Sketches and arts and stuffs

[Version2]

I've been lurking around the art forum lately, and I've seen lots of amazing artwork that makes me want to get better at my own art. I pulled out a year old sketch book and was looking through it, and I thought maybe I should start a thread of my own to get some tips.

This is the first page of the sketch book, I had bought a set of pens as well the same day I got the book and was just using all the pens in the set to see what I could come up with. I don't have a scanner, I just took this (and a bunch of the ones that are to follow) with my phone camera.

[Version2]

This is just some practice. The guy in the middle turned out mostly alright I think, I could have done better on the back of the shoulder tho. I only think 2 of the individual faces down the sides actually turned out any good at all. I was practicing through repetition, or something.

[Version2]

I was trying out drawing a head in a 3/4 view (that's what this is called right?). I decided to draw him a body... and something somewhere went wrong. Well, I don't screw up half-assed, I figured if it was going to be wrong, it needed to be horribly wrong.

[Version2]

A character concept for a flash game I was attempting to make at one point. It was going to be a tug-of-war/ rock paper scissors thing, with giant demons chained to each other trying to pull the other guy into a hell pit.

[bigjonny13]

Not bad, not bad. You've definitely got some potential going on here. Keep it up.

[Version2]

What is that?

[Version2]

What the hell is that?

[Version2]

Wait, I think I know what that is...

[Version2]

It's a last minute Halloween costume made out of trash laying around the apartment!

[JackDCurleo]

I remember you.

[Lintire]

Dude, you totally look like Micheal Cera XD

Anyway, arts are pretty cool. Your anatomy is way off though and it's obvious that you're during from imagination (which should not be overly attempted until you've got yourself a good knowledge of anatomy) so try during from observation for a bit, work up them skills.

The paper mache thing is lulz, though. Paint?

[Version2]

At 10/30/10 04:54 AM, Lintire wrote: Dude, you totally look like Micheal Cera XD

Anyway, arts are pretty cool. Your anatomy is way off though and it's obvious that you're during from imagination (which should not be overly attempted until you've got yourself a good knowledge of anatomy) so try during from observation for a bit, work up them skills.

The paper mache thing is lulz, though. Paint?

Yeah, I've been trying to work with an art book I have on anatomy by Chris Hart, but I need to get in the habit of using references more often.

Paint is coming soon, it's drying out in the oven at the moment, I'll probably give it another 45 minutes then start with the green. I'll post a pic later with the LED antennas all lit up :)

[Version2]

Wait... I look like Micheal Cera? I'm not sure how to feel about that :)

Here it is painted, with the antennas lit:

[Version2]

And here's a darker picture so you can see the pretty lights!

All I have left to do on this is put an outline around the eye and draw in the pupil. I'm going to wait until the morning and do it with a sharpie. It's 4:30 am right now, I'm going to sleep. G'night

[Joshsouza]

Those are some pretty sweet sketches! I would recommend getting a scanner soon. Trust me, they will look a lot better but the camera is fine.

[Batto]

At 10/30/10 07:30 AM, Version2 wrote: Wait... I look like Micheal Cera? I'm not sure how to feel about that :)

Here it is painted, with the antennas lit:

Is that one of the brain slugs from futurama?
Your art's looking great; of course I'd fully recommend studying anatomy with loomis, or if you want a good book sarah simblet's "anatomy for the artist" is excellent.

[Version2]

At 10/30/10 04:46 PM, Batto wrote: Is that one of the brain slugs from futurama?
Your art's looking great; of course I'd fully recommend studying anatomy with loomis, or if you want a good book sarah simblet's "anatomy for the artist" is excellent.

You are correct sir! You win a free hat :P

The best part about this costume is I didn't have to do makeup, just wake up this morning and not shower lol.

[Version2]

I really need to get a scanner... hmm...

I couldn't sleep last night, so I did a few sketches of a head, using reference pictures from an art book.

[TheRedRocks]

Hey Your sketches aint to shabby.

[Version2]

I'm making this for the PMOTW thread. The center point is really bugging me, but I don't really know what to do with it.

[Toast-Tony]

At 11/23/10 04:14 PM, Version2 wrote: I'm making this for the PMOTW thread. The center point is really bugging me, but I don't really know what to do with it.

Black hole!

[Kashi]

At 11/23/10 04:14 PM, Version2 wrote: I'm making this for the PMOTW thread. The center point is really bugging me, but I don't really know what to do with it.

Well, with the Fire Vs. Water scene going on, I think you could've incorporated all 4 basic elements.
Imo, a tornado would sum it up; you've got grass, even though it isn't really battling... so wind would have all 4 :P

[Version2]

I made a butterfly knife in blender! Now I just need to figure out rigs so I can put it in a open position.

[Abbyka]

At 10/30/10 07:34 AM, Version2 wrote: And here's a darker picture so you can see the pretty lights!

All I have left to do on this is put an outline around the eye and draw in the pupil. I'm going to wait until the morning and do it with a sharpie. It's 4:30 am right now, I'm going to sleep. G'night

That is the coolest thing I have ever seen. EVER. I want one. lol

[Version2]

At 12/3/10 01:20 AM, Abbyka wrote: That is the coolest thing I have ever seen. EVER. I want one. lol

Lol thanks. It was pretty easy to do and fun, you should try it :)

[Lintire]

At 12/2/10 11:36 PM, Version2 wrote: I made a butterfly knife in blender! Now I just need to figure out rigs so I can put it in a open position.

Well, you've automatically gotten farther in the blasted program then I ever have. Most I was able to do was figure out a few of the short cuts and all.

[Version2]

At 12/3/10 02:12 AM, Lintire wrote:

At 12/2/10 11:36 PM, Version2 wrote: I made a butterfly knife in blender! Now I just need to figure out rigs so I can put it in a open position.

Well, you've automatically gotten farther in the blasted program then I ever have. Most I was able to do was figure out a few of the short cuts and all.

I tried blender a couple years ago, but I just couldn't understand the interface. I checked it out again a few days ago and it's been completely updated, it's so much easier now :)

[bigjonny13]

At 12/3/10 02:30 AM, Version2 wrote: I tried blender a couple years ago, but I just couldn't understand the interface. I checked it out again a few days ago and it's been completely updated, it's so much easier now :)

The blade's a little fat.

[Version2]

At 12/3/10 01:12 PM, big-jonny-13 wrote: The blade's a little fat.

Damn you! Now I can't unsee it. *throws laptop off balcony*

It's a little fat, but since it would probably take me a couple hours to fix it I think I'm going to leave it like that.

[Version2]

new WIP