AT Tries His Hand At Art

[AtlanteanTroll]

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[Mutant Sheep]

The shoe. It needs some sort of symbol on it. Shoes like that don't exist anymore. :smallbiggrin:

[AtlanteanTroll]

That shoe actually does have a logo on it, it's just not visible from the angle I drew it in. :smallwink:

Anyway...

A bike drawn in negative space and ...
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/039/6/5/negative_space_bike_by_purplefresca-d4p3xk9.png

Some flowers done with a charcoal pencil.
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/039/5/d/charcoal_flower_by_purplefresca-d4p3xfx.png

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/039/f/b/charcoal_flowers_by_purplefresca-d4p3xgn.png

[AtlanteanTroll]

Hmmm. OK, I guess I should post some more ... Interesting stuff.

An OC of mine I hope to one day use in a webcomic. Although, of my few ideas, this is one of the less fleshed out ones.

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/039/8/e/ural_by_purplefresca-d4p3pp1.png

My friends all say it looks like something out of Power Rangers. Thoughts?

[Nix Nihila]

Those are quite recognizable for blind contour drawings. Out of curiosity, how long do you think you spent on each of them?

The first thing that sprung to mind when I saw your OC was He-Man. It's mostly the style that you've drawn him in, I imagine he wouldn't evoke such images if he was drawn differently. If you're going for that sort of style, I would say you've done a nice job.

I'm looking forward to seeing more!

[Domochevsky]

Yeah, i could totally see that guy standing next to Rita Repulsa. :smallwink:

(Blind contour drawing, hm? I'm... kinda suspicious of that. Sounds a lot like Drawing With The Right Side Of The Brain. (Or was it left?) :smallconfused:)

[AtlanteanTroll]

@Nix Nihilia: Why thank you! I think the shoe took me a little under an hour and then the I shaved about 10 minutes off that for the flower and another 10 minutes when doing the hand.

Gotta' admit, I'm not so familiar with He-Man. And honestly I'm not sure what style I'm going for. Shonen-Manga-Esque, I suppose.

@Domocheesky: Sweet.:smallbiggrin:

Part of it is to use the other side of your brain, yes. Blind contour means you don't look down at your drawing while you're making it. Another part of it is to just get better at not having to constantly go back and forth from your drawing to whatever it is you're drawing.

So ... 2 more OCs from a different comic idea. (My much more fleshed out one.)

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/035/5/0/kaden_by_purplefresca-d4oojkl.png
Kaden, the protagonist and ...

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/035/3/6/ben_preacherman_by_purplefresca-d4oojk1.png
Ben (the Preacherman), the deuteragonist.

[Trazoi]

Your OCs look interesting, but their poses look stiff like they're action figures (it's a problem I have too). I think the legs aren't quite right too - like they aren't properly holding the weight of the figure (again a problem I have :smallsmile:). I'm not sure what exactly I'd do to fix it because it's something I'm figuring out at the moment as well.

Edit: Your line work is a heck of lot better than mine though. :smallbiggrin:

[AtlanteanTroll]

Mmmmm. I see what you mean. I think the rigidity is bound to happen when you just have a plain white BG, but noted none the less. :smallsmile:

Trying out another costume for Kaden ... I can't believe people used to dress this way.
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/035/1/3/kaden_3_by_purplefresca-d4ooc0z.png

And messing around with a more "fluid" pose.
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/035/1/9/kaden_2_by_purplefresca-d4oojjv.png

[Eruantion]

The characters look a lot better in the fluid poses. In the first one though, I'd try to make it more apparent that his leg is forward and bent; under the coat it just looks short.

[Saeyan]

A fluid pose won't save a drawing done with a dead line.

[Tragic_Comedian]

A fluid pose won't save a drawing done with a dead line.
What's a dead line?

[AtlanteanTroll]

@Eruantion: Yeaaaah. Noted.

@Seavan: Uhm, what? Deadline? Who has a deadline? I'm just drawing for fun - I don't have a schedule.

So, something I drew for English. Chair's a little flat, but it was worse before.

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/049/7/9/humble_suggestions_by_purplefresca-d4q7rxz.png

[Saeyan]

What's a dead line?

Uniform line weight on every part of the drawing.
It works in some cases. But not many.

[AtlanteanTroll]

As stated I've been really busy lately, but I founds some more time to upload stuff tonight. So yeah. Some bears.

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/074/3/1/bear_by_purplefresca-d4svtjd.png
This looks like I got lazy, but my ref was in the snow and you couldn't see those paws. I swear.

