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Chapow's 40k Drawing, Aie! First thread :]| Chapow! |
Posted: Apr 14 2010, 04:16 AM
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From the WSG. I'm pleased enough with it to keep it here. C&C welcome as always
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| Chapow! |
Posted: May 13 2010, 04:37 AM
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I fixed the picture in hardcopy... but when I tried to scan it again on a different scanner, the result was a washed out mess. So I did a little photoshopping of the gun to correct the worst of the problems. Oh well.
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| Chapow! |
Posted: Jun 3 2010, 06:42 AM
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Artisan Group: Members Posts: 215 Member No.: 368 Joined: 22-August 08 |
Old, replaced below: http://i45.tinypic.com/10crd4h.jpg
sketch sketch  sketch sketch sketch Using up this paper that I don't like drawing sketches.... Now I am starting to like it for sketching. Huh. Maybe I will buy some more of the paper that I don't like. |
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| Chapow! |
Posted: Aug 15 2010, 05:24 AM
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Artisan Group: Members Posts: 215 Member No.: 368 Joined: 22-August 08 |
Sketch in the style of the amazing http://sunamori.deviantart.com/
I have learned not to sketch on paper that has printing on one side of it   Not particularly pleased with the results, but they're satisfactory enough as a first attempt at somebody else's artistic ideas, I think. |
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| Brother 'Ussell |
Posted: Aug 24 2010, 05:18 PM
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Looking good, paying homage to someone elses style is a good way to increase your own skills by working outside your own.
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| slaine69 |
Posted: Sep 8 2010, 01:32 AM
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awww dudes sorry to be the bearer of bad news here but you really need to hear that sketching in somebody else's style is bad news! a homage to somebodies art would consist of a fully rendered picture in their style, colours and subject matter, sketching is a learning process which requires reference, research and lots of it, from as many different sources as you can get your hands on, rather than a single person, especially if they have a very specific style, it's great to be inspired by someone, just don't try to copy them, so with that said I'm going to pretend it was me that was going to draw, for lack of a title, the half naked chick with chain axes, what would I look for in my reference.......
*anatomy research, http://www.innerbody.com/image/musfov.html http://www.female-anatomy-for-artist.com/?id=3 (don't giggle but yes they are naked) reference, (unless you're drawing a chubby, ugly chick supermodels and actresses are perfect, like airbrush perfect) http://www.adrianalimawallpaper.net/wallpa...na_lima_135.jpg http://www.celebrityan.com/var/albums/Mega...ip_gq_2_big.jpg http://obrazky.4ever.sk/data/obrazky/ludia...i%207027512.jpg *pose research, http://blogs.xin.sg/baguatv/files/2009/07/...59-1024x768.jpg http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs46/f/2009/173...by_lotrwofr.jpg http://www.freakingnews.com/images/app_ima...night-fight.jpg http://corvedacosta.com/wp-content/gallery...nturion_007.jpg http://api.ning.com/files/zsX*OVcwYFe5pKFt...dark_spirit.jpg reference, http://www.wallpaperpimper.com/wallpaper/A...2Y-1024x768.jpg http://wall.alphacoders.com/images/Fantasy...Women-29131.jpg http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs29/f/2008/112...n_by_Iantoy.jpg http://img.wallpaperstock.net:81/woman-and...63_1024x768.jpg http://remix.monarocarclubofsydney.com/Sou...bur_render1.png http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/074...y_XXcomicXX.jpg *cloths/armour http://kloken.free.fr/Images/592.jpg http://www.thevikingstore.co.uk/ekmps/shop...2%5D-1039-p.jpg http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http:/...s:0&tx=70&ty=73 http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/...otCatGameStyle= http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/...otCatGameStyle= http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/...otCatGameStyle= http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/...otCatGameStyle= *weapons http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=axes&...iw=1440&bih=692 http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&sa...l=&oq=&gs_rfai= http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&sa...l=&oq=&gs_rfai= (get ready for it) *artistic reference http://adrian-smith.cghub.com/images/ (if you're going to do a warhammer picture you need to look this guy up he's got the mood down to a T, you can get really high res images from this site) here are some people to watch out for on deviantart http://andreewallin.deviantart.com/ http://adonihs.deviantart.com/ http://targete.deviantart.com/ http://omen2501.deviantart.com/ http://sttheo.deviantart.com/ http://nebezial.deviantart.com/ http://cryptcrawler.deviantart.com/ http://radojavor.deviantart.com/ http://perzo.deviantart.com/ http://rub-a-duckie.deviantart.com/ http://kingmong.deviantart.com/ http://liamsharp.deviantart.com/ http://kunkka.deviantart.com/ and here's some guys to watch out for not on deviantart http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=of...iw=1440&bih=692 like you didn't know about frank! http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=e...luisroyo.com%2F http://www.komarckart.com/index.html http://www.clintlangley.com/ http://comicartcommunity.com/gallery/categ....php?cat_id=149 http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=of...iw=1440&bih=692 and many more that I'm sure will come to me as soon as I post this message, aaaaaaanyways are you starting to get the idea here, the difference of styles and media e.t.c this is a small amount of what's needed to progress and these are just the things that suit what I would look for, you might take a completely different approach to the research (though don't stray from photos and diagrams while tackling anatomy) for your sketch or series of sketches or preliminary sketches or doodles! granted you might already know all this but I can't stress how detrimental to your skill as an artist copying styles is, which is why I the against it when I see it happen (it happens a lot! though I can usually tell them this face to face) I'm not saying if you see an artist that appeals to you that you should just say 'hey that's a cool pic' and move on, what I'm saying is find out why they draw the way they do, what influences their style,what appeals to you about the image/artist, study it, research it and integrate it don't emulate it, take this on board dude and I swear to you you will be a better artist for it or ignore me and only ever get half as good as the person you're copying. |
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| Chapow! |
Posted: Sep 8 2010, 04:49 PM
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Thanks for the big post, Slaine69.
I don't agree with all you said - the whole point of sketching is to explore and screw around, to me. It's not an homage to anything, because there's no way that a sketch that I'm not even really proud of could possibly honor the finished products of a more experienced artist. What it is is a shot at understanding how I could integrate parts of his style by trying my hand at duplicating it. Just as one integrates parts of the way things really look by drawing from life or from a photo. Maybe it's not the most *efficient* way to improve, but who cares about efficiency - it's just a sketch! |
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| slaine69 |
Posted: Sep 8 2010, 08:53 PM
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(bangs head repeatedly on desk) you've totally missed the point here dude, the post was about what to avoid if you want to progress as an artist, not efficiency. It never even occurred to me that I was talking to someone who didn't take pride in, care about or had any intention of improving their art, sorry to have wasted you're time. 'just a sketch!'
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| Chapow! |
Posted: Sep 9 2010, 03:30 PM
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And when I thanked you for your contribution and explained my differences of opinion, it never occurred to me that I was talking to someone who thinks "exploring" and "integrating parts of his style" and "improve" means "didn't take pride in, care about, or had any intention of improving their art".
Believe it or not, YES, I sometimes post things up here of which I'm "not particularly pleased with the results", because I want to contribute to the volume of art on this page, and because if I'm satisfied enough with it to not mind associating it with my name, it can still be a useful point for criticism. And, YES, I practice this hobby for fun. Shock! Horror! I draw because I like to draw, not because I want to be the ONE ARTIST TO RULE THEM ALL. So, NO, even though I do try to improve, I'm not going to spend hours researching every stroke of the pencil every time I get the inclination to try something. And you know what - even then I'm still going to improve, every time I accidentally do something that works well, every time I struggle to make something look satisfactory, every time I try something new and figure out how to make it happen, every time I think a different medium would be interesting, every time I make a mistake that I recognize and identify how to avoid in the future. Because sketching is always good news. I haven't missed your point, I disagree with you. |
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| Chapow! |
Posted: Jun 4 2011, 05:54 PM
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Artisan Group: Members Posts: 215 Member No.: 368 Joined: 22-August 08 |
I'm not dead.
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