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Community => Chatboard => Topic started by: MatthewThief on July 17, 2007, 02:12:59 PM

Title: Something i drew
Post by: MatthewThief on July 17, 2007, 02:12:59 PM
well since its not zelda art i'll put it here ^_^ i usually dont show anyone my art but todays a special occasion.

(http://fireemblemblog.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/serramt.jpg)
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: Fishalicious on July 17, 2007, 02:14:52 PM
That looks great! I particularly like the crosshatching shading; I've never been that good at it.
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: MatthewThief on July 17, 2007, 02:19:15 PM
thanks  :D hatching is my the way i know for shadowing black and white stuff, i dont have any tone paper.. stuffs too expensive  :o
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: DW on July 17, 2007, 02:30:06 PM
Hmm...that looks like Serra...
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: Fishalicious on July 17, 2007, 02:35:51 PM
Oh yeah, tone paper is really expensive... and far too quick to go away.  ???

I'd rather have digital tones, though, considering my computer's low tolerance... ^^;
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: MatthewThief on July 17, 2007, 02:35:59 PM
yeah it is Serra ^_^ ive been fine without tone for 4 years so i just find other ways around it
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: darkphantomime on July 17, 2007, 03:24:40 PM
I don't know how to explain my style, hahah... Now when you say tone paper, you mean sketchbook quality paper as opposed to regular printer paper?

Looks good.

<_<

>_>

High school art for the past four years

*RUNS*
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: Fishalicious on July 17, 2007, 03:31:08 PM
Tone paper is the thickness of tracing paper; usually used in comics/manga. It's how they add those nice effects and whatnot; under the tone, it's just the lineart.

(http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6240/screentonezem4.jpg)

Screentone, is what it's usually referred to. It does come in the digital variety, but I'm a traditional person... I don't like digital drawing that much, I'm not very good at it.
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: darkphantomime on July 17, 2007, 03:33:08 PM
That's becasue you don't have a WACOM tablet and those things are pricey.
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: Fishalicious on July 17, 2007, 03:38:36 PM
Ack, let us not bring tablets into this discussion... I know someone who has a tablet. I used it once. It sucks, really. I draw too lightly for it to be of any use to me, and traveling on the internets is fairly difficult.

I've always been a mouse person, I don't like it when people use not having a tablet/photoshop as an excuse for poor digital skill. Besides, I use the bezier tool and pen tool (on photoshop) to make my lines look nice, not a tablet.

Sorry, I have and always will feel strongly about that matter. ^^;
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: darkphantomime on July 17, 2007, 03:41:47 PM
Uhh... lots of professional artists have used tablets, including many MANY webcomic artists.
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: MatthewThief on July 17, 2007, 03:45:53 PM
Quote from: JQ Pickwick on July 17, 2007, 03:24:40 PM

High school art for the past four years

*RUNS*

hmm? do you mean classes? i learned by myself how to draw.. no books or anything, one day i decited i want to draw Kurama. so i did and he looked ok.. so i continued drawing. i observe every little detail when i read manga/watch anime so that helps  :-X
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: darkphantomime on July 17, 2007, 03:47:58 PM
What have four years of art taught me in the direct sense? NOTHING!

What have four years of art taught me in an indirect sense? That I really REALLY like painting and weird perspectives and drawings. Art class can give you a chance to experiment with stuff.
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: Fishalicious on July 17, 2007, 03:48:24 PM
Lots of professional artists have used mice, too. I'm just saying you don't need all this expensive stuff to be a great artist; just because you own a tablet doesn't make you a high and mighty artist.

I mean, no offense, it's just no use to me, and I don't think it'd do much a difference for me anyways; bezier and pen tool are just manipulated with points, not actual lines being drawn.
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: MatthewThief on July 17, 2007, 03:50:46 PM
oh you were in art class for 4 years. kinda wierd because i have been drawing for 4 years too. thats why i got confused So you do abstract then? I used to do that, but it got to tedious for me
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: darkphantomime on July 17, 2007, 03:51:29 PM
My work is traditionally 'ugly'. It tends to be of the sort that is of no particular recognizable form or of landscapes with experimentation in design. I'm like that a lot. It may be ugly, but it's still interesting to look at. (I should post them...)
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: Fishalicious on July 17, 2007, 04:04:00 PM
Both of you need to get a DA. Now.

Anyways, yeah, I like the crosshatching effect, and I love the jacket, I forgot to mention that, didn't I? Oops.
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: darkphantomime on July 17, 2007, 04:05:27 PM
Get a what-now?
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: Fishalicious on July 17, 2007, 04:07:53 PM
Oh, oops.

DA = abbreviation for DeviantART.

http://negativezerro.deviantart.com

Though I will admit it is dying, sort of.
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: darkphantomime on July 17, 2007, 04:13:08 PM
I don't believe in DA. Not after the whole Gamefaqs fiasco...
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: Fishalicious on July 17, 2007, 04:14:37 PM
Por que no?

Nevermind, I mean, I know what you're talking about and stuff. And there can be jerks on DA, so it's okay. Though I'd just ignore them, I'm not forcing you to join or anything.
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: MatthewThief on July 17, 2007, 04:33:10 PM
i usually dont show anyone my art  ;D
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: TP Zelda on July 17, 2007, 07:45:30 PM
EVERYONE ON HERE IS BETTER THAN ME!!

It looks good!!
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: MasterKeyX on July 18, 2007, 06:24:22 AM
You should show people your art. Its vair good, and it can get you truly recognized in the art field.
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: MagmarFire on July 18, 2007, 07:04:41 AM
It's much, much better than the drawings I make. :P

You're a good anime artist, Sess. ;)
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: MatthewThief on July 18, 2007, 08:02:37 AM
thanks again  :)
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: Zoratunic on July 18, 2007, 11:31:01 AM
You're pretty good. Much better than my petty atempts to draw. I guess thats why I stick to spriting, which luckily requires almost no artistic talent.
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: darkphantomime on July 18, 2007, 12:49:06 PM
Brian Clevinger (http://nuklearpower.com) would agree.

So would Dave Anez (http://bobandgeorge.com).
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: MatthewThief on August 22, 2007, 07:51:20 AM
im reviving this because i made some new stuff and i like my stuff all together  :)

these are some Fire Emblem sprites i made.
I named her Kaosu. Shes a Sword Mage

(http://gamedojo.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/mt.png)

This is Uindo, shes a jester.
(http://gamedojo.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/uindo.png)

I digi colored this one, Serra
(http://fireemblemblog.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/serramt-colored.jpg)

Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: Gamefreak on August 22, 2007, 08:42:56 AM
You know what I ought to do?  I should put up my old pokemon drawings from fourth and fifth grade.  I'll try to scan those tonight.
Title: Re:Something i drew
Post by: Hi no Seijin on August 22, 2007, 08:45:57 AM
I recognize Marisa's body and Joshua's hat.  And any further recognition stops there.

I did some modifications on some FE sprites myself.  Nothing too fancy; I'm not that good.  I just chose my favorite characters and changed the color of their hair.  Sometimes their clothing.  I found out that Marisa looks decent with just about any color hair, but Lute and Ismaire can only pull off the color they were born with.  I can show you some of them if you want to see them.