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Post by celestiahne on Jul 25, 2008 15:40:52 GMT -5
I even sketch at work, which drives my boss (dad) nuts... he hates getting phone messages with little people scribbled all over them! LOL!
Normally, I use templates for designing, and only recently have I really been branching out to draw completely freehanded with poses and such... I suck so far, but I will say that sketching every single day of my life has made me get better in just the past year or so.
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Post by jnight on Jul 25, 2008 16:00:18 GMT -5
I even sketch at work, which drives my boss (dad) nuts... he hates getting phone messages with little people scribbled all over them! LOL! Normally, I use templates for designing, and only recently have I really been branching out to draw completely freehanded with poses and such... I suck so far, but I will say that sketching every single day of my life has made me get better in just the past year or so. If I can be of any help with poses or art tips, please let me know. I like your vow to sketch every day of your life. I had a similar pledge back in '01. I wanted my characters to look a certain way, a standard and I vowed to sketch as much as possible to improve my style to make them a close to what I have envisioned. I still have a long way to go, I'll probably will never be 100% happy but I'm pleased thus far. I guess an artist is always in a state of becoming.
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Post by celestiahne on Jul 25, 2008 16:23:57 GMT -5
Honestly, I don't think artists are EVER 100% satisfied with the way their art looks... why would you strive if you think it's perfect? And I try to skecth at least once a day seriously, and several times not so seriously daily. *chuckles*
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Post by Galius on Jul 26, 2008 0:09:27 GMT -5
Well I just picked up some acrylics today. Gonna try my hand at it.
if you guys havent already you should check out sullen-skrewt on DA. She's amazing with acrylics
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Post by jnight on Nov 12, 2008 0:59:44 GMT -5
For the artist out there, are they're any parts of human anatomy that hangs you up, you have difficult with?
For me noses can be tricky. Especially the differing angles in which the characters head it tilted. I guess a small part of my problem is many of my characters are masked, hence the lack of any nose detail.
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Post by mitchatt on Nov 19, 2008 16:03:07 GMT -5
Shoulders used to give me a lot of grief. I found a good source at the library that helped me. Then I just practiced for a long time. The same book helped me with feet which is something I see a lot of artists avoid drawing (Rob Liefield). Hands are still tough sometimes.
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Post by jnight on Nov 19, 2008 17:16:47 GMT -5
Shoulders used to give me a lot of grief. I found a good source at the library that helped me. Then I just practiced for a long time. The same book helped me with feet which is something I see a lot of artists avoid drawing (Rob Liefield). Hands are still tough sometimes. Hands and feet seem to give everyone trouble. They use to give me trouble as well and still do when a character is holding something at certain angles.
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Post by jeff3333 on Nov 19, 2008 17:58:14 GMT -5
Feet are definately my weakest point... and I find it difficult to draw women still - maybe that's why Kiya was designed to look otherworldly ha ha
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Post by mitchatt on Nov 20, 2008 10:25:03 GMT -5
I was determined to learn to draw feet. I really didn't like trying to avoid them or drawing mangled obominations at the end of a leg. I think it's largely becuase I would draw sexy pin ups and naked chicks a lot, so I needed to figure out how to do a decent bare foot. Decent is about as well as I can do on a foot. But drawing chicks is the easiest. Used to be that I could ONLY draw dudes. Forever! It wasn't until I was 16 or 17 that I even attempted to draw a chick. Luckily I had a friend who is a great artist and he taught me basically what to do. Then, I would just practice all the time. I think girls, foxy hot body chicks, are the most fun thing to draw. Even to learn to draw.
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Post by jnight on Nov 21, 2008 16:58:09 GMT -5
I was determined to learn to draw feet. I really didn't like trying to avoid them or drawing mangled obominations at the end of a leg. I think it's largely becuase I would draw sexy pin ups and naked chicks a lot, so I needed to figure out how to do a decent bare foot. Decent is about as well as I can do on a foot. But drawing chicks is the easiest. Used to be that I could ONLY draw dudes. Forever! It wasn't until I was 16 or 17 that I even attempted to draw a chick. Luckily I had a friend who is a great artist and he taught me basically what to do. Then, I would just practice all the time. I think girls, foxy hot body chicks, are the most fun thing to draw. Even to learn to draw. Indeed, hot body chicks are the best to draw, bar none! For years I only worked on dudes. About ten years ago I told myself I have to learn how to draw some of my female characters as best as they look in my mind's eye. I'm not there yet...never will be but I'm allot closer then I was even five years ago. Look at my character roster, about 35% of them are female, in 1990 it was 5% at best. The females are my favorite characters, love writing from them, love drawing them. ;D
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Post by mitchatt on Nov 24, 2008 11:53:37 GMT -5
Drawing or art or writing, it's like anything You have to practice at it. It's like basketball or guitar. It's all the same. Any skill needs to be practiced even if you have a raw talent. You gotta practice and constantly improve.
