ChristopherRobin
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Cool! I'll go check it out.
I would like to get something set up for photoshop
eventually but in the short term this could help. Thank you LD.
@Cami: Great I've tried making a few brushes but don't have the hang of it yet
so I eagerly await your tutorial. Thank you for all you are contributing to this thread. I appreciate it.
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Quote:**Sigh**Originally Posted by FrozenDeath
That's a good idea Chris. Go do something productive with your time.
If by this you mean offering my condolences to a friend here who just lost loved ones in a tragic accident or visiting my RL friend in the hospital or holding a multi-round contest to give away more free art or helping half a dozen or more artists with tips and encouragement through PM's and email improve their skill or setting up threads where people can share tips here (and another for collaborations), trying to grow our community by encouraging several DA artists who draw CoH stuff to come post over here, offering constructive critique... etc. etc. etc. Then yes I am doing more productive things.
But not because you said so.
You know over in the March FArt thread I was having a difference of opinion with Airhead over something silly too. He posted a comment which I could've easily responded to and escalated the issue but he also said thank you to me for catching a missed vote for him. I chose to take the out, said your welcome Airhead, and moved on.
Here in this thread I gave you several easy outs (one even had multiple compliments), you ignored them all.
I then announced I wanted to leave the thread and invited you to private message me if you wanted to pursue this so we don't have to belabor the public with this nonsense.
You ignored that too and instead chose to get a parting shot in.
Petty disputes WILL happen on a forum, that's inevitable, but when they do it says a lot about your character if you see an opportunity to bow out gracefully, and you actually take it.
P.S. By the way I caught an overlooked vote for you as well you know. Just last month.
But in direct contrast to Airhead you seem to be ignoring all the good things I do and just leave
comments on what you are choosing to see as upsetting (after starting this whole thing to begin with).
You are also the only one here stooping to profanity and name calling... think about it.
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Here let me get that for ya PS.
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Right, sorry that wasn't the greatest explanation or example I gave but I think we are on the same page in terms of meaning now.
Ah well this I understand as I hadn't really drawn anything for more than 7 years myself until I found this forum. I felt terribly rusty
but two things here really helped me. One was the drawing challenge I undertook (link in the sig) which got me
drawing again everyday, even if it was just for 15 minutes or an hour and the
other was a quick sketch thread called The Hot Pencil.
I was so concerned that everything look just right for each piece that I would get frustrated easily when things weren't working out and
just stop drawing instead of pushing on and learning something... quicksketching where you have an imposed time
limit and force yourself to draw something in say 5 minutes or less helps break you of that idea
because you quickly realize there's no way to get anything perfect you
just need to get the idea across as fast as you can.
This was me a just over a year ago quick sketching in THP thread.
But over time it became this and eventually my quick sketches started looking like this.
So yeah I'd say keep after it, quicksketch if you get frustrated and most importantly draw something every day
for at least a month or two and it quickly will become a habit to improve.
Let me know if I can help, Cheers.
P.S. Sorry everyone for the thread jack, most people here I think already know my story, that probably should've been a PM.
P.P.S. Did I really draw that shot of Chloe in Cimeroran armor in Perez Park? *shudders*
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I used both a smiley and a sticks-out-tongue to indicate humor for that bit of trashtalk.
I even prefaced it by literally saying it was going to be trashtalk.
I'm sorry but there are more important things going on in the forums than going round and round this with you Jason.
PM me if you wish to talk further otherwise I'm moving on.
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Wow lot's of nice patterns and textures going on in this one. Especially like the wooden wall paneling.
Out of curiosity are some of those hair swirls computer generated or did you draw them all by hand?
One quick thought, you may want to darken the hole (ahem of the barrel that is), unless
there is something inside emitting light the interior should be nearly black.
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So very sorry to hear of your loss Sensei.
I lost a friend to a drunk driving accident (a long time ago) too.
Wish I could say something helpful or brilliant right now to make it hurt less...
I'll just say I understand some of what you must be going through and I'm sorry.
