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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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Originally Posted by
Thanqol
Day 501a:
Faceless Prince
Your description was
really nonspecific (protip: be specific) so I defaulted to Warmachine/Alchemical Visual Design. This here's a sketch, be feedbacking plox.
Joints will be linked with lightning arcs.
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Time: 35 minutes
Music: Supplementary Lessons for Misfortune
Hey, dropping in to comment since I'm the one who originally came up with our Faceless Prince. Let me see if I can't fill in the holes that Sanctaphax is missing.
As he mentioned, we're not looking for a mechanical theme for this one - more an elemental one. More like this:
In terms of proportions, the prince has a normal human pose (no hunchback) and is lithe and graceful. He has both hands. He's deadly not because of his strength or because of supernatural toughness but because he's literally lightning fast. Texture wise, I was looking for his metal sections to look like rough, unrefined copper:
For his pose, I was looking for something with some motion to it, something dynamic. Perhaps something along lines like this:
Zero was the original inspiration for the knee-length cable-hair. In attitude, he is menacing and malevolent. He is arrogant, self-assured, confident, and intimidating. He fights with whips made of lightning, if it matters.
Better?
EDIT: I approve of the music selection
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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Originally Posted by
Kyeudo
Better?
Significantly. I'll get to it soon!
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EDIT: I approve of the music selection
=D I sometimes wonder if anyone listens to those links.
Day 503: Kitchsy
Inks of yesterday's Kitch sketch.
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Time: 30m
Music: Anthropology!
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
I'd consider listening to your links, but I bought seven CDs of classical music last week and they haven't become engraved on my psyche yet.
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
What's up with the T-Rex arms? :smallwink:
(They're half as long as they should be, unless i'm missing something here.)
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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Originally Posted by
Elemental
I'd consider listening to your links, but I bought seven CDs of classical music last week and they haven't become engraved on my psyche yet.
Haha, can't fault that.
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Originally Posted by
Domochevsky
What's up with the T-Rex arms? :smallwink:
(They're half as long as they should be, unless i'm missing something here.)
It would be an injustice to draw an anime geek properly proportioned.
Day 504: Fighting Spirit!
I don't know. A thing. Back to the schedule soonish.
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Time: 20 mins
Music: Somebody That I Used To Know
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Day 505: Belker
Back to the Monster Manual challenge with a picture of the ugliest little ghost you've ever seen.
Tried something new, and treated this more like a painting with sketch tools than a solid lined drawing. Actually seemed an interesting technique and was fun to do so I'm going to do more like this.
Faceless Prince sometime soonish.
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Time: 30 mins
Music: First Flight
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He needs a hug.
Divine hugs of righteous kindness!
But you know, without the positive energy so he isn't destroyed.
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I dunno why, but I actually really like that Belker.
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Day 506-509: Deprivation
Day 506: Blink Dog
6:15pm Oh darn, forums went into backup right after I hit 'submit reply'. Guess I'll wait and post it later.
9pm: Huh, 'several hours of backup'? Guess I'll stay up.
2am: I HAVE WAITED TOO DAMN LONG ALREADY! I'll just post it tomorrow.
Lessons learned: Directional shading, fading and implied lines, a fascinating experience
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Day 507: Bodak
This is really fun! Learned some cool applications of direactional brushing and shading. Must continue to examine. Now that that's done, and the forum is still down, I guess I'll play some New Vegas...
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Day 508: Damn you, New Vegas!
Ahhhh it's 11:30pm and I've been playing video games all day, quickly sketch some Mirror Man!
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Day 509: Bugbear
BLOCKING! Big squares within which details are included. Was so spot on I wonder why I've let this habit slip.
Good gracious not being able to update this thread annoyed me.
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
Aww... It's an adorable transdimensional puppy dog!
Aww... It's an adorable transdimensional puppy dog! Again...
*checks label*
Okay... Bodak must either be its name or you copied the same link twice.
As for the others... I've spent too long on my latest art project to have an opinion on something that wasn't produced in exactly the same method about exactly the same subject matter. Give my brain a bit to banish thoughts of cloaks and how they and everything else made from fabric exist solely to torment my perfectionism before I have an intelligent comment.