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/074/1/9/bear_attack__by_purplefresca-d4svtim.png
Close up.

[Cobalt]

Bears!!


As stated I've been really busy lately, but I founds some more time to upload stuff tonight. So yeah. Some bears.

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/074/3/1/bear_by_purplefresca-d4svtjd.png
This looks like I got lazy, but my ref was in the snow and you couldn't see those paws. I swear.

Oh, that's good-


http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/074/1/9/bear_attack__by_purplefresca-d4svtim.png
Close up.

Agh!!


Looking good, AT. I am no artist, so I can have no technical terms for your improvement, aside from this; a fine pat on the back.
*pat*

[AtlanteanTroll]

Huzzah! Glad you like it, Cobalt. So, uhm, moving on. A red-tail hawk

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/079/b/3/red_hawk_final_by_purplefresca-d4tf9jf.png

And a WIP on some perspective practice.

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/079/8/8/street_perspective_sample_by_purplefresca-d4tf9vf.png

[AtlanteanTroll]

An old Pokemon Fan OC jumping or something. Cross-hatching is fun.

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/081/1/8/jump__by_purplefresca-d4tls0f.png

Going to go back and add more later.

[AtlanteanTroll]

I'd apologize for the long gap between posts, but no one ever looks in here, so it doesn't matter! :smallbiggrin: *cough* Anyway, I had been doing a really quick self-portrait/caricature of myself as practice and somewhere along the line it sort of turned into a bit of troll face...

http://www.mangamagazine.net/illustrations/Self-portrait/image/6016/illustration-600x-shrink.png

[AtlanteanTroll]

Some alleged "anatomy" practice.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/166086_3003935866931_1518408529_31927578_110833024 7_n.jpg

A hand I did in charcoal made earlier this year in an art class. Just got it back. Wish I had a better scanner.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/318276_3004035269416_1518408529_31927659_169682942 3_n.jpg

I've got some bigger pieces from that art class that I'm actually pretty proud of, but I have no clue how to get a nice digital copy.

[Cobalt]

The hand is like a hitchhiker's as he stands on the street on a dark, stormy night, and as you reach out the window to shake his hand it falls off and he gives it to you, and his other hand is a hook, and his face is also a hook. Also, top man has no top head, which I have to assume is an accurate portrayal of his self, and thus I respect him for it.

Maybe the bigger images you could take a picture of and upload that picture of the picture? It might be lower quality, but they'd be up, eh? Also, how long did you have after your test that you had time to draw a face and torso-half?

[AtlanteanTroll]

I just got lazy actually ... I would have given him a head otherwise.

I think I'm going to go down to Kinko's or something and get a digital copy. And maybe 10 minutes or so? Maybe less.

Quick sketch of David Grohl. There goes my hero...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/149451_3007294270889_1518408529_31929078_45838053_ n.jpg

[AtlanteanTroll]

Really crappy quality scan, but just a little somethin-somethin that's for a project I'm working on with Tragic Comedian.

https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/562656_3064177332930_1769997941_n.jpg

[Mutant Sheep]

That one is a-bad and you should feel a-bad. And also weird looking. :smalltongue:

[AtlanteanTroll]

That one is a-bad and you should feel a-bad. And also weird looking. :smalltongue:
It's a good thing I know you on a personal level. :smallannoyed:

Anywaaaaaaaay. I've been pretty lazy lately. So no full drawings, just some sketches.


http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/270/8/8/horse_1_by_purplefresca-d5g3pnl.png

Horses! Way harder to draw than I thought they'd be. But oh well. It was fun. I guess I made their heads too big. Oh well. There's always next time.

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/270/7/2/the_boy_s_house_by_purplefresca-d5g3psf.png

A drawing of a big ol' Elizabethan Mansion. For ... Something. Still need to practice this sort of things a bit more. But it's only a sketch. Ho hum.

[Lord Loss]

I like the mansion and really love the perspective one from forever ago! Keep it up.

Also I am jelly of your art skills.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Thank you very much. :smallsmile:

Doodle of a friend. He's a musician. (Herp a derp.)

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/187/8/0/punk_rocker_by_purplefresca-d54mg7a.png

[AtlanteanTroll]

Unfinished self portrait. My pens totally died on me halfway through. Doubt I'll ever finish it. Alas.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/s720x720/409712_3300850529612_1363037938_n.jpg

Haven't drawn my main OC in forever. Also some work on proportion. Sort of.
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/581117_3309848354552_1904767187_n.jpg

[Cobalt]

That top man sports a top hat and fine vest.
He is a fine man, drawn finely.

