I noticed a it of down time as artists are busy sketching or taking breaks, so I decided I would post this little gem I came across today.

Below is a tutorial on a value study style speed painter/concept artist's work. I find these little bits of insite into how other artists work is very helpful for getting those creative juices flowing
http://idrawgirls.blogspot.com/2010/04/s peedpainting-tutorial-mech-robot.html

I wanted to celebrate my last day in the military so I decided to go ahead and color this one.

Hi, this is really the first thing I am posting on Newgrounds. Been lurking for a while, but this inspired me to do something. It has been a bit since I have really worked on something, so this was a joy for me to get my handskills back up.
Location: Oklahoma (for now, moving up to Alaska within the month)
Sex: Female Age: 23
Fun fact: I am married to Artist lost, and he is a much better artist than I. But he still loves me :D And my mediocre skills.
Name of the piece: Moon Fey (as if you couldn't see it on the drawing)

Hey all, back from holidays. Glad to you some great stuff getting submitted.

The collab is going great and will upload some examples soon if you all want ~JKA

At 8/21/11 03:49 AM, JKAmovies wrote: Hey all, back from holidays. Glad to you some great stuff getting submitted.

The collab is going great and will upload some examples soon if you all want ~JKA

Welcome back ^.^, could you possibly review the submission above? As her husband I dont feel comfortable giving the thumbs up or down

At 8/21/11 03:49 AM, JKAmovies wrote: Hey all, back from holidays. Glad to you some great stuff getting submitted.

The collab is going great and will upload some examples soon if you all want ~JKA

Bleh, wrong account logged in, I posted the above

At 8/21/11 09:35 AM, Artist-Lost wrote: Bleh, wrong account logged in, I posted the above

No worries mate. To be honest, I actually really like it. It's simplistic yet intricate at the same time. The only thing I would recommend is maybe make the character a little more noticeable (make the lines darker) but, that probably wouldn't be too necessary.

I'd say, thumbs up :)

I'm a lot happier with how it looks now, thanks for the crit

At 6/9/11 04:57 AM, Morthagg wrote: My first one is done! I used a little artistic freedom with the actual line paper, but I hope it can still be approved..

Age: 21
Gender: female
Comment: Beware lined paper traps.

wow, thinking outside the box
i love this drawing

really nice work to everyone keep it up i would like to join as well

Lot's of great pieces here. I'd love to join.

Hey everyone, Im currently in the middle of moving up to Alaska. Keep posting and I will be back with some critiques and art. In the mean time, check out this paint tutorial from my buddy Chris Malidore Link and Ill see you all in about a week and half.

Hey there, i don't care for specifying my info but here's my picture.http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/i tem/19ce9d25831bc2605f45acc2217bc05c

let me know if it's too small

whoops wrong account, accidentally used my dead one.
whoopsy whoops

At 8/30/11 09:04 PM, tryggur wrote: whoops wrong account, accidentally used my dead one.
whoopsy whoops

Are you Trvi..?

Yes, made a new account...

At 9/23/11 05:29 PM, tryggur wrote: Yes, made a new account...

Alright, I'll refer to you as tryggur in the collab then instead.

i said i would do something :3

Linky face

RAWR!

At 9/24/11 05:26 PM, CrazyRock wrote: Since i got a scanner finally i can draw with my hand.

Just one question:How do i put my piece into the template without my paper on which i drew being visible?

If you don't do your piece digitally, JKA simply wants you to use lined/notepad paper to draw on. As stated in the first post of this thread. That way, there is no need to use the template when you scan your piece. Just make sure you crop it to the right dimensions.

#3 My computer arrives some time within the next day so I should be back to do critiques, had to do this one on scratch paper and put it together on my wife's laptop.
Fun Fact: When I was little I would trade salmon eggs to a restaurant for pizza.

At 9/24/11 05:11 AM, LegolaSS wrote: i said i would do something :3

Wow, nice work man... Glad to see you back for another year :D

At 9/25/11 08:48 PM, Artist-Lost wrote: #3 My computer arrives some time within the next day so I should be back to do critiques, had to do this one on scratch paper and put it together on my wife's laptop.
Fun Fact: When I was little I would trade salmon eggs to a restaurant for pizza.

