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He resembles Smithy for me. But the crown looks like a female one. And the beard looks like one solid piece rather than a beard. But I know this is only a sketch, I just thought I should mention it.

Other than that you can really recognize Smithy here.

The gun looks good for me, but I would like to know what you're aiming for. If you want to use them in a cartoon or flash movie, it's fine already.

If not, then the next step would be making them look metallic or whatever material you want your weapon to be made of. I dont know how to do that myself but there are many good tutorials at DeviantArt (example)

It doesn't look wrong on the neck so far. For the rest of the body I can only recommend references, look at some and then just give it a try.

For me the shadows you have are too light, but that's also a matter of preference and what you are going for with your style, so one can't say "it's wrong".

Besides "that lion thing", Ornery already mentioned that the muscles need a little more definition. I see some faint shadows on the neck, but the main body is pretty plain.

I have just a little problem with the horn, it looks like it's behind the head. But from the position of the head you should be able to see where the horn meets the head.

I hope you don't mind but I sketched in some lines for better understanding and also the bottom of the horn. Basicly the green line loosely follows the middle of the head (at least where I think it is) and crosses from eye to eye.

@test-object: I think the second idea sounds better, too. And I think it provides a little more space for creativity. Still I could also imagine the first one coming out good.

I have an important question: How do we keep Uwe Boll from stealing the bad movie ideas?

Ok here comes my first sketch. I'm not even sure if I find the time to finish it, but I just have to give it a try.

I'd be happy for any idea what I could add in the blank space right under the title (left of the aliens).

Well it has some lion features, the fur, the tail and the flowing hair which resembles a mane. But I agree with ornery on the rest. It could definitely use a little more lion. Still it looks good so far and I love the whole colour scheme including the backgrounds colours.

At 7/28/10 09:05 PM, DemocracyFTW wrote:

At 7/28/10 08:19 PM, Luwano wrote:

Are you going to judge the art either alone, with some chosen judges or will you let the people (democracy ftw) decide? Just curious....

yes?

Oops! xD

BTW ReNaeNae, the voting panel sound fair enough, but there will always be some bitching. I myself for example may get bitchy if there's nothing Godzilla related among the winners.... just saying.

The starting pics are really cool in both threads. Is "Dinosaurs From Outer Space" in the contest?

Oh my god, this is one of the funniest contest ideas I've ever heard of!

Too bad, I won't be able to submit something suitable even if I increased my daily practice.

Still I'm looking forward to the hilarious entries!

Are you going to judge the art either alone, with some chosen judges or will you let the people (democracy ftw) decide? Just curious....

Sorry, but I still don't get it. Is it a contest where everyone submits a pic, a winner is chosen and we move to the next month or is this a collab where you take the submitted picture and create a flash flipbook or something?

It sounded like a good idea in the beggining, but now I'm confused, sorry.

*Bada-bing-bada-bang* (Check it)

Unfortunately you are also breaking our beloved art forum rules. You must start every new thread with a starter pic you have drawn.

At 7/26/10 05:23 PM, LovelessAri wrote: Here is the second draft of the piece I did for the VA.

Actually I prefer the first version. And the flag in this version is a photo, right? BTW what's a VA? Just curious.... ^^

I like the eyes best. They really stand out from the mostly gray face.

Generally I like the subjects you draw. Especially Xiahou Dun, Nobunaga and Auron. They are all referenced though, ain't they? I feel like I saw something like them before. (I know you mentioned that Auron is referenced already)

You should visit posemaniacs and try some of the exercises in case you have problems when drawing without references.

Still I think your talent is beyond doubt and I'm looking forward to see more.

At 7/22/10 11:34 AM, Sockembop wrote:

At 7/22/10 10:22 AM, Luwano wrote: An alien overlord arguing with his two sock puppets about how to take over earth.

Happy Birthday!

lol, thank you sir. I would go with the cat on this one.

Haha thanks! If I knew you were going for a tentacle alien, I would have asked for a whole sock-puppet army instead. Good one!