I really hope I don't come off as thinking I'm the greatest thing to ever hold a pencil. I am very aware that I am not and do not mean to sound "big-shot-ish"
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Post by jnight on Nov 24, 2008 13:53:20 GMT -5
Drawing or art or writing, it's like anything You have to practice at it. It's like basketball or guitar. It's all the same. Any skill needs to be practiced even if you have a raw talent. You gotta practice and constantly improve. I really hope I don't come off as thinking I'm the greatest thing to ever hold a pencil. I am very aware that I am not and do not mean to sound "big-shot-ish" Very true and wise words. Doesn't sound "big shot ish" to me. What type of paper and ink pens do you use if I may ask?
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Post by mitchatt on Nov 24, 2008 16:16:26 GMT -5
Thanks. I like discussing the art topics. I just don't want everyone to think that I think I'm King Sh*t or anything like that. If I ever draw on a sheet of paper it's always just regular typing paper. But I almost always draw in a book. One of those bound sketchbooks. I tend to be a very orginized artist. You and I have discussed that a little on DA. I like structure. The one I'm currently using says its "Archival-quaity paper, Neutral PH." It's just a little grainy for my liking. Not bad, just a tiny bit grainy. I would ideally prefer something smoother, but it's not that big of a deal. My last book was real smooth, but I don't know what the paper was called. I use Fabre Castelle pens. They come in a pack of a small, a fine, a medium, and a brush. I also use a pen that I can't remember what it's called right now, but I use the .01 and .08 of that kind sometimes. The .01 for smaller details (eyes, noses, lips). You mentioned earlier about deciding to figure out how to draw women as they appear in your mind. Did you every find any particular resources that helped you make that happen, or did you just work and work at it?
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Post by jnight on Nov 25, 2008 9:14:51 GMT -5
Thanks. I like discussing the art topics. I just don't want everyone to think that I think I'm King Sh*t or anything like that. If I ever draw on a sheet of paper it's always just regular typing paper. But I almost always draw in a book. One of those bound sketchbooks. I tend to be a very orginized artist. You and I have discussed that a little on DA. I like structure. The one I'm currently using says its "Archival-quaity paper, Neutral PH." It's just a little grainy for my liking. Not bad, just a tiny bit grainy. I would ideally prefer something smoother, but it's not that big of a deal. My last book was real smooth, but I don't know what the paper was called. I use Fabre Castelle pens. They come in a pack of a small, a fine, a medium, and a brush. I also use a pen that I can't remember what it's called right now, but I use the .01 and .08 of that kind sometimes. The .01 for smaller details (eyes, noses, lips). You mentioned earlier about deciding to figure out how to draw women as they appear in your mind. Did you every find any particular resources that helped you make that happen, or did you just work and work at it? Most of what I have achieved thus far in regards to drawing my females as I had in my minds eye is just from years of practice. I do use reference pics to aid in anatomy and have countless martial arts magazines I use on occasion for pose refences. Those Fabre Castelle pens sound really good. I tend to use Copic Multiliners and Pigma Microns. I always find the eyes, noses and mouths the most delicate area of work on my character's pieces. If I mess any of those details up, the whole piece is ruined. Very interesting in regards to your bound sketchbooks. In July 2006 I met fellow board member Bayushi Gemma and his work was bound in a sketchbook as well. I use Strathmore 400 Drawing pads, but I remove he sheets whne working on a pieces and when they are completed they are placed in certain folders. Do you tend to draw big on a piece of paper, taking up most of the area, or do you draw in a smaller area? I tend to draw small, even though with pieces such as combat or events a background takes up much of the paper. I'm still weak on backgrounds, I guess I'm a lazy artist in that when the character in which the pieces is based is finished, I usually want to get to the next piece and leave the background as an afterthought. I recent years I have worked more on backgrounds to bring added life and color to the principal focus of the piece, the character(s). Photoshop is handy with this.
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Post by mitchatt on Nov 25, 2008 10:27:00 GMT -5
Pigma Micron! That's the name of the pen I was trying to think of. I sometimes use a really small pen for noses and eyes. A 0.005 is as small as I've seen a Pigma, but I have a Copic that is 0.003 which is really really fine. You might want to think about giving that a try. It offers a lot of control in those delicate areas. What I discovered about the Fabre Castelle is they glide very smoothly and evenly. Long strokes are much smoother and easier. I pretty much draw the size of the page when doing a pinup like BM or JC. Usually a regular 8.5" x 11" I sketch smaller tho. I find and I'm sure you know, that smaller drawings tend to "flow" better. The movement and gestures and everything is smoother in a smaller picture. And nobody like to do backgrounds. They suck.
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