workshop a week?(current workshop-EXOTIC WEAPON PROFICIENCY)

[veinglory]

wips? Yep another newbie art question from pogre

oops. works in progress...

 

[alsih2o]

oops. works in progress...

this one went over my head too

but it IS a great idea, we may all improve if we take time to post WIPs

 

[pogre]

do not be afraid to add a wee bot more shading, but it is a really nice idea and execution.

My shading seems so muddy - you know what I mean? It does not seem to add depth like it should. I bought some color pencils - so I may try incorporating some color for this next project. Color may be a bit easier for me than black and white shading.

 

[NarlethDrider]

I'll try & add my 'jagged' tonite---the way work has gone today, i could just take a pic of me brain----SHEESH! come on 5:00 o'clock!

 

[alsih2o]

My shading seems so muddy - you know what I mean? It does not seem to add depth like it should. I bought some color pencils - so I may try incorporating some color for this next project. Color may be a bit easier for me than black and white shading.

have you tried moving your high and low contrast pints closer together?

are you remmebering to use core shadows and depth?

b+w is a (expletive deleted) sometimes, but it is worth it when you find your way

but, that said, go color!

 

[pogre]

have you tried moving your high and low contrast pints closer together?

??? contrast points? How about talking down to me here?

are you remmebering to use core shadows and depth?

Undoubtedly no, especially as I have no idea what core shadows are!

b+w is a (expletive deleted) sometimes, but it is worth it when you find your way

but, that said, go color!

Oh I won't give up at all, I just want to try these new color pencils

Thanks for your help - I apologize for my lack of art knowledge.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

...argh. Having trouble with the scanner here. May take a while to get my own "jagged" Dragon Warrior up. I'll get it up when I can...hopefully won't be longer than a couple of days or so...

 

[pogre]

O.K., this is my WIP
The idea is a fairie or sprite trying to escape a dire bullfrog. I'm approaching the splashing water with some trepidation. It's a good thing there is no school tomorrow.

Ignore the leg to the right of the sprite - it was my first attempt at a frog.

 

[pogre]

Alright, I finished with this week's assignment. It was my first real try with colored pencils. There is a lot I like about them, but I'm on the low end of the learning curve yet. Now I'm off to do something I have confidence in - my miniature painting.

 

[James Heard]

Tossing in some jagged

Ok, decided to throw in a jagged image. Not in any book, I just decided to make a monster for my "I'll get around to it one day" jungle campaign. The theme was lots of lizard teeth and I started with blocking in the tongue, sword and what eventually became the weirdly jointed clawed hand. Done entirely in Photoshop with my Wacom tablet in about 3 hours, about 36 layers before I mashed them. Hardest thing to do with the image was deciding to white line the entire figure against every art instinct I have, but I did the jungle background a little too well and the whole point of the picture was vanishing into the undergrowth. I'd have liked to have done something more spectacular than a plain blade, but I'd like to go to bed sometime tonight too.