I think time for another art thread *56K Dies.* [Archive]

wir

16-04-2009, 05:51 PM

These are the types of worthless spam posts that start off topic spam threads. If you have anything interesting to say or anything to add/contribute just bugger off... Whoa!!

@ Enigma that pic is beautiful, how long did it take you ?
I was trying to be humorous. Clearly I failed.

On another, perhaps humorous, note; Our internet connection was down a while ago and being very, very bored I decided to recreate my old phone in MSPaint. Considering my experience(lolwut) in paint and the fact that it's /paint/, I think it actually came out pretty well. Lulz. ^.^

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/4858/sonyt610.jpg
I wasn't aiming for a replica, just some that resembled it, even if only remotely. :P

*edit*
YES IT 'TIS ART! :<

.:Enigma:.

16-04-2009, 05:54 PM

These are the types of worthless spam posts that start off topic spam threads. If you have anything interesting to say or anything to add/contribute just bugger off... Whoa!!

@ Enigma that pic is beautiful, how long did it take you ?

Thanks man :)
Took me about 2 days to get just right.

And wir, you got some serial pant skillz :P

Ravurn, I like it a lot :)

MonGooS

16-04-2009, 05:59 PM

I was trying to be humorous. Clearly I failed.

On another, perhaps humorous, note; Our internet connection was down a while ago and being very, very bored I decided to recreate my old phone in MSPaint. Considering my experience(lolwut) in paint and the fact that it's /paint/, I think it actually came out pretty well. Lulz. ^.^

I wasn't aiming for a replica, just some that resembled it, even if only remotely. :P

*edit*
YES IT 'TIS ART! :<

Sorry I flew of my rocker a bit, I'm just tired of all these derailed threads cause people want to try be funny instead of posting on what the thread is actually about. Humor is great but its a real thread derailer sometimes. Thats what the "Jokes" and "Funny Pic" threads are for.

On-Topic : I gotta say those are some sweet paint skills :P

Ravurn

17-04-2009, 11:37 PM

Wir....that is disgustingly.....awesome xD
and Enigma, your photo manipulation is superb, wish i could do things like that. you are now my new hero...besides Vin diesal xD

anyway to keep the thread alive a fairly old pic and its colour!! yay!!...its like my 4th attempt at colouring my own picture...i think it turned out alright...but you can see the rookieness xD

http://ravurn.deviantart.com/art/Tyranus-final-117600066

onona

18-04-2009, 12:33 AM

Ravurn, my advice to you would be to draw from life, and get some drawing books that teach about human musculature and pose. Forget about colouring and such for now, and focus on learning the fundamentals of drawing, if you want to get good at it. Drawing lessons can help too, and in fact are extremely enjoyable and relaxing.

Ravurn

18-04-2009, 04:12 PM

Thanks Onona will definitely start getting my hands on some books and such :)

Devine.Insanity

19-04-2009, 12:41 AM

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu112/devine-insanity/guy.jpg

this is one of mine

Cloud_Ratha

19-04-2009, 02:16 PM

Enigma.
Pwnd. (http://www.tutorial9.net/photoshop/design-an-epic-fantasy-scene-with-photoshop/)
That is all.

onona

19-04-2009, 02:30 PM

Enigma.
Pwnd. (http://www.tutorial9.net/photoshop/design-an-epic-fantasy-scene-with-photoshop/)
That is all.

:/

Cloud_Ratha

19-04-2009, 02:37 PM

I thought it looked familiar... He got the lighting and contrast all wrong ;)

EDIT: and i hate people who claim tutorials as their own work.

Azimuth

19-04-2009, 04:14 PM

:o

How could you just lie like that, Enigma?

onona

19-04-2009, 04:17 PM

This is why amost no-one in the professional art work takes deviantart seriously - because it's full of hacks who claim other people's work as their own, while the site admins do absolutely nothing about it.

Shame on you, Enigma.

Cloud_Ratha

19-04-2009, 04:20 PM

Everyone who has a pirated version of Photoshop boasting other people's skills spamming the internet with filth. Tutorials are meant to teach you techniques. Not to replace creativity.

.:Enigma:.

19-04-2009, 05:24 PM

I know its a tutorial, that's why I said my first attempt at photo manipulation, I only hope to possess the skills to do that one day, I was kind of waiting for that link to come up :/
I did not say I didn't use a tutorial.
And I'm sorry about this.
To me tutorials are a way to learn new things, and I can hope to one day possess the skill of the person who wrote that tutorial,

I use tutorials often, and usually post the link, I neglected to this time, Sorry again to everyone.
I knew this would come back to bite me..

Edit: As for the pirated version, I do use an original copy of Photoshop CS2.
If I enjoy using a program or a game, I will use a legitimate version.
Another Edit: Updated the image on deviantart, giving a link to the tutorial.

Im just trying to make up for my wrongs here.

onona

19-04-2009, 05:31 PM

Sorry but that's a feeble excuse. The fact that you didn't say you didn't use a tutorial is no excuse for the fact that you didn't mention that you did, which you should have.

