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Post by Dec on Nov 28, 2009 19:17:45 GMT -5
This was kinda inspired from the Prose Pen thread, but its open to all the artists in the Kunin - yes, all the artists in the Kunin are welcome, even if you're not currently working on a project. ;D
Most of us are really new to the whole comic thing, and don't have the experience needed to fix our own pictures when they come out looking weird and awkward. But, we are all in this together, so why not skip some of the despair and ask everyone in the group for help?
This isn't meant as a straight critique thread, ether. Its more like: "Guys, I suck at drawing hands. What should I do to fix it?" and then have everyone pour out their collective experience to provide links, exercises, musings of days long gone when others had the exact same problem, moans of "Oh god I still suck at them too!" in support, and whatever critiques people request.
Basically, if you have a dilemma in your art and want some help, ask for advice here!
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Post by diresloth on Nov 28, 2009 20:28:22 GMT -5
I heartily approve of this thread. I'll have to stop myself from previewing the pencils of every page of Celeste just to see if anyone can spot any embarrassing mistakes. XD
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Post by diresloth on Nov 29, 2009 23:25:33 GMT -5
(doublepost omg)
SO! I have just come upon a fascinating revelation! If you identify the flaws in a piece, erase them, and redraw them, the piece itself WILL GET BETTER!
I know! I was shocked too! In all seriousness, I've begun to theorize that 99.9% of what seperates a good drawing from a crappy one is how much time the artist spends on it. Thoughts?
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Post by Dec on Nov 30, 2009 0:02:04 GMT -5
Yep, I noticed that too - especially in paintings with a lot of layers, though I haven't done many IRL. They tend to look really bad up until you put on the finishing touches. For the rest of the time, I have to do my best to not pay attention to it, for fear that I'll get depressed and loose motivation.
It takes a lot out of you to do it sometimes, though. Especially when getting rid of the bad parts sometimes means that you may mess up the good parts, too. Its one of the reasons I don't ink many of the drawings that I actually like unless I'm using photoshop.
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Post by Blackmoon on Nov 30, 2009 4:17:46 GMT -5
I never ink stuff by hand. Murphy's Law and all. The chances of me screwing up rise by at least 400%.
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Post by Dec on Nov 30, 2009 4:43:49 GMT -5
I remember back in my first year of high school, I used to print out screencaps from anime and practice inking on them. Still have no idea whether that was a stupid idea or not, but it did give me some practice without ruining any of my pictures.
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Post by Tom on Nov 30, 2009 12:12:49 GMT -5
Me working on something:
Sketch: Looking pretty good there! Inking: So... some smooth lines. Removing sketch: OH DEAR GOD NO! Adding details: Neat. Shading: Awesome.
And then I'm done.
Edit: And then I color.
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Post by cales on Nov 30, 2009 14:23:39 GMT -5
Just jumping in as a Writer who wants to say this is a fantastic idea, and as you are the people who make the dreams of the Writers come true, I must say- thank all of you for your hard work!
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Post by Blackmoon on Nov 30, 2009 15:51:34 GMT -5
Always remember: back when I was first starting out, I thought using guide lines and rough sketches was for noobs. I was wrong. Use them. Also, don't be afraid to copy other artists' styles if you like them. You'd hardly know from looking at it that my style evolved from trying to copy bits of Nobuhiro Watsuki, Masashi Kishimoto, and Tite Kubo's work.
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Post by diresloth on Dec 2, 2009 1:33:15 GMT -5
So I was in a terrible mood the other day, and ended up agonizing over how much schoolwork I have to do all day without actually doing anything. Before I went to bed I felt the sudden urge to draw, and ended up with this. The next morning I finished a project I expected to spend the rest of the semester trying to wrap up. Drawing that felt terribly liberating, but why is it that I can only draw well when I'm having a minor emotional crisis? :S
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Post by Blackmoon on Dec 2, 2009 2:02:41 GMT -5
Suffering = art.
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Post by Dec on Dec 2, 2009 18:22:53 GMT -5
It seems that way, anyways. I've noticed that when I'm stressed out, I'm much more likely to actually draw. I doodled constantly when I was in high school, but I've noticed in the last year that I've been drawing a lot less than I usually do. It was part of the reason I joined the Kunin, because I felt that I was getting way out of practice.
I find it works out the same way when it comes to getting inspired to write - the more going on to frazzle me, the more likely I'll come up with a story concept that I find interesting out of the blue. Which is irritating, because I don't like being stressed out, but I'd also like to end up with a creative career and most likely can't escape it.
Oh well. *shrugs*
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Post by cales on Dec 3, 2009 16:38:31 GMT -5
TRUE ART IS ANGSTY, DIRESLOTH.
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Post by JBridge on Dec 4, 2009 17:52:56 GMT -5
Say, what do you think of this? I drew that a few months ago, and should really draw more. I used a mannequin's hand as reference.
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Post by Blackmoon on Dec 4, 2009 18:48:20 GMT -5
Doesn't look too bad.
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