NEW WACOM!

[MLE]

Ever since I got my huge widescreen monitor, I've had issues with using the wacom for drawing.

I got myself a bamboo, and everything is well in the world again! (The bamboo has the typical widescreen 8x5 aspect ratio)


FOR YOU PEOPLE WITH MONITORS LESS THAN 1920x1200 RESOLUTIONS:

http://www.popnko.com/Emily/PSWallS.jpg

FOR THE PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT JUST WANT PRETTY WALLPAPER FOR GREAT MONITORS, CLICK HERE:

http://www.popnko.com/Emily/PantyShotWall.jpg


ps- advanced critique preferred.

[Jixby Phillips]

I will be editing this post later with a funny joke when you get some serious replies. I do not want to start this thread off on the wrong foot. That is terrible behavior.

[Guitar Woman]

Well, the only thing I don't like about the pic is the wierd bend a little ways above where her ankle should be.

Post some of your other stuff, too! The librarian one is my favorite!

[Emu]

more panties

otherwise, :thumbsup

[MLE]

Thanks ;> if you have any more ADVANCED critiques, guys, i'd really like to hear your thoughts.

[MLE]

So I found a great tutorial online with instructions on how to use some interesting features in photoshop, and this is what happened!


http://www.popnko.com/Emily/PurpleGirlsmall.jpg

And here's a comparison to what I was doing prior (This version next to the sketched out idea that I called finished before)

http://www.popnko.com/Emily/ShadingComparison.jpg


PS- Emu, I hope this counts as panties to you!

[MLE]

And now I took the morning to finish the lighting and background! There's a 1920x1200 wallpaper sized version here: http://www.popnko.com/Emily/PurpleGirlwallpaper.jpg

http://www.popnko.com/Emily/PurpleGirlsmallwall.jpg

[Emu]

I'll force my girlfriend to critique it. She's all scared of this forum since Chojin told me to cut her head off to save her from the furry sickness. I mean come ON :rolleyes

[MLE]

hahahaha, speaking of which, has she gotten any better?

[Chojin]

i wasn't being serious :<

[Emu]

hahahaha, speaking of which, has she gotten any better?

i should hope so ;O

[ZAKO the GREAT]

WE NEED MORE BIKINI GIRLS ON THIS THREAD!:love

[Guitar Woman]

she's not even posting the best ones :[

[Guitar Woman]

Like this one! I love this one!
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1246/librarianbyleianadq9.jpg
<3

[ZAKO the GREAT]

yup. i <3 chicks with glasses.

[MLE]

i'll draw more chicks with glasses for you, then ;o

[MLE]

http://www.popnko.com/Emily/showercrop.jpg

[MLE]

http://www.popnko.com/Emily/teachersmall.jpg

[MLE]

http://www.popnko.com/Emily/teachersmall2.jpg

[ZAKO the GREAT]

100% dig it!
MOAR!
http://wm50.inbox.com/thumbs/84_4f960_e1358426_oJ.jpg.thumb

[Fathom Zero]

You're good at art and stuff!

[Cedar]

i like that one a lot

[MarioRPG]

I prefer the last one before it was touched up, honestly... But it still is great!

[MLE]

that's why i keep both up on my deviantart.

[MLE]

http://www.popnko.com/Emily/Oorla_Commission_by_leiana.jpg

[MLE]

I still have some things to clean up on her, but I'm fairly happy with her. My best friend roleplays, and this is her most recent character for her Sunday campaign. I had a good amount of artistic license with this one, but she ended up loving it anyway!

[Tadao]

http://www.popnko.com/Emily/showercrop.jpg

I really really like this one. Her face is beutiful! It looks so real. I know that look really well and I can't stop staring at it. I almost would rather you left it alone but I want to see how it fills out as well.

[MLE]

I've been meaning to re-work that one, actually, but I'm worried that it won't be nearly as gentle and light of a drawing.

