sorry for the double post, but this way I get to draw myself!

At 3/7/09 09:32 AM, PrinceFlea wrote:

At 3/7/09 09:06 AM, J-qb wrote: It's been a while since I submitted to this post, and since you three are the only onesactive anymore, I thought I'd do a three-in-one, so here it is

Does your name J-qb have a meaning?

not really, it's just my initials.
I usually do it like this: (QB=Cube)
_ _
| |
|_ J-QB

It's been a while since I submitted to this post, and since you three are the only onesactive anymore, I thought I'd do a three-in-one, so here it is

So, It appears you'll have to make do with this for now. I'll be celebrating carnaval, and after that I'm going on a trip to germany. I'll make something new after that.

At 11/12/08 04:57 AM, ArkWelder wrote:
And you're probably right. I might just upload some of my random sketches during class (which are suprisingly detailed for doodles).

Is that the sing language for 'great lies to tell small kids'?
I'll be sure to check it out in the morning (it's 0:30 round here now)

Here is the horse-skull from a different angle, I was now looking straight at it. It seems that both sides are now okay, but they don't really match (put your hand over one side to see). Maybe I should draw outlines before I start drawing it, so as to get the proportions etc. right?

At 2/13/09 04:18 PM, richler wrote: this is a new one, axe guard called the striker. lives on the forests of the north he uses his big axe with only one hand and with his left hand throws magical bombs to stuns his enemies so he can get a great chance to cut their heads....

Hey richler,
I really like your concepts for monsters/wrong-doers/characters, but they tend to be a bit under-developed. It seems like you didn't put a lot of effort in your monsters. They are nonetheless pretty good, but I think you could make them even better if you put more effort in them.
I don't know if you know how to draw in photoshop, but perhaps you could try to take one of your own facorites and give him some detail and color. Or maybe you could approach someone to do this for you. I think I could turn some of your monsters in pretty good drawings pretty easily.

consider it,

Grt, J-qb

At 2/12/09 10:32 AM, Luis wrote: How hard of a charcoal are you using? vines are sometimes really tough and hard. I generally hate them.

I wouldn't know, there is no text or mark on the tube they are in. They are about 3 mm across, I find them quite soft (but I have no real comparison material) but not so soft as to snap easily.

So, before I do the horse's skull again, I decided to redo the jimmy hendrix portrait from my first post. Consider it a progress report.
I'm still having a lot of trouble with the really dark tones, but this might be due to the absence of compressed charcoal (I'm doing everything with vine). Ah well, here it is:

At 2/11/09 12:18 PM, Vousielle wrote: They are getting better with each finished work.

Thanks, I guess that's the advantage of doing something new ; )
I think one of my bigger problems now (in the skull and the lamb) is the perspective; If I'm going to draw the back of the object (e.g. the skull) I tend to lean over so as to get a better view at it. However, this gives a disfigured image. I think I might try to redo the skull tomorrow from a different angle.

And here's a drawing of a plushe lamb (I'm kind of desperate for good subjects). The pastel paper really makes a huge difference..

ps. I'm making these pictures with my 3.2 mpx cameraphone, thus the rather poor quality.

At 2/11/09 08:41 AM, LaserKarl wrote:

At 2/10/09 09:11 PM, m103904 wrote: can be on paper or draw on cpu.

Isnt that bad for the central processing unit?

I think he meant the Central Policy Unit... or maybe the Commonwealth Press Union or perhaps the Communist party of Ukraine....

I don't think they will fit in my scanner.....

At 2/11/09 08:44 AM, J-qb wrote: I did a horse (I think it was a horse) skull.

Here's a picture of the skull itself in a slightly different angle and totally different lightning.