The bottom man looks surely like he is out for blood. My blood.
Drawn finely.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Haha, thanks Cobalt. You're the only one around here who I see regularly in this thread. Thanks a ton. :3

So ... Uh. This thing.

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/232/7/e/appetite_by_purplefresca-d5btodz.png

I call it "Appetite." Yeah. I am still working on it. Sort of.

[Mutant Sheep]

It est disturbing. It looks like a not-hand for a minute. And then after you go "foot in mouth-commentary" you wake up and see the hearts and go "ohhhhhhhhhhhh". Good eyes though. Guy seems a bit... shocked at the sudden appendix sprouting from his face though.:smalltongue:

[Elemental]

It est disturbing. It looks like a not-hand for a minute. And then after you go "foot in mouth-commentary" you wake up and see the hearts and go "ohhhhhhhhhhhh". Good eyes though. Guy seems a bit... shocked at the sudden appendix sprouting from his face though.:smalltongue:

Appendix? Don't you mean appendage?

Anyway... Linguistic issues aside...
I'd fly to the United States of America and steal your ability to draw, but I can't afford the airfare.
Though, a few of your pictures aren't showing on my computer, particularly the ones I actually know how to draw and could comment meaningful on. But alas... I shall have to make do with admiring the rest of your artwork.

[Cobalt]

Haha, thanks Cobalt. You're the only one around here who I see regularly in this thread. Thanks a ton. :3

So ... Uh. This thing.

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/232/7/e/appetite_by_purplefresca-d5btodz.png

I call it "Appetite." Yeah. I am still working on it. Sort of.

Don't mention it, friend.

But this is too terrifying to make comment on.

He's hungry, oh yes, he's hungry all right- for us, AT, for all of us!

It's like a small man is trying to escape, or, failing that, a small man is failing to escape but is showing this dastardly cannibal that everything's okay with by being a heart shooter. Surely, a better man than any of us can a aspire to be.

Drawn precisely!

[AtlanteanTroll]

Thanks guys, it means a lot.

A preview of something I hope to finish sometime soonish.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/285420_3384013488634_1890740912_n.jpg

[AtlanteanTroll]

Sparrows are pretty, Microns rule, and running out of space blows.

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/603234_3442505870907_937153664_n.jpg

[AtlanteanTroll]

"All Alone"


https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/47884_3449154477118_332773494_n.jpg

Started it in while I was in Europe and just now finished it. Yeah.

[Mutant Sheep]

So content... but so headless.:smallwink: The joy of him beating his bag with an apple is good expresion, but kinda disturbing after thinking about it.:smallamused:

You gon' post in here ever again, brah? Checking every few days, nothing for a month. Its like you have a LIFE or something. :smallsmile: :smallamused:

[AtlanteanTroll]

My life is no more! All my hard finals are over!

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/547552_3761657369495_415870830_n.jpg

Marget from the Dreams episode of M*A*S*H or The Bride from Kill Bill. Either way.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Not entirely accurate self-portrait from back in October. Just found it again ... Heh.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/15591_3769058834527_2115444674_n.jpg

[Cobalt]

Ah yes, the phase of life wherein one's hair is replaced with thick string.
I miss that phase.

:smalltongue:

Glad you're updating this again!

Also;


My life is no more! All my hard finals are over!

You're hard finals ending means you die? You must immediately find new finals.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Ah, it's always good to see you around, Cobalt. :smallsmile: Anyway. To the art!

I call this one "Punk's Not Dead"

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/537790_3873118315949_1617648069_n.jpg

And this is a little something I'm still working on. (Perspective's a bit wonky.)

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/19319_3873131356275_1658726672_n.jpg

[Cobalt]

Ah, it's always good to see you around, Cobalt. :smallsmile: Anyway. To the art!

I call this one "Punk's Not Dead"

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/537790_3873118315949_1617648069_n.jpg

And this is a little something I'm still working on. (Perspective's a bit wonky.)

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/19319_3873131356275_1658726672_n.jpg

Art!

That's really good, and a nice, total picture too; but I cannot for the life of me figure out what that darker square in the middle is supposed to be.

And I think smooth jazz puts us all to sleep-- in a, uh, good way of course.

[AddZable]

Amazing how much your art has changed from your first post, where I thought, "Oh god.. I can do better than that."
Now looking over your stuff, I'm sort of thinking, "I.. Hope I can get that good.. Eventually". Weird how times change.

I have a little bit of criticism, but feel free to ignore me as you will, as I believe you are quite a bit better at the artistic side of life than I am right now.


