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well here's be a WIP i wanted to go with the tankers [painting it slowly cause i got midterms and junk]
and 40 hours on a painting is a lot of time i'm not at that level yet i suppose and its not always photo-realism just lots of details especially big city-scapes and lots of stuff going on...just dedication i suppose. i personally don't have that type of patience..yet heh.

here's what I'll have inked and coloured eventually. Yay for procrastination!

Used references for the pose, changed some shit though

At 4/13/09 11:01 AM, jagondudo wrote: well here's be a WIP i wanted to go with the tankers

you talented wanker

saluting hand looks huge

does anyone know how to extract just the linework of my picture without all the greys so I can colour it?
Or how to use a line type tool (that I can manipulate to make curves easily). I want this to be really clean, so I can focus on colours but I am a noob at photoshoppery

At 4/13/09 01:12 PM, austinzombie wrote: does anyone know how to extract just the linework of my picture without all the greys so I can colour it?
Or how to use a line type tool (that I can manipulate to make curves easily). I want this to be really clean, so I can focus on colours but I am a noob at photoshoppery

Just draw over it on a new layer...it will save you time and a headache

tried that didn't work to well. Also tried a bunch of stuff but nothing looked too good. I need to work on my digital painting skills

This is what I have so far and it's pretty boring. I think maybe I might try painting it traditionally and scanning it in again

At 4/13/09 12:16 PM, TurkeyOnAStick wrote: saluting hand looks huge

yea i know the shoulder to elbow is too long and given the angle the palm is too big and the perpective doesn't match the body too well... still i'll work on it some more thanks turkey

At 4/14/09 12:27 AM, jagondudo wrote:

At 4/13/09 12:16 PM, TurkeyOnAStick wrote: saluting hand looks huge

yea i know the shoulder to elbow is too long and given the angle the palm is too big and the perpective doesn't match the body too well... still i'll work on it some more thanks turkey

if it 'twere mine i'd only worry about the size of the saluting hand. the body is obviously very elongated in some ways but that curvy dynamacism really gives it alot of zest. i wouldn't fool around with it to make it realistic. how boooorriiiing would that be.

At 4/13/09 09:21 PM, austinzombie wrote: tried that didn't work to well. Also tried a bunch of stuff but nothing looked too good. I need to work on my digital painting skills

This is what I have so far and it's pretty boring. I think maybe I might try painting it traditionally and scanning it in again

Oh dear god... I wouldn't have been able to tell how great the original sketch/drawing was because this digital image is really bad.

Are you working in Photoshop? Do you have a tablet? If you are working in Photoshop without a tablet, try getting your original sketch and tidying it up or redrawing it with cleaner lines. Then scan the cleaner drawing and work with that. Duplicate your lines layer and change Blending Mode to Multiply for the top layer. You may also want to adjust your Levels for that top layer to make the lighter areas lighter, and the darker lines slightly more bold/black. Then, create a new layer under the top lines layer and start colouring on that. For anything 'behind' the chick (such as A-BOT and the general background), use a layer under her colour layer.

If you have no tablet and an unsteady hand, try using a soft brush (that is maybe as wide as her face) with lowered opacity and just begin layering in the colour until her shape is softly applied in place. Build from there. Maybe make the style of your hand drawn linework the loose and carefree style of the overall mini-poster. Think of it as a collage of free flowing, colour-dancing brush strokes (?).

It may sound like I'm talking down to you, but that isn't my intention. I just like your sketch and think you could do so much more with it.

Also, I've heard that audio-chicks dig rainbows.

Getting on board this one... I'm going to go for something none one else will think off... I think ... Luis day! ^-^... so far I am lacking my drawing tablet *lost my pen* and lacking a mouse matt *in my car* so I'm currently struggling... not to mention my lack of good arty software... so to flash MX I go... after redoing the lines time and time again... I think I have finalised them... everyone has there own style and it really shows... I think this is a cool idea... Time to upload a sample for you to make constructive cit about... ciao

-LegolaSS

At 4/14/09 03:21 PM, LegolaSS wrote: Getting on board this one... I'm going to go for something none one else will think off... I think ... Luis day! ^-^... so fpload a sample for you to make constructive cit about... ciao

-LegolaSS

That looks like a good base.
If you went over those lines with the line tool in flash, it would be pretty sweet.

So I used a reference but still could use some pro-tips on the anatomy aspect before I ink this up. Also, is my theme okay to do even though its next year?

great idea for a contest!

At 4/16/09 11:14 PM, AwesomeSaurus wrote: So I used a reference ...

Link reference :) easier to compare
Off hand, boobies and eyes look asymmetrical, and I think the hand is too big.

