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At 3/27/09 07:35 PM, 1sparrow wrote: STFU you fucking hating as fool,YOUR FACE IS GARBAGE!,

PEOPLE!, If you react like this you are only going to get more criticism. You're right, he didn't post a constructive critique, just mention that and let it slide.

At 3/27/09 02:36 PM, ReNaeNae wrote: coocookachoo

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.

hmmm, I'm really in dubio on this one,
I would like to join, but I still haven't got a nice idea, And after getting a total of 0 votes on last weeks, I might just let this one pas (sob)

On the other hand, I don't really have any plans for tomorrow, so I still might do one...

At 3/27/09 06:34 PM, Deathcalypse wrote: this is something i did with photoshop in my electronic art class, i made myself a zombie. xD this is my first attempt at this, i haven't really been using photoshop much, only in school, so be easy on me with this. I know i could've done better as far as with veins and cracks in the skin and such, especialy around my forehead. tell me what you think :D

Like you said: the cracks on your forehead are strange, otherwise it's ok. The background is a bit weird, it is there on the left side, not on the right, it might just be that way, but it still looks weird, keep that in mind when making photo's.
Also: I think the transition from face to skull is a bit too obvious, it has been done a million times, so maybe you could make it more gradual, so that on first sight you'd thnk it's just a head, and after a while you see the skull.

At 3/27/09 08:25 AM, ArthurGhostly wrote: So I was making this.

But... I'm not too sure about it now. The character is kind of overshadowed by the creature. Which kind of goes against the whole point of the thread.

Shall I scrap it, carry on or what?

Maybe you could have the beast in the background, with your character holding it by a leash?

At 3/26/09 07:27 PM, Jackstriden18 wrote: His name is zane. By the way im still looking for an ace programmer to sript my game for me....

cool, not really amazing, but he wouldn't need to be if it's for a game: one thing you could do for me: Please keep those xtra big outlines in the game, that would be awesome.

At 3/26/09 10:52 PM, pvt-blasto wrote: i really appreciate the constructive feedback, and so ive done a sequel to cubist dave...

this is called "Dave's World"

I think I liked dave 1 better, do like this background though, esp. the sun and cloud.

At 3/26/09 10:57 PM, Art101 wrote: For this piece the artist was making a still life of cardboard objects, with directional light. He was trying for an accurate drawing as far as shading values and object relations go. He also wanted a convincing perspective drawing, but it wasn't the main focus. He was going for a realistic style, but not necessarily photo-realism or a completely polished look, the somewhat sketch like quality was intentional. He knows that the paper could be cleaned up because there are lots of smudges.
Size - 18 x 24 in.
Medium - Charcoal, white conté
Time - 1.5 hours

The lightning is a bit off. If you look at the Highlights on the upmost cilindre, and the rightmost box, you'd say the light source is in the upper right corner, somewhat 'behind' the object. If this is correct, certain highlights you did are wrong, e.g. the ones on the topmost box.
The shades should be at the bottom/left of the object, whereas now they are mostly in the center e.g. the cilinders and the rightmost box.

A general tip with charcoal is to feel free to use your really dark colors, don't hesitate to make big areas dark at the beginning, you can easily light them up later. In fact, a 'strategy' I use myself with charcoal, and which I find very rewarding, is to first darken your entire page, from then you can add shadow or highlights.

One last remark: normally you don't actually see the outlines of objects, try (even if only to practice) to draw figures without them having those outlines, charcoal is especially fit for this imo.

At 3/27/09 12:48 AM, yahuwa wrote: Hi guys this is my progress so far BUT I need you to post so I can continue to post.
(Triple posting gets you banned)
So ty for advice, I'll take all I can get

Don't really like the wings on this one, also: the glow is a bit kitschy, and remove the white areas by the flower

At 3/26/09 04:49 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote: Also, am I like the only on who knows how to use Adobe Illustrator around here?!

I know a bit about Illustrator, but not enough, so that I still get better results with photoshop or (as turkey said) powerpoint, for that matter. Looking at your work really doesn't motivate me to learn to use it, since your work is not good at all IMO.
Sorry, I shouldn't post this in this thread, but then again you shouldn't have posted that remark here too.

At 3/26/09 09:27 AM, big-jonny-13 wrote:

At 3/26/09 08:09 AM, J-qb wrote: Wind farm

I wouldn't know if it beats the powers of the wind waker, but any wind he wakes will be viciously slaghtered right?

Well, not if I dismantle those windmills with the power of my WELDER'S TORCH.

The original weapon I was going to use against the lead umbrella

quoting wikipedia on this one: "Welding is a fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials"

So unless you're going to weld a bomb to those windmills, I dont see it.

At 3/26/09 07:19 AM, TurkeyOnAStick wrote:

At 3/26/09 07:11 AM, J-qb wrote: ... sounds like someone has got nothing better to do whatsoever...

What should he be doing? Hmmmmmm?

Make an awesometastic poster!
:made in less than 5 hours!

At 3/25/09 07:01 PM, big-jonny-13 wrote: I summon the powers of the wind waker

Wind farm

I wouldn't know if it beats the powers of the wind waker, but any wind he wakes will be viciously slaghtered right?

Like the music-effect one, just three points:
1. Hah 6 hours... you've got a lot to learn young grasshopper
2. Wouldn't it be cool if he actually wore headphones? just to illustrate the meaning of it.
3. moar!

At 3/25/09 07:25 PM, gassyturtle wrote: a self portrait type thingy..............cartoony

crop!

gets out scissors and cuts away half his laptop

Look what you made me do now. (did I type now already? I wouldn't be able to read it because it got cropped)

At 3/25/09 10:40 PM, NhollowWearthO wrote: I really wanna join than everyone can see my ink skills.

you could also start your own thread to that effect.

diggin' your scene. I especially like your 'comic-style' sketches, like the first few, and cubist dave, those. Love the hand on cubist Dave. Where you get more realistic, like the self-portrait and the ones of your friend and rachel, you kind of fail, since anatomy is absent.
Today's lesson: Practice anatomy (maybe use some sort of referral drawing) OR keep comic, but most of all: keep 'm coming

At 3/26/09 01:53 AM, tomocles wrote: The Wise Man

The wiseman works, his day relinquished...
His work is never done, his soul is never finished...
He works strenuously till sunset, but he is never restless...
What is it that drives him, even though his path is endless?
In his infinite wisdom, he chose this route...
...but in his heart, he hates it.
Why then, does the wise man work?

I am not the greatest of writers, I am not the greatest of artists, but even I find questions forming when I write, when I draw. This prose is one of said questions, put in a form so that you can see why my mind questions it, why it wonders.

Cool. I usually hate it when poeple get pretentious with their language. Don't understand me wrong, I'm a big fan of using nice long words, I don't like it if people use it only because it sounds intelligent. This is just my opinion, but it does put a shadow over your poem.
The strange thing is: I understood more of the poem, than I did of the subtext... What do you want us to do, critiques? ("I am not the greatest of artists... so tell me what to improve")
Is there a reason why you did the drawing with a black and with a grey background? Is this so we can see the figure as you drew it, or do they belong together as one piece of art?

p.s. Don't mean to be harsh but: "...even I find questions forming..."

At 3/26/09 02:50 AM, TheShyGuy wrote: Explanation on the 5 hours.

I drew it once. drew it again. traced over that, scanned it in painted it in photoshop, unpainted it in photoshop, put it into flash, drew over it, coloured it again and added filters

... sounds like someone has got nothing better to do whatsoever...

Nice work dude, I don't know about the 3d stuff, that isn't really my bag. It would have to be very good if you want me to like it (imo it is good, not good enough). The sketches are really good, especially like that comic-style pic you posted, nailed that. his shadow is a bit off though.
Other point of critique: on the one with the gun ("my first attempt with markers...") The gun hand seems to be slightly wrong. It should get smaller like it does, but maybe the arm should start a little bigger (near the torso), or maybe the angle of the gun is wrong.

As I said, nice work

At 3/26/09 02:47 AM, maximuspower wrote: So I figured I would post some 15-20 minute sketches.

Nothing special. But I may as well get some opinions on them.

Heres one.

try to make photo's from a right angle, it makes text better readable, and images don't get transmuted. Also: a journey to the skYs?

At 3/25/09 03:48 PM, deathofghosts wrote: gravity rules

lead plated umbrellas rule the world

You're just a bunch of anatomically incorrect silly-faced dick wankers!
hah!

At 3/25/09 03:05 PM, Helogale wrote:

At 3/25/09 02:13 PM, Wivernryder wrote: He's totally screwing China. We all knew it was going to happen. Wait for the retaliatory attack. o.O

No way. He's shagging France, so we have nothing to worry about.

france would be were his left hand is...
Besides, why do you think they call it A-hole (a=short for asian)

At 3/24/09 10:12 PM, yahuwa wrote: This is how I'm doing so far. I will spend more time on it and I'm not sticking with the face, the wings or the boobs for sure. I love criticism, and invite Hippocraticism. (I duno iether

legs are too small, wings too imo.

At 3/24/09 10:28 PM, TheL1st wrote: a great blue herring

Herring are fish, I think you mean heron (which is the bird). His head is too big I think, also: should't his body be a little more vertical instead of horizontal

At 3/25/09 12:18 AM, RenegadePuppy wrote: heres one in charcoal

charcoal AND CHALK, if I'm correct. it's okay, but a bit small, it isn't really clear to me what is happening.

or maybe it is just a skeleton with a fishing hat walking towards a door?

first one is not that good, second one is better. Did you do these with another medium than the earlier birds (get it? early birds...) ? The others seemed to have more detail

also, the shadow on the ground doesn't match the shadow on the shoe, nice piece otherwise. Maybe tilted wooden floor makes it look a little weird... the shoe is in perspective, the floor is top-view

DUDE, I don't know how you passed it with a 95 (got some suggestions, but I'll spare you those), it doesn't matter.
If you upload your stuff here, expect people to react to it. If you can't stand criticism/don't care about what we think of your work, don't post it on here. If you only care about what your teacher thought of it, go to your teacher and ask her to record herself saying "wow, that is really good, 95!" and play it to yourself.

I'm not saying this because I personally dislike you, I'm saying this to stop this thread from going wild and becoming a flamewar. If you feel like people are not really criticising your work, but trolling (looking for a fight), just ignore them.

One point of critique on your work: if you have text, and you want to give it a special shape, make it smooth. for example, you now have "go see ms. Land {corner} i {corner} s" Which makes it really hard to read. Try putting the entire sentence in one smooth curve.
I wouldn't know how to do this in illustrator (barely ever use it) but maybe you'll just have to do each letter separate. It will be worth your while.