More more art...

[thingythekid]

Well, it's about a year since I posted my "more art" thread.  It's weird to think that I've been lurking for so long, but...

Many stuffs have happened since last I posted. Firstly, I finished my GCSE's, which are the first real set of qualifications UK students complete. From them, I learned two things.

1) You shouldn't leave work until the last minute, unless you hate sleep.
2) The GCSE Art course is an absolute, total waste of time and a LOT of wasted effort. It was my lowest grade.

So, maybe you can see why I've been put off drawing lately, but just very recently I decided to pick up some pencils again, after I played around with some digital art and did a "proper" digital portrait for my girlfriend. So, I thought I would post here again, sort of for old times sake, to see what people think of the way my drawing has (or hasn't) developed over the past year. Anyway, enough rant, and on with the pictures!

A poor elf girl from some role playing I was doing a little while ago.


A little tribal sorta dude I drew today, more of an attempt at accurate proportion than anything else.


Well, thanks for reading, and I hope you'll leave some comment and critique. Have a nice day! ^_^;

[ThomPhoenix]

I like your art! You can use the pencil to create texture and depth with shadows, but don't over-do it. Especially the Elfish girl looks smudged because you used pencil everywhere. The tribal boy is much better on that area and is also better than the Elf girl drawing if you look at anatomy. The only problem with the tribal boy is his chest.

It would be great if you could combine the anatomy and neatness of the tribal boy with a more interesting and detailed drawing like that Elfish girl.

You're making good progress!

[thingythekid]

I like your art! You can use the pencil to create texture and depth with shadows, but don't over-do it. Especially the Elfish girl looks smudged because you used pencil everywhere. The tribal boy is much better on that area and is also better than the Elf girl drawing if you look at anatomy. The only problem with the tribal boy is his chest.

It would be great if you could combine the anatomy and neatness of the tribal boy with a more interesting and detailed drawing like that Elfish girl.

You're making good progress!

Thanks for the C & C!

I took your advice, or at least I think I did, and tried to produce something that is a little more of a hybrid between the two extremes above. I tried my hand at a little elven plate armour, too!



I also left the brightness/contrast sliders alone this time, and turned auto-colour-correction off when scanning. The smudging, especially on the elf girl, is not so pronounced on the paper. However, I definitely see what you mean, and I'll try to avoid it in future.

So, once again, any comments or criticisms are welcome!
Have a nice day!

[ThomPhoenix]

That looks really good! Just be aware of the shadow on the ground. The space between the sword handle and the body seems to be bigger with the shadow on the ground than the actual distance.

[thingythekid]

That looks really good! Just be aware of the shadow on the ground. The space between the sword handle and the body seems to be bigger with the shadow on the ground than the actual distance.

Thanks! Thanks for the heads-up about the shadow, I'll look into my shadow drawing soon. For now, though, I had a go at some movement, along with an attempt some realistic clothes, and drawing two people at once. My brain is now making a spirited effort to crawl out of my ears.

So:

A little fight scene. A little higher resolution due to higher level of detail.

Once more, I really appreciate comments and criticisms, so if you think of something you can point out, please post!

Thanks for reading, have a nice day! ^_^

[ThomPhoenix]

Looks good! Just be wary of the female sword work. When you hold a sword horizontally, your right elbow would be raised and your left elbow lowered. Her sword is also a bit too close to her elbow, this is also because it isn't lowered, and that makes it hard to notice. So make the sword stand out more from the body, and use correct elbow positions.

Also, when attacking people have the tendency to look at the sword of their opponent. During some quick sword fighting you won't often see two foes looking each other in the eyes. But that's a minor thing and might be a style element.

Good work!