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[Ledsen]

jujubeads your line work is amazing. Are you freelance or employed?

 

[highrider]

S memo about 30 minutes each.

 

[User 73706]

S memo about 30 minutes each.

How the heck did you achieve that effect?

 

[highrider]

How the heck did you achieve that effect?

Mostly post processing and drawing, then more post processing lol.

 

[Demon Lizardman]

Some digital painting stuff

 

[Groof]

Some digital painting stuff

frog stuff

Oh my god these are absolutely great hah

1 hour-ish paint practice of a close friend of mine. Did mostly for shits.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

random sketches, 30 minutes

Oh yeah I found a great tool for anyone bored or not knowing what to draw

 

[User 73706]

random sketches, 30 minutes



Oh yeah I found a great tool for anyone bored or not knowing what to draw

This seemed great until my first prompt was "draw with your non-dominant hand." Brace for fail!

Doodled a pidgeon, a cat, a Metroid, and I saw Pacific Rim last night so here's one of the pilot suits, Knifehead and Cherno Alpha.

EDIT: Adding an actual drawing.

Statuesque multiplayer map centerpiece. That is, until you get close. When you're in range, you'll be given the option to pilot it like a mech, currently dubbed the Core Frame. Sword can fire a damageless "teleporter mortar" to get the jump on ranged foes, though it's possible to come out of the warp swinging.

There's also a headless "Dullahan Unit" of similar size that can force push infantry into next week.

 

[highrider]

I hated those exercises in art school.

 

[jujubeads]

Day 45, ~15min.

jujubeads your line work is amazing. Are you freelance or employed?

Thanks! Hobbyist is probably the more accurate description. I've done some freelance work but not very regularly.

 

[Simian]

I put another hour or two into this, tomorrow i'll work on the background

 

[FiRez]

 

[sycam0re]

van gogh's ear-8/6/13:

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[Evilisk]

Decided to give this Thread a try. Colour really isn't my strong point; I mostly only use pen to sketch things out. So most of my pictures are going to be based around using colours.

Day 1:

Done in coloured pencil. Took roughly 10-15 minutes. Character is Seiga Kaku from Touhou Project.

 

[Demon Lizardman]

Color study of a falcon

 

[Simian]

im done with this one... took about 4 hours or more.

 

[highrider]

Good stuff simian. ^

 

[jujubeads]

Day 46, ~2hrs.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

eeehhhh, 40 minutes.

 

[sycam0re]

sandwich-8/7/13

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[highrider]

Day 46, ~2hrs.

Fantastic, fantastic line.

Couple new joints. About 30 minutes each or so.

 

[Simian]

Good stuff simian. ^

Thanks

this one was 1 hour

 

[mrhGB]

I've always wanted to learn how to draw, do you guys think it's possible without being "gifted" or taking courses? If so are there any resources online I should look into? Absolute beginner stuff would be great.

 

[sycam0re]

I've always wanted to learn how to draw, do you guys think it's possible without being "gifted" or taking courses? If so are there any resources online I should look into? Absolute beginner stuff would be great.

Skill is attainable by practice. Draw every day. You will soon learn that you will never feel satisfied with your skills. Talent isn't anything that can't be matched with dedication and practice.

http://www.alexhays.com/loomis/
www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53517
http://www.youtube.com/user/ProkoTV


Draw from life. Draw what inspires you, don't draw what you think should be inspiring you.
Your local CC/JC will probably have nude drawing classes that are a fraction of the cost of an atelier class.

 

[highrider]

All I ever did, was do it a lot, lol.

New one I did after dinner. About an hour and a half.

 

[Timo]

I made me a cool portable ink wash brush. Well, I had done it before, but the ink in it makes all the difference in the world.

 

[Ledsen]

I've always wanted to learn how to draw, do you guys think it's possible without being "gifted" or taking courses? If so are there any resources online I should look into? Absolute beginner stuff would be great.

What people call being "gifted" usually involves thousands of hours of practice. So yes, it's very possible!

 

[Dabookerman]

What people call being "gifted" usually involves thousands of hours of practice. So yes, it's very possible!

This. This. This.

Look at this guys work - http://trevorgrove.deviantart.com/

He's 26. He's insanely good. And this is why ..

Trevor wasn’t particularly fond of school, which isn’t unusual for creative people. He often avoided it to concentrate on bettering his drawing and painting skills. Jumping through hoops to keep up his grades afforded him leverage with convincing his parents to let him skip many days of school to draw. Their steadfast belief in his abilities, and their support, allowed Trevor the ideal environment to learn his craft.only the methods by which an artist creates work, but also the spiritual core at the center of any good art. He credits his older brother Troy most for mentoring him in his earliest development as an artist.

He was allowed to skip school to draw more!

Basically more than anything you need passion.

 

[highrider]

What people call being "gifted" usually involves thousands of hours of practice. So yes, it's very possible!

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[User 73706]

I was a "gifted" babby and spent most of my school years doodling with only 3 or so semesters' worth of formal art education. And I'm awful at drawing.

So, yeah, if anything starting with some artistic education right out of the gate will probably make you more talented than "born" artists.

 

[jujubeads]

Day 47, ~1h45m.

Day 48, ~2h45m.

Fantastic, fantastic line.

Thanks!

It's been really cool watching your progress on this, Firez. It keeps getting better with every update.

 

[Simian]

Here is today's, around 3 or 4 hours

 

[Ran rp]

This is a great thread. I'm pathetically poor at drawing and no where near where I'd like to be skill wise. Posting here might motivate me to keep practicing daily.

 

[highrider]

You should man.

Anyway did these between metal gear rising boss stress.

 

[Servbot24]

few faces, 30mins

 

[Ken]

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[jujubeads]

Day 49, ~20min.

 

[EarsOfASnake]

Day 49, ~20min.

Your work has really got me focusing my own work on highlighting the planes of the body. You do such a great job capturing the complexity but with such a clean approach.

 

[Ran rp]

Here are a few digital sketches from the Figure Drawing: Design and Invention book. I spent a few minutes on most of them, so around 40m-1hr for this bunch. I didn't really loosen up until the end and everything feels too stiff and sloppy.

Day 1 - ~50 min.

 

[highrider]

 

[FiRez]

Day 47, ~1h45m.

Day 48, ~2h45m.

Thanks!


It's been really cool watching your progress on this, Firez. It keeps getting better with every update.

Thanks jujubeads, It´s a relief that this drudgery can come off as interesting.
I hope someday I can work at least half as fast and clean as you do

 

[Psychological Intellect]

20 minutes, blegh

 

[Simian]

2 hours

 

[vio]

2 drawings today.

 

[Gattsu25]

Wacom Create Tablet
Corel Painter
4 Minutes

Just an experiment with a new artstyle.

 

[Ran rp]

Day 2 - 2hrs 15m total.

 

[highrider]

Kind of messed with this over a few hours.

 

[TurtleTracks]

Pencil Sketches, based on reference images:

each about 15 minutes

 

[Simian]

1 or 2 hours

 

[Cmagus]

Haven't really stayed on schedule because I have been really busy but I have been doing a few. I was on a FFXIV kick lately while I am waiting for it to start up again.