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Took another shot at Deejay's armor. Tried making it a little more blatantly French-inspired. Didn't bother filling in any major color beyond the tron lines / armor highlights since her armor/dress's a mix of matte and glossy jet blacks anyway. Look, ma, followed 7 heads!

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Took about an hour, I think. Usual media.
 
bangladesh said:
hello

this took 50 minutes



here is a sped up video of the process (50 mins sped up to a 4 minute clip)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXQZejNqc8w&feature=youtu.be
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Looks great even at that state. Good depth and composition. Are you going to work more on it or that`s it?

jujubeads said:
Day 63, ~1h20m.

Thanks! I struggle with discipline pretty often, though participating in this thread has been great for getting into the habit of daily practice.
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Do you have online portfolio?

pickle said:
Really cool Bangladesh.

This is some album art I'm doing for some friends.


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Is this a drawing or various filters applied to photo?
 
Last update for today:

Turned it into a more realistic style. I´m not so sure about finishing it perhaps I will leave it as an study (I need to do more of those after all). Changed to a square brush with more "thinner",

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vio said:
Looks great even at that state. Good depth and composition. Are you going to work more on it or that`s it?
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thanks for you kind comment and thank you too pickle!

i did this as a practice exercise, i give myself no more than about an hour to just blotch stuff in and make forms

im done with this one but im gonna keep doing more, when i am comfortable enough with that i will start to practice refining and finishing :D
 
any tutorials to learn how to draw on a tablet? I got a wacom bamboo create and all my life I have drawn with pencil and such and it just doesn't feel natural to me. any tips?
 
evil solrac v3.0 said:
any tutorials to learn how to draw on a tablet? I got a wacom bamboo create and all my life I have drawn with pencil and such and it just doesn't feel natural to me. any tips?
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My tip would be to just keep doing it until you feel used to it. lol Took me years, actually, but now I can do everything I need to on it.
Your nib might also be changeable to a felt-tipped or other textures one to give a more "pencil" feel. But really, if it's just about how "weird" it is to be drawing there and looking up here, then it just takes practice (though honestly, programs like Paint Tool SAI or Corel Painter feel much more natural stroke-wise to me than any other art software I've tried).

And depending on how you position you hand regularly when drawing, this might help:
http://www.smudgeguard.com/index.htm
sg2_big.jpg

It keeps your hand from sticking to the surface due to sweat, and therefore can help you make bigger strokes. I definitely needed the 2 finger one because both my pinky side of my hand and and part of my ring finger lay against the surface, causing sticky strokes.

Anyway, I have been working and wasting time in other ways, so I haven't been able to draw EVERY day like I should, but here's some finished pieces and doodles over the last couple of weeks instead? :I
Doodles:
manny_by_meibatsu-d6hgcyx.png

sammy_by_meibatsu-d6hh6ri.png

filip_by_meibatsu-d6hhltc.png

shaun_by_meibatsu-d6hhmva.png

20130810_cuttime_by_meibatsu-d6hgvkz.png


OMG a background!
elly_and_ennes_on_a_break_by_meibatsu-d6ikmlx.png

Porgress of the above:
elly_and_ennes_on_a_break_walkthrough_by_meibatsu-d6iktby.png


Character Designs for "eventual comic one day I hope":
sir_gaviel_of_the_dual_knights_by_meibatsu-d6inivg.png

dr__kelsey_the_supposed_medical_alchemist_by_meibatsu-d6iu8us.png
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Prax said:
My tip would be to just keep doing it until you feel used to it. lol Took me years, actually, but now I can do everything I need to on it.
Your nib might also be changeable to a felt-tipped or other textures one to give a more "pencil" feel. But really, if it's just about how "weird" it is to be drawing there and looking up here, then it just takes practice (though honestly, programs like Paint Tool SAI or Corel Painter feel much more natural stroke-wise to me than any other art software I've tried).