So ... Uh. This thing.
This is where you went from being "alright" to "holy crap yes". That hand pose you have there, it looks simple, but I know how hard it is to draw because of the overlapping of the fingers. I know your style is more simplistic, but I would suggest adding some crease lines at the base of the mouth, to make it look like the arm is coming out from the inside, instead of just being behind the head. I also know someone who wants me to print a T-shirt for them, with this on it, so you're obviously doing something right.



A preview of something I hope to finish sometime soonish.
I would connect the lips up, or at-least the area where the two lips meet. The ears look to me like eggs with cracks in them, and the eyes are too cartoonish. That is some of the best hair I've seen in a long time, you've got it down almost perfectly, in my opinion.


Sparrows are pretty, Microns rule, and running out of space blows
I LOVE seeing pencil marks in images, so this just screams epic to me, making it hard for me to try to critique. However, I would suggest looking at the under feathers and then comparing them to the rest. They are slightly less detailed than the rest of the image, and are also at the bottom, meaning you'd expect a shadow to fall on them. The undetailed-ness of the bottom is what really bothers me though. Either way, AWESOME drawing, this one.


My life is no more! All my hard finals are over!
This is kind of dark and gothy, so I love it. My only qualm is that the blood covered hand blends into the dress behind. I suggest lightening up the red on the hand, or darkening it behind. Maybe both.


Punk's Not Dead
So awesome! Only problem: It looks to me as if the skeletons legs are fully fleshed out, whereas the rest of its body is all bones. It's really hard to emulate pants on a skeleton though, so I would have done the same thing.


a little something I'm still working on
The feet and legs of the lion need quite a bit of work. Lions are heavy creatures, so when they lay down, their legs don't really hang suspended like that, or even lay on each other. Rather, their legs touch the floor. So.. Like a cat, not a dog. Speaking of cats, if you have one, press its pad and inspect its paws. You'll see they're not connected, but are more like a group of stubby, inflexible fingers. Same with a lion. Also: Lions have a fifth, thumb like appendage. If you added it, the authenticity would go up.
Love the idea of this image, love the glasses and love the instrument (Though I don't really know what instruments look like, so that might be completely off. Looks good to me though). It's clear you have an imagination quite a few times more powerful than mine. Please keep exercising it. And please.. Could you take a look at my art thread when it comes up :p?

[Amidus Drexel]

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Also his eyes are a little too close together. Bahumbug. It looks better in person. I swear! :smalltongue:

Just a little bit. :smalltongue:

Great stuff, though! I always like to see other people's art; I find the things I'm no good at constantly impress me.

[AtlanteanTroll]

So this guy. He's sitting. But there's no chair. Dilemma.

http://illustration.images.mangamagazine.net/28369/thumbnail-600x-shrink.png

[AtlanteanTroll]

So. This. It's a thing.

http://illustration.images.mangamagazine.net/28405/thumbnail-600x-shrink.png

How do piano's work?

[Elemental]

How do piano's work?

By hammers striking steel strings of varying lengths and thicknesses to produce a variety of sounds.

Anyway... The perspective on the keys is off. They look slanting.
Also, what's with the telescoping support? It's not typical.
Finally; The distance from the base of the keys to the stand for the music is a bit large. Your character would effectively have to be straining his neck to read it. Try lowering the top of the piano. And I'm not saying this very effectively, am I?

[AtlanteanTroll]

I get what you're getting at, by and large. But IDK what telescoping means in this context. Also.

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/132/2/9/srgt__john_hopkins_by_purplefresca-d651hph.png

A drawing for a friend's story. It takes place during WWII and features the all-mighty Godzilla!

[Mutant Sheep]

"Does that lizard have guns on its back? But no arms? EUAGGHGHGH." (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YaRgzFl_178&feature=plpp):smalltongue: (Random EDF reference because guy with gun, godzilla, phemonia, they make me cuckoo bonkers for honeycombs.:smallbiggrin:)

But you are getting annoyingly good at this drawing thing. My complaint shall be this:All your people look the same. (Read-Like you. Very Oogly with beard and facial structure. Draw moar females variety! :smalltongue:)

This post made no sense. I tots apo.:smallfrown::smallwink:

[Elemental]

I get what you're getting at, by and large. But IDK what telescoping means in this context.

You know what a telescoping pole is? I meant like that. The support should be one solid piece of wood that can be laid flat when not in use. However, I will concede that other designs are possible.

[AtlanteanTroll]

This post made no sense.
At least your honest, Mutant. :smalltongue: Although I should draw more females ... I am taking a figure drawing class this summer. Perhaps once that is done with.


