The artist in thee

[BigHandInSky]

Here's the stuff from my school book/GWB, did these a couple of months ago around a few weeks, stopped because i basically didn't have enough time
[i do them at school because that's where my creativity enlargens a bit]
I've uploded them in order of drawing:

[spoiler/][img/]http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/BigHandInSky/My%20random%20drawings/Oldmanonroad.jpg[/img]
some random old man on a road[/spoiler]
ignore the little thing-thing guy, just a random doodle i did before the epic page one

[spoiler/][img/]http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/BigHandInSky/My%20random%20drawings/FancySplicer.jpg[/img] A splicer[/spoiler]

[spoiler/][img/]http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/BigHandInSky/My%20random%20drawings/AC2Brute.jpg[/img] Brute from assassins creed 2[/spoiler]

[spoiler/][img/]http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/BigHandInSky/My%20random%20drawings/DualSplicers.jpg[/img] Two splicers[/spoiler]
couple of idiots in my class thought it would be funny to write 'Fag' and 'Durrr' on the drawing, hence the black rubbing out

[spoiler/][img/]http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/BigHandInSky/My%20random%20drawings/pacman.jpg[/img] Pacman chasing a Ghost[/spoiler]

And i do have a small sketch pad, its just awkward to use with the scanner, but i use it for my more detailed drawings because of its small size (A6).
But anyways, what do you guys think? i'm more influenced by games then most, but one of mates can't stop drawing these [albeit really well drawn and detailed] sonic characters, he is pretty awesome with them, me i like to go full out with shading and detail etc. , mainly due to my Art GCSE.

 

[BigHandInSky]

so what do you think of them?

Wow, these drawings are very good, dunno if mine can stand up to them, but anyways here are mine i did in my free time, ill post the other drawings in my school books when i can be bothered to, (flippin Mock GCSE's) :

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City Wasteland (Influenced by Fallout)[/Spoiler]

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Temple Wariiors (Assassins Creed)[/Spoiler]

Sorry about the size

did the second one a while ago, first one around a month after the first

The size isn't bad at all. The forums pretty well adjust the images to fit. Some of the images I post are actually well over 3000 pixels wide, but the boards seem to auto-shrink.

Keep doodling, it's what every good artist does. I tell you, some of my profs actually encourage doodling instead of note-taking because it has some kind of odd focusing quality to it. Of course, these are art theory profs so I wouldn't expect a math or science teacher to be too happy about it, but still, keep doodling. Get a small sketchbook if you can. Like 5x7" that you can carry around everywhere easily.

so what do you think of them?

 

[Firia]

so what do you think of them?

You've got the talent, and now you need the skills. Keep practicing and you can really go far. You're young, and still new to some of the rules of drawn perspective, anatomy, and how to draw the eye to something. But that's ok! Keep practicing.

If scenes with backgrounds interest you, I recommend a book by David Chelsea called Perspective For Comic Book Artists. Don't let the name fool you. It's written in such a way to make learning the secrets of Perspective easy to learn; more than diagrams and charts, it's laid out in comic format. It's almost even fun to read, and learn! Which is why I recommend it.

Other than that, if you want to learn about anatomy, then may I recommend any ol' medical anatomy book, like Cyclopedia Anatomicae by Gyorgy Feher and Andeas Szunyoghy (includes animals too). It does wonders for your skill just focusing on say, the human hand, and drawing just that. Fleshing it out, and detailing it.

But more than any book, I whole heartedly recommend drawing from life. The books will tell you the knowledge needed to make a good scenery, or correctly proportioned body; but without the experience of drawing from life itself, it won't do any good.

You're young, and you have a good baseline to build on. Keep it up!

 

[Soxafloppin]

Amazing right?

 

[Fightgarr]

Amazing right?

The thing about these that confuses me is that they're made to look mostly like the palette swap sprites from Mortal Kombat III but they have certain details that don't come in until you get into much later versions of MK. Noob had no eyes originally. Scorpion and Ermac's eyes looked normal. Reptile was only reptilian when he was performing certain attacks. Smoke had no smoke. So what kind of crazy alternate universe MK are these versions from?

So now that I'm done taking that way too seriously...

so what do you think of them?

You clearly have a good enough right brain to draw well enough. With training you'd be shiny. The drawings are nice, here are my two main suggestions without getting too far into technique. Your shading and line thickness is the same throughout. Change things up to create contrast, this will help you establish what the focus of the piece is as well as things like distance. Lighten up in areas you don't want too much focus on, darken the focal points a bit. Then just try and draw what you want. I like the old man you have there the most purely because it's the most original of the drawings. Video games are an influence for you, that's good, they are for me too. Now take that and make something that's your own. Splicers are dandy, but if I see your own version of one, which looks entirely separate from the Bioshock universe I'm going to be a whole lot more intrigued.

You can draw and you have a whole multiverse of inspiration out there. Right now you're drawings are good, with some practice and some education in figure drawing and perspective (and really any drawing from life) you would be fantastic.

Hope that helps.

 

[Fightgarr]

Okay guys, here's another WIP shot of the Ursadon. Based on Zemalac's remarks, I've decided to edit the back-armor so it looks more like, well, armor. I'm hoping it gives more of an impression of a large, plated heavy creature, running with some momentum. I've also worked a lot with contrast and added some details like the arrows in its ass. The water splash I deleted without realizing until it was far too late, but it will give me a chance to make a splash-based custom brush and try that out. I should be off the actual bear and onto the flora of the forest soon enough. After seeing Avatar I have all kinds of flora-based inspiration to draw from, so I'm excited to get onto that.

