Drawing a little... again!

[Azash]

It's all in the eye of the beholder.
I tend to make the head bigger on smaller characters, and smaller of big dudes.

With a girl character, it depends on the race/species, but I try to make her head
a third of the torso length...It takes some practice to find what is right for you.

I think if you have a solid style, just let it evolve naturally...
You should have seen my stuff in the 1990s, pretty bizarre!

If you split into eights, you can roughly divide the length between the following:

• Head
• Nipples
• Bellybutton
• Hip
• Thigh
• Calf
• Ankles
• Feet

 

[GenMarshall]

Then how would I possition my character to do something like sitting down or whatnot. Would I have to draw a light skelitcal frame?

 

[Azash]

Drawing a thin skeleton with some added lines (like shoulders) helps. Just don't do it with a permanent marker )

 

[Heretic_Cata]

Nice thread.

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[CurtSibling]

Groovy, groovy. I have myself a nice light mechanical pencil which does the job, I find that it's easier to rub out mistakes with it

Sketchpad wise, I'm a bit too determined to have some proper, thick paper, even if it's not needed, so I shell out a bit more. That said, I usually use pretty thick pens so it's nice to have stuff that doesn't run through to the next page.

Cheers!

My pleasure!

I know there are plenty of good artists in Glasgow...
Please post up some art if you feel like it!

 

[CurtSibling]

Then how would I possition my character to do something like sitting down or whatnot. Would I have to draw a light skelitcal frame?

Draw with an uber-light pencil, get the pose right by using shapes that relate
to body areas...Oval for head, large oval for torso, long tubes for arms/legs...

• If you feel confident enough, ink in the framework, then grab 80gsm copier paper.
• Trace over the ink lines and practice the pose until you get something you like.
• Keep the ink drawing for future practice, and even make more of them too.
• Buying a sketchpad and taking it when you are on bus/train journeys is useful.
• Doing quick sketches of people when you get the chance grows skills fast!

My main advice is to draw every day and practice, practice!

 

[CurtSibling]

Here are two pencil sketches that were combined into one image, with some texture blends...

 

[Azash]

Well, Curt got in on croquis (fast sketches)..

The trick is to not get detailed. Only the most important lines should be drawn. A good thing to do is to get a random picture, set an eggclock or something at three-four minutes and start sketching out the major lines in the picture.

 

[CurtSibling]

Good advice, Azash!

Doing many fast-time sketches (each for a minute or so) are very useful indeed.

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[Yuri2356]

Behold!

This, is Canada Man. He does not approve.

 

[Kyriakos]

Why is he called Canada man?

 

[Yuri2356]

His origins lie in an illustration I found in an article about Canada-US Relations. He was, at first, just a disembodied head with the Canadian Flag on his Forehead, Screaming for some unknown reason. To better express his anger, I added a speech bubble containing "RAAR!". Realizing that the cause for his rage, given his gaping maw, may be one of hunger, I added to that a shout of "POUTINE!". From there, I set about giving this angered compatriot of mine a means of mobility, and a hexapod soon took on the role. Gripping and cutting appendages were added to better allow him to devour his chosen prey, and a set of Tentacle-mounted electrical deathbeams as means self-defence should anyone attempt to bar him from this most noble quest. To complete his arsenal, glorious Eyebeams were set alight, and a place was opened within his national emblem in which to implant the guiding presence of Pierre Elliot Trudeau. (Barely visible here in his control room above the Maple Leaf)

To finalize the ensemble, it was made that his opinion of the article would reflect my own - One of stern disapproval. And so it was done, "Canada Man Does Not Approve."

He was later transferred to a Post-It Note, and has been today immortalized in digital form.

 

[Kyriakos]

Ok

Another poor drawing i made in mspaint:

"the three islamic musceteers"

 

[GenMarshall]

OMG!!! YOU DREW MUHAMMED!!!

 

[mrtn]

Here are two pencil sketches that were combined into one image, with some texture blends...

http://myspace-154.vo.llnwd.net/01332/45/19/1332609154_l.jpg

Those are the tiniest panties I've ever seen.
And my girlfriend commented about the time she must have spent in the gym, getting that six pack.

 

[CurtSibling]

Heroic proportions!

Her character has been trained as a warrior since a young age, so that explains her build.

I am not of the mindset, that girl-fighters should have a supermodel thin body.
Only an uber-fit person would be able to battle in armour every day.

 

[CurtSibling]

Behold!

This, is Canada Man. He does not approve.

That is awesome stuff!

All hail Canada Man!

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[CurtSibling]

Another pencil drawing, with digital colours added...A young lad inherits the family blade.

...

 

[Kyriakos]

Very nice Curt

Do all your works have heroic themes?

 

[GenMarshall]

I still dont know how to digitaly paint. I have PSP8 but yet dont know how to color like that or any of the other OS-tan images that I come across.