Wow thanks so much guys! I'm gonna be dropping down that angled framing cross in my next pieces for def! Pior: I know what you mean in regards to the stiffness of the digital medium. These days I'm drawing on a Surface Pro 2 and the real estate is super limited and I can't bring a lot of elbow to anything I'm doing. I…
pior - I hesitate to throw anything in the way of harsh feedback at you, as you were making great art before I even began to get real serious about digital work, but I agree with your assessment of your own drawings, I think I'd rate them similarly. I don't think it's a problem with a simple answer, so I'm not going to try…
Hello guys, I'm just going to weigh-in very quickly here - mostly anecdotal stuff, because I've agonized over digital sketching for a while now; I used to blame anything from myself to the hardware and everything in-between because it just felt WRONG somehow. Well, I'm pretty much over it. I've listened carefully to the…
I've got to say it's a relief to hear everyone talking about this disconnect. Every few months I'll have picked up a pencil and paper to show someone an idea in a rush, and find myself just relishing the feeling of swirling out shapes with so little effort. And also, no offense intended, but it's great to hear everyone so…
Hey again I've been thinking about the discussion regarding linework. And a lot of it has helped, but I still feel that disconnect between traditional and digital and I think I've found another reason why. Though this may vary between peeple. It's the thickness of the wacom pen. Here is a comparison between two pencils and…
Ok Stinkhorse! While i agree with shotgun for the most part, i will have to say i think that there is something happening here that points to a first cause issue. I've been helping out quite a few beginners and other artists with some personal mentoring, and one thing i came to the realization of is that there is a…
Since the technical aspects have been covered already, I'll throw in something obvious : Which visual style are you going for ? I could see this image evolve into many different kinds of final products : a realistic, "Deux Ex" photo collage look ; a Capcom, animaton-like image, relying on rough pencil lines and colored…
Aaand here's the final. I tried to implement all the suggestions and remarks mentionned above, the most important one being to work fully zoomed out *at all times* during the design stage, without paying any attention to the way lines connect at the pixel level (because that's way beyond the accuracy range of tablets and…
Bagelhero - Thanks man! I never realized my figure was mirroring and thats something I will keep in mind in the future. And sorry I haven't produced anything showing me taking in the feedback. I'm trying to limit the amount of projects I have :<. (sorry this is quite hard for me to explain so it may become an incoherent…
Two Listen : Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply, I appreciate it ! And rambling is good :) You are hitting the nail on the head. In the previously posted sketches I just couldn't find a way to loosen up, which I think was mostly due to me not being able to recreate the feel of working traditionally. And of course…