I'm also somehow doubtful that you'd spend over R5000+ on a piece of software that you don't appear to know how to use. Care to PM me your software license details? I work regularly with Adobe, and would be happy to verify your claim to everyone here.

.:Enigma:.

19-04-2009, 05:32 PM

Sure, Im only 14, so I obviously havent brought it for myself, I use my parents version, they are both graphic designers.

onona

19-04-2009, 05:37 PM

That's the oldest excuse in the book.

/updates ignore list

Right, here's to hoping for some more art now.

.:Enigma:.

19-04-2009, 05:38 PM

Sigh, I will gladly send you license Details, If you check your PMs.

.:Enigma:.

19-04-2009, 05:57 PM

Sorry For the Double post, but I would like tp make a Formal Apology to everybody on the forum, I regret everything I did, And I am ashamed, Not for using the tutorial, but for neglecting to Post the link to the author.
I hope I am not too hated here. I just made a mistake.
Sorry once again.

Devine.Insanity

19-04-2009, 06:03 PM

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu112/devine-insanity/radioactivefinal.jpg
another of mine comments accepted hahahaha
seems big sorry about size
and a character i painted http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu112/devine-insanity/DSC01144.jpg

Tryxst3r

19-04-2009, 06:10 PM

Okay, the guy learnt his lesson. Piracy is bad. We all know that, but there is not much we can do about it on a forum. If he apologizes then let the sleeping dog's lie. If he does it again, ban him or report him.

As for using someone else's artwork: always, ALWAYS reference your source. It is considered a crime not to.

On topic: I'm not an artistic type of person.

KFC

19-04-2009, 06:16 PM

Its not really art or anything.... I just made this to fill up my time here at work (soooo bored)

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn42/KFC_1990/nagwarcopy.jpg

Wight

19-04-2009, 06:20 PM

Devine, I REALLY dig that graffiti.

Well done :)

Cloud_Ratha

19-04-2009, 06:28 PM

Anyhoo

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg120/Cloud_Ratha/Skullzablazing.jpg

Does anyone know why when i export an illustrator file to Jpeg. It works fine but the internet hates it :(

Binnacle

19-04-2009, 07:07 PM

@Cloud Ratha: Would you mind if I used that pic ^ as a background? It is just so Epically cool.

Cloud_Ratha

19-04-2009, 07:29 PM

@Cloud Ratha: Would you mind if I used that pic ^ as a background? It is just so Epically cool.

Go ahead. Glad you like it :)

.:Enigma:.

19-04-2009, 07:40 PM

Devine.Insanity
Love all graffiti, That's just brilliant though.

MonGooS

19-04-2009, 09:17 PM

Cloud_Ratha

19-04-2009, 09:24 PM

Why do I somehow think Enigma is not a "guy" ? For some reason something I saw somewhere tells me its a she? No offense meant, just correct me if I'm wrong.

Onona isn't your ignore list getting a bit long ? ^_^ Wasn't I on it at one stage also :( ?

About the whole tutorial thing, do you really have to link all the tutorials you use to help you create something if you post it ? If so then I better update my desktop picture, cause I used like 4 different tutorials to get it right.

If Onona doesn reply, take the hint ;)

No. Using a tutorial to learn techniques and such is good. Copying the creative aspect is not.
Enigma had copied the exact tutorial. Basically he/she didn contribute to the design. Anyone could have done it. Therefore less impressive, and people should know about it :D

.:Enigma:.

19-04-2009, 09:29 PM

MonGoooS: Im a guy :/ lol, No offense taken.

MonGooS

19-04-2009, 10:07 PM

No. Using a tutorial to learn techniques and such is good. Copying the creative aspect is not.
Enigma had copied the exact tutorial. Basically he/she didn contribute to the design. Anyone could have done it. Therefore less impressive, and people should know about it :D

Smooth, I'm in the clear then :)

Speaking of Tutorials, does anyone know of or have any good tutorials for making a Star/Sun ? This is about how far I have gotten.

http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq152/SteelMonGooS/MoonRise1.jpg
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq152/SteelMonGooS/GassGiant1.jpg
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq152/SteelMonGooS/SolarSystem1.jpg

I know they suck, don't judge... My first images :P

I am looking for a more arty looking star, something like what "Keepwalking07" on DA makes.

Cloud_Ratha

19-04-2009, 10:28 PM

Does anyone know why when i export an illustrator file to Jpeg. It works fine but the internet hates it :(

Nevermind. ****ing CYMK... Doh!

MonGoos: As for the tutorial. google.
But its mostly about the texture you use. Find some high quality brushes for that solar flare effect.

