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Off-Topic => Creative arts => Topic started by: Moosetroop11 on March 11, 2005, 06:56:22 PM

Title: My own drawings...
Post by: Moosetroop11 on March 11, 2005, 06:56:22 PM: I have a problem with drawing in that I can only ever copy other pictures... Although I can change the drawing slightly It's never that original...

Nevermind, here's Tifa!

EDIT: WOAH! TOO BIG! TOO BIG!
How can I make it smaller?
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Post by: WarxePB on March 11, 2005, 07:01:27 PM: Interesting. It reminds me more of Terra than Tifa, though - might be the hair.
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Post by: Ryos4 on March 11, 2005, 07:01:55 PM: Wow thats a lil big don't ya think. You could always shrink it in photoshop or something. They say 80% always makes a good thing look better.

Anyway its a fairly good drawing. Too bad it was just the face though, cant really see the hairstyle.
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on March 11, 2005, 07:03:42 PM: I don't know how to shrink it... I don't have photoshop...

Thanks for the comments anyway.
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Post by: Darkfox on March 11, 2005, 07:08:52 PM: www.ultimatepaint.com has a freeware program that can shrink and such.
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on March 11, 2005, 07:28:49 PM: What about now? If it's still too big I'll delete this post...
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Post by: GhostClown on March 11, 2005, 07:41:08 PM: Looks good. :D
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Post by: Shinomori_Aoshi on March 11, 2005, 09:20:52 PM: That's pretty neat work man but I've got a couple of constructive comments to make -

First of all, a picture like your one tends to look better if you use a programme like photoshop to colour it in because the drawing in its raw forms lacks tone. When couloured in, the variation in the skin colour would become more apparent thus making the drawing itself look more realistic. However, I understand that since you don't have Photoshop, you would either have to use a cheaper alternative or forget using colour at all. Then, of course, there is the fact that you may prefer keeping it less realistic because the designs for the Final Fantasy VII characters were less realistic than some of the latter work.
For improvements on the original hand drawing, I could only really suggest moving the ear slightly. I feel it's a tad too low, and would be better situated if it were level with the nose instead of the mouth.

As a whole though, it's nice. I'd like to see some of your other work !!
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on March 11, 2005, 10:06:39 PM: Well I had to do it... The all-powerful War Moose!
(Ps, thanks for the tips everyone)
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Post by: Shinomori_Aoshi on March 12, 2005, 11:31:17 AM: Haha! Great work man - I love it !!
I prefer it to the Tifa picture ... Keep up the good work !
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on March 12, 2005, 01:42:43 PM: I put more effort into it than the Tifa picture... She was a bit of a test. I'll try and make my drawings more 'shaded' from now on.
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on March 12, 2005, 03:31:42 PM: A bit of fan art from me... What do you think, Carmen?
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Post by: White Dwarf on March 12, 2005, 03:48:09 PM: i like em....i like the first one best...
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Post by: carmen on March 12, 2005, 04:09:06 PM: awe yay, *puts it in fan art folder* these will all be going on my site. Thank alot ^_^ looking good
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on March 12, 2005, 04:55:01 PM: What's your site address, or isn't it made yet?
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on March 12, 2005, 08:14:20 PM: As you can see, I'm bored. Here I drew myself, but strangely I look completely different in real life. Oh well.
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Post by: White Dwarf on March 12, 2005, 08:22:04 PM: nice....
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Post by: GhostClown on March 12, 2005, 08:47:02 PM: Good job. :D
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on March 13, 2005, 10:23:44 AM: "We called it Sin."

Oh, by the way, I've got used to the scanner now so I can take requests if you want. Of course my drawing isn't as good as most of the other artist here, but if you want a request It's best to post a picture, or even two, so I know what you're taking about.
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Post by: AsakuraHao2004 on March 13, 2005, 11:06:28 PM: I like the carmen one the best. My advice is, see how you use a lot of parallel lines to shade stuff in? Well, the way they meet in certain places makes them seem kinda akward. Its not a bad thing, because you can probably use the lines to your advantage to make shading better. Just be more careful with them, and keep it up! :D
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on March 14, 2005, 04:32:23 PM: Thanks for the comments, AsakuraHao. I'll try but It's hard!!!
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Post by: AsakuraHao2004 on March 14, 2005, 09:05:19 PM: Thats pretty good. Just keep it up and I garuntee you'll get better.
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Post by: Osmose on March 14, 2005, 09:35:47 PM: The only real qualm I have with your drawings is when you first begin to draw them. From looking at them, I can see that you first draw the actual pic, and then pencil shade it all to make it more than just an outline. The shading is fine, but the pre-drawing needs a little work on straightening things out, making them more fluid, etc. Focus on that and the overall quality of your drawings should improve.

