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CrimsonKing

2007-07-16, 03:30 PM

Hi everyone! I'm brand new here, and like to draw and write, so I figured this would be the forum for me. I'm not so great with digital art yet, even though I've got the gear to do it well. I've got Photoshop Elements and a Wacom tablet, but I can't get my drawings to look Order of the Stick-ish. Here's some of my non-digital stuff(Most of it's Jhonen Vasquez ripoffs, I'm still in the learn-to-draw-by-copying-others stage of drawing, I have a few originals in there)
Copiedhttp://a998.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/36/l_1b6d8b0fc733258b1fd828d327ad2235.jpg
Copiedhttp://a106.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/21/l_75d1c48b752a57de6b49fb6e98ac75e9.jpg
Originalhttp://a66.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/54/l_476ca3ad17a8721043c174f91bd51591.jpg
Originalhttp://a915.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/46/l_0b1c5402c982f8788d405d92c78b846a.jpg
Originalhttp://a546.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/35/l_5f2fbf63c13daf4b327ada3b6d9e5a09.jpg
Copiedhttp://a69.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/106/l_11721497ddc8c715ff23f74f75001f34.jpg
Originalhttp://a524.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/33/l_4b07c26870e2754b1cd48b48df734103.jpg
Originalhttp://a586.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/22/l_e1f2d720edf7fdbfce53b538e7ec8711.jpg
So, I sorta get digital art, and I've been getting a whole lot better recently. I looked at the tutorial for OotS art, but I can't seem to get it down. I was wondering if you could give me comments on my avatar(or my art in general, if you want to)
Thanks from a new poster!

CrimsonKing

2007-07-16, 04:12 PM

Oh, reading the forum rules I decided to link to them, because I couldn't figure out how to do a spoiler. Also, I was wondering if I should take out the copied drawings? I didn't trace them or anything, but it wasn't originally mine. If a mod wants me to take them out, I will.

Nathan

2007-07-16, 08:02 PM

Put the word "Spoiler" (no quotation marks) within brackets. At the end of whatever you want to spoiler, put "/Spoiler" (no quotation marks) within brackets.

I looked through and liked the art. I know it's copied, but the style on that sun and moon is sure neat.

CrimsonKing

2007-07-16, 08:08 PM

Thanks! The sun is actually original. I kind of copied the style on the flames from the artists flames in other drawings, but it's actually original. The moon is totally copied though :P

Magioth

2007-07-16, 08:29 PM

[ spoiler] [ /spoiler ]

and its very good, i personally use a template for my avatars

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c400/Metamorphixe/Avataroutline-DWARFS.png

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c400/Metamorphixe/TutorialChick.png

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c400/Metamorphixe/Avataroutline.jpg

dwarf male and female, human female and male.

dwarf credit goes to yeril

and humans go to lanky bugger

CrimsonKing

2007-07-16, 10:02 PM

Oooo, that's really cool. That'd make things a whole lot easier :)
Thanks for all the help I've been getting!

CrimsonKing

2007-07-17, 12:27 AM

Okay, my second attempt at an avatar, using the formatter thingy:
http://a184.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/69/l_35c814a26adf75254659b3d39e75dc7f.jpg
Thanks to Lanky Bugger
The quality always looks terrible when I put it up! It looks fine, then when I upload it it looks terrible! Do I need a better host or something?

Daemon

2007-07-17, 01:58 PM

I don't know, it looks awesome to me... The Mohawk looks sweet!

CrimsonKing

2007-07-17, 07:53 PM

Thanks! I saw the head and it just looked... natural, ya know? It fit in right away.

CrimsonKing

2007-07-17, 09:38 PM

Okay, my second try with the premade thing:
http://a575.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/72/l_877a5737687096ccc267657df63d1d9e.jpg

CrimsonKing

2007-07-18, 01:40 AM

More works!
http://a613.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/128/l_888ef5ca7614efd50d0530ec54e7a7b4.jpg
http://a970.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/85/l_ccf59b6d80662fa8b396bcec251e7859.jpg
http://a426.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/87/l_9a9330d3e1ce35775f4c28378f6a3439.jpg
http://a539.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/82/l_a502debae3f6cd231b5747c6857f3c1a.jpg

Magioth

2007-07-18, 08:59 PM

do not forget to save it as a .PNG file otherwise it becomes grainy and losess detail ^_^

Omega

2007-07-18, 09:08 PM

CrimsonKing

2007-07-18, 10:46 PM

do not forget to save it as a .PNG file otherwise it becomes grainy and losess detail ^_^

Ooooh, that's how you do it! Thanks!

CrimsonKing

2007-07-19, 03:44 PM

All these are up for adoption, by the way. Just pm me :)