Cloud_Ratha

19-04-2009, 10:38 PM

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg120/Cloud_Ratha/ChevroletCorvette.jpg
Something i quickly put together. I realised i hate Illustrator. Oh well to bad i have to use it everyday :0

EDIT: It looked better in CMYK :/

Kensei

20-04-2009, 11:09 AM

Smooth, I'm in the clear then :)

Speaking of Tutorials, does anyone know of or have any good tutorials for making a Star/Sun ? This is about how far I have gotten.
I know they suck, don't judge... My first images :P

I am looking for a more arty looking star, something like what "Keepwalking07" on DA makes.

PM Cyberninja, he did the art for the incredibly awesome Spacehack which included a lot of stars and planets.

Um, I suppose photography is art hey? I took this picture last year - not my best but its the only picture i can find right now :P

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z210/KenseiZA/Random/100_0929.jpg

ioiiooio

20-04-2009, 12:01 PM

KFC

20-04-2009, 12:05 PM

Ok: here are some pictures I made (This year) - Since this is not a PHS-exclusive Thread :P
(Beware, its a 56k Ultra Tripple Killer - deviantART Huge pngs :P)

Link 1 (http://kfc6.deviantart.com/art/Motor-Bike-no1-112537307)
Link 2 (http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs40/f/2009/047/7/2/The_Dead_Colony_by_KFC6.jpg)
Link 3 (http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs40/f/2009/046/f/c/Dusk_by_KFC6.jpg)
Link 4 (http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs41/f/2009/046/5/e/Dragonfly_by_KFC6.jpg)
Link 5 (http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs40/f/2009/046/4/9/Macro_Cosmos_by_KFC6.jpg)
Link 6 (http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs40/f/2009/046/3/f/Fire_3_by_KFC6.jpg)

Cloud_Ratha

20-04-2009, 03:13 PM

@ Cloud Ratha. Thats not bad, what did you use for reference, did you draw it out first or work directly from a photo? I'm interested to know why you hate illustator, cos it's my fave Vector programme.

Refrence (http://www.revrambler.com/uploaded-images/2009/2009-Chevrolet-Corvette-ZR1-01.jpg)
Its def the best vector programme for me. I just hate vectors. I sit and work with them all day. I'm more of a photo manipulator type guy. But i guess im just complaining for the sake of it.
EDIT: When i say i work with vectors all day, its not as detailed as iv done now. but i guess it can be.

Wight

20-04-2009, 03:48 PM

PM Cyberninja, he did the art for the incredibly awesome Spacehack which included a lot of stars and planets.

Um, I suppose photography is art hey? I took this picture last year - not my best but its the only picture i can find right now :P

Um, I feel I owe this thread something... I'll try and sneak this one through.

EDIT: Removed picture

This really looks like art to me :P

onona

20-04-2009, 04:43 PM

[rant mode on]

I am going to be really honest.

At the risk of sounding like an elitist ass, I don't really think that holiday snaps can be considered art. Art is something done deliberately for an emotive purpose - to convey an idea or notion that appeals to the emotions, to express oneself, or in some way makes a meaningful statement. Just randomly snapping pictures on your holidays isn't really an art form. If you want to see photography that is art, go to a photography exhibition, or read a publication known for its photography, like Life Magazine or even National Geographic, and you'll see what I mean.

I am not suggesting that photos of buildings and such cannot be art though; but there is a huge difference between a random holiday snap that you took because you thought something looked nice, and a photo where the photographer has, for example, maybe lined up angles, taken into account any natural or interesting symmetry, used special lenses to exaggerate perspective in some way, or used the natural light to create some dynamic effect or mood in the image. It's all about intent.

I am sure this post is going to **** some of you off and I am sure I can look forward to an indignant backlash, but frankly I am getting tired of the way everyone considers themselves an artist these days, just because they have a digital camera, or a cracked copy of Photoshop. It's cheapened and trivialised the idea of what an artist is.

I am not saying that only some people can be artists, but it's important to understand what art is, if you want to be an artist, and create works which can be considered art. If everything we make is art, then frankly art will become meaningless.

:/

And incidentally, even though I work with graphics all day, I don't consider what I do for a living as art either.

Cloud_Ratha

20-04-2009, 04:52 PM

Just randomly snapping pictures on your holidays isn't really an art form.

Agreed. There has been no thought process behind the capturing of the image. Besides Ooooohhh :D

onona

20-04-2009, 04:59 PM

And don't get me wrong; holiday snaps are great. I'm quite the happy snapper when I'm out and about too, but I'd never consider any of them as art, because they're just random shots that I took to show people the cool things I've seen.

Anyway, rant over. I feel like I keep derailing this thread. Less chatter, more art.

Wight

20-04-2009, 05:03 PM

Ok I'm sorry. This would have been better in another thread.

Cloud_Ratha

20-04-2009, 05:09 PM

Ok I'm sorry. This would have been better in another thread.

To be honest stuff like yours, and Kensei's, are great for stock photos'. Or otherwised used in an artistic way. I love messing with holiday pics. Often i find that its exactly the pic i need for a certain look im looking for. :D Keep it up!

Higushi

20-04-2009, 05:21 PM

Well, here is something I drew a few years back as part of my matric portfolio.