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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Originally Posted by
Elemental
Aww... It's an adorable transdimensional puppy dog!
Aww... It's an adorable transdimensional puppy dog! Again...
*checks label*
Okay... Bodak must either be its name or you copied the same link twice.
Good catch, fixed now!
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As for the others... I've spent too long on my latest art project to have an opinion on something that wasn't produced in exactly the same method about exactly the same subject matter. Give my brain a bit to banish thoughts of cloaks and how they and everything else made from fabric exist solely to torment my perfectionism before I have an intelligent comment.
Haha, fair enough, I know that feel. Dumb fabric.
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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Originally Posted by
Thanqol
Day 505:
Belker
Back to the Monster Manual challenge with a picture of the ugliest little ghost you've ever seen.
Tried something new, and treated this more like a painting with sketch tools than a solid lined drawing. Actually seemed an interesting technique and was fun to do so I'm going to do more like this.
Faceless Prince sometime soonish.
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Time: 30 mins
Music: First Flight
The belker was cooler when it was sentient smoke that would solidify it's claws after forcefully invading your body, murder you and feed of the leaked essence.
OOH! that sounds nice. Gotta read that spirit book.
Your challenge continues to be intriguing. I can't wait for you to get a few chapters in for dragon month mk. II :smallbiggrin:
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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SiuiS
The belker was cooler when it was sentient smoke that would solidify it's claws after forcefully invading your body, murder you and feed of the leaked essence.
OOH! that sounds nice. Gotta read that spirit book.
Your challenge continues to be intriguing. I can't wait for you to get a few chapters in for dragon month mk. II :smallbiggrin:
Ah, Dragon Month. Some of my favourite learning. Pity I keep getting distracted from the challenge.
Day 510: Vulcan
A brand new sketch of my brand new totallynotaSeeryouguys!
This is Vulcan. She likes making things. Doing this was good fun; I'm starting to intellectually feel like a real artist. It's great!
I promise I'll get that Faceless Prince guy done soon. Possibly tomorrow.
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EDIT: Had some spare time, have the linework. Legs need work, otherwise looks fine.
Time: 20 mins
Music: Kindness
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Day 511: Faceless Prince Mrk. 2
Alright, here's the redesign as a lean, efficient and dexterous assassin-bot. Red is cable hair blue is lightning joints. Is this better?
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Time: 20 mins
Music: Orchid
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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Originally Posted by
Thanqol
Ah, Dragon Month. Some of my favourite learning. Pity I keep getting distracted from the challenge.
Day 510:
Vulcan
A brand new sketch of my brand new totallynotaSeeryouguys!
This is Vulcan. She likes making things. Doing this was good fun; I'm starting to intellectually feel like a real artist. It's great!
I promise I'll get that Faceless Prince guy done soon. Possibly tomorrow.
Links
EDIT: Had some spare time, have the
linework. Legs need work, otherwise looks fine.
Time: 20 mins
Music: Kindness
Ah, so is this the Moros channeling Hephaestus that you mentioned in the Mage thread?
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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Originally Posted by
the_druid_droid
Ah, so is this the Moros channeling Hephaestus that you mentioned in the Mage thread?
Yes. Going to redesign the visuals pretty entirely though. Ideas.
Day 512: Waavithan
waa
Time: 40 minutes
Music: Carol of the Waa
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Thanqol
Day 511:
Faceless Prince Mrk. 2
Alright, here's the redesign as a lean, efficient and dexterous assassin-bot. Red is cable hair blue is lightning joints. Is this better?
Links
Time: 20 mins
Music: Orchid
Very much so. Some things I'd like to see:
Split the torso so that its just the chest and the pelvis, connected by lightning. I don't really like the spinal collum there.
With the hair, I was thinking something more like the predetor's dreadlocks:
I'd like to see them going down his back in one narrow shock of cables, like a ponytail.
As for the pose, I'd like to see the left arm in the middle of swinging an electric whip, being brought down on a target in the direction of the viewer, with the right arm swing back, trailing a whip that's already snapping out in front of him.
