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To motivate myself to keep drawing, I'm working on a comic. I have no idea how it will turn out, but at least it's something to keep my hands busy. Here is some kind of quick character sheet for the main character.

Coloured the previous piece using a new method. I used some basic cell shading, added some highlights with the sai airbrush tool, and then smoothed some edges with blur. I used to colour everything with the sai brush tool, wich was a pain in the butt sometimes.
Also includes the lineart of a ladyfriend dressed as Arwen. Tell me what you think, there's always room to improve.

At 2/6/13 01:38 PM, Decky wrote:

At 2/6/13 12:36 PM, RandomApple wrote: This here is a drawing of a friend of mine dressed as Aragorn.

It's body looks very thin compared to his head.

Allright, noted. But also please note that he is turning his upper body to his right, so he would be broader if he looked straight at the viewer. Either way, i'll try to give my male characters broader shoulders and bodies. Thanks for leaving a comment, Decky.

It's been too long since i've posted anything, but that doesn't mean I totally stopped drawing. The exams are over now, so i'll have more time to draw, and on top of that, I also aquired a new pc that can run photoshop fluently.

This here is a drawing of a friend of mine dressed as Aragorn. It's part of a bigger picture that i'm currently working on. I tried to balance the proportions, and I think it worked out fine.

PS: thanks for the positive review, MaficMelody, I really appreciate it^^.

It's been a long while since i've drawn anything, mainly because of the exam period. Thus, it was time for some practice. These are a series of very quick sketches to try out a box frame for anatomy. Since this seems to be one of my weaker points, I must work to resolve that.

At 12/29/12 06:15 PM, maficmelody wrote: I would recommend using boxes for your rib cages and hips, rather than the circles you're using now. Also to push your "lines of action" for a tad more interesting pose. Exaggerate your pose as far as you can just to the point before it becomes unnatural. Kind of. Play with the idea. =D

Boxes seem a lot better for wireframes, but mostly when I use them, I screw up the perspective. But I certainly agree I should use them in the future. Thank you all for your helpful advice, i will try to learn from it.

At 12/29/12 05:03 PM, Idioteque123 wrote: Not bad at all- I feel as though your strongest piece is the translucent girl.

An ongoing thing I notice about your stuff is that the bodies never seem quite right. I actually think your surprisingly decent at hands though. I think you'd benefit from pushing your proportions practice a little more.

Thank you very much, Idioteque. It's true that I often make mistakes when I sketch the wireframes off my characters, and leave those mistakes when I finalize the lineart. I'll try to work on my anatomy and backgrounds in the future.

This drawing was originally drawn for another thread 'I draw your character, my style.', but i figured i'd post it here too.
The character and the drawing this was based off, belong to ZaneZansorrow. I know my art doesn't compare to him, but i'll hope I'll get there someday.
Sai, about 5 hours.

At 11/19/12 10:29 PM, ZaneZansorrow wrote: Anyone interested on redrawing this? Just a heads up, the hair isn't naturally going up, so it's ok to redraw her with her hair down :)

Took me a while to draw it, those colours are just too complex. I Tried to keep her colour pattern the same, but it was just too difficult. Here is my attempt, though.
Also please disregard the very shitty background.

Allright. It took me a while to color this one, but I'm not dissatisfied with the results. My only fear is it looking too chaotic or incoherent. If anyone has any suggestions about the coloring, anatomy or whatnot, please leave a post.
(paint tool sai, 4 hours).

On a side note: Does anyone know how to cut out part of the drawing so that the background is transparant/not visible? If this could be done with either sai or photoshop, this would open possibilities for me.

At 11/27/12 04:46 PM, Template88 wrote: You might have better luck if you use thicker lines. I was amazed to see that these were made using paint tool sai. You must not be using the tools with pressure on/a tablet or something because i cannot explain this line quality with that information. Usually mouse made art has crisp lines BECAUSE of there being no variation in width.

All my art is done in sai with pressure on a (bamboo) tablet. The reason why my line art looks like mouse made art is probably because of the way I draw: The lines are mostly thinner lines stacked upon each other for a constant line width. If you would zoom in on better resolution drawing, you can see the variation in line width.
Thanks, Template, for leaving a review.

The last two sketches lacked a great deal of quality and anatomical correctness, so I've refrained myself from coloring them. This piece will be colored in the near future since I like the style quite a bit.
1 to 2 hours work, paint tool sai.

A 1 hour sketch made in sai. unlike the previous one, I will force myself to finish this piece. If anyone has any question about how I color my drawings (or about anything else), do not hesitate to ask.