I really need to get started

At 4/16/09 11:14 PM, AwesomeSaurus wrote: great idea for a contest!

im no pro or anything but...

right arm looks to thin and to short... right leg looks a tad thin... left hand looks a tiny bit large and the finger pointing upwards is to far forwards... needs to be in line with the rest...

other then that i like the face and the stuff in the background... would love to see it coloured.. ciao

-LegolaSS

At 4/17/09 04:39 AM, LegolaSS wrote:

right arm looks to thin and to short...

Yes, it's like a midget arm.
The full arm should extend all the way down to like 2-3 rd of the tigh ( including the hand )

right... i think im getting somewhere now... i just need a little bit of help finishing it... something is wrong with it and i cant figure it out... i dont like it very much and was wondering if anyone could give me pointers on how i could wrap this up... at the moment i need to work on the hair to finish it... dont really mind the background at the moment... but i dont like the layer around the girl nor the giant space under "july"...... feel free to make as harsh comments as you like... pick every little detail you dont like out so i can repair it... thanks ciao

-LegolaSS

Luis day... somewhere in July...

:O
Well this feels like pretty much the last art contest I'll start.

Oh well.

At 4/21/09 10:32 AM, poxpower wrote:

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Well this feels like pretty much the last art contest I'll start.

Oh well.

why? seems to me people are taking more time with their submission.

or would you prefer the sea of shit we get when we launch a contest?

I'm going to do one, just looking for some free time is all.

At 4/21/09 11:46 AM, MindChamber wrote:

why? seems to me people are taking more time with their submission.

I guess we'll see when the time's up.

At 4/21/09 04:05 PM, poxpower wrote:

At 4/21/09 11:46 AM, MindChamber wrote:

why? seems to me people are taking more time with their submission.

I guess we'll see when the time's up.

Maybe an extension? (pretty pretty please)

Mine is put on hold because its finals time and sadly an NG art contest isnt high priority compared to shit that i am paying beaucoup bucks for.

At 4/21/09 05:40 PM, ornery wrote: Maybe an extension? (pretty pretty please)

Yes plz :)

At 4/21/09 11:46 AM, MindChamber wrote:

At 4/21/09 10:32 AM, poxpower wrote:

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Well this feels like pretty much the last art contest I'll start.

Oh well.

why? seems to me people are taking more time with their submission.

or would you prefer the sea of shit we get when we launch a contest?

i wouldn't judge too fast. i'm almost finished with mine but i'll probably wait till last minute to submit mine cuz i'm a SLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG

At 4/21/09 05:40 PM, ornery wrote:

Mine is put on hold because its finals time and sadly an NG art contest isnt high priority compared to shit that i am paying beaucoup bucks for.

Hmmm that is true, it is sort of the finals season for people in college.
We'll see once the deadline approaches but it sure looks like an extension might be in order atm. Maybe an extra month even.

At 4/21/09 07:23 PM, sucho wrote:

or would you prefer the sea of shit we get when we launch a contest?

i wouldn't judge too fast. i'm almost finished with mine but i'll probably wait till last minute to submit mine cuz i'm a SLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG

so, youre agreeing with me, for once?

At 4/21/09 08:41 PM, MindChamber wrote:

At 4/21/09 07:23 PM, sucho wrote:

or would you prefer the sea of shit we get when we launch a contest?

i wouldn't judge too fast. i'm almost finished with mine but i'll probably wait till last minute to submit mine cuz i'm a SLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG

so, youre agreeing with me, for once?

oh ho, i can't be too quick to answer, i'm sure i know which half of the post YOU'RE talking about.

whatever mang, i showed you a good time

At 4/21/09 09:08 PM, sucho wrote:

whatever mang, i showed you a good time

how long has this been going on?! anyhoot i think this is my final unless there's somethin needs changing let me know! otherwise i'll put it up in the finals thread.

higher res perhaps

At 4/21/09 09:29 PM, jagondudo wrote:
anyhoot i think this is my final unless there's somethin needs changing let me know! otherwise i'll put it up in the finals thread.

higher res perhaps

Damn, your art is really, really sharp. Well done.

At 4/21/09 09:29 PM, jagondudo wrote: anyhoot i think this is my final unless there's somethin needs changing let me know! otherwise i'll put it up in the finals thread.

If I weren't so incredibly lazy I'd probably make love to your artwork.

Or attempt to. Awkwardly.

At 4/21/09 09:08 PM, sucho wrote:

higher res perhaps

Love it... smexy picture there... lots of curves and such... love the added tank men in the explosion there... nice touch!... darn i feel so out of my leage here :(... ciao

-LegolaSS