You know what a telescoping pole is? I meant like that. The support should be one solid piece of wood that can be laid flat when not in use. However, I will concede that other designs are possible.
Yeah, OK. Cool. I'm less worried about that piece, but shall I revisit it--as I plan to--I shall keep your critique in mind.

Anyway. Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Our little soldier friend from up-page has his work cut out for him.

http://illustration.images.mangamagazine.net/32385/thumbnail-600x-shrink.png

[Cobalt]

Look at that dino; razor-sharp teeth, luscious locks of scale-hair. Does this soldiering hero think he stands a chance? What a fool. No one goes the distance when the situation is that foul; no stratagem of war will save him now. Clearly, a dead man standing.

You drew that guy sitting down before, yes? Is he wearing that cape because he has no arm there, or is that just detail-picking? In any case, the more-recent one looks much better than the other one, imo; so that means improvement! Maybe that he's not standing up is part of it; rigidity turns me off, personally.

Good working!

[AtlanteanTroll]

Look at that dino; razor-sharp teeth, luscious locks of scale-hair. Does this soldiering hero think he stands a chance? What a fool. No one goes the distance when the situation is that foul; no stratagem of war will save him now. Clearly, a dead man standing.

You drew that guy sitting down before, yes? Is he wearing that cape because he has no arm there, or is that just detail-picking? In any case, the more-recent one looks much better than the other one, imo; so that means improvement! Maybe that he's not standing up is part of it; rigidity turns me off, personally.

Good working!

Thanks, Cobalt! It's always nice seeing you around here. Indeed, yes, I did draw the sitting guy before. And he's wearing a cape because of the time-period the story was set in. (I was inspired by Blackadder.) And is a sitting position not a rigid one?

Anyway! Something new.

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/136/6/a/6a9585ad960093ff65cd0b2b024231d8-d65jblg.png

Character from one of Tragic Comedian's stories. The girl playing the flute is named Melody and the boy with the shovel is named Claude.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Well, looky here, if it hasn't been a while! I've got several new pics to show you guys! :)

Where to start. Geez. I suppose with this?

http://illustration.images.mangamagazine.net/39813/thumbnail-600x-shrink.png

I took a very basic watercolor class this summer and this is about the only real painting I produced. I really want to try this more.

http://illustration.images.mangamagazine.net/40062/thumbnail-600x-shrink.png

My girlfriend totally fell asleep while I was doodling, and missing my summer figure drawing class, I drew her.

http://illustration.images.mangamagazine.net/41854/thumbnail-600x-shrink.png

This one is a "Before and After" drawing of a random character I made up for a contest. The one on the left is from January 2011 and the one on the right is from August of this year (2013).

http://illustration.images.mangamagazine.net/42870/thumbnail-600x-shrink.png

And this last one here is a my first attempt at digital coloring. Yeah! :smallbiggrin:

[LaZodiac]

Okay, some advice. Put the description for the picture ABOVE the spoiler line, it's wigging me out XP

Secondly, I don't think the girlfriend picture came through correctly, unless your girlfriend is a manga website logo.

Third, you're a pretty great artist :smallbiggrin:

[AtlanteanTroll]

Okay, some advice. Put the description for the picture ABOVE the spoiler line, it's wigging me out XP

Secondly, I don't think the girlfriend picture came through correctly, unless your girlfriend is a manga website logo.

Third, you're a pretty great artist :smallbiggrin:
Aaaaaaaah. Whoops. Should be fixed now. Thanks, LaZ! :smallsmile:

[AtlanteanTroll]

OMG, it's me, with art! *GASP*

http://illustration.images.mangamagazine.net/46319/thumbnail-720x-shrink.png
Older abstract piece I was only able to scan recently. Can't decide if I'd like to work with pastels again or not...

http://illustration.images.mangamagazine.net/46321/thumbnail-720x-shrink.png
So this is from a figure drawing class I had a little bit ago. About halfway through we did a piece with collage. I thought I'd hate it, but I ended up having lots of fun. It's cool, really. Minimalism isn't usually my thing.

The next to Figure Drawings are nudes. You have been warned.

http://illustration.images.mangamagazine.net/46337/thumbnail-720x-shrink.jpg
First completed piece from the class I'm actually proud of. Unfortunately the top of his head was cut off, but whatever. I think I did this in about 20 minutes.


http://illustration.images.mangamagazine.net/46338/thumbnail-720x-shrink.jpg
Second complete piece from the aforementioned class. This one took maybe 25 minutes?