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interesting...
I'm really enjoying the soft coloring of the skin. And the hair is kind of cool.
mind building a mini-tutorial on how you did the hair?

At 5/18/11 12:55 AM, niiicckkmaheeya wrote: This is fantastic! Really fun and very sharply rendered.

Good stuff!

Odd, my thread is one of those that usually don't get dug up after it get buried.
Cool, Thanks.

And thanks to everyone else. I guess I am actually am getting better >.>.... sweet...

At 5/17/11 02:43 PM, jammynugget wrote: hi im quite new to digital artwork so any comments tips etc gladly recieved, pretty much learning as i went along really... im in to sort of concept style stuff so thats what i was going for . cheers

that thing will haunt me for many nights.....
o.O'... moar please

Post more so we can get a better feel...

Very minimalist, but I like it.
post more.
But instead of linking, you should use the include picture function below to upload them directly. You can only do one of a time, but it helps stretch out the thread

meh...

Since this thread has been kind of more active lately, I got one.
Took about 20 minutes last night
Thinking of Calling it Ancient Beholder

or Psionic Beholder
or Cthulhu Beholder

At 5/15/11 01:11 PM, Luwano wrote: The only problem I have with mechanical pencils is that I can't tilt the pen to get much broader and softer lines like I can do with regular pens. But then again the extra lead sticks are possible very useful.

that does tend to be a problem, but you can compensate by doubling, or tripling your lines. Also another way is to have a larger mechanical pencil. I have a .9mm which slightly does the trick. You can also find 1 mm, but they are kind of rare, or you can get mechanical draftsmen pencils which support different sizes.

I use a mix of mechanical and normal pencils. I also carry a kneeded eraser, a white pvc eraser, and a nice brass pencil sharpener inside an old life savers fruit tarts tin that holds the old pencil shavings so I don't make a mess.... I should take a photo of my typical tools :P

it is always so amusing when people strap dynamite to their own reputations and credibility, and light the shortened fuse.

Lineart

Sketch

In response to Peggy's Red Knight

I present an Orange Knight

Screw original ideas right?

At least you guys inspire me. Thats good... right?

At 5/12/11 07:39 PM, TheDragonBoy wrote: haha. Allright. So my best bet is to get a quality tablet. Right now i have this retarded $100 note pad thing. Its terrible to use but better than the mouse. I'll post my pic here when I am done (sorta messing with it in between school and work).

Thanks for your help.

Well just about any tablet will work as long as it has good pressure sensitivity and movement.
Just make sure you have the proper drivers installed so the tablet works properly

At 5/12/11 05:35 PM, Luwano wrote: Found this user on dA.... suprisingly you can also find some good stuff there.

The reason I stumbled across her, was this pic.

Shark On A Bicycle
This is awesome beyond words...

At 5/12/11 02:00 AM, TheDragonBoy wrote: I noticed that in the youtube vid you gave me (not sure if its you in the video) that the person used a brush where either side of the brush stroke become more and more transparent, almost as if it where a real paint brush, how would I get something like that? And i've messed around with the brushes a fair bit, I made a sketching brush, I just need a painting brush to colour like he had shown in the vid.

That is part of the brush settings. When you have a tablet, many settings like that get automatically applied.
But you can make your mouse compensate with the brush panel just the same.
It's Tricky, but it can be done.
Best bet though is to get a tablet. You can get some cheap but effective ones at various places online, or you can go the more quality route and get a wacom.

there are other options than in my example, but I tend to forget them easily . so you'll have to do some research on your own, or play around with them to get the hang of it.

At 5/12/11 12:37 AM, TheDragonBoy wrote: I'm having a bit of trouble with the different brushes. I cant sem to find one that is effective enough for colouring. Would someone be able to give me a link to where I could download some good custom brushes? I will post my peice here when I am done.

eh, custom brushes are both a good and bad. A double edged sword, if you will.
Usually custom brushes are only good for the project they are built for. And the stock brushes aren't that great.

Although if you know how to build a brush for a project, and use it right then it can become a powerful tool.

For coloring, your best option is to use the basic round brush. If you need some effects with it, mess with the brush presets, and opacity.
Also make sure to make good use of your layers. They can be one of the most powerful features of photoshop.
Make a layer under your line art and color it. If your top later isn't transparent, Set its blend mode to "Multiply"

At 5/12/11 12:49 AM, up-a-notch wrote: First try at a game:

meh, still no impressed.