At 11/14/12 06:36 PM, luckylime wrote: I had some fun before shipping my package...

Nice meat boy stylized box, pretty hilarious. I like the variety of subjects in your art thread, keep up the good work.

little rough (and very messy) sketch of a fighting couple. It would be much appreciated if you could point out individual anatomy faults (I know I've made quite a few). Difficult perspective. 30 minutes in sai.

At 11/11/12 04:07 PM, luckylime wrote: I like the concept of having one of each gender standing next to each other, DBZ was thrown in for fun. :p

Very beautiful art in general, you're a high level artist for sure. Personally I thought the the male character from DBZ looked hilarious as a michelangelo-styled statue.
As for the shading techniques, the middle one looks a perfect blend of hard and softer shading, though the left one's hair looks more alive. ZaneZansorrow's edit is subtle, but looks indeed more fresh and innocent thanks to the pink tones thrown in.

Finished version of previously shown sketch.
I must say, I really let my mind go wild with this one. It seems the more emotion i put in my ideas,
the better the result. I also experimented with the possibilities of sai regarding the background,
but I should learn how to work with photoshop.
Had lots of fun.
2 hours work coloring (paint tool sai).

Seeing as the experimental piece was appreciated (thank you luckylime), I kept this piece more experimental as well.
This is just a sketch, I will colour this piece later on.
For each of my drawings, i keep a strict colour code. Gray sketches indicate joints and whatnot, red sketches show the anatomy, even if this is covered by clothing, and blue sketches indicate fabric of any sort.
1 hour work, paint tool sai.

At 11/11/12 05:40 PM, Kinsei01 wrote:

At 11/11/12 05:33 PM, RandomApple wrote: A second foundation study from a long time ago. This was about 1 and a half years ago, when I decided to start drawing in my spare time.
Hands bugged me a lot.

Hands continue to be a hell for me as well, but we all got to start somewhere.

Got anything more recent?

Its cool if you don't. But keep in mind we want to see your works in progress just as much as we wanna see the final project

I don't have anything recent at moment anymore, but I will post more sketches/art as soon as I can draw them. I will try to free up time for this alongside my studies.
And thank you very much, kinsei, for your posts. It is very motivating to see people are interested in my art.

A second foundation study from a long time ago. This was about 1 and a half years ago, when I decided to start drawing in my spare time.
Hands bugged me a lot.

At 11/11/12 05:02 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: do you have any recent foundation studies or sketches for us to look at. I saw you had one here already, I just want to see a few more. You know, so I can see a whole variety of your stuff.

To be honest, I don't practice anatomy that much on paper, and most of my drawings have sought their way to my trash can. I learn a lot better just watching other drawings or real life, and memorizing patterns.
Here is a very recent one, though. (paint tool sai)

Also many thanks for taking time to leave a post.

Thank you very much, homojezus.
Next up: fan art piece.
4-5 hours work. Paint tool sai.

1 hour work. More an experiment than a full-fledged drawing.
Done in paint tool sai.

about 6 hours work.
done in paint tool sai.

Also many thanks to Absinthe for the feedback.

At 11/11/12 02:53 PM, Absinthe wrote: Did you accidentally forget to post an image? Anyway I checked your section and it looks decent in regards to your shading. Your anatomy is what needs to be worked on. Try using basic geometrical shapes like cylinders and boxes to build your characters that are human.

Actually, i didn't expect anyone to reply this quickly. I took some time finding the pictures and decided to post them all in separate posts

Pretty old drawing. 3-4 hours work.
Done in paint tool sai.

Hello, i'm RandomApple, and this is my art thread. Please take a minute to review my art, and point out any flaws or share your thoughts. I am open to constructive criticism, so please be honest.

I will only post new pieces of art here, or respond to posts.
Okay, let's start with a few recent drawings.

Try changing the location from which you are uploading your pictures (ex. C/Documents and settings/...). For some odd reason, it worked for me just fine.

Well, i'm glad to know I can stuff about anything in my wacom pen. I wouldn't know what to do when the tip eroded away. And by the way, fify-50, you can buy a tablet fairly cheap from ebay and such. Mine only cost 50 dollars and it works like a charm.

In comparison to GIMP, I think sai is the better one. I used GIMP before, but it gives a lot more problems (line art is sloppy, crashes from time to time). Also: sai's better compatible with a drawing pad. I've never used photoshop before so I wouldn't know if that one is better.
But as always, it depends on the person drawing.