Polycount's Sketch Thread!
polycounter lvl 14
We'll start by just drawing a piece everyday, and it can be digital or traditional. Then we'll start to work in some sweet themes to challenge ourselfs! ex. robots, chicks etc.
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Theme-related:
Already one hour correcting perspective over and over again^^
From: Stock
Just a wip for my next game project.
the idea is a bit more polished now so I'll keep you guys posted on acrylics results : )
love those faces allan! Makes me wanna sketch some
makkon
tacit... dude, I love everything you do, do you think you'll ever take any of these to a finished state... maybe make a 3d model or something?
And a Sargent master study
@tacit math - Crazy dude, such a unique style
A 30 min sketch done over at the Spitpainting group on Facebook.
Tacit, glad to see you posting again. Sweet stuff.
Haven't been drawing for a while. Been on a bit of a break. Here's a quick lunch doodle to get me going again.
Sorry you don't like our female characters, hulter.
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Seriously though, really nice concepts
I said general for a reason.
I don't object to Makkon's concepts whatsoever. To the absolute contrary I profusely approve of them because they are much more in line with the sort of portrayal I would be advocating more intensely if I could be arsed than the usual oversexualised woman in useless, impractical and more often than not even counterproductive garments and gear.
They're normally made into sexual objects here and in most of the gaming industry, which aligns with old fashioned views that they should be passive, disempowered and at home cleaning while restrained to the oven by a chain, while the men go out and be muscular and fight each other. And personally, I don't align with medieval views.
Makkon's pictures above show women that look like they could be actually viably active and compelling characters. I like them for what it's worth.
So if people should get to reinforce gender sterotypes and systematically spread bad norms without being considered sexist, who should be considered sexist?
Not that I'm trying to prohibit anyone from anything. I'm just trying to remind people that it's silly to systematically substitute real, intriguing female characters for some strange sort of soft CG-porn.
neat opinion, Hutler!
Anyways...
Here are some sketches for the sketchthread
I'm not too worried about defending the honor or integrity of either sex as more than a sex object... it's clearly part of our dna to at some level do that. Since guys are more visual, they tend to do it more as part of art I think. I'm guessing girls enjoy that sort of thing more in writing. Either way.. it's happening
thread derail/
Adding some new-ish pieces to this thread. Other goodies coming soon as well~
I don't mind single images of scantily clad women, or men for that matter. I agree it can be useful or even vital to express certain sentiments, concepts or atmospheres, but it is scarcely actually used meaningfully like that.
It's usally just conformation to the norms, and that's my issue. I'm not nearly as upset as that Selaznog kid is putting me across. I just like to remind people that it's nonsense and quite discriminatory, what images of genders are produced in the whole gaming scene.
I'm annoyed I can't play as female characters in fantasy games without feeling ridiculous.
You don't really see a lot of these circulating about. And there's a reason for that, namely that it's completely and utterly ridiculous.
As artists, I think it is our duty to study anatomy and play with shapes, all of them, keep in mind art and video games are a distraction, if an oversexualized guy or girl is what you enjoy (as many many guys do), then it is successful in bringing distraction and fun.
I really enjoy this discussion, and though it's easy to grow tired of I feel it's an important one to have, but I don't think this thread is the right place to have it. If you want to keep going, start one in the 'General Discussion' section perhaps.
I think we can all agree that it is important to talk about gender equality but at the same time I think that we can all also agree that anatomy, croquis sketches and the exploration of the female AND male forms are not porn or degrading.
My two cents said, lets get back to what this thread is avout shall we?
awesome suit Twoflower! Your rendering and design is lightyears better nowdays, gratz dude
But yes, this is perhaps not the place to have this conversation. If we were to have one in the general discussion and people didn't all simultaneously roll their eyes by saying "this again," I'd gladly take part in the discussion.
Anyway, here's some art. Sortof.
I'll bring the People's Revolutionary Chips if you bring the Leninade.
SO MUCH SEXY IN HERE!
Let's pop some bourgeoisie champagne and quit stalin'.
Some more on this during lunch.
Total time 4.5hrs
razorb: that is freaking cool!
Lots of great stuff lately!
here is some progress on subway chick with real paint this time,colors are off, perspective too but hey, its fun!
detail shot:
setup:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jweyfnc4qlzop7f/2013-04-24%2023.14.39.jpg
Oh well here is a speedpaint I did during lunch!
Here is speedpaints of all the dwarfes from the hobbit from me!
Wanted to do a more comic/disney look to them!