Well in fact there is not many complicated things to it, at least in the monochrome painting dvd. It comes down to laying down a thin layer of mid grey background, painting the main darks over it, then adding some darker gray in the even darker spots. And adding final highlights with white. Fat over lean! Old classics win.
Yeah i definitely hear you there pior. I've noticed some bad habits of how I set up faces as almost skeletal (primarily cheek bones and eye sockets), but when I look at faces there's quite a bit of puffiness around the eyes, and the transition from the cheeks to the mouth should be very fleshy. Honestly, (since we are in the sketch thread) I've had a hard time drawing faces w/ line work, I find it much easier w/ paint just for that reason. (fewer hard edges)
Erik I agree completely. I find some things so much easier to do in values rather than in lines and also easier to do in natural media than digitally. Unlearning old habits gives a nice feeling! It's funny that you mention setting up faces in a skeletal manner - I'd rather think it's a great technique... Like adding an final rough sketch of a skull on top of the whole drawing to give a kind of see-through frame you can later attach sharp muscle edges onto.
Now I see polished lineart as a kind of stylisation exercise as opposed to the sketches I use as guides for paintings which are more like automated skribbles done with the eyes half closed. It somehow allows to drops the 'I have to make a nice drawing' pressure. Well that's nothing new but it's like a brand new world for me haha! Too much talk sorry.
Well not that one brand but you get the idea. Used a deeper blue mixed with burnt sienna and some drops of china ink.
Actually I got myself some large bottles of liquid gouache since then, the kind that schools get for the kids to fiddle with. Super cheap, same quality, will last years!
Tried to incorporate some fantasy archetypes on some different animals. I got this idea when someone said there was too many orcs, dwarves, elves and the "stereotypical" fantasy races, so I gots to thinking what critters might make a good character class..
dump of sketchbook stuff from my moleskine during my trip... and the first one was sketched during a game dev conference in singapore--on a courtesy pad from the Orchard Hotel, as you can tell in the reverse in the upper left part of the page
Hmmm what tool did you use for these Gauss? I'm having a hard time finding something fitting my needs when it comes to scribbly lineart. Also curious about the size of your Moleskine. Thanks!
some really nice pieces in here... so i'm planning on interrupting all the great artwork with my crap {insert evil laugh here}
alrighty... i'd finished this much earlier in the morning [i was bored, and the network was down]. and its not really a concept or a complete "piece" as such, but it was just some practice i did so i could try out some shading and whatnot.
i'll be honest: I was looking at a frame from one of the Spiderman comics, just for referencing light direction [i swear ].
oh and pior, he used ball point pens.... am i right?
peace.
EDIT: finally decided that the net was fast enough to enable "images". [i'd seen the older drawings before, just hadn't commented on them excep for what i said earlier in this post.] now i can say:
@ Gauss - woah! when u told me to look at them, i thought they were scenic stuff. but they're characters [clearly] and they are really awesome stuff. i especially like the third pic [both of them]. in a way, these sketches are scenic [lol at the lame joke hoo haa haa!]. Can i ask the size of ur sketchbook? im assuming bigger than A4? [cuz of the detail u've managed to fit into some of these].
but hey.. i thought u were gonna come to india?
hey thanks guys, i definitely enjoyed sketching them.
size of moleskine is the half-paper size--about an a4 folded in half. the scan of both pages is about the size of one sheet of (american) paper. first sketch is bigger, though, on the back of a legal pad size page.
pior: my weapon of choice is ballpoint pen. often the cheaper the better--don't bother looking at art stores, go to your local convenience store and buy 3-4 different writing pens. stuff that comes in 5 packs, really. they're really the sweet spot for me--i noodle around too much and get lost with shading with pencils, and most felt-tipped pens or higher grade ink pens don't allow for very light markmaking. ballpoint pen is the best of everything--i'm discouraged from shading or other noodling, i can't erase so i cut down on extraneous marking (most times ), and they're cheap and plentiful. in fact, that first pic was done on wholly complimentary materials--it was a free pen from the Orchard Hotel and a free note pad. woohoo!
kp: i drew that sitting next to a producer from Obsidian. he was actually kind of impressed, but no job offers.
Ha I got the same Moleskine :P And I so hear you about the cheap materials thing - when it comes to penciling I only use the cheap bic mechanical pencils that one can find pretty much everywhere in the world I think.
Actually I have one of them grip ones that I keep refilling, it's still working after years of use haha!
Thanks for the advice. I need to work on that type of sketchy linework...