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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Originally Posted by
Kyeudo
Very much so. Some things I'd like to see:
Split the torso so that its just the chest and the pelvis, connected by lightning. I don't really like the spinal collum there.
With the hair, I was thinking something more like the predetor's dreadlocks:
I'd like to see them going down his back in one narrow shock of cables, like a ponytail.
As for the pose, I'd like to see the left arm in the middle of swinging an electric whip, being brought down on a target in the direction of the viewer, with the right arm swing back, trailing a whip that's already snapping out in front of him.
Cool stuff, on it tomorrow.
Day 513: Helmetized
Helmets are cool. Ran out of time for something proper.
Slightly late upload due to computer troubles.
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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Originally Posted by
Kyeudo
Very much so. Some things I'd like to see:
Split the torso so that its just the chest and the pelvis, connected by lightning. I don't really like the spinal collum there.
With the hair, I was thinking something more like the predetor's dreadlocks:
I'd like to see them going down his back in one narrow shock of cables, like a ponytail.
As for the pose, I'd like to see the left arm in the middle of swinging an electric whip, being brought down on a target in the direction of the viewer, with the right arm swing back, trailing a whip that's already snapping out in front of him.
Day 514: MK2 V2
I didn't quite understand what you meant by the pose, is this what you were after?
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Time: ~40 minutes various sketching
Music: Banished Queen
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
For the pose, I was thinking something more like this:
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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Originally Posted by
Kyeudo
For the pose, I was thinking something more like this:
That doesn't make sense to me compositionally but a'ight.
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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Originally Posted by
Thanqol
That doesn't make sense to me compositionally but a'ight.
The one is supposed to be behind his head, but paint has practical limitations.
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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Originally Posted by
Kyeudo
The one is supposed to be behind his head, but paint has practical limitations.
It still makes no sense for me and I think it's going to work out cluttered, confusing and/or misproportioned. I'll still do it, I just think it's a mistake.
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Day 515: Bulette
I really like the Bulette. For a mindless eating animal it's got a great design, a memorable design and is generally enjoyable.
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Time: 30 minutes
Music: Heavy Fuel
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
I like Vulcan. You should do more Vulcan.
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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Originally Posted by
Thanqol
It still makes no sense for me and I think it's going to work out cluttered, confusing and/or misproportioned. I'll still do it, I just think it's a mistake.
You'll have to spell your reservations out to me with a bit more specificness before I'll understand what you mean. I think I've seen other artwork with similar poses before and they looked just fine to me, but what do I know? I've got all the artistic talent of an automaton.
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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nersxe
I like Vulcan. You should do more Vulcan.
On it, chief!
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Originally Posted by
Kyeudo
You'll have to spell your reservations out to me with a bit more specificness before I'll understand what you mean. I think I've seen other artwork with similar poses before and they looked just fine to me, but what do I know? I've got all the artistic talent of an automaton.
Try standing like that in real life. It's awkward and ungainly and feels horrible and wrong. It involves weird bending and warping of a natural stance, it throws off the balance of the picture, and it clutters the central area. I don't like it, no sir.
Day 516: XCOM
oh boy xcom
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Day 517: Small Regrets
Miscellaneous sketches. Going to try to ramp up art time in the future. I'm really onto something with the blocking technique I've been using - construction lines and geometric shapes contribute a huge amount to consistency and structure.
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Time: 40 minutes
Music: If I Go Back
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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Originally Posted by
Thanqol
Day 517:
Small Regrets
Miscellaneous sketches. Going to try to ramp up art time in the future. I'm really onto something with the blocking technique I've been using - construction lines and geometric shapes contribute a
huge amount to consistency and structure.
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Time: 40 minutes
Music: If I Go Back
Is that Vulcan top middle? I hope it is. Vulcan is my favorite.
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Re: Thanqol Learns 2 Draw: Every Step Is The First
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nersxe
Is that Vulcan top middle? I hope it is. Vulcan is my favorite.
Yeah, I'm trying some random things for hair and eyes. I'm not quite getting the, what... optimistic cynicism of her across yet.