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NeoGAF Drawing-a-Day Thread
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Demon Lizardman
Banned
Meh, not proud of this piece I did
Day 50, ~30min.
Day 51, ~1hr.
Thanks! I still make lots of basic construction mistakes, so I try to practice that stuff regularly. If you're new to breaking shapes down into block forms and planes I'd recommend checking out Loomis' section on it in Figure drawing for all it's worth, or better yet, find yourself a copy of Bridgman's Constructive Anatomy if you don't already have it.
BrLvgThrChmstry
Banned
This thread is amazing and inspiring. Wish I knew how to draw. But yeah, good show... continue with the awesome work.
Looks so awesome that I wish you would do other stuff as well
Me? Heh... Thank you!
I have done other pieces too but they look quite underwhelming (at best) after one month of finishing them.
User 73706
Banned
AFollowerNotALeader
Member
I'm back from my holiday.
The terrible art shall commence!
Time: 39 mins
Medium: GIMP + Wacom
Annoyingly, in the two week gap DeviantArt has decided to play silly buggers with Opera 12.x, despite the fact that this an up to date and maintained browser (while Opera port features into the Blink based versions).
The terrible art shall commence!
Time: 39 mins
Medium: GIMP + Wacom
Annoyingly, in the two week gap DeviantArt has decided to play silly buggers with Opera 12.x, despite the fact that this an up to date and maintained browser (while Opera port features into the Blink based versions).
User 73706
Banned
I feel like your style would be crazy awesome in motion.
Baleoce
Member
Well, I guess this would be Day 1:
I've never really done anything like this before. I'm just trying out Art Academy 1 on the DS to see if I should invest in the 3DS (and Wii U) versions (hence the unfortunately crude mobile snaps, my apologies for that, I wouldn't bother maximising them for that reason, as the quoted size is closer to the resolution I drew them at).
About 20 minutes each.
DS Lite
I've never really done anything like this before. I'm just trying out Art Academy 1 on the DS to see if I should invest in the 3DS (and Wii U) versions (hence the unfortunately crude mobile snaps, my apologies for that, I wouldn't bother maximising them for that reason, as the quoted size is closer to the resolution I drew them at).
About 20 minutes each.
DS Lite
i like this a lot!
main character from a story ive been brewing up for a while. still trying to figure out how to draw it. 1hr
Psychological Intellect
Banned
more shit, ehh 15 minutes each. I haven't liked anything I've drawn in awhile.
AFollowerNotALeader
Member
Time: 30 mins
Medium: GIMP + Wacom
Notes: I play GW2 on Seafarer's Rest. The rest is easy to work out.
User 73706
Banned
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Anyways, spent about two hours doing this one. Dude's an Acetic (named after the acid, not the lifestyle) trooper. Stands about 10 feet tall if you count the horns. Icy knuckle things can be spring-loaded to rip the faces off of anything particularly bothersome. Major props to Jujubeads for the helmet design and helping nail down the overall aesthetic.
As for how the head works: the head itself is embalmed in the scarves, with one end trailing out the front of the helmet mesh, and the other end trailing out the back but segmented into the wiry dreadlock things.
My drawing of the day contains some naked female breasts with nipples on them, so click at your own peril.
http://i.imgur.com/4tBiKN5.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/4tBiKN5.jpg
Psychological Intellect
Banned
2 hours or so, lines were a bitch.
Day 54, ~1hr.
Day 55, ~1h30m.
Really like your anatomy practices and those lines. What software and hardware are you using?
a secret-boss
Banned
i'll start contributing to the thread. good practice to get better
here's my doodle for the day
here's my doodle for the day
I'm probably wrong, but they remind me of Figure Drawing, design and invention a lot. A nice book to learn anatomy from.
Day 56, ~40min
I use Photoshop and a large Wacom Intuos 2 tablet.
Unless it's a study I tend not to use reference anymore, at least not for general muscle anatomy. I have a hard time with hands and feet, so if I'm focusing on those I'll try to mimic the gesture or find a pic on google that's close to what I'm trying to draw. Heads are also a big mystery from certain angles, so I'll use reference there as well.
As for how to improve anatomy, that's a tough one. There are a lot of ways to go about it, and if you're like me you just have try different books/exercises until you find someone who explains it in a way that works for you. Zoukka's recommended book is good, especially when it comes to isolating and simplifying the skeleton and muscle groups into manageable forms. That's particularly helpful when drawing from imagination. The authors I keep returning to are Loomis, Bridgman, and Bammes. There's a series of lectures by Vilppu that are great as well.
Indeed, Hampton has been an influence.
PSY・S;76939499 said:
I just remember that either near or far, Death lurks hard. My time on earth is precious, and I want to spend it drawing and making art more than anything else.
Or I just browse Instagram or FFFFOUND! for an hour.
Also, I'm back. Doing two-a-days till I catch up.
8/17/13-string quartet:
8/17/13-ottoman