That looks insane and I'm glad to hear you'll be back and ready to critique some more :D

My fifth one :)

Location - The Netherlands
Age and gender - 16, male
Fun fact - I got a year older, my previous pieces were made when I was 15 :)

High Quality

Still running without internet so I'm at the library on my wife's laptop. Reprogrammed the option key to replace the enter key so my formatting works somewhat. Anyhow, I figured I would do some critiques rather then wait till next month for my home internet.

Also, I have been working on a comic book project pretty heavily lately which has got me to pick up my inks again, so I made this bad boy with Higgens Black Magic ink and a little Gamblin White Acrylic
Submission Number 4: Frozen Wasteland
Fun Fact: During the course of this project I have separated from the military and moved to Alaska.

I might attempt to get in this year. I think I have improved enough to do such a thing. Are landscapes okay lol?

trivi/tryggur: Great work with the highlights on this one, it helps give the skin a nice sheen and depth. Also, Im loving the word bubble, not sure what it says inside but that makes the image seem more eclectic. One thing I would like to see is if you could bring those shadows you used to detail the face into the hair. Right now the hair seems crazy flat against the head cause its not casting shadows, but at the same time it clearly is sticking out at the edges. Other then that this is a good image. - Accepted

LegolaSS: Im very happy to see the amount of attention you payed to the shape and lighting of the face giving the image really great depth even tho it lacks blacks or whites. What bothers me tho is the rushed treatment of the edges of the drawing where you blend into the paper. If the image is bursting though more lifelike torn edges would help with that, or conversely if the image is on top of the paper, I would recommend making the edges more abstracted to show more of a painterly quality like what you have going on in the face. I mentioned earlier the lack of blacks and whites, which isn't a problem in itself, but the image does lack a little in contrast due to that. Try taking a look at the image by thies down bellow. It is a bit more to the extreme of contrast, but a very good example of the level of clarity high contrast can bring. Anatomy wise, this image is pretty good, a little skewed towards the right eye and nose area, but she is in an extreme facial expression which can definitely skew the face. Great work - Accepted

thies: When JKA wrote about making sure the image is blended into the paper as one of the goals for the images of this collab I believe you took that and hit it square on the head. This images undoubtable looks as if you broke out the inks and drew that on the original piece of paper before it was scanned in. The shading is very high quality, and the quality handling of the line-work leads me to believe you have some comic book inspirations. One thing, from an anatomy point of view, the eyes are a bit big, I think if you shrank them down just a tiny amount you would see a much more lifelike face staring back at you. Also the Neck opens up wide a little early for a woman, its not impossible, but usually a high neck like that is found on one of those super injected body builder type women. Try pulling it in a little for a more feminine look or bring the curve down so that those strong neck muscles are resting closer to a more natural neck line for a more macho tomboy look. Other then that, Awesome Job, that is some kicken contrast. - Accepted

At 10/17/11 08:48 PM, Joshsouza wrote: I might attempt to get in this year. I think I have improved enough to do such a thing. Are landscapes okay lol?

Absolutely just make sure to follow the instructions on page one tho. I look forward to seeing what you produce.

At 10/17/11 08:55 PM, Artist-Lost wrote: LegolaSS: long well though out comment here

Alright, i agree with your points and will rework the piece... hopefully get some more out as well

At 9/24/11 05:11 AM, LegolaSS wrote: i said i would do something :3

Linky face

RAWR!

That's original

Okay guys, that's it for this years Notepad Drawing Collab... The deadline has passed and I will no longer accept anymore submissions. I was hoping for a better turn out this time around but I, personally, have had a lot of issues this year with various things (won't go into detail with that though) which has effected the collab so, for that, I am sorry.

I would like to thank everyone who participated this year. It may be the last Notepad Drawing Collab so those who participated in this years NDC very well be known to have participated in the very last NDC.

Thank you again ~JKA

aww man, I wanted to do some more and better stuff for this :(
Might be time for a different kind of collab though. Thanks for hosting this again and before!