[ZAKO the GREAT]

i have to agree with both GW & Tadao.
first, GW's pick.
nicely drawn, and you have captured the shy and/or disgust emotion of how a nice gentle girl would look like. AND GLASSES!

and secondly, Tadao's pick.
naked or not is actually not an issue for me, but it's the overall looks & colors that took my breath away. especially her eyes... those eyes...:hypno
"lady, i'm all yours..."

generally, i can see you usually used pastel like tone for the sketch, and more vivid colors on the final touch-ups. and it all looks great. the one i like the most is actually the one you did for your friend's role play. the way you make the "lighting" effect is just beautiful.:love try adding more tiny details on the dress and sword, but with the same silvery tone. it'll be good. yeah.

[MLE]

I'm in the process of reworking the Oorla sketch. I'll post some WIP pics tonight. I won't be done.

[MLE]

http://www.popnko.com/Emily/OorlalineWIP1.jpg

[MLE]

http://www.popnko.com/Emily/OorlalineWIP2.jpg

I am going to sleep. I still have to clean up and make the lines on Boris (polar bear) more defined and gentle, but after that, i'm coloring.

[MLE]

This is a character from the same campaign as my friend's (her character is the girl on the polar bear). I still need to put markings on him after cleaning up lines and coloring. Just letting y'all know what I've been up to artistically. I would appreciate any technical critiques on this (not idealogical), thanks!


PS - I am terrible with male anatomy. I had to reference musculature charts the entire time >:
http://www.popnko.com/Emily/Xiao2small.jpg

[Tadao]

Really close. I think his breasts are too long.

[Fathom Zero]

He's got an "old, homeless woman" face.

[ZAKO the GREAT]

try move the mouth upper, closer to the nose, but not the chin. and the palm should be bigger. otherwise, it's ok.

[MLE]

Thanks, guys. I'm terrible at drawing you.

edit: I didn't mean for it to sound mean, by the way, i really do mean thanks. I'll post an updated version when I make it.

[ZAKO the GREAT]

please don't hate me because i suck :(

:lol

[MLE]

http://www.popnko.com/Emily/OorlaWIP900.jpg

[Tadao]

Your going for snow/ice type o feel huh? If so... you got it.

[MLE]

Yeah, I am. She's from North of Creation, and once I'm done with the coloring, i'll be adding snow effects to her and glints off her hair and such.

[Guitar Woman]

It might be a little late to mention but her forearm looks really tiny

[MLE]

you know, you could have mentioned that in the first run-through.

[Guitar Woman]

I didn't notice it until just now :<

Sorry :<

[Guitar Woman]

Part of it is probably how it's barely noticable in the other ones

especially the first drawing because she's holding something

[Tadao]

Argh! GW that sucks! Now it looks all messed up to me. Perhaps you can slap a Gauntlet on her?

[ZAKO the GREAT]

you can actually modify it just the way you do with the sketch...

[MLE]

i've been struggling with the hand for a while, i'm just not sure how to get it across to the viewer that it's foreshortened.

[ZAKO the GREAT]

so what program you are using?
i usually open a new layer, then i start doin' cover-up's over the section i did wrong, then i merge the layers.

usually i'll separate the file in few layers. Outline, Shading, Color & Finally BG as the lowest. Outline will always stays on top to avoid hassle when i need to redo any part that fucked up.
i don't really know what to say:(
don't rush, and you'll get it right. there's one time when i was rushing an assignment that need to pass up the next day, the comp suddenly GONE BLUE. (i use my office's old pc while i waiting for my new macbook. and worst of all, i have a bad habit of not saving my file in the middle of my work.) at that moment, i was real pissed that if i happens to met Bill any day, i swear to god i' gonna rip his balls out. yeah. i'm that pissed.

[MLE]

I have a lot of layers, actually. I use photoshop cs3. I use groups and all, so if i need to change the tone of, say, her clothes, or her skin is too red, i can edit that easily with adjustment layers. There will be about 5 or 6 layers to edit if i want to edit on the originals. it's irritating :<

[Cedar]

MLE is awesome.

[MLE]

well thanks, cedar. If you're an artsy person yourself, you should post some of your stuff!

http://www.popnko.com/Emily/Robot%20Love.jpg

[Tadao]

This is really cool. My old forums were robot based, makes me miss them a little.

[MLE]

http://www.popnko.com/Emily/Light.jpg