Drawings of Mine...

[TheCountAlucard]

Here are some drawings of various things from my D&D game.

I almost exclusively draw by hand, by the way. Most of the time I simply use a pencil and notebook paper. On occasions I'll use a pen.

Here are the drawings of the evil party I DM for.
First off is the Human Dread Necromancer.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa100/TheCountAlucard666/PartyDreadNecro.jpg
Next, we have the Half-Elf Fighter/Sorcerer/Dragon Disciple.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa100/TheCountAlucard666/PartyDragonDisciple.jpg
Here's the Drow-Elf Rogue.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa100/TheCountAlucard666/PartyRogue.jpg
Here's the Elf Cleric of Nerull.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa100/TheCountAlucard666/PartyCleric.jpg

[Bitzeralisis]

They seem decent, though they look sort of "spaghettified" and simplistic...

[TheCountAlucard]

Here's another few drawings...


This one is a depiction of the hypothetical alliance of Vecna, Nerull, and Orcus... as a band.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa100/TheCountAlucard666/Rockband.jpg
This one is a magic warhammer that I intend on introducing into the game. Why a warhammer? It's the only martial weapon that the Dread Necromancer is proficient with.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa100/TheCountAlucard666/Hammer.jpg
Here's a zombie. Why? Just because.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa100/TheCountAlucard666/Zombie.jpg


EDIT: I've no doubt you're right. I won't hesitate to admit that I'm no expert.

[Brickwall]

Let me start off by saying that you have a lot of innate talent. I mean a lot. I know people who couldn't do that stuff if they practiced for years.

Now, then, you haven't had much training, have you? You can get a lot of the stuff you need by your guesswork, but there are some key things I can point out.

1. Hands. For some reason, hands are very hard to draw well. People think they know how they're supposed to look, but they don't. I could make a whole tutorial on hands here, but I won't. I'm tired.
2. Angles. Specifically, a lack thereof. Limbs are almost never splayed out in a way that they can be viewed from a side or straight-on. Arms usually stay close to the body, and when relaxed, the hands hang at about a 15 degree tilt away from the body on average. Uhh, yeah, that's back into hands. Feet generally face nearly the same direction. They are almost never facing even opposite directions, much less are they a line. They form an acute angle when placed together. Having a difference of even 90 degrees is a good deal of effort. Find tutorials on feet.
3. The body is not made up of straight lines. The curves and proportions are a delicate balance, one that really needs to be learned. You can try to figure it out on your own, but why re-invent the wheel? Again, lots of tutorials online. My hint is to start out with a naked figure (not necessarily based off a real one). Clothes just fall over it.

That's all that really applies to the style you're going for. There's lots more advanced stuff, but you don't need to know it to have good-looking art.

Have fun, and take pencils wherever you go. Some of my best work has come from random doodles I've done at the oddest times, and it's good practice to be ready for inspiration.

[TheCountAlucard]

I took an Art class in junior high, but I was never serious about it.

Regardless of any level of skill, I just like to draw. I honestly think that if I took it seriously, I wouldn't enjoy it.

I've drawn better hands than the ones here, I'll admit. A few years back, when I was taking Anatomy classes, I was drawing awesome hands and skeletons and whatnot. Still couldn't draw feet too well, though...

It's a tendency of mine to draw people from a frontal view and either a little to the left or the right. (shrugs)

Here's some more from a few days ago...


Here's a Young Adult Black Dragon that the party had to face.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa100/TheCountAlucard666/BlackDragon.jpg
Here's the Dread Necro, animating it as a Skeleton.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa100/TheCountAlucard666/BlackDragonSkeleton.jpg
Here's something completely unrelated to the story, but related to Black Dragons in general.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa100/TheCountAlucard666/BlackDragonBabyAndEgg.jpg
And here's a drawing of what the party might look like if they were all undead. (I had actually drawn this one before the cleric's character was introduced, and I just added him in later.)
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa100/TheCountAlucard666/EvilParty001.jpg

[Dallas-Dakota]

Except the last posted pictures, with the exception of the last one in it.
They all seem to HAPPY!
I mean, smiling dread necromancer and smiling drow? NEVER!

[Nameless]

The band one is pretty awesome. :smallsmile:

Work on your proportions though, but you have a lot of potential.

[TheCountAlucard]

Except the last posted pictures, with the exception of the last one in it.
They all seem to HAPPY!
I mean, smiling dread necromancer and smiling drow? NEVER!

Actually, the Dread Necro has a penchant for laughing evilly. Seriously. Here's how combat went once...

Player: "I'll summon an ogre zombie. Next, I'll take a standard action to laugh evilly."

As for the Drow, she's smiling because she's the only member of the party who isn't evil.

[TheCountAlucard]

Do you think that if I asked nicely, someone on these boards might draw the party in an OotS style? 'Cuz after looking at some of the art on here, the prospect has left me interested...

[Djinn_in_Tonic]

Yes, but only if you ask really nicely.

Actually, that's not necessary, but we like to watch you beg. :smallbiggrin:

In short, yes. One of us will likely get around to it, although you'd probably be better off asking on a different thread.

-The Djinn

[Vulion]

Not bad, not bad at all.

My advice to you is to do a light wire frame. What I mean by that is draw a stick figure or more fleshed out model of what your character is going to be doing. You can get the proportions down before the big details, so it is a crapload easier to fix any problems you have. After that it's relatively easier to draw the body and the clothes.

It helped me a frickin' ton in my drawing.

[Nameless]

Yes, but only if you ask really nicely.

Actually, that's not necessary, but we like to watch you beg. :smallbiggrin:

In short, yes. One of us will likely get around to it, although you'd probably be better off asking on a different thread.

-The Djinn

Djinn... haven't seen you round these parts in a while... :smalltongue:

[TheCountAlucard]

I like that you guys felt my drawings are good enough for criticism, all. Seriously.

Nontheless, I think I'm gonna keep drawing the way I already do. I'm not trying to offend you guys; I just feel most comfortable with my "style." I've been drawing for quite some time, and I'm unlikely to change on any large scale over a short period of time. The way I've drawn has "evolved" over the years; if you think what I've got up here is flawed, I think I'll keep my earlier drawings to myself.

I'm thinking of making a webcomic about my evil party. What do you guys think?

[Szilard]

Honestly, Nameless comenting sarcastically: not another webcomic! was my fist thought about you making any webcomic.