Artists. Lend a word.

[WiseKran]

I drew up this lineart because I was bored. Now. Ive never really followed computer generated art through past sketches and doodles.

so, I drew this up, and Im not exactly sure how to clean it up for coloring. its not finished yet either. I was hoping if there were flaws, someone could point them out, such as structure, posture, proportion, little things. etc

If anyone knows how. or has a good tutorial for painting lineart in Photoshop, or corel painte. that would be greatly appreciated.

I was sort of going for the coloring style found in this image http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/40699701/


Here is my sketch

[Karyuu]

That sketch looks really nice

The first thing you need to get rid of however are the guides you made for yourself when drawing - the "bones" and body divisions that no longer server any purpose. Then (preferrably on a separate layer) go over the lines that really define the shape of the body - the arms, legs, and add more detail to the head. Is the character going to have any hair? What kind of eyes, and eyebrows? What about the expression of the mouth? Clothing is a little ambiguous too, as well as the object he is sitting on. Now that you have the rough shape set up correctly, strengthen it through clean lines :]

When it comes to color, dA itself has a lot of user-submitted tutorials for any applications. For the sort of loose color Shorai-san has applied, lower the opacity of your brush and build it up wherever you need with more strokes. Try to avoid using any Dodge&Burn tools too much, because they don't highlight or shade realistically. And always color on a different layer from your lineart, if you can :]

Either way, thumbs up on your drawing!

[WiseKran]

I stopped where I did because I need time to ponder of the face.
Expressions that are not exaggerated have always been a challenge to me.

Im trying to create a subtle look,
a sort of devious face, casual notice the loose hand and not forced pose. a hint of  smile. but only a glimmer. A sort of morbid yet clever satisfaction of what is done in the image.

[Radiant Memphis]

Check here-http://omu.kuiki.net/class.shtml
nice tutorials.
and here-http://www.howtodrawmanga.com/tutorial.html
and here-http://www.learn-to-draw.com/
Should cover most of what your looking for.

[WiseKran]

Here is an update,

I start to fill in clothes.

Are my lines too thick? do any wrinkles on cloth look really bad?

(I will do face and hair last, as they are the hardest for me)

[Karyuu]

The lines aren't too thick, but to make things more interesting you may want to vary your line width. For example lines that represent wrinkles within the clothes may be thinner than those outlining the body. I think the only folds that look rather odd are those around the knees - if you can, try to find reference photos of similar garments, or take a picture of yourself in a similar pose and attire A book I'd recommend for every artist, also, would be Dynamic Wrinkles and Drapery ($8 on half.com), since it's absolutely filled with oodles and oodles of useful information on the subject.

[WiseKran]

hmm -.-

Now where to buy a ninja suit  <.<  >.>



By the way, I am using this image for a reference on the wrinkles, I think they look good in this picture.
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/7223917/

I guess it will just take alot of erasing and practise. one wrong wrinkle, and the whole shirt looks strange, lack of wrinkle and shirt looks fake or flat.

Maybe I will pick up that book one of these days

[Uyaem]

Hmm .. something seems odd to me, not sure if I can describe it right, trying to keep it short:
The sword guy doesn't seem to actually sit on the dead guy, and if he doesn't, he'd fall over on his back in that pose. Maybe you can fix that by putting the dead body in a straighter pose?

[Kalika]

 

i think it looks great


i couldnt do that if i tried for years