I did a couple apes recently. I just realised I hadn't drawn any ever and thought it best to correct that
I can't stand those moleskines! Too small and smooth and bleh. Give me a robert bateman A3 and an HB mechanical pencil and it'll keep me busy ...these are photoshop though.
Wow, nice work Tully. I love gorillas, I lived in both Uganda and Rwanda for a time and never had time to actually go see them in either country Oh well, I'll have to go back for a holliday and see em I guess....
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here's mine...
The female leader of the team.
well.. keep rock'n pior, I love your stuff
Now I see polished lineart as a kind of stylisation exercise as opposed to the sketches I use as guides for paintings which are more like automated skribbles done with the eyes half closed. It somehow allows to drops the 'I have to make a nice drawing' pressure. Well that's nothing new but it's like a brand new world for me haha! Too much talk sorry.
Egon:
Josh it so could be from Mark Of Kri II! Love!
Now I don't believe I have drawn a robot doohicky yet. Here's not wanting to appear unfashionable.
Time for a dump
Top froggie is pretty pimp, Poop. Would fit right in a game like Giants, or something similar.
Norman.
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what software is you use?
nice brushes.
: ( Photoshop deleted all my custom brushes... Even my cross hatching ones.
Just in case:
Well not that one brand but you get the idea. Used a deeper blue mixed with burnt sienna and some drops of china ink.
Actually I got myself some large bottles of liquid gouache since then, the kind that schools get for the kids to fiddle with. Super cheap, same quality, will last years!
Ben, those are awesome! the only thing thats weird is there tails .. and give the pour guys another set of legs
damn i love this thread, its always exciting to see whats next
Good Lord... I'm drawing furries now..
Mansir: Love the crow, all around pretty cool designs.
Last shitty sketch before something not shitty... Sorry bout these.
Uly it really gets me off how spotaneously creative your work appears. It would be an interesting journey into your conciousness indeed.
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50ies style space explorer or something
envy
dump of sketchbook stuff from my moleskine during my trip... and the first one was sketched during a game dev conference in singapore--on a courtesy pad from the Orchard Hotel, as you can tell in the reverse in the upper left part of the page
alrighty... i'd finished this much earlier in the morning [i was bored, and the network was down]. and its not really a concept or a complete "piece" as such, but it was just some practice i did so i could try out some shading and whatnot.
i'll be honest: I was looking at a frame from one of the Spiderman comics, just for referencing light direction [i swear
oh and pior, he used ball point pens.... am i right?
peace.
EDIT: finally decided that the net was fast enough to enable "images". [i'd seen the older drawings before, just hadn't commented on them excep for what i said earlier in this post.] now i can say:
@ Gauss - woah! when u told me to look at them, i thought they were scenic stuff. but they're characters [clearly] and they are really awesome stuff. i especially like the third pic [both of them]. in a way, these sketches are scenic [lol at the lame joke hoo haa haa!]. Can i ask the size of ur sketchbook? im assuming bigger than A4? [cuz of the detail u've managed to fit into some of these].
but hey.. i thought u were gonna come to india?
size of moleskine is the half-paper size--about an a4 folded in half. the scan of both pages is about the size of one sheet of (american) paper. first sketch is bigger, though, on the back of a legal pad size page.
pior: my weapon of choice is ballpoint pen. often the cheaper the better--don't bother looking at art stores, go to your local convenience store and buy 3-4 different writing pens. stuff that comes in 5 packs, really. they're really the sweet spot for me--i noodle around too much and get lost with shading with pencils, and most felt-tipped pens or higher grade ink pens don't allow for very light markmaking. ballpoint pen is the best of everything--i'm discouraged from shading or other noodling, i can't erase so i cut down on extraneous marking (most times
kp: i drew that sitting next to a producer from Obsidian. he was actually kind of impressed, but no job offers.
size of moleskine is the half-paper size--about an a4 folded in half.
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surely you don't mean... A5!?!
I got an A6, severe moleskine envy when you came to stay. Pay me to fix up your blog.
Actually I have one of them grip ones that I keep refilling, it's still working after years of use haha!
Thanks for the advice. I need to work on that type of sketchy linework...
here are some recent sketches done in photoshop:
thanks for the re-direct hawken
I can't stand those moleskines! Too small and smooth and bleh. Give me a robert bateman A3 and an HB mechanical pencil and it'll keep me busy
I did a couple apes recently.
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I so took that the wrong way...
Great looking apes, nice details while still being simple.
I so took that the wrong way...
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