An alien overlord arguing with his two sock puppets about how to take over earth.

Happy Birthday!

At 7/21/10 10:21 PM, BizarroJoe wrote:

I want to thank everybody who requested a pic, especially those who even came back to say thanks.

We want to thank YOU for a really fantastic artwhore thread!

And we should commemorate the three brave sheep that died for this thread. We will always remember you white and fluffy heroes!

At 7/21/10 08:47 PM, BizarroJoe wrote:

At 7/21/10 08:07 PM, Luwano wrote:

You name her. Softia, Creamy, Gelatta... What do I know! Find a pun with ice-creams yourself...

Who cares about the name regarding those massive... erm... scoops. You draw the sexiest cartoon ice-cream warrior chicks in the world, ya know? Thanks!

Ok, could you give this tough warrior a girlfriend?

At 7/21/10 01:32 AM, Sinitron wrote: remove the lineart and if it still looks like a sword and not a blob of shit you're not a fuckin faggot

I guess he didn't want you to remove the line-art finally. It's just a test, when you remove the lines and it still looks good, you have done a good job.

But that doesn't mean that there's no room for improvement anymore. I agree with what Kinsei said. The shading ain't bad, but a little more looks probably better. Especially the lower part could benefit from that.

Still I like it, looks like a solid sword, good for a beheading or two. ;)

At 7/21/10 03:59 PM, BizarroJoe wrote:

A powerful wizard sheep getting struck by a lightning bolt.

It has a hat, so it has to be powerful.
But a bit klutz...
NEXT!

Yeah and it has that powerful wand and those powerful trinkets on his powerful necklace. Thanks again.

The request stock is running low, so I hope you don't mind, if I post another one.

A powerful wizard sheep getting struck by a lightning bolt.

At 7/21/10 07:49 AM, BizarroJoe wrote:

At 7/21/10 07:16 AM, Luwano wrote: A fortune telling octopus with turban and crystal ball.

Wait, wat.
SERENDIPITIIIIIEEEEEEYYYY.
And still, no clam for good il' Paul!
I see an angreh octopus in the future...
NEXT!

Thanks, it's great and the feather is a nice touch. :P

At 7/21/10 07:14 AM, J-qb wrote: already out of requests? uhmmm octopus paul playing a game of soccer?

Oops.... another octopus request. It was not there yet when I posted mine.

A fortune telling octopus with turban and crystal ball.

I'm glad I didn't miss this thread, you're the godfather of all "whores for a day".

I'd vote for Jagondudo.

ZuluCS's pic is amazing too, I just prefer Jagondudos interpretation. Reminds me a little of ferryman Charon from God of War.

Ok here comes one more try. As you can most likely see, this was a really quick one.

*drinks german beer and bawls "we are the champions"*

Congrats everyone!

Don't worry, there are many worse photographs around. Actually I think it's not too dark, so lighting in your house can't be that bad.

The drawing itself is quite good. For me, it's the best work you posted so far. I'd recommend a little more detail on the hair, but I leave critiquing to the more experienced artists around. I'm pretty sure the wings are too small though.

At 7/16/10 10:02 AM, comicretard wrote: Gimme an art request, and if I accept, I'll post it here. (I enjoy video game related requests.)

You should read the art forum rules before creating a new thread. You need to start every new thread with a piece of your art.

And you could check out the art request thread and maybe there's an interesting request for you.

Ok here's another one I scraped away! I know the eyes and eyebrows are not correct, but I created it from my memory instead of using the original one as reference, so it's ok I guess.

Hey Mods.... I have a confession to make.... you know what, it's better if you take a look at this and you will understand,

At 7/15/10 01:25 PM, MagicalJamie wrote: Skept: Flash

Everyone else! Bit of a concept for a graphic I'm working on. Greyscale for now, any suggestions for colour?

STRAWBERRYSMOKE!

I think the factory does look fine in grey and would make a nice contrast if you make the smoke and maybe background very colorful. For the strawberries I'd suggest red and green of course, plus I could imagine some rainbow colored smoke floating along. Just thinking....