The artist in thee
- Thread starter Labyrinth
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close up. Decided to go with the bandana. Without it it didn,t really say pirate. Course that being said a bandana doesn't beat a hat. Also working up her hair.
Not traditionally no. As soon as I get photoshop and a scanner however I'll give it a tryLabyrinth said:
I can't draw myself, (well, I can copy things, but not draw from imagination) but I am somewhat of a critic and I have to say that that picture doesn't really say: Pirate Queen to me.Adam Jenson said:
Maybe it's an idea to add something like a cloak, and an "utility" belt, with a couple of knifes and such.
On another note, i love the drawing itself =)
very good. oh I forgot to mention those hatched patches on her boots and fingertip is mud. I would also appreciate it if you kept the hatching if possible.Labyrinth said:Hey Adam, here's a colour preview for the skin. Is that roughly the right tone?
Labyrinth, sorry if this has already been asked, but did you go to an art school/college? I really like your works. I'm guessing you've been drawing for a long time now.
very impressive at this point! Can't wait to see it finished Labbie!Labyrinth said:So WIPs are the new thing. That's cool, I'll run with it. Here's the current work on Adam's drawing with colour.
You would do to have a little bit more contrast in the brown on the legs. Even a very thin line of a very light colour could improve the situation drastically. There's also something a little bit awkward about the way the light falls on the face but its not a big issue at all. Other than that, good work.Labyrinth said:So WIPs are the new thing. That's cool, I'll run with it. Here's the current work on Adam's drawing with colour.
Okay this is just wicked. Why a unicorn/pegasus?Srsly said:
I'd reference specific works except there's too much awesome work here. Although I will say that pirate queen one is really well done.
Anyways, some stuff that I've done. (Can also be found on my dA gallery. [http://zapperoni.deviantart.com/]) I'll just put up some examples of stuff that I did which I thought was really good for different reasons. Oldest to newest.
Just a pic of some sandworms getting murdered by a bunch of stickmen that I have dubbed The Monster Hunters. Will eventually be a small infrequent series on dA. Drawn by hand and colored and redrawn in Paint .NET.
A drawing of myself running in the snow. This is the point where my art started not-sucking. Drawn using my Genius tablet in Gimp 2.6
Just a rough sketch I made once. Pen on some scrap paper.
I'm considering spray-painting a logo onto my epic new computer, but we still haven't gotten back to the case manufacturers, so it's kind of on hiatus. This was a trial design I made. Drawn with pencil on the back of some old paper.
This was a character who originally started as my persona on some message-boards years ago, as a halibut. Zapper was his name. Then I made him an electric eel because that was more awesome. I renamed him Zaphere and tried to write a novel for NaNoWriMo on him. I missed the deadline though. He's supposed to just be a total badass. I liked the lighting here with the lightning, though the hands are crap. Drawn in Gimp 2.6 with my Genius tablet.
Just a small sprite version of me, barely any effort made. Some of the best pixel art I've done though.
A short narrative I did, somewhat lovecraftian. [http://fc36.deviantart.com/fs40/f/2009/033/a/7/The_Carving_by_zapperoni.html] Didn't want to copy-paste the text so it's just a quick link.
This is a vampire hunter named Sheridan Drogo who I originally made for an RPG. He's an ex-cop turned paranormal investigator, with a special vengeance against vampires who killed his partner. I'm showing this one because I think I did awesome on the gun. Drawn today in Gimp 2.6 with my Genius tablet.
Yeah, that's all I've got worth mentioning right now. Any comments? Oh yeah, and once more, great work everyone.
Anyways, some stuff that I've done. (Can also be found on my dA gallery. [http://zapperoni.deviantart.com/]) I'll just put up some examples of stuff that I did which I thought was really good for different reasons. Oldest to newest.
Just a pic of some sandworms getting murdered by a bunch of stickmen that I have dubbed The Monster Hunters. Will eventually be a small infrequent series on dA. Drawn by hand and colored and redrawn in Paint .NET.
A drawing of myself running in the snow. This is the point where my art started not-sucking. Drawn using my Genius tablet in Gimp 2.6
Just a rough sketch I made once. Pen on some scrap paper.
I'm considering spray-painting a logo onto my epic new computer, but we still haven't gotten back to the case manufacturers, so it's kind of on hiatus. This was a trial design I made. Drawn with pencil on the back of some old paper.
This was a character who originally started as my persona on some message-boards years ago, as a halibut. Zapper was his name. Then I made him an electric eel because that was more awesome. I renamed him Zaphere and tried to write a novel for NaNoWriMo on him. I missed the deadline though. He's supposed to just be a total badass. I liked the lighting here with the lightning, though the hands are crap. Drawn in Gimp 2.6 with my Genius tablet.
Just a small sprite version of me, barely any effort made. Some of the best pixel art I've done though.
A short narrative I did, somewhat lovecraftian. [http://fc36.deviantart.com/fs40/f/2009/033/a/7/The_Carving_by_zapperoni.html] Didn't want to copy-paste the text so it's just a quick link.
This is a vampire hunter named Sheridan Drogo who I originally made for an RPG. He's an ex-cop turned paranormal investigator, with a special vengeance against vampires who killed his partner. I'm showing this one because I think I did awesome on the gun. Drawn today in Gimp 2.6 with my Genius tablet.
Yeah, that's all I've got worth mentioning right now. Any comments? Oh yeah, and once more, great work everyone.
After seeing this news post earlier today I've suddenly been inspired to create a series of game covers inspired by Penguin Books cover art. As I make them I'll be posting them in this thread over the next few days.
So far I'm planning on doing a cover for each one of my favorite games over the years. So far I'm planning on doing a cover for:
American McGee's Alice
The Longest Journey
Unreal Tournament
Black and White
Starcraft
Mass Effect
Team Fortress 2
Darwina
If you have any suggestions or requests, feel free to speak up. I can't guarantee I'll actually do anything with them, though.
~Van
EDIT: I may be going in a different direction with this now. I'm trying to decide between doing them in the style of Penguin Books covers and Criterion Collection covers. I'll figure it out after trying both.
So far I'm planning on doing a cover for each one of my favorite games over the years. So far I'm planning on doing a cover for:
American McGee's Alice
The Longest Journey
Unreal Tournament
Black and White
Starcraft
Mass Effect
Team Fortress 2
Darwina
If you have any suggestions or requests, feel free to speak up. I can't guarantee I'll actually do anything with them, though.
~Van
EDIT: I may be going in a different direction with this now. I'm trying to decide between doing them in the style of Penguin Books covers and Criterion Collection covers. I'll figure it out after trying both.
Can't wait to them Van but while your asking think, you could do a Prince of Persia?Vanguard1219 said: