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Fan Area => Fan Art => Topic started by: Monketh on February 03, 2004, 10:19:56 pm

Title: Monketh's Art Gallery Thread
Post by: Monketh on February 03, 2004, 10:19:56 pm

The Oath
(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/oath.jpg)
\"...and I swear to continue to serve you, on my honor, until the day I am released from your service...\"

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Post by: lynx_lupo on February 03, 2004, 10:44:19 pm

Some things are a bit unproportional, but overall it\'s kinda good. :D

The outfit could be more detailed, the face human :P and one leg healthy.

Good first effort. :))

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Post by: Tjh on February 03, 2004, 10:49:22 pm

Maybe after 100 more of those. You can make pretty good stuff ^^

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Post by: Quwaar on February 04, 2004, 04:22:25 pm

just keep the practice up Monk, you\'ll get there!! On the top!! ^^


Well, it looks good, guess you\'re just as good as me, we can make a drawing, but nothing dynamical

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Post by: Monketh on February 04, 2004, 09:22:10 pm

Monketh vs. Draklar
http://www.geocities.com/sgtfunkymonkey/mvd.txt
\"Bow down before me and you shall be spared.\"
\"May Talad have mercy on you, for I will not.\"

note:Monketh is incapable of drawing drow armor

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Post by: Monketh on February 12, 2004, 11:31:18 pm

Monketh, the Ranger
http://www.geocities.com/sgtfunkymonkey/scan0001.jpg
\"Monketh says: (Just a char pic, messed up on the eye a bit)\"

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Post by: Monketh on March 10, 2004, 03:54:18 am

En garde!
(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/engarde.jpg)
\"Ready?\"

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Post by: Monketh on March 10, 2004, 09:48:56 pm

Let me make a point here.
My art would be much worse if I didn\'t use shapes to define the figure of my drawings beforehand.
This improves proportions indescribably.

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Post by: Sir Fishy on March 10, 2004, 10:29:50 pm

Monketh your work is cool i get tired of seeing all the painted ones yours is original, i like the first one.  God i wish i could draw... ;(

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Post by: Monketh on March 17, 2004, 01:12:55 pm

Commander Coriaso:
(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/commanderhead.jpg)
\"Monketh sez: 73h GiMP pWn5 j00 411!\"

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Post by: Kintall on March 17, 2004, 05:30:50 pm

Your stuffs quite nice, and your skills will no doubt get even better given practice.

its also good to hear you are using construction shapes to do your figures. As I\'m sure youv\'e noticed they greatly improve proportioning. Dont forget however that more than shape positioning is the overall movement of the pose your character is in, one way to help express that might be to start with a thought of what your character is doing then drawing just the head shape and the backbone first to set the flow of the picture, not forgetting to  visualise all this  3 dimensionaly so that the  shapes and the overall pictures have depth then simply fill out the image

anyhow thats my shpeil, I hope it helps or at least enterains :)

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Post by: Monketh on March 17, 2004, 09:35:51 pm

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Originally posted by Kintall
Your stuffs quite nice, and your skills will no doubt get even better given practice.

its also good to hear you are using construction shapes to do your figures. As I\'m sure youv\'e noticed they greatly improve proportioning. Dont forget however that more than shape positioning is the overall movement of the pose your character is in, one way to help express that might be to start with a thought of what your character is doing then drawing just the head shape and the backbone first to set the flow of the picture, not forgetting to  visualise all this  3 dimensionaly so that the  shapes and the overall pictures have depth then simply fill out the image

anyhow thats my shpeil, I hope it helps or at least entertains :)

(Cool! I got a Kintall post! :)) )

That\'s true, I don\'t draw action poses very often.
As for that picture there, I went and browsed about twenty or so sites on drawing in the anime style beforehand. :P

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Post by: Monketh on March 19, 2004, 01:32:38 am

A Rogue:
(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/hmmm.jpg)

\"Cassandra raises her arm in a \"Shut up and stop foo!\" manner
Robertesr says: I could swear I heard something...\"

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Post by: Kintall on March 19, 2004, 06:38:48 am

once again , lovely work
and if yuo are interested in learning anime style drawing techniques then I\'ve heard that the \"how to draw manga\" book series is utterly awesome, I personaly have some of the later books in the series and they are really really helpfull, and translated really spectacularly badly (Quote: \"Some buildings and vehicles can be very promiscuous\") but still good, your local book store, comic shop or art supplies store could probably get them in for you,

yeah thats my big ol recomendation

as for the rogue pic its very lively, youve remembered to keep line of sight in play given the situation and the faces are  very \"alive\"  and I can really see your using 3d space, just  dont forget that prportions are just as important

oh and one more lil thing, draw hands as much as you can and allways try to draw boobs well, they are some of the hardes things to draw given the flexibility of their shapes and variations  and hands especialy as they hold so much expression if you use them well ( I still dont:P)

anywho thats my lil thing hope I\'m helping not just blarging :)

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Post by: Quwaar on March 19, 2004, 04:44:45 pm

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Originally posted by Kintall
once again , lovely work
and if yuo are interested in learning anime style drawing techniques then I\'ve heard that the \"how to draw manga\" book series is utterly awesome, I personaly have some of the later books in the series and they are really really helpfull, and translated really spectacularly badly (Quote: \"Some buildings and vehicles can be very promiscuous\") but still good, your local book store, comic shop or art supplies store could probably get them in for you

Yeah, I saw the books, and a friend of mine has one. They can be very helpfull, and drawing it quite easy if you see it like that :P

Nice drawing again :D

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Post by: Monketh on April 24, 2004, 04:02:22 pm

With...
(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/spacehelmet2.jpg)
...and without glass.
(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/spacehelmet.jpg)

It\'s the helmet fom my new siggy. :)

Edit: ...and the sig itself.  Since I change sigs everynow and then.
(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/spacesig.jpg)

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Post by: Quwaar on April 24, 2004, 04:36:36 pm

nice monk, but a little critiscisme (did I typ that right?)

The light seems to come for infront of him, so why is there only a shadow on the left of his nose? Or is it a very crocked nose?:P

Or if the light comes from the right (and no nose shadow fits) The shadow of the helmt isnt quite right.

Anyway, just a bit of thing I saw, nice pict. You got the nose right... Thats one of my flaws

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Post by: Kintall on April 24, 2004, 04:55:25 pm

its a very nice head,  your definately  getting a style going, keep it up
 all is well etc...

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Post by: Monketh on May 09, 2004, 06:22:36 pm

Another Helmet (Non-character and thusly no-ps related)
http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/bikehelm.jpg

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Post by: Kintall on May 09, 2004, 07:04:55 pm

tiz a nice helmet all the same, and the colouring is groovy too

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Post by: Monketh on May 13, 2004, 11:24:59 pm

Another two bits of artwork for kintall to talk about and everyone else to ignore. :D :P

Firstly, another Monk pic, this one done in more of a \"by hand\" manner.  It is intended for thread-heading-banner use.
(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/monkbanner.jpg)

Secondly, a pretty, non-planeshifted related lady.
http://www.geocities.com/sgtfunkymonkey/tatoosmall.txt
The tatoo looks Kintallesque.  Why?  That\'s how it was in my dream.  I had a strange dream the night before last, in which I was playing a videogame using third-person mode. Of course, the screen was right up to my eyes and I couldn\'t see the television. Anyway, this was the female character I was controlling around a beach. Weird, no? Artistic inspiration comes from all sorts of places.

For a demonstration on how abstract my dreams are, I present these two sentences: On Monday night I dreamt I was part of a family living in a dumpster on the roof of a tanish retail building next to a 4-story building like it.  I thought \"Wouldn\'t a helicopter be nice?\" and >poof!< an abandoned shell of a huey was duct-taped to the top of the dumpster.   :rolleyes:  :)


Edit: Btw, the second picture has a 1000\'something tall version and I have the .xcf also if anybody wants it. (Yeah right : P)

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Post by: Kintall on May 14, 2004, 01:25:14 pm

I am mentioned...   cool

I really do liekthe monk fellow, hes al green garbie, and theres evidence of shading as well which is allways a good thing, looks like you are getting your syle going as well, as for the tattoo lady, keep it up female bodies are a pain, (to draw that is) they are more difficult than males as they are more three dimensional,,  so keep it up, all in all: very nice

:)

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Post by: DepthBlade on May 15, 2004, 03:54:37 am

You definately have your own style in your drawings, i like it alot! Keep it up! One more reason to keeping talking on forums!

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Post by: Kintall on May 15, 2004, 06:10:12 am

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Originally posted by Monketh
Another two bits of artwork for kintall to talk about and everyone else to ignore. :D :P

lookit the depthbladeperson....    :)

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Post by: DepthBlade on May 15, 2004, 09:15:00 am

I think its really cool, making your own creative artwork best represents a person! Kintall has really cool signatures as well, wish I could make my signature move like his :]

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Post by: Kintall on May 15, 2004, 10:26:44 am

naah its easy to make em move, just poke them a few times...  :P

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Post by: Monketh on May 18, 2004, 02:53:26 am

Recognize this person? :P
(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/newsighead.jpg)

Thought I\'d redo meh sig.

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Post by: Icefalcon on May 18, 2004, 03:40:13 am

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Originally posted by Monketh
Recognize this person? :P
(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/newsighead.jpg)

Um, actually...........no

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Post by: Kintall on May 18, 2004, 05:34:12 am

OOOOOOOOOHHHH, I like like like, iuts got your style and its got a peacefull feel,  youve thought of where the shadows go, this is all good stuff

great things Monketh Greath things :)

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Post by: DepthBlade on May 18, 2004, 06:12:43 am

the long hair is a nice touch! and the darkness in colors!

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Post by: Monketh on July 19, 2004, 05:00:02 pm

(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/monksig.jpg)
Found this ol\' sig from my LW days.  My mad MSpaint skillz show themselves. :D

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Post by: Monketh on July 19, 2004, 05:10:58 pm

(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/queenofspades.jpg)
Well, should explain itself.

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Post by: Monketh on July 19, 2004, 05:37:13 pm

(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/monksig005.jpg)

-->

(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/monksig006.jpg)

Where did I get this crazy idea anyway?  Well, I was playing cards quite a bit with some friends of mine while I was traveling, and I didn\'t have my own deck, so I got out the duct-tape and made one.  (with only two suits mind you, but I was too lazy to finish it.)

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Post by: DepthBlade on July 19, 2004, 10:30:25 pm

im loving the sig especially the card idea ITS GREAT!

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Post by: Monketh on July 19, 2004, 10:55:27 pm

...and now for some art not directly related to my character or his back story!
(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/maceman.jpg)

...and some that is!
(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/NKI02.jpg)
NeuralKineticInline-Unit02  :P  Unfinished, obviously.

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Post by: Syzerian on July 20, 2004, 07:20:59 am

cool! so you have a sci-fi backstory like mine, awesome!
You need to work on your eyes, they seem to take away from the feeling of your drawings

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Post by: Eraglous on July 20, 2004, 04:22:00 pm

I must comment on your style.  A few minor problems with proportions here and there, hands need improvement upon - but overall I think it is pretty good.

You did a nice job on that chain in the flail... drawing chains seems to be the one thing I have the most trouble with =(

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Post by: WiseKran on August 05, 2004, 05:22:20 pm

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Originally posted by Monketh
(http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/queenofspades.jpg)
Well, should explain itself.

that is very nice, except, the torso should come to be thinner near the bottom, instead straight.

kinda like a \"V\" except not so angular. not only does this ad to the realism of the drawing, but it also makes it more sexy :)

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Post by: Monketh on August 16, 2004, 10:36:30 pm

More art!  I really should finish my drawings. :P

Wisekran: It\'s part of the uniform design.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/charpic1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/DB.jpg)

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Post by: Monketh on August 17, 2004, 02:26:20 am

Wow!  This came out beautifully.  :))

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/monkhead1.jpg)

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Post by: DepthBlade on August 17, 2004, 03:03:21 am

Ok refering to the original card picture you made is that a boy or a girl? Because if that is a guy them some big man boobs ^^ Never caught onto it before but now it makes me wonder!

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Post by: Monketh on August 17, 2004, 03:38:32 am

Look at the upper left-hand corner.  It\'s the Queen of Spades, therefore, female.
No comments on the new stuff?

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Post by: icebr4kr on August 17, 2004, 07:24:43 am

Nice art Monketh, I like your style.

That new one is my favorite, although it is odd that some parts of him are covered by blue (I\'m sure it is intentional, can you explain?). The proportions are excellent (eyes are in the middle of his head).

I\'m glad to see a fellow GIMP user although I\'ve only been using The GIMP for about month. I can see that your (smooth) shading needs some work. I use a Wacom tablet (4x5 in. Graphire2, cost me ~$100) to get smooth shading, with the airbrush tool. It helps immensely. I\'m not sure about the options available without a tablet, though. Maybe you just prefer line-art? It is a unique style, but it must take awhile to do. And don\'t be afraid to use Filters in your art. There are some really useful ones that can create texture to make it more interesting.

Post more art! :D

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Post by: XpYtZ on August 17, 2004, 09:59:44 am

So uh, Monk, who is the dude in the last picture?
By the way it is quite nice.

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Post by: Monketh on August 17, 2004, 01:28:15 pm

The dude in the last picture is...
                     Monketh, in his Earth Forces uniform.

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Originally posted by icebr4kr
Nice art Monketh, I like your style.

That new one is my favorite, although it is odd that some parts of him are covered by blue (I\'m sure it is intentional, can you explain?). The proportions are excellent (eyes are in the middle of his head).

I\'m glad to see a fellow GIMP user although I\'ve only been using The GIMP for about month. I can see that your (smooth) shading needs some work. I use a Wacom tablet (4x5 in. Graphire2, cost me ~$100) to get smooth shading, with the airbrush tool. It helps immensely. I\'m not sure about the options available without a tablet, though. Maybe you just prefer line-art? It is a unique style, but it must take awhile to do. And don\'t be afraid to use Filters in your art. There are some really useful ones that can create texture to make it more interesting.

Post more art! :D

Thank you for your criticisms.
The blue is a kind of steam/water vapor bit.

About smooth shading, I think I\'ll just have to make a bigger brush, or apply a blur.

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Post by: Cybio Kingfist on August 19, 2004, 07:27:24 am

I am jealous of your talent. Seriously. All I can draw is anthropomorphics. :/

Except your first pic was a bit too LOTR for me...

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Post by: Monketh on December 13, 2004, 04:41:32 am

Monketh plays DDR! :D

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/13125021/

Not entirely planeshift related, but character related.

Title: Sig for Whemyfield
Post by: Monketh on January 16, 2005, 09:35:03 pm

Sig:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/Ksig.jpg)


And the larger from which I cropped it.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/Ksiglarge.jpg)

I still retain all layers (.xcf), should you want to remove certain portions or add things underneath.
Yes, I realize the text is shoddy. : P

I take no credit for the foreground image (Enkidukai).
The original drawing was created by Karyuu.
The coloration of said drawing was done by Moogie.