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/292/oldindianmansmall.jpg

ioiiooio

21-04-2009, 01:36 PM

@ Highushi. That?s pretty damn good IMO, what mark were you given for it? Do you still do any art related stuff?

@ cloud_ratha. Illustrator is a nice cross-over from Photoshop if you?re more accustomed to the Photohop workspace and how the tools work. Plus you can add raster effects to your vectors which is useful. With that car, for instance, you could add some glow highlights using the Gaussian blur. There are also better shading techniques you can use rather than using gradients alone. Do you know about Smart Objects? I?d recommend you find out a little about them if you don?t, it can be quite helpful every now and then if you?re bringing vector artwork into a Photoshop (raster) document. That?s assuming you didn?t know that already. :)

Check out www.computerarts.co.uk for some tutorials. I like the way they approach their tutorials and they often give you design hints and tips as well.

I?m assuming you are in Signage?. wild guess really, I?m working for a signage co and I work with vectors on a daily basis. I design primarily in Illustrator unless it involves something photographic. That said I really need to work on my Photoshop skills.

Does anyone know of any tutorials for hints and tips on touching up photos? I don?t mean giving someone bigger boobs or removing blemishes or putting them on different backgrounds etc. I mean basically taking an ordinary photo and making it look, at a loss for better words, glossy and slick. Like the photos you see in a Fashion magazine. Or does most of that start with the photographer?

Here are two examples:

http://www.sebastianprofessional.com/en_US/the_looks/images/popups/9.jpg

http://www.wella.co.za/images/Wella_Welcome_01.jpg

onona

21-04-2009, 01:58 PM

Or does most of that start with the photographer?

Bingo.

@Higushi, that's a nice sketch.

ioiiooio

21-04-2009, 02:01 PM

Heres something I did recently for work that I'm pretty chuffed with, considering I very rarely use Photoshop. It's a design for a banner that's going around a pillar. I used a tutorial to add the water droplets to the label (just google "Photoshop water droplets"), they could have been done better if i had more time. I also just goolgled "Pepsi bottle" to get the picture of the original bottle and the background is stolen from an existing Pepsi advert, I just gave it a gaussian blur to hide the low resolution.

From this:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3560/3461817231_acb78c711e.jpg?v=0

To this:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3618/3461817227_4eff036a88.jpg?v=0

onona

21-04-2009, 02:08 PM

Higushi

21-04-2009, 03:41 PM

@ Higushi. That’s pretty damn good IMO, what mark were you given for it? Do you still do any art related stuff?

Thanks. I'm not sure of the mark given for that exact piece, as it was just a part of a larger portfolio that got marked as a whole, but I finished with an A for art at the end of the year (which was mostly based off that portfolio). :)

I went on to study Graphic Design at Stellenbosch for a year, and I'm currently studying multimedia through UNISA.

@Higushi, that's a nice sketch.

Thanks :)

ioiiooio

21-04-2009, 04:29 PM

ioiiooio, why didn't the client provide proper art assets for you to work with? I find it odd that you'd be creating such a banner, but have to google for pictures of bottles to use. In my own experience, the client always provides assets for that kind of imagery (since they'll use the correct spot colours, be of sufficient approved quality, and such) .

You?re quite right onona, that?s exactly how it should work and I often find myself asking the same thing. But unfortunately the majority of the time it just doesn?t work out like that, we?re a relatively small company so perhaps that has something to do with it. For example this job was done for a local Spar, I asked them for artwork but for some reason they couldn?t get it, I even had to re-create the Spar logo for them. It really is quite retarded, I mean you?d think a Renault showroom, for instance, would have a disc with relevant artwork which should cater for all their needs, but alas I find I have to source images from google and recreate logos, it really is mind-blowing, especially when you consider we?re dealing with large format printing and quality is key. I don?t know if it?s poor management on the part of the people we?re dealing with directly or if it goes higher up the food chain. I really feel for the small guys though, I often have a client whose probably paid out his ass for some guy to design him a logo only to find that I?m going to have to charge him again to recreate it, because he wasn't given the original files on a disc or something.

My friend who works for a very large international signage company also encounters the same kinds of situations. You?d think he would get artwork that should go straight to print, considering the brands they deal with, but seldom is this the case and he often has to exercise his leet photoshop skills to fix their stuff ups. It?s screwed up if you think about it cos he?s probably getting paid half of what the original designer is getting paid.

onona

21-04-2009, 04:36 PM

It's for reasons like this that I am glad I no longer work for corporate clients. I worked for quite a few years in TV adverts and such, and although I generally didn't encounter too many of these problems myself, they did crop up from time to time. Ineptitude sucks.

I studied graphic design, and generally found the corporate work soul-destroying and dull. I don't know how anyone manages to do it full time for a living :/

Kensei

21-04-2009, 06:17 PM

piccies

I loved the dusk picture ;)

:: rant about photographs ::

Photography is a very subjective (lol, like will ALL art) - what some think is just a happy snap might actually be an intentional photograph.

I will use that picture of the church I took. I will agree that I did not wait for the optimal time of day to take the picture, nor did I have any options with regards to ISO settings, zoom or settings (literally it was a case of 'flash/no flash' as options)
In that particular photo, I was experimenting with negative space and intentionally not taking a picture of just the church from straight on - I wanted to capture the illusion that the church was floating in the clouds :P

I have no formal training in graphics, design, art or anything really creative, always wanted to go the creative route but it was too expensive and at the time I opted for a more generic course (BSc Comp Sci)

All I have is an eye for things that might be worthy of taking a picture of. It is a curse at times because all I have is my cellphone camera, so all I can do is take pictures of the object and pray I can come back one day and take a picture of it again when I have a camera with enough settings to capture the true beauty of the item.

Photography does not require as much dexterity as drawing or painting, but it does require technique and an educated eye. And practice :P

I am in no way offended by your rant, it is an opinion - one that differs from mine. And now that I have stated my piece, I will leave it at that.

Agreed. There has been no thought process behind the capturing of the image. Besides Ooooohhh :D

Erm which image? Did I miss something?

Oh right, art:
Title screen for my game, aint it awesome :D </sarcasm>
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z210/KenseiZA/Random/ss1.jpg

Ch@pS

21-04-2009, 07:01 PM

Ok, so I'm looking at really getting into photography. I've got an old SLR with about 10 different Lenses, but its not digital, and while I save up for a nice 1000D, I'm using a 6MP point and clicker.

First up, a picture of my eye. Just fiddled with contrast and brightness, and then added a toxic sign in the centre. It was made a while back with a mix of Windows Vista picture editing and paint. :D Since then I've made extensive use of Photoshop trail versions, but since its only a hobby for now I havent dedicated too much time to it.

http://photos-h.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v376/122/92/1224756609/n1224756609_194239_4744.jpg

Next we have sunset on my farm, taken last year sometime. This baby was caught on camera by a fail 2MP phone camera, but turned out quite well IMO. Once again, only brightness and contrast tampered with :

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v376/122/92/1224756609/n1224756609_193087_5671.jpg

Lastly, a tree on my farm. Took this about 4 weeks ago, and only after I put it on my PC did I notice the tree is very centred. I'd like it to be a little off to the right, so in coming weeks I'll be at my farm again, I can only hope the tree is still there. (damn termites.)

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2658/122/92/1224756609/n1224756609_407069_6344336.jpg

Thats it for now.

.:Enigma:.

21-04-2009, 08:43 PM

So then, Today i got bored in class and decided to try my hand at Graffiti again, I'm a bit out of practice, so don't be too harsh. :)

So! I present to you!
My Entire EMS Lesson!
http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs44/f/2009/111/7/5/School_Boredom_by_lEnigmal.jpg

(It says Enigma bytheway.)

Ravurn

21-04-2009, 09:44 PM

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd360/Ravurn/Untitled-1-3.jpg

This one is fairly old...but still one of my favourites that I've done :)

Cloud_Ratha

21-04-2009, 10:21 PM

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg120/Cloud_Ratha/Camaro.jpg
just a quick piece!

wir

21-04-2009, 11:04 PM

Ratha : Nice, an improvement on the previous one.

Cloud_Ratha

21-04-2009, 11:43 PM

Ratha : Nice, an improvement on the previous one.

Thanks... tho the other one is vector. I had more fun doing this one :D
Plus Transformers Rawk. Watched the trailer for T2, bumblebee crys, tears, what a ***.

onona

23-04-2009, 06:10 PM

Here's a Raptor Pieta that I made for my Raptor Jesus site (which is coming soon).

http://www.leighvanderbyl.com/temp/raptorpieta.jpg

Original here (http://firingsquid.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/pieta.jpg).

.:Enigma:.

23-04-2009, 06:21 PM

DukeOFprunes

23-04-2009, 06:31 PM

Okay, so I decided to try Anime today, so here it is!
This is my first ever attempt with Anime, so dont be too harsh:
Pencil Rough (http://lenigmal.deviantart.com/art/A-fighting-chance-in-Pencil-120220531)
Ink Final (http://lenigmal.deviantart.com/art/A-fighting-chance-in-Ink-120220709)

Please comment if you like it :)

Good, just be sure to work on that warped perspective. Freehand a circle, then use a compass to draw a perfect one on top. With practise, you should get them roughly the same in terms not of line quality but overall "roundness". Also face the paper head-on when drawing - if you view it at an aggressive angle then it's much easier to warp your shapes like that.

.:Enigma:.

23-04-2009, 06:39 PM

Thanks man :) Ill try that next time.

Takiro

23-04-2009, 09:13 PM

I did this today. Kind of a rushed thing, messy lines and little detail, but I like it.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn11/Takiro_NAG/wind.jpg

Tryxst3r

23-04-2009, 10:48 PM

First image made in Blender. Added a trophy in Paint.NET for focus.

