Author Topic: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2 (Read 224667 times)

Naso · « **Reply #200 on:** December 12, 2007, 08:26:34 pm »

Mine usually ends at "want to give up".

Pan · « **Reply #201 on:** December 13, 2007, 02:14:19 am »

Quote from: junkboy on December 12, 2007, 07:55:12 pm

Quote from: Terley on December 12, 2007, 05:38:12 pm
Im simply not happy with anything I do, I seem to start off great with any piece but somehow come to a demoralising end feeling like I've just wasted my time.

Don't worry, we all go through that. It's part of being an artist.

Here's a highly scientific chart explaining this phenomenon:

Awesome.

AlienQuark · « **Reply #202 on:** December 14, 2007, 06:49:41 am »

In light of junkboy's post, this did not consist of any rollercoaster type emotions while drawing. It was pure luv.

Pan · « **Reply #203 on:** December 14, 2007, 08:52:04 pm »

Quote from: AlienQuark on December 14, 2007, 06:49:41 am

In light of junkboy's post, this did not consist of any rollercoaster type emotions while drawing. It was pure luv.

Amazing piece, if I could put it on my wall, I would.

Naso · « **Reply #204 on:** December 14, 2007, 10:25:29 pm »

Quote from: Pan on December 14, 2007, 08:52:04 pm

Quote from: AlienQuark on December 14, 2007, 06:49:41 am
In light of junkboy's post, this did not consist of any rollercoaster type emotions while drawing. It was pure luv.

Amazing piece, if I could put it on my wall, I would.

Indeed, i would to, its very nice. I love really abstract drawings like this one, good job.

Malor · « **Reply #205 on:** December 15, 2007, 04:16:31 am »

Eh.. Been a while since I've posted any non pixel things.. so These are two quick sketches I did..just to try and capture a little more realism in my work. Each one took +/- 15 minutes..

Pan · « **Reply #206 on:** December 15, 2007, 04:19:53 pm »

Those look really good, Malor. But the lady's neck seems to be abnormally long. And the man's right chin/cheek seems to be indented. Very awesome, though, I love drawings of elderly men.

Malor · « **Reply #207 on:** December 15, 2007, 05:21:23 pm »

Quote from: Pan on December 15, 2007, 04:19:53 pm

I love drawings of elderly men.

Time to take this completely out of context.

Thanks for the complement Pan

Terley · « **Reply #208 on:** December 28, 2007, 01:35:24 am »

Hey this is a sketchy mess, to be pixelled plan.

I've just started today and Im still tweaking with compostion and stuff like that, I started off with a very sketchy image and ive slowly altered parts, added new bits in and basically trying to get it to make sense as an image. I want it to be understood well if you know what I mean.

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Any help with this would be much apprechiated.. Is there anything majorly wrong with the composition, sizing, perspectives, etc before I continue? I know its very messy atm because its built up of sketches and things to fill the gaps in (scanned in and some bits roughly done on photoshop, not being too neat..). the land behind is supposed to have like fires going off and rivers of lava, dead trees, bodies, etc. just a hazardous wasteland. Any suggestions or edits very welcome.

Also I was very unsure whether this deserved its own thread or not as it is not pixelled as of yet, but thats my next stage after some quick advice, anyone shed light on this? $:-\$

JonathanOfDrain · « **Reply #209 on:** December 28, 2007, 03:04:09 am »

Quote from: Terley on December 28, 2007, 01:35:24 am

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I personally don't like how the guy is holding the sword. I think it'd be better pointed toward the ground. The way he's holding the sword and the way he's standing say two different things. His sword is ready to swipe someone but his body doesn't look like it's up for swinging.. or swiping for that matter. His sword should either be relaxed like he is or maybe he should be more willing to battle. Lower to the ground, two hands on the crazy looking sword. Should probably lose the wings on it. Make a thread for it once your in the pixel stages.

Terley · « **Reply #210 on:** December 28, 2007, 03:19:55 am »

thanks for the response, Im working to a request so its a specific sword

, he wants the character to be holding it up he's also got a list of armour and stuff none of which are usual. I totally agree one of the things that was troubling me was the character, I'll talk to him get some of his feedback I think he should definately have his arm in a more natural position, id guess it would be pretty heavy.

I'll google some people weilding swords. Does it look ok though as a whole? not too busy? etc

surt · « **Reply #211 on:** December 28, 2007, 03:41:40 am »

It looks like he's just holding the sword out for no real reason. I you tweaked the pose so the blade is held back ready to strike whatever he's staring at so intently off screen right you could keep the blade in a similar aspect while giving the pose some context. As a result of my hard-testing I would suggest: hold blade closer, widen stance, loosen knees, tighten everything else.

The foreground and background don't really feel connected for me. Couldn't say for certain what it is but vanishing points seem a little ambiguous. Some visible transition between the two levels would surely help too.

While I expect the scene is there to serve the guy, he seems to fill the scene a bit much for the composition to work well. Makes the rest of the scene seem a bit tacked-on. I'd reduce his relative size significantly.

Dragon seems to be flaming without any apparent target.

Fix them and you'll have a very nice homely scene.

ndchristie · « **Reply #212 on:** December 28, 2007, 09:12:21 pm »

I'm so tired of being home without any files i can work on!

oh well though, did a bit of a sketch for partisan (not finished of course):

just winged this one with the armor the only thing in mind, so it probably has a lot of weird anatomy.

I usually hate this old camera because the raw photos are weird, but this one came out ok i think - kinda storybookish. IRL this is pencil on white bristol...

Sabata · « **Reply #213 on:** December 28, 2007, 09:30:15 pm »

Quote from: Adarias on December 28, 2007, 09:12:21 pm

I'm so tired of being home without any files i can work on!

oh well though, did a bit of a sketch for partisan (not finished of course):

Wow, pretty cool…. So are you studying art? I wonder if I should go to some art Academy/University or if I should chose something else…. I am so unsure.
My mother is always saying “Chose something that will give you money, so you wont have problems later” but I am unsure of what to do.

Sherman Gill · « **Reply #214 on:** December 28, 2007, 09:47:30 pm »

Having lots of money won't make you happy, it will simply make you more reliant on it.

Helm · « **Reply #215 on:** December 29, 2007, 05:37:18 am »

Quote

just winged this one with the armor the only thing in mind, so it probably has a lot of weird anatomy.

No, it looks pretty solid to me at least! Good pose.

Ryumaru · « **Reply #216 on:** December 31, 2007, 12:48:02 am »

my first major try at oils. acrylic underpainting.
im proud of this.

ndchristie · « **Reply #217 on:** December 31, 2007, 01:00:57 am »

see, you're getting better all the time

reference?

Ryumaru · « **Reply #218 on:** December 31, 2007, 01:25:52 am »

oh yeah, sorry

btw it was a pretty quick painting. not more than 2 hours

ndchristie · « **Reply #219 on:** December 31, 2007, 01:34:51 am »

Quote from: Ryumaru on December 31, 2007, 01:25:52 am

btw it was a pretty quick painting. not more than 2 hours

heh, i think some definitions will change when you get older. quick is quicker than you can imagine (and, at the same time, a quick homework assignment can still take 5 hours)

Indigo · « **Reply #220 on:** January 03, 2008, 03:54:45 am »

had a go at the new zbrush 3 today. its quite fun. much better than zb2. It was a sphere sculpt for the most part, with a couple pieces added later (like the teeth and eyes). I'm done with this for tonight. I might try adding more detail and such later then go into texturing.

Edit: added a couple more images

Indigo · « **Reply #221 on:** January 03, 2008, 05:12:50 am »

ACK! I decided to start detailing anyway. NOW i'm gunna call it it a night

Meta|Fox · « **Reply #222 on:** January 03, 2008, 09:16:50 am »

Thats absolutely stunning Indigo. gonna have to give zbrush a go at some point.

Page Design for a book i'm messing round with making (a big fat colour book). done in photoshop 3, images at 75% total size. only thing thats not from stratch is the base paper texture.
http://www.brainsideout.com/design/graphic/wounded_paper_02.jpg

Probably gonna do a complete redo before the final version, but just messing round with techniques.

elise · « **Reply #223 on:** January 03, 2008, 10:45:51 pm »

Very cool stuff!