~Monketh

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Post by: Kixie on January 16, 2005, 10:38:47 pm

:D Oooh I like it. In fact I like it alot. Thanks Monketh! *hugs monketh and backs off* Yeah. Anyways. *activates siggy*

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Post by: Moogie on January 16, 2005, 10:56:09 pm

It\'s above 140px in height. *cough* ;)

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Post by: Monketh on January 16, 2005, 11:42:46 pm

Oops, forgot about the size limits.  :P

Anywho, recropped:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/Ksig2.jpg)


...and because it\'s so popular these day: mini!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/Ksigmini.jpg)



Of course, with that, I figured it was time to update my sig.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/Monksig009.jpg)

Here are the previous ones.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/monksig008.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/monksig007.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/monksig006.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/monksig005.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/monksig004.jpg)

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Post by: Monketh on January 17, 2005, 02:55:47 am

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/spacesig.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/monksig.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/monkrangersig.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/monketh_sig.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/Monketh/oldscoolsig1.jpg)

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Post by: Hatchnet on January 17, 2005, 06:25:09 am

Wow Monketh realy like your sigs what would it take to get you to do one for me?

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Post by: Efflixi Aduro on January 17, 2005, 10:04:23 am

I really REALLY like these. They are quite inperfect in many ways but thats why I like it.
Looks like q quickly made anime char instad of one that is all sharp and clean. Keep up your style its great :)

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Post by: Soulless_Body on January 17, 2005, 06:02:50 pm

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Originally posted by Kintall
Your stuffs quite nice, and your skills will no doubt get even better given practice.

its also good to hear you are using construction shapes to do your figures. As I\'m sure youv\'e noticed they greatly improve proportioning. Dont forget however that more than shape positioning is the overall movement of the pose your character is in, one way to help express that might be to start with a thought of what your character is doing then drawing just the head shape and the backbone first to set the flow of the picture, not forgetting to  visualise all this  3 dimensionaly so that the  shapes and the overall pictures have depth then simply fill out the image

anyhow thats my shpeil, I hope it helps or at least enterains :)

I find useing shapes makes it harder to draw pictures? Well thats just me anywayz....

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Post by: Monketh on January 17, 2005, 06:22:14 pm

Hatchnet: Free time on my part.  ...and knowing just what you\'d want to see in one.

Efflixi: Is it really anime, though?  Only half so.  Most of my art is only half this or that.  My personality\'s the same way. :P

Soulless: I lose all sense of proportion if I don\'t use shapes to start off a drawing.  You have to remember I\'m drawing entirely freehand here.


Looking at these sigs is a trip down memory lane for me.  That second-to-last one was done by Moogie when I held a contest.  It was one of my first posts on the main forum.  :P

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Post by: Soulless_Body on January 17, 2005, 07:02:38 pm

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Originally posted by Monketh

Soulless: I lose all sense of proportion if I don\'t use shapes to start off a drawing.  You have to remember I\'m drawing entirely freehand here.

Huh free hand????

If you meanyou draw by hand. I also draw by hand.

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Post by: Monketh on January 17, 2005, 07:05:05 pm

\"Freehand\" meaning I use no pictures when drawing.  I don\'t draw from photos or real-life very often.

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Post by: Soulless_Body on January 17, 2005, 07:20:00 pm

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Originally posted by Monketh
\"Freehand\" meaning I use no pictures when drawing.  I don\'t draw from photos or real-life very often.

Oh so thats what you mean????

Well i don\'t use any photos or real-life EVER!

Trust me when you get better stope useing shaps. it really makes it much more easy. But until them stay with the shaps.

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Post by: Hatchnet on January 17, 2005, 07:21:27 pm

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Originally posted by Monketh
Hatchnet: Free time on my part. ...and knowing just what you\'d want to see in one.

Seeing what you could do with the classic Knight in shining armour vs. Black knight sceen would be nice. And don\'t worry I\'m perfectly willing to wait or even pay :)

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Post by: Monketh on January 26, 2005, 10:33:47 pm

Monketh in the Wilderness
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/14365986/

Yes, I know I should have gone over the sky to make it look more cavern-style.  He must be on the surface, or something.