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg54/Tryxst3r/WallPaint.jpg

Cloud_Ratha

22-05-2009, 04:55 PM

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg120/Cloud_Ratha/Jem777.jpg
Ibanez Jem 777
An old piece that i did for a portfolio. Cant for the life of me get the tremello right. But im still trying when i get a chance...

EDIT: oops this is what i designed it off: http://static.keebali.com/jemsite.com/jem/origin/jem777_blueprint.jpg
So you know everything is to scale. I had to go through a hundred pics to get the neck right

cov1e_stalker

23-05-2009, 01:03 AM

Does anybody paint ?

Cyberninja

24-05-2009, 01:26 PM

Very cool render Cloud Ratha. :)

FoX

24-05-2009, 05:04 PM

hehe. some thing i did.

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2550/image012e.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.com/)

Cloud_Ratha

25-05-2009, 05:12 PM

Where is the dragon's mouth FoX?

Very cool render Cloud Ratha. :)

Thanks Cyberninja! Once iv got it 100% im gonna go to our printers and have it done on A2... Cannot wait.

Skraw

25-05-2009, 10:09 PM

Two objects from my daily random folder. Basically just some colour exercises.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/aargh/Junk/randomstrange.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/aargh/Junk/randomstrange2.jpg

ioiiooio

26-05-2009, 10:25 AM

O_O Wow. The first one is awesome! You created these from scratch? I can't see in detail from my phone, are those painted or photoshopped? If they're photoshopped, any links to tutorials for those effects?

Skraw

26-05-2009, 01:42 PM

Thanks ioiiooio.

They're painted, in photoshop, from scratch. :p

I can't point you to any tutorials, but I will show you the steps that I went through.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/aargh/Junk/wip-strange.jpg

ioiiooio

26-05-2009, 03:14 PM

I am truly impressed... and jealous...

ioiiooio

27-05-2009, 08:19 AM

Heres something I did recently that I quite like. I just took an old drawing from my scrapbook. I will be doing more drawings now with this effect in mind, it was good fun. I should mention I don't use Photoshop often and have only recently started experimenting with it, I usually work with Vectors as a prefered medium. Picture was done with CMYK colors in mind.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3380/3569640296_03e289f459.jpg?v=0

Can't remember where I found the tutorial but it's really quite easy.

Photoshop:

1) Scan in a drawing
2) Go to Image > Adjustments > Desaturate
3) Got to Image > Adjustments > Levels. Pull the two sliders on either end of the graph towards each other, note how the blacks get darker and the whites get brighter. Adjust unitl you're happy you have a strong contrast. With this image I wanted to preserve the "rough sketch" look.
4) Create a new layer and use a paintbrush to fill in the colours, don't worry about going over the lines, we'll fix this in the next step.
5) Take your layers you've painted on and change the Blending Mode to Multiply. Now you will see that where ever you have black lines the colour will dissapear and it will appear as if you have perfectly coloured the image.

It's that easy and lot's of fun, it really felt like I was painting and I will definitely be doing more in the future.

Cloud_Ratha

27-05-2009, 06:57 PM

If you guys are looking for a local forum to post your art or to check out tutorials, chat to like-minded people.

Go to Pixofile (http://pixofile.co.za/forum/)

gimme

27-05-2009, 07:16 PM

it doesn't need a mouth, it just stares you into its small intestine.
P.S C_R that guitar moss def rocks somethin fierce

k i feel real stupid now

Skraw

27-05-2009, 08:00 PM

Ah, forgot about pixofile. Registered there a while back but it must have slipped my mind.

Here's something I did today. A study of the female face. I failed to capture the likeness of the ref pic, partly because I'm still learning, and partly because the pic was so tiny (lesson learned!). Think it turned out alright though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/aargh/Junk/moaar.jpg
Also tried to do something new by colouring it using overlays.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/aargh/Junk/small.jpg

Keep it up, ioiiooio. Good to hear that you're having fun :)
And don't be jealous of me, be jealous of the folks who are 1000x better than me! :p

Cloud_Ratha

27-08-2009, 10:46 AM

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg120/Cloud_Ratha/AfricasSpace-1.jpg

Was just messing around the other day! Took me about 15min. :/

xcal

27-08-2009, 11:30 AM

I know this thread is old, but considering it came to the top of my list I thought I'd add my two cents and get some feedback.

I'm treading a dangerous line here, but would you call this art?
It's a photo I took of a friend. Didn't go to a studio and have her pose but the composition was planned and the post processing took some time.

What you think?
http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr303/xcal55/KarinPretty.jpg

ioiiooio

27-08-2009, 12:40 PM

Hmmm, I don't know much about photography, so I can't comment on lighting etc, but I do quite like the pic. What do you mean by "post processing"? If you're referring to the colour in her eyes, well I could do that in a few minutes in Photoshop.

