Sketchbook: Jimmies
polycounter lvl 18
I'm making one because I could use a fuckload of feedback on my drawing.
I'm completely lost as of now, because I have more ideas than I can draw, etc etc blabhabhabhab
photoshop diver guy
mspaint face
I'm completely lost as of now, because I have more ideas than I can draw, etc etc blabhabhabhab
photoshop diver guy
mspaint face
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second one has bags of character. yuo should sketch a lot more and post more.
so, umm, draw more. I'm likin your stuff.
Although, when I'm drawing with pen i'll sometimes go that route for some reason or another
Mai too sense... anyway, I dig what you're throwin down so far. Would love to see more non-mspaint stuff though
ds style. have you considered making it?
However, I have been using corel painter essentials recently, because i finally have enough memory on my hardrive so that It will work. (20 gigs free, as opposed to 500mb)
Bitmap: Yes, i love low poly and I should start to learn modelling. I specifically want to make little low poly games with cool lighting, like dynamic shadows n'shit, but still 128x128 texture maps, with low poly. So much cooler looking.
Anyways, my friend here, Sarccasmm made a model of it, and I should try to get him to show it off in his sketchbook.
you have a lots of posts already,yet i havent seen any cool shit from you. if you are really serious about this shit you should start right away and not procrastinate.
you should read this: http://poopinmymouth.com/tutorial/money_mouth.htm
anywho.. learn, do cool shit and then post.
Things to work on;
Everything in general, refining my work, front view faces, hair (especially on forehead, etc)
Different noses, bodies, anatomy, overcoming laziness (started drawing for at least an hour everyday after school, even if I hate it and it pisses me off at the moment)
On a further note analyze your artwork after you are finished drawling it and ask yourself why do you not like the way my art is turning out. Take a mental note for next time and adapt what you have learned for your next drawling. If you need reference material or some artwork from other artists to inspire you pm me and I will hook you up. Just tell me what you need or are looking for.
Keep your head up and keep sketching. Good luck!
Sorry for the long read.
Also, never wait for "inspiration". Draw another of the heads you always draw, if you have to. Draw a random shape and give it eyes and see where it goes. Just keep your hand moving... even if all you get is a bunch of lines and squiggles, it's worth it. You'll eventually get really used to having your hand moving around on the drawing pad... and things will just kinda form themselves.
Aaaaalso... sometimes you draw crap. That's fine. Some days I go through several pages of crap before I draw anything that I don't want to instantly throw away without anyone getting a chance to see it. Sometimes you have to warm up. Sometimes you can't warm up and all you draw is crap. Whats important is that you stay in the habit... and the pathways between your brain and your hand will get quicker and stronger, and you'll find you have to think less and less to make shapes.
Just force yourself... like starting a morning running routine or something. In the beginning, it takes a lot of will power to keep doing, but after a few weeks, it becomes a pretty natural habit, and you'll even miss doing it if you go a day or two without drawing. Set aside time, and just keep sending signals to your hand to move around. Sometimes you'll have an idea of what you want to draw, and sometimes it'll just draw itself.
Hope that helps. Drawing is fun.
I do the random shape method all the time, and it can be kinda fun.
I drew a quicky thing of the idea i've been working on.
basically a little dude that lives in the refridgerator and is fighting a losing battle against the menacing food items.
I'm basically thinking some really weird shit, kinda stupid if you think about it, but that's part of the idea
I need some help on the design tho, I was kinda thinking of giving him a thimble helmet.
Basically he has a sewing needle for protection and because his little robey thing needs constant repair.
I was thinking about having him wear a spool of thread on his back, or maybe a pin cushion with a lot of different little pins in it. Although...
I'm not sure yet. I also need to find a way to attach arms to him in a way that they don't mess with the silhouette too much, as i'm going for a more sleek look.
Also, i'm thinking about working with clay stuff, maybe stop motion animation (used to mess with it a lot as a kid with bionicles) So i'd like to know what you'd reccomend for materials, such as types of clay, etc.
Thanks in advance
Right now i'm feeling completely sick of drawing, because no matter how much I try, it doesn't improve. I'd love to illustrate what I mean but I can't fucking scan anything because my scanner is possessed with some fucking demon shit
It's true; You keep making yourself draw, and you just get used to it, and then It suddenly doesn't matter if all you manage to draw is steaming lumps of digital shit;
It's entertaining, and a helluva way to keep yourself busy.
Hell, when I get drawing all my real problems with it go away. (omgstyle)
I've found that drawing this way is a good way to get going, for some reason or another.
It gets my head working better with drawing in mind.
you should get used to photoshop. slrsy
All that matters is that something is learned from the process.
Although your learning process might not be as slow with a better program Jimmies. Fighting a program to get it to do what you want should not be part of the creative process.
If you decide to use Adobe Photoshop I will be glade to help you out and set you up with some tutorials if you need them.
Pencil tool. any brush.
In an absent minded after school stupor, I yet again forget that photoshop is good for drawing.
I think this took me all of 10 minutes
Also, less bitching, more drawing. Yessir.
a thing
Learning from other artists is limiting, as they only know so much themselves.
The best way to improve is to draw from life.
i think you're safe
Still need a bit of input on the design, thinking about making that hole his mouth or something.
Dunno.
(though i painted it small to begin with)
Next up dwarves, humans, cats, various others...(Guess what game i've been playing)
I need to work on shading yet.
Also i should probably give them arms that can be broken
Dwarves, will go back and redo each one (with orthos) and go from there.
not happy with miner or fisherdwarf
A failed attempt at a background.
Was going to paint a cloudy sky but meh
Crits, please?
I seem to be on a salamander kick right now
(i call him solomon, and he is a racecar driver...not really but he has a scarf)
As of now, I prefer my dwarfy and elfy things without arms, however it's kinda hard for them to hold things without them, but I think they look a lot better without them.
Maybe it's just cause I suck at drawing arms sorta, but input please?
Try to keep the "3D" perspective feel like you did on the last sketch, it really made your character pop compared to your other sketches.
Try killing parallel lines, e.g. top and bottom lines of the scarf.....it should add to the perspective
Keep it up, I wanna see more
Diver.