/hugs.
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Lol some great stuff here. One more day to get your captions in people.
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You did really nice for a 2nd attempt Soobooku.
I don't have time right now to really go over everything in fine detail but for some constructive tips on what can be improved upon I would say
1. I believe in the ref Xodious has a neck cover of the same blue material so only a small portion of skin should be showing under his jaw.
2. The folds and wrinkles coming up on the top of the hood should either not cross the central dividing line or if they do the center line needs to be affected (bent where they touch) by them.
3. Regardless of whether it's skin or a blue neck cover you go with the area under and around his beard should be much darker given an overhead light source.
4. The two little "V" shaped pockets under the lower lip need to be skin colored not white.
5. The area below would look better as a very dark blue rather than a pure black.
6. There shouldn't be a shadow cast from the hood on the left side of his neck if the light source is above and to the right of the subject.
7. You should give some thought to the light source itself. Since it brightly lights part of the image but just a few inches away there is total darkness it would seem to be of the circular "spotlight" variety in which case the shadow being cast down on the face from the hood above should have a very hard and visible edge that tracks along the face horizontally bending and curving as it follows the contours of the face. It's very soft and diffuse and that creates conflict with the rest of the image.
8. I do like that you implemented a texture pattern but it's a little big and blocky. Maybe something with a finer grain? (that's just a preference though)
All things considered I think you're off to a fine start and I hope to see more from you down the road.
Quote:By all means Nugget this thread is about working on things as a group so if you want to try your hand at any aspect of it go right ahead. Ya never know unless you try.Originally Posted by War-Nugget
............(I'd take an attempt on this, but I have little talent with computer generated imagery.. but I can still be constructive with ya!)
Heh, it's nice seeing different artists' takes on a penciled sketch. Hope to see more to come!
If you want to contribute constructive critique to this thread as well that's appreciated too.
I hope to see a lot more artz being created collaboratively here as well, I think
there is a lot of untapped potential on these forums that could use a good creative outlet.
P.S. I don't think you actually mean "computer generated imagery" or CGI where a computer is the one generating the graphics in response to programming (like the latter half of this) but rather Digital Art where software is being used but the art is still being created by people?
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How about making of a realistic pencil brush? Any experience with that?
I've seen a few tutorials (also a video or two on youtube) and Pirate Cashoo even tried to help me recreate the custom one she uses but so far no luck in getting something that behaves like a realistic pencil in PS. Not sure if there are better tools in SAI or Painter or any of the other apps but the default one in PS is nothing like a pencil, they really ought to call it something else.
I'd be interested in some digital inking too. While my current goal is to preserve as much of my pencilwork as is feasible when coloring that wont always work for other styles I might want to try down the road, it never hurts to expand the skillset.
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We actually don't have a whole lot of history and usually get along great outside the forums (email, livestream, etc) or really
anytime we are not debating minor technicalities related to the FArt. He is obviously talented and very experienced with photoshop.
Also he's left me valuable critique in the past and we've even collaborated on two pieces (this being one of them) so I really don't know what it is.
Perhaps it's the competition or something else that is bothering him?
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Cool!
The impossibly straight lines of his lower body are a great visual contrast to the frayed and tattered wings.
Slightly suggestive use of negative space too.
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Quote:Neither actually.Originally Posted by FrozenDeath
I never said it was, or should be a rule. I think you quoted me out of context and are missing the point.
I copied your entire post when responding. It is, by definition, in context.
When partially quoting someone you are of course taking a portion of their words out of context... that's what a quote is.
Strange you would find this confusing.
Furthermore when I do partially quote someone using the forum quote function I use a long strand of dot's before, after or both (.............. like this .............) to indicate their is more to the post not being seen so if the reader wants to scroll up and read the original context he/she is free to do so. When not using the built in function and quoting someone verbatim I will actually "put the words in quotes" (I know, weird right?) as I did 4 posts up. It's common courtesy, avoids confusion and gives the reader a choice in how far they want to read into the subject. It would be nice if more people were that thoughtful and considerate when quoting.
Hope that clears up any confusion you are having.
P.S. I think you meant to say... I never said they were, or that they should be rules .................
... as "Suggestions" is plural.
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Welcome to the art forums Raccooneyes, nice gallery you have there.
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I believe he means he wants to try his own coloring job from scratch rather than using the version that has some work done to it already.
Tell ya what Soobooku, go ahead and start over from the base pencils with your own coloring and when you're done save a copy.
If you are happy with the way everything turned out then post a link to it so we can see how it turned out.
If however you think there are some parts that could've been done better or if you get stumped at some point along
the way consider posting the full sized image of what you have so far here and let someone see if they can help improve upon it.
Fair?
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Press and hold down your mouse wheel and the move the mouse to rotate the camera around to face you.
You can shoot the pic from any angle and then to get back to normal (there are several ways) I just spin the wheel forward quick until it goes all the way back into the head (looking out of your eyes) and that snaps the camera back into the default position behind you then roll the wheel back a few clicks to position it where you are used to having it.
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Link to the refs is 8 posts up.
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Quote:Suggestions do not a rule make.Originally Posted by FrozenDeath
Lol Chris if you scroll up in this thread you will see Bubba's suggestion on having a clear concept. I responded to his post because:
1. He's running this competition and I think the person in charge often sets the tone.
2. The results so far don't agree with what he's saying. I mentioned your entries simply because they underscore the point.
1. Agreed a good theme (and/or the person choosing it) can set the tone.
2. Fair enough. I just felt compelled to reply... it's in my nature n stuffz.
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You're welcome Airhead.
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Cool off to a great start Ransim. I really like the fringe Arcane symbols.
Anyone want to add a background or work on the face some more?
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The clone stamp tool and me are good friends already (from fixing up vacation photos) but I'm just starting to figure out
what the healing brush can do (not sure there is anything quite like it in GIMP or PSP though). Good info Camille and thanks for sharing it.
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Caption contest time!
Below are 6 pix from my own collection of silly stuff I've seen in the game.
You guys come up with captions for them and I'll pick the ones I think funniest and award points.
You have two days (that's Tues 9pm central) to come up with your captions, no more than three captions for each image per person.
Most overall points wins free artz.
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Ok Round Three will be a little different.
I'll be putting in its own thread shortly.
Quote:Don't we all?Originally Posted by BrokenPrey
I wish my car had a cape.
Go Super Mustuki!
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Quote:I accept that criticism for my January submission... it is a headshot (I happen to be good with those)Originally Posted by FrozenDeath
...................This month and last month Chris submitted basically headshots that did very well. Where's the concept?
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of a fire tank and Brahn is not doing anything or reacting to anything he is just looking out at the viewer.
That said, I think it did exactly what what it needed to (convey fire and be instantly recognizable as CoH branded).
February's entry however, while it does contain a headshot in it, I think has a strong concept apparent.
I'm trying to create what I think people will enjoy seeing to the best of my ability and
bear in mind I have done less than half a dozen digital colorings... ever.
I know as a novice that I'm not going to pick up a brand new copy of Photoshop CS5 one day and
a few weeks later be challenging Lousy Day on technical painting skills, (lol I wish) it's just not gonna happen.
My entries may not look like much to someone who's old hat at this stuff but they represent big steps forward for me.
They include several new things I had never tried before and many new techniques, that just a few days prior I
wondered how the hell people were doing that, are now being applied. To call the results
"just a simple portrait" I think is failing to see the forest for the trees.
We all have to start somewhere and I think I'm doing pretty good all things considered.
**and in the spirit of good natured trashtalking**
P.S. I'm sorry I was so busy winning that first month, I must've missed the rule saying we would
be judged based on our concept. Could you post a link or something?
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Very cool Twizded. You convey a lot with a small range of (vibrant) colors.
Love that the "steampunk" (as the game calls it) chest plate has the look of a patina on it.