Register a SA Forums Account here!
JOINING THE SA FORUMS WILL REMOVE THIS BIG AD, THE ANNOYING UNDERLINED ADS, AND STUPID INTERSTITIAL ADS!!!

You can: log in, read the tech support FAQ, or request your lost password. This dumb message (and those ads) will appear on every screen until you register! Get rid of this crap by registering your own SA Forums Account and joining roughly 150,000 Goons, for the one-time price of $9.95! We charge money because it costs us money per month for bills, and since we don't believe in showing ads to our users, we try to make the money back through forum registrations.
 
  • Post
  • Reply
Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
oh man, i really like the texture of the skin and freckles on that one

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!


this one was fun to do

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
is painter still a program that people use widely? i used to play with it a lot when i was a kid

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

a hole-y ghost posted:

Desktop. I have a tablet but I don't really use it for drawing because my eyes are bad and I prefer a bigger screen.

pissed off the wrong chud, huh? this is for you

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
the chad squareboy vs the virgin roundboy

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
pretty tired today

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
the trick is that im not a trained artist and working in low resolution with a limited number of brushes allows u to work in a very forgiving envrionment. of course as ive gotten better i spend a lot more time on it and the tools get a bit restrictive, but ive tried painting in photoshop and it just looks bad to me because i dont have as much knowledge of foundations, so the awe goes both ways.

i dont really think of it as pixel art tbh, im not interested in the pixel-by-pixel precision that real pixel artists have, i just dont have the patience. what i do is more of a jumped up KidPix, or Mario Paint

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
wanted to try a weird perspective and some complicated animations

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

d3c0y2 posted:

Hi man, thanks for the advice. I did this picture of Hagrid whilst trying to take on board what you said. I also tried to keep your advice regarding hair in mind as I drew it; but I think I fell trap to my urge to always take 7 lines when 1 will do.



I think the skin is much better than on my previous drawings, but still some ways to go. Hair, still not happy with though honestly.

this is definitely a marked improvement from the previous ones you showed, good job :) i dont really have anything constructive to add unfortunately b/c this is well out of my wheelhouse

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
i went and took this one


and redid it

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
having a fairly gothy evening

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
a glowing floating steak in a cave???? im not sure where i was going with this one

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
im def in a goth phase at the moment

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
i made this as an av for a chvrches-obsessed friend but i wanted to post it here because it turned out really well, especially the animation (it was a still image and I added the wink)



this is not my usual style, so any critiques????

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
working on that av seems to have really improved my shading game

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
i did this cool wrench lady instead of watching the sotu

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

Spinster posted:

This is very cool, Willa the Wrench Woman. (wench?)
Also I saw your winking lady avatar in place and it looked great.

thanks :blush: i actually have a plan to do some more tricky animation with the av

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
i love those plants

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
that chart actually makes me feel kinda worse because basically when im really proud of something it's only because i don't yet recognize how bad it sucks lol.

i honestly don't tend to get art blocks because when i'm super depressed i tend to channel my negative feelings into my drawings because its my hobby more than my calling

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
sometimes people actually like my sketches more than my completed drawings, this might be one of them:

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

a hole-y ghost posted:

cool o'neill cylinder

that's what that's called!!! i couldn't remember last night, only that it was the thing from policenauts

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

Sharpest Crayon posted:



If I hear any more :biotruths: I will lose it I swear.

this owns and i hope some teen girls post this at some assholes on facebook

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
pa..ul rud d\d

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

smallmouth posted:

That looks cool.



i was going for kind of a francis bacon thing

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
a couple of spooky ghosts

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
more ghost stuff

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
thanks, i like having a weird asethetic

more ghost gifs its a pretty fun technique and basically it's helping me practice detailed shading




edit:

then i ended up doing this for my sig lol

Al! fucked around with this message at 08:33 on Feb 12, 2018

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
im pretty sure i need 1000 more hours to draw a hand near that good so i declare humblebrag 😘

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!
ok this might be a bit phallic

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

Al!
Apr 2, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 46 minutes!

d3c0y2 posted:

Im the exact same way. I like to digest the information at my own pace and often find videos are rather...slow in dripfeeding me the information I want.

Also ironically considering I'm trying to learn to be a better artist, I'm not a visual learner haha.

my art education is i have a friend/mentor who every once in a while says "you should try this" and i try it and make a huge leap. posting itt helps too

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Post
  • Reply