LadyJudgement

I forget that yer new sometimes... here check out my "City of Nuts" gallery on Deviant Art.

I would read those from the bottom to the top, as that is oldest to newest, they'll make more sense that way... (for an explanation of how they came about, check the gallery notes I just added - LJ)

And also click this thread if you want to be included for the upcoming "A City of Nuts Christmas"...

EDIT: Btw Dandy, send me the toon you want drawn, I wanna try that color first line after bit...

LJ

On second thought, I'd like to re-reply to Dandy1 in the proper respectful way...

LJ

Star:

Yeah Painter is Pandora's Box & Prometheus' Fire all in one... I wish I knew more of it, so I intend to bang away at it more. I love, love, love the look of those painted Manhwa pieces from Korea. And I know they use Painter primarily for their work, it's definitely something to shoot for...

Dandy1:

Hey bro, no worries... and actually you can be my guinea pig, I'll try and work on something later tonight, since my house is recovering from Turkey Day.

I totally understand what you're saying, but respectfully I don't agree with it. I think it's up to us to challenge ourselves with every artistic grubby little thing we do, and who we are will shine through. Probably not as quickly as our "known" work, but this style is still in it's infancy. I AM rushing it, but that's my nature... I should stop, slow down and pay a little more attention to the overall aesthetics, and perhaps then you will see more of me.

Also without experimentation, pass or fail, we can't begin to know if this or another medium is to our liking. If you saw the first drawings I did digitally back in the late 90s, you would think my ficticious baby sister did them out of her crib...

But I LOVE this computer + art = coolness equation we've all come to embrace, and I'm all for pushing myself on it, even with styles less than worthy or in comparisson to my more detailed stuff. Which don't get me wrong I'm not abandoning. In fact I've already evolved into YET another style, drawing in Adobe Flash, and rendering the "semi inked and flatted" final in Photoshop for 20 more minutes.

It's a nice cohesion I didn't know I could do, but I love Flash! I still use Illustrator, but I may not use it for this ill named style (once again I want to clear up that I was neither going for watercolors or markers, just that the look reminded me of some of their qualities) unless the situation calls for it, which will be a commission someone recently asked for, which I will begin in the near future.

And on THAT, I will take my time... and it will look, finished.

LJ

Too cool Star, thank you so much!

It depends on the expected detail of the final and what the client wants... If the client has no ideas, and just wants art, usually the artist can "whip" something up. But if the client has specific scenes they've always envisioned in their head for their toon to be doing, then they might only want that depicted.

I prefer client input for my more detailed pieces, but for general work, I find it's easier for me to be set loose. However that being said, the client input ones are always the better pieces.

LJ

2 maybe 1 to go... gonna change the parachuter to the second sniper coming down in the distance...

LJ

3 to go

LJ

Not too shabby Governor!

Possible final layout... read further for details.

4 to go

LJ

Note: Turkey Day maybe a logistical nightmare tomorrow, so color forthcoming afterwards...

The Stomach has not been happy all day, so getting a very late start, but should be nearing the close of drawing sometime tonight. Color will probably take all day tomorrow... but I'm gonna see how I feel first. In the meantime, here's Pet #7... 2 originals to go, and then 1 to triple place on the page, so technically 3 left.

LJ

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Hehe any free resources to learn how to draw? Im still a poor student!!

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You may be above some of this, but always worth refreshing:

Learn to draw.com ... it has beginner, intermediate and advance lessons on downloadable .pdfs.

Hope you find something useful...

LJ

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Mmmm. Gnoooomon. Can't recommend those things highly enough. Nomnomnomnomnom!

Also high on my list: Burne Hogarth, and Anatomy for the Artist.

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Yup got both of those...

Oh yeah I love Ryan Church and of course the demi-deity of digital Craig Mullins. I like that you can preview DVDs before ordering them... thanks Say!

I may have to take tomorrow off, picking up the kid for the weekend, might buy some Copic markers if I can find them...

This is a giant montage of two Masterminds, one Mercenary and the other a Thug. The picture concept is the MMs back to back standing on a pile of bones, as their pets (6 on each side) look on.

I will be adding a few surprises in the coloring and the final, but these toons belong to Dark Lilac, and she's been very very patient. But the final I hope will be worth it. Gonna finish inking tomorrow, and start flatting as soon as possible, so wish me luck!

LJ

Four to go... yup that's it for me. Okay so 3 + 1 x 3 more and I am ready to flat! Wooo Hooo!!!

LJ

Five to go ... gonna do one more and call it a night, I'm loosing steam, and my coffee is not working.

LJ

No worries you got a gazillion card to finish... I'm surprised you're even here

I think he was walking by as the Popo were "lead-questioning" a suspect, luckily he couldn't hear anything incriminating, as he was adjusting his iPod to play, "Billy Don't Be A Hero"...

Six to go... knocking them out tonight so I can start flatting and coloring!

LJ

Yeah I wanna see the other outfits he spoke about, post some of those please!

Eww yer trans-toon gender dating... that's just sick!

Wait is Su a guy or a girl, I got lost there...

Cool, I just saw EaW Gold for $40 canadian at our local store, well their online version. If I like the demo, I may have to get it. I've only played the UaW demo, but it's very linear, you have to keep doing the first scenario to get to the second one. But I love the graphics and sound. And yes I love RTS, Age of Empires was my Nanny.

Xbox360 is the debbil!