At 5/11/11 01:28 PM, PeterSatera wrote: I dunno, it's quite close to the french IMO Kensei.

Ha :P
gotta point after all.

At 5/11/11 10:31 AM, Junctafunkis wrote: Lemme know... whatcha thank...

it's an alright start. I'm kind of digging it.
Got more?

At 5/11/11 12:11 PM, up-a-notch wrote: I am gonna post all my 3d art here

French guy:

eh... not going to lie, but this is kind of a weak start to the thread. Got anything else?

At 5/11/11 12:38 AM, TheDragonBoy wrote: Hi. I have recently obtained a copy of photshop cs3, as I have been told it is the easiest to use and create art. I have never used photoshop and the tutorials I seem to find on the interwebs are patchy and do not seem to help, most are just people showing off without explaining what they are doing. I have only a very brief idea of how to use the tools in Photoshop as I have been messing with it for the past 3 days. I have mostly used Flash for my art but I want to do more detailed art.

Could someone please either give me a link to a tutorial that would help me make concept with photoshop or explain how to use it. I do not have a scanner to put my hand sketches onto a computer.

Much appreciated.

well, With photoshop, it's more than just a tool for art. So it is best to learn how to use the tools the best you can to make the program work for you, not the other way around.
Starting with basic tutorials will help greatly. I admit with most beginner tutorials, you won't be working your own stuff, and some of them, you won't be working on things you even want. But you do them anyway because you have to learn the tools.
So here is some links
Tutorialized Photoshop
I have tons of tuts, but They aren't orgainzed.
http://www.elfwood.com/farp/art-tutorial s.html
http://open-tube.com/20-impressive-photo shop-photo-editing-tutorials
http://webdesignledger.com/tutorials/14-
most-impressive-photoshop-typography-eff ects
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHlEduMhr aU&feature=player_embedded

I should really sort my tuts folder

At 5/10/11 11:38 PM, big-jonny-13 wrote:

Also, it appears I may have started an argument on Wesmeadow's DA wall.

I.... am proud of you jonny, it will be a pleasure to watch.

At 5/10/11 10:31 PM, silversunned wrote:

I love how all the other comments are flagged as spam. Really makes me want to know what they were...

They were probably just people who weren't willing to do an "O" face for him....

I know right? it's amusing really, and he still has self-importance issues :D :D

What makes me really happy is that he fed my own ego by still bitching about that coloring thing :P
I feel I have left my scars on his memory. And deep down, isn't that what really counts :D

At 5/10/11 10:24 PM, silversunned wrote: He really can't get over his Ego can he??? anyways for his little thing he posted I posted this as a response! :D :D

I love how all the other comments are flagged as spam. Really makes me want to know what they were...

They were probably just people who weren't willing to do an "O" face for him....

we still doing 30 day bans for thieves, right?

no reason, just asking...

At 5/9/11 06:51 PM, TassioSouza wrote: design it for me?

um no.
But considering who it is for though, you couldn't pay me enough

At 5/9/11 06:28 PM, TassioSouza wrote: help me?

The kind of help you need, none of us are licensed to provide.

Anyway, as for 3D, I would suggest downloading blender and doing a few tutorials and getting the basics down. After that, if you can actually manage an original character, then you need to draw a character sheet for reference. Scan it in and then Strip model or box model it according to the blueprints you made.
And done. You modeled a character.

This should be amusing to watch.

At 5/8/11 04:21 PM, TurkeyOnAStick wrote: I am God of all I survey

See, now there is a man who knows what he is talking about!

At 5/8/11 04:17 PM, xJackelx wrote: Are photo edits made in photoshop welcome on the art thread? Are they allowed? Im talking about some made about games and some architectural edits like this!

eh, not really. We try out best to strive for as original as possible. But we do have a photoshop thread for this stuff.... somewhere.
I guess you could build a personal art thread though and post them there, but its very much a gray area. A mod will have final say on that.

At 5/8/11 03:46 PM, DemocracyFTW wrote:

At 5/8/11 03:45 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: other than the Friday flood I haven't been submitting to the portal recently. So here is A Sketch to color in the portal.

Damn, those are some nice lines!

oh which one.... I hope you are talking about the inking, I have been working my ass off at trying to get better at inking..... :'(....

other than the Friday flood I haven't been submitting to the portal recently. So here is A Sketch to color in the portal.