Cloud_Ratha

27-08-2009, 12:59 PM

http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs46/i/2009/238/5/3/Spongebob__s_Big_Girl_by_OldSkl.png made this yesterday :D

ioiiooio

27-08-2009, 01:18 PM

Heh, that's pretty cool. Programme? Did you draw it yourself? I love Spongebob - I swear the creaters are on drugs!

Here's a new style I've been experimenting with in Photoshop (and I'll mention again that I'm still relatively new to Photoshop - I understand technicalities and all that, but I've just never used it myself), I have better examples but they're at home, I just did this quicky for a friend while I was bored at work (she would kill me if she found out I posted it here). My main focus with this particular pic was with the colours. I'd like to spend more time on it if I can get the High-Res originals from her (I just got the pic off Facebook) and bring a bit more interest into it - particularly with the hair.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3571/3861127863_486682646b.jpg

Devine.Insanity

27-08-2009, 01:25 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8NA1W8Osgs This is a 4sec animation i did, Youtube cut a second off, tell me what you think.

Cloud_Ratha

27-08-2009, 03:11 PM

Heh, that's pretty cool. Programme? Did you draw it yourself? I love Spongebob - I swear the creaters are on drugs!

Yeah I drew it in my sketchpad, then scanned it, then used Illustrator to lineart it, then Photoshop to colour it.

Was for my girlfriend :)

EDIT: Patrick is on drugs for realz!

onona

27-08-2009, 03:29 PM

I'm going to totally show off. I'm primarily a painter, I specialise in painting photorealistic textures for 3D models, but also do a lot of other 3D stuff.

Here's some of my stuff from over the years.

I didn't make the model, but I did all the textures, the shaders and the lighting here, from The Pan's Labyrinth.

http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g82/1682/1682_1248955565_submedium.jpg

Also from The Pan's Labyrinth, I did all the textures for this little guy.

http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g82/1682/1682_1248956246_submedium.jpg

I painted all the environments and worked on the bear's armour here in The Golden Compass.

http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g82/1682/1682_1248955354_submedium.jpg

So my day job mostly entails realistic stuff, but where my heart truly lies is in gestural, impressionist and expressionist stuff.

Here's a drawing I did recently, charcoal pencil on paper, from a live model.

http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g82/1682/1682_1247172713_submedium.jpg

And some paintovers.

http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g82/1682/1682_1248866738_submedium.jpg

http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g82/1682/1682_1248886408_submedium.jpg

I have quite a lot of other work on my online gallery HERE (http://leigh.cgsociety.org/gallery/).

Cleric

27-08-2009, 03:53 PM

You. Are. Incredible.

I'm so envious.

Cloud_Ratha

27-08-2009, 03:59 PM

You. Are. Incredible.

I'm so envious.

That plus a gamer score of 14000+

FML

xcal

27-08-2009, 04:16 PM

OMG onona... Had no idea!

That is seriously epic. Just how real the industry becomes when hearing from someone doing THAT scale stuff...

Wow...

Hmmm, I don't know much about photography, so I can't comment on lighting etc, but I do quite like the pic. What do you mean by "post processing"? If you're referring to the colour in her eyes, well I could do that in a few minutes in Photoshop.

Nah, the colour was part of it... That's actually the colour of her eyes in the original picture but it wasn't exactly shot with natural saturation...

I more meant the subtle aditions to the lense blur and some use of curves for the black and white contrast and tone...

Cloud_Ratha

27-08-2009, 04:18 PM

Oh btw Onona... i want you to teach me pweeze :D noaw :P or at least point me in the right direction

onona

27-08-2009, 06:20 PM

Cloud_Ratha

27-08-2009, 08:02 PM

Thanks guys http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/community/images/smilies/dibbley.gif

Cloud_Ratha, what exactly is it you want me to teach you? :P You know, I get so many emails from people asking for tips and tricks and all that kind of thing, and yet I always give the same advice: just practice. Sure, guidance really helps too, but at the end of the day, it's true that practice makes perfect. But if you have any specific questions, just fire me some PMs.

Im sure u do :P ill PM you tomorrow. Busy gettin drunk so will prob won't make sense. I've looked for tutorials but nothing worth reading. Do you need to have 3D modelling exp to design the textures? Can we get married or something? Im good with kids :) ;)

GeometriX

27-08-2009, 08:07 PM

I actually lolled.

Miktar

27-08-2009, 08:46 PM

I don't consider myself an artist, I just like to draw.

Some older commissions/doodles/etc.

http://clip2net.com/clip/m6496/1251398603-ardis_resized-59kb.jpg

http://clip2net.com/clip/m6496/1251398603-final_resized-68kb.jpg

http://clip2net.com/clip/m6496/1251398603-sketch5-1_resized-59kb.jpg

http://clip2net.com/clip/m6496/1251398603-1244776537-miktar_image1-2_resized-55kb.jpg

http://clip2net.com/clip/m6496/1251398603-altivo_resized-76kb.jpg

Bonezmann

27-08-2009, 08:57 PM

@ Miktar: #3 and #5 <3 <3 <3

I have a little doodle I made of my dog(he likes to sleep in flowerpots, dunno why...) I'll post it later if I can find it.