I got a new sketchbook for Christmas so I decided to test it out... I haven't drawn anything by hand in a while so it's a bit rusty.

Just a random chick... Now onto some actual studies! My bro-in-law got me an anatomy book and new pencils too. Yay!

SplatPixel · « **Reply #224 on:** January 06, 2008, 01:47:10 pm »

hey guys, been a while... i missed the secret Santa thing, damnit...heh

had some pretty crazy homework this quarter, didn't have any time to work on my own stuff. then when the quarter ended i was way too burnt out to draw anything. i got myself a new shiny present, so i feel better now

a Cintiq 12wx, really fun to use.

made some changes to this character...

suppose to be a snake-like ninja, still can't decide how i want his outfit to look.

The B.O.B. · « **Reply #225 on:** January 06, 2008, 04:59:15 pm »

Character looks fine so far, but this style is beginning to wear out on me, to be honest. The muscles, head, and face all seem like things we've repeatedly seen from you in the past. But maybe the new outfit may make a difference, perhaps...

Opacus · « **Reply #226 on:** January 06, 2008, 05:27:47 pm »

Quote from: The B.O.B. on January 06, 2008, 04:59:15 pm

Character looks fine so far, but this style is beginning to wear out on me, to be honest. The muscles, head, and face all seem like things we've repeatedly seen from you in the past. But maybe the new outfit may make a difference, perhaps...

I must say I really feel the same way. You always draw pupper like guys that are most of the time naked or half naked. And some whacky anatomy.
Why not just try some other stuff?

zeid · « **Reply #227 on:** January 10, 2008, 01:21:03 pm »

Speaking of naked peoples with wacked out anatomy

Still very much WIP, but I haven't been on the forum for so long that I felt a need to post something in case someone decided to pronounce me legally dead. I was feeling pretty proud of this and thought I should get some ideas on how I could improve it so looked up pixelation... Suddenly I wasn't feeling as proud as before, it's always good to get some perspective

The anatomy is intentionally distorted, it is meant to look very close to human without actually being one. However feel free to critique away as if it were human, just keep in mind the arm is intended to look as distorted as it does.

@ SplatPixel I love the stuff and it of course shows great technique and skill, but I to would like to see you break the style as I'm also tiring of it. But not merely the Style rather the content, like Opacus said.

Cow · « **Reply #228 on:** January 10, 2008, 11:57:30 pm »

Dr. Manhattan?

zeid · « **Reply #229 on:** January 11, 2008, 11:34:51 pm »

Well i didn't know who Dr. Manhattan was, until now so I'm afraid it's just some random blue guy.

robotriot · « **Reply #230 on:** January 13, 2008, 06:51:14 pm »

miascugh · « **Reply #231 on:** January 15, 2008, 01:17:34 am »

There's something incredibly compelling about the way 14 is framed by the dark wall with those two tube-shaped objects only catching a little light from above... for me anyway. Looking nice so far, what does the progress-o-meter say?

I guess I'll check it out if happen to catch the right pc in the lab

Ryumaru · « **Reply #232 on:** January 15, 2008, 04:00:21 am »

A little belated, but i thought id jump in to give splat some pep.
Although he does fall into style crutches and does very similair subject matter, atleast he produces thats more than most of us can say.
Its obvious theres been a growth in technical skill from the old to new, and all the subtle color mixtures in him are sexy.

Doppleganger · « **Reply #233 on:** January 15, 2008, 04:01:43 am »

Title screen for the game we're making. It's coming along nicely. A few more weeks and there'll be a beta of sorts up.

elise · « **Reply #234 on:** January 15, 2008, 05:27:01 am »

Wow... that looks nice. What kind of game is it?

Doppleganger · « **Reply #235 on:** January 15, 2008, 06:21:59 am »

It's going to be an online beat 'em up with some rpg elements. I say some because we did away with the awful picking up a thousand useless items which seems to play an integral role in rpgs. Specifically mmorpgs. I'm not really at liberty to divulge too much about it yet but I'll make sure to do so when we actually put something out.

For now here's a couple more screen shots.