Spoiler: Ursadon WIP Shot #2

 

[Labyrinth]

*Snip*

I'm not quite sure how the rest of it's going to turn out but at the moment the armour looks like it's being 3D mapped on top of the rest of it. The design is cool, but having the armour as a part of the overall image needs work.

 

[Fightgarr]

I'm not quite sure how the rest of it's going to turn out but at the moment the armour looks like it's being 3D mapped on top of the rest of it. The design is cool, but having the armour as a part of the overall image needs work.

Yeah, I know. I have yet to really adjust shadows to compensate for the new plates. It'll look more integrated in the near future. The bear has a ways to go if I'm going to be honest with myself.

 

[SnucklesMan]

How do I put a spoiler box over text? Sorry, I'm new.

 

[SnucklesMan]

*Snip*

I'm not quite sure how the rest of it's going to turn out but at the moment the armour looks like it's being 3D mapped on top of the rest of it. The design is cool, but having the armour as a part of the overall image needs work.

I concur

 

[SnucklesMan]

Spoiler

Why do I do these painful things
Why do I hurt the ones around me
Poor little bird with broken wings
As long as Im near, you will never be free
Im angry at you for all that you have done
But nothing can compare to my own crimes
In the battle of strength, I have won
But sitting here thinking of rhymes
I cant help but remember how I tore us apart
When my rage came down on you like glass
Broken out of your broken heart
The time of anger was quick to pass
I fell to the ground, bloody hands, teary eyes
I saw you at my feet, crumpled in a pile
I remember now all of my sobs and cries
I had no idea I was full of such guile
I dont expect forgiveness from you
What I do expect is a second chance
And maybe we can start anew
I miss our old, perfect romance
But I fear that this has become the norm
My criminal actions, your terrified face
I fear that now that this awful storm
Has consumed me, it will consume our race
Infecting relationships and ruining lives
It spreads like wildfire in a dry plain
You cant look away though it tortures your eyes
To see the world overcome by pain
Why do I do these painful things
Why do I hurt the ones around me
Poor little bird with broken wings
As long as Im near, you will never be free

 

[SmartIdiot]

Amazing right?

Hellz yes.

Maybe I should get some of my artwork up here...

 

[Fightgarr]

I've done a bit more work on the Ursadon. This is a piece that's frustrating me a good deal, so I'm putting it up very step-by-step to get some good C&C. I've created a higher contrast image with (hopefully) a little more integration of both elements of the bear. You can see that I'm just starting the actual environment itself.

Spoiler: Ursadon WIP Shot #3

EDIT: If the back legs look awkward to you that makes two of us. It's on my 'to-fix' list.

 

[smallharmlesskitten]

And some more. Some of these have been posted before.

Spoiler: Save me?

Spoiler: Lily

Spoiler: Anger inc.

These are quite good, I wish I could draw

Just do my method und use paint programs

Im sorry, no mean to offend, but the pencil ones are allot more impressive

Nice Necro-quote there brosef...

 

[Fightgarr]

Okay, I'm moving onto the foliage now. I've only just started but I'm hoping to create a really lush forest of greenery. More interesting plants to follow.

Spoiler: Ursadon WIP Shot #4

 

[Zemalac]

I've done a bit more work on the Ursadon. This is a piece that's frustrating me a good deal, so I'm putting it up very step-by-step to get some good C&C. I've created a higher contrast image with (hopefully) a little more integration of both elements of the bear. You can see that I'm just starting the actual environment itself.

Spoiler: Ursadon WIP Shot #3

EDIT: If the back legs look awkward to you that makes two of us. It's on my 'to-fix' list.

I think my favorite thing about this is the two tusk things protruding from the armor above the mouth. No idea why--maybe because with its mouth closed it would look like a saber-toothed bear with purple teeth, which is an awesome image.

You've worked the armor plates into the fur better than they were before, but it could still use some touching up around the edges. I agree that the rear legs look awkward, and would suggest my usual quick fix, namely conceal them with special effects. In this case, the water splash.

My only other suggestion would be to add the silhouette of a hunting party riding hard after the bear. Those arrows had to have come from somewhere, after all.

It's turning out very well. Keep up the good work.

EDIT: Aaaaand I get ninja'd by WIP part 4.

That foliage looks awesome, by the way.

EDIT II: After examining shot #4 for a little while longer, I think you need to work on the plating a little more. On the head it's perfectly done, and I think that's because you have a hint of the plating going on underneath the fur for a ways--there's a bit of purple there, it doesn't just stop. Meanwhile, on the back and front legs, it's kind of abrupt.

 

[Fightgarr]

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Thanks buddy. There will be more stuff with the hunting party. Possibly people in trees or coming from the foliage. This is a more long-term project for me so those are the kinds of things I plan to add.

EDIT: Yeah, the plates need work. Especially the leg ones. They were done before I figured out the brush dynamics properly and I keep forgetting the damn things.

 

[Labyrinth]

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You keep flipping the image.. makes me suspicious. It's subliminal messaging, isn't it?

Biggest thing is that the armour needs to be held on in some way. At the moment it's just floating. The plants look great.

Also, since I haven't added anything to this thread in a while, here's a portrait.

Spoiler: Musichead