And depending on how you position you hand regularly when drawing, this might help:
http://www.smudgeguard.com/index.htm
sg2_big.jpg

It keeps your hand from sticking to the surface due to sweat, and therefore can help you make bigger strokes. I definitely needed the 2 finger one because both my pinky side of my hand and and part of my ring finger lay against the surface, causing sticky strokes.

Anyway, I have been working and wasting time in other ways, so I haven't been able to draw EVERY day like I should, but here's some finished pieces and doodles over the last couple of weeks instead? :I
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and that was all done in layers I assume? I feel like I could never draw a human figure because I can't get used to not first drawing a stick figure then muscles then erasing, etc. but I guess practice is the way.
 
evil solrac v3.0 said:
and that was all done in layers I assume? I feel like I could never draw a human figure because I can't get used to not first drawing a stick figure then muscles then erasing, etc. but I guess practice is the way.
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No that's a picture of a glove to prevent smudging on your tablet :P
 
Baleoce said:
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Day 3

25mins~ 3DS
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Nice! Was interesting to see your Art Academy DS lessons, I did a few of those myself before I switched up to 3DS and forgot what the lessons were like on there.

http://jennytablina.tumblr.com/tagged/ArtAcademy Here's my tutorial results, fell off the wagon a bit last week and need to get back on but yeah.

Also Hi, new to this thread! But this is a really cool idea, gonna sub and try and draw a bit every day too. Not sure how this will go as I tend to get distracted far too easilly, but hope I can contibute to this thread
 
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Code: 
Bamboo Create Tablet
Corel Painter
8 Minutes

Still experimenting with styles/brushes..haven't landed on something that jumps out at me
 
That´s really nice, it already has a very warm feeling.

I made a few adjustments to my previous one, but it was still a failure. I hope this one fares better

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1 hr.

Not using the lasso tool has made this so fun for me.
 
evil solrac v3.0 said:
and that was all done in layers I assume? I feel like I could never draw a human figure because I can't get used to not first drawing a stick figure then muscles then erasing, etc. but I guess practice is the way.
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Yes. Those were with layers~ usually I use layers because I want to be able to manipulate the elements separately or not touch them after I am "done" (I'm not the type to separate different colours/parts of the body on different layers though because I hate having too many layers lol).

However, I have done drawings on a single layer too if I feel like I don't need to be careful/exact or because I am too lazy to ink the lineart/sketch... and usually when I don't have a background to make.
For example, these are all done with one layer for the characters (I do a sketch and then start painting right on top, including the shading. I am lazy so after that, I put a layer for a background under the characters in some cases):
request_queue___06_of_10_by_meibatsu-d46tkkj.png

genderbend_prize___girls_and_glory_by_meibatsu-d5n441p.png

Prax_Emblem_by_Meibatsu.jpg
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The last one took me the longest because it was pretty much the first one I did with only one layer and there were so many clothing details in Lyn's character design. :I

And if the only way you can draw a human is to do a stick figure first, then do it! Then you can add a layer on top and trace over or directly paint on top. Most artists use guidelines before drawing flesh and clothing, so that shouldn't be hindering you! So don't worry about erasing a lot! The good thing about going full digital is not having to worry about smudging your pencil or inks while erasing. XD Saves me the hassle of cleaning eraser shavings too.

Here's a really old example of me doing it with actual pencil and paper and pigment liner. This is how I draw people generally and their proportions (lol this is fro 6 years ago.. I have hardly improved!):
Making_Males____Walkthrough_by_Meibatsu.jpg
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Holy cow I gotta get in on this thread. This is just what I need.

Here's a couple out of context things to start

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Check back with me tomorrow
 
I'm going to try this again. This time I'm just going to whatever drawing I can come up with (laziness + finding time to get out all of my pencils, clear my desk etc. made me drop this in the first place).

Alright, (New) Drawing A Day: Day 1.
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Done in Photoshop. It was part of a larger drawing but the full drawing turned out awful so I just salvaged what I could lol (I somehow suck at large drawings but am really good when I have only small space to work with, and this character was the smallest part of the image)
 
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