They're just mockups but that'll give you an idea of how the levels will look. Unfortunately I didn't include the UI or characters in the mocks. Some things are dated as well.

ndchristie · « **Reply #236 on:** January 15, 2008, 09:25:07 pm »

there's no wrong way to eat a reeses, but there are definately wrong ways to paint trees ^^

I think im going to trust my intuition more, it's the only method that sacnned well.

Doppleganger · « **Reply #237 on:** January 15, 2008, 10:51:58 pm »

I like those trees. The pattering and plant tip ones are my favorite of the bunch. I think that the fills could work further off in a background but, the linear looks too chunky to be organic. That's my two cents.

I really need to practice more with water colors. I bought a set a while back, made two attempts at a painting and called it quits. Your studies are always quite fun and informative and at times- inspirational.

Opacus · « **Reply #238 on:** January 16, 2008, 11:22:31 pm »

15-20 min sketch with reference.
I'm gonna try to do 1 a day at the least.

Faktablad · « **Reply #239 on:** January 17, 2008, 03:04:58 am »

That's a good-looking drawing. The space between his lower lip and his chin seems a bit small, though.

boojiboy · « **Reply #240 on:** January 19, 2008, 09:17:32 am »

Done with charcoal. First attempt at using charcoal, I guess it's better to use pencil if you want as much detail, but oh well it was fun.
I messed up the lips which I can't fix now since I sprayed it with fixative.

SplatPixel · « **Reply #241 on:** January 20, 2008, 06:02:51 am »

thanks Ryumaru

some more stuff

first attempt at a background, don't laugh! heh

some random fun

Malor · « **Reply #242 on:** January 20, 2008, 04:20:49 pm »

I really like that technique you used on the statue, for the shading, it really looks like the light is filtering in through the leaves. Nicely done.

Locrian · « **Reply #243 on:** January 21, 2008, 01:51:24 am »

sappy pre-raphaelite-esque thing:

ndchristie · « **Reply #244 on:** January 21, 2008, 04:56:07 am »

Quote from: Locrian on January 21, 2008, 01:51:24 am

sappy pre-raphaelite-esque thing:

hmm, perhaps, but i think your heavy, "crude" strokes, manipulation of forms and intentional flattening of the picture plane is really knocking down the door of the 20th century. it takes more than subject matter to fit in with a movement

(which is not at all to say i don't love the piece, which i do - it's a nice, departure from the other stuff i've seen from you - almost an emancipation of the hand when compared with, say, your concept sketches).

Locrian · « **Reply #245 on:** January 23, 2008, 02:17:02 am »

yeah thats what I meant, subject matter. damsels floating around in water. It was just pointed out to me that all those paintings are of Ophelia. I always thought they just liked to paint chicks floating around. Ha.

A bit unfortunate because this was not supposed to be Ophelia but thats what everyone sees when they see it. And Ophelia doesn't really meet the subject of the contest this was for. Oh well.

ndchristie · « **Reply #246 on:** January 23, 2008, 04:42:59 am »

Quote

yeah thats what I meant, subject matter. damsels floating around in water. It was just pointed out to me that all those paintings are of Ophelia. I always thought they just liked to paint chicks floating around. Ha.
crazy

A bit unfortunate because this was not supposed to be Ophelia but thats what everyone sees when they see it. And Ophelia doesn't really meet the subject of the contest this was for. Oh well.

Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia,
And therefore I forbid my tears.

but yeah, it can suck when people mistake your subject matter (when it's important to your piece that mistakes not be made).

ZoSo · « **Reply #247 on:** January 23, 2008, 02:30:37 pm »

I just though it wouldnt hurt to post these here.. some people here might be musicians themself so yeah.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wrq8ywlHxv4
http://youtube.com/watch?v=22qRpJ8ALaM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZTPW_xZa4Qg

The last one is an original piece.. the other two are just random improvising.
I have a band.. as soon as my band records something.. ill put some real songs up.

JJ Naas · « **Reply #248 on:** January 25, 2008, 01:18:45 pm »

Here's Angry Video Game Nerd.. I'm very unsatisfied with the colouring and the way the colouring works with the line art but I couldn't be buggered to work it any further.

HMC · « **Reply #249 on:** January 25, 2008, 02:27:17 pm »

Hahahaha, that's wonderful

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