One technique I find to make drawing shapes easier is to instead of just going for a single line, try several short lines to make up a shape, IE a bunch of quick curved lines to form a round circle shape. Try that, and then erase any excess, then try shading, and see if that helps.
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on March 16, 2005, 05:58:26 PM: Thankee Osmose. Like so? I added a black background when it was on the computer.
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Post by: True Evil on March 17, 2005, 02:51:39 AM: Neato :jumpin:
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Post by: Osmose on March 17, 2005, 02:54:48 AM: Nice. I especially like the work on the coat.
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Post by: AsakuraHao2004 on March 17, 2005, 03:05:50 PM: Thats awesome.
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Post by: mind-master: brain(mmb) on March 17, 2005, 03:42:44 PM: nice work, i kinda like the:

warmoose,
asakura's pic
and carmen's pic :D
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on March 17, 2005, 05:05:09 PM: Thanks, everyone!

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I especially like the work on the coat.

I took longer than usual on it.

By the way, these aren't my best artworks. All my best are painted, and I take hours over them. Today at school I had an all day art exam... Anyway, I can't show you these paintings because they're in art books and my scanner isn't the sort where you can fit pages from books in. Oh well.

No requests from anyone?
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Post by: Osmose on March 17, 2005, 05:17:22 PM: I got a request - get a digital camera and show us these paintings.
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on March 17, 2005, 05:33:33 PM: Interesting idea... I'll use my brother's. If I can work out how to use it. Don't expect them soon, though.
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Post by: Red Giant on March 17, 2005, 06:03:45 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Moosetroop11
As you can see, I'm bored. Here I drew myself, but strangely I look completely different in real life. Oh well.

So... in a sense, you did not draw yourself. Interesting.

Good stuff, you have potential. Keep on chugging.
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Post by: ZeroKirbyX on March 24, 2005, 05:28:04 AM: Cool, takes confidence to draw in pen. An artist needs that. I know I never can :| . Pencil, Pencil, Pencil...
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Post by: NeroSam on April 24, 2005, 09:32:42 AM: i like ur pics :)

i think u should spend a lil more time wid the shading though. i can see tha u briefly put some lines to make a shadow but it might look beta if u where to add more lines of shading ro make it look more realistic.

EDIT: oh i neva noticed that there where more pages cos the pic on the first page was so big tha the page numbers disappered :P
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on April 24, 2005, 10:45:37 AM: Take a look at the date Zerokirby made his post. Then look at your date.
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on April 30, 2005, 03:09:17 PM: I FINALLY got round to borrowning my brother's camera, so bring on the paintings!

Guess who this is...
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Post by: Dragonium on April 30, 2005, 03:15:13 PM: I have a fair idea who that is. Judging by the hat, at least. :)

Oh, crap. I'm gonna be humming the theme tune for the rest of the day now.
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on April 30, 2005, 03:18:17 PM: Heh heh heh. He's also got a plane in the background for 'Airforce One' and Stars for 'Starwars'.
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Post by: ZeroKirbyX on April 30, 2005, 04:55:56 PM: Cool, but Ford's got a broader chin than that, doesn't he?
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Post by: AsakuraHao2004 on April 30, 2005, 05:37:00 PM: Nice painting.
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Post by: Weregnome on May 01, 2005, 01:16:07 AM: nice painting indeedy
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on May 01, 2005, 08:42:43 AM: Quote
Originally posted by ZeroKirbyX
Cool, but Ford's got a broader chin than that, doesn't he?

True. I gues the photo I had of him was a bit weird.

My favourite painting is at school _sweat_
As soon as I get it back I'll show it to you. Till then, I guess I'll start the pen drawings again.
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Post by: theillusivefish on May 12, 2005, 05:45:00 PM: I looks nothing like you, the guitar looks like yours though
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on May 20, 2005, 06:26:41 PM: Ahm back with some new drawings of my character, Mara Flame!
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on May 20, 2005, 06:29:18 PM: And another, this time more my style
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Post by: ZeroKirbyX on May 21, 2005, 01:07:41 AM: I'd comment, but I really have no idea whether that's supposed to be anime style or not.
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on May 21, 2005, 07:48:46 AM: Does it have to be a 'style'?
It's not meant to be life-like, but certainly more realistic than my other comic characters. Anime, if you wish.
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Post by: blaze_shinigami on May 21, 2005, 11:17:41 AM: Is he an expert? please draw something then.