GhOsT_828

27-08-2009, 09:00 PM

Despite about a decade of on-and-off random drawing, the best I've been able to deliver is this (http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1727/ak47m.jpg). And that's not even exactly art.
I am disappoint.

Bonezmann

27-08-2009, 09:45 PM

Here's my doodle I made of my dog yesterday, as I said, he likes flower pots:

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn254/Hirok99/hondjie.jpg

goleastro

27-08-2009, 10:11 PM

Thats funny... My Jack Russel also loves flower pots. (He sleeps in them)
I didn't scribble him in my spare time though :P

ioiiooio

28-08-2009, 08:40 AM

OMG onona... Had no idea!

That is seriously epic. Just how real the industry becomes when hearing from someone doing THAT scale stuff...

Wow...

Nah, the colour was part of it... That's actually the colour of her eyes in the original picture but it wasn't exactly shot with natural saturation...

I more meant the subtle aditions to the lense blur and some use of curves for the black and white contrast and tone...

Ah, I see, in that case I think you did a good job with the lense blur. That said though, I don't know all that much about photo re-touching, that is I don't know any theory or hard rules on the subject, I ususally just do things by eye. It's an aspect of design that has never really interested me.

@ onona. Holy ****! I'm not quite sure I understand though, what do you mean when you say you "paint" the textures - care to elaborate on the basic process that takes place? My friend does technique painting where he can make marble look like wood and vice versa, or he could paint that mountainous background for instance, I know he's worked on some movies and him and his father did uShaka Marine World - they made the ship look all rusty, as well as the sky dome in Monte Casino. Is it a similar concept?

@ Miktar. O_o Geez man, don't be so hard on yourself! those are freaking awesome!

I love the character in the first one, but the backgorund looks a bit half-assed - or I could be over analyisng it in that sense, cos it still looks awesome. My favourites are 3 & 4. I really like the scene in #3 and I like the shading in both 3&4, is that shading done in pencil where you go afterwards and smudge it with a tissue? I always used to think of it as cheating in art school, because so many people always used the technique, but you've done it so nicely and it really suits the images, it almost looks like you've used water paints or something to add the shading.

ioiiooio

28-08-2009, 09:42 AM

I've lowered the resolution on these quite drastically cos I'm on a 56k line.

Here are a few t-shirt designs from my old job. These are pretty ancient - over two years old. I've done hundreds of t-shirt designs, but they're all quite generic because in the clothing industry everyones a copy-cat. And I should point out we weren't exactly small-time, we were suppliers for Hub, Ackermans, Truworths, Mr Price etc. 90% of the time our designers would go overseas on a shopping spree and bring back garments for me to copy the designs - and by that I mean carbon copy - it's ****ed up, but it is an industry standard. With these particular designs I was given free reign, and designed them from scratch, so they are among my favourites - of course I had to keep in mind fashion trends for that period. The one with the skull was rejected, because it's too "satanic" - I didn't really understand this because I had seen many designs which used skulls etc. it was the whole Rock n Roll fatigued look that was going at the time and it may not appear so at first glance, but believe me I poured hours into getting this design just right.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/3864464430_4fb869c946.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2658/3864464432_63663bf13a.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2585/3864464438_fdcf7ac60b.jpg

Heres some desktop wallpapers I created. The astronaut one is ancient, but still one of my all time favourites - the peace logo is my own creation.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3504/3864464422_e41fa926e0.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/3864464420_ed1463563a.jpg

Here is a more recent one, done with photoshop - I'm really enjoying photoshop lately.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2539/3863684791_6d5af45c8a.jpg

And here are some vehicle kits I recently designed for work, it's only on a very rare occasion that I get to do anything elaborate or creative, so these were quite fun to design. Admittedly I used existing kits for the shapes and inspiration, but mostly came up with the colours etc. myself.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2633/3864464426_143df88090.jpg

Incognito

28-08-2009, 10:10 AM

I'm sure onona, Miktar and ioiiooio have like heard this from people a million times but... You guys are truly gifted in the things that you love and do. I'm turning green over here right now btw ;)

When I was in High school I used to make this comic strip called "Bug" just for the heck of it. It featured a character that looked like a puppet that knew all the martial arts of the world, Had a few game cameos in it (my most fave being a Scorpion rip-off from MK fighting Bug) and was generally black & white but with red blood everywhere. A silly thing I know. I just wished someone didn't steal my school bag with all my art, drafts and strips though otherwise I would have posted them here :p (a curse on that guy that will bring all wrath forth from hell to cause him miserable agony for the rest of his life)

Azimuth

28-08-2009, 10:29 AM

@ onona. Holy ****! I'm not quite sure I understand though, what do you mean when you say you "paint" the textures - care to elaborate on the basic process that takes place? My friend does technique painting where he can make marble look like wood and vice versa, or he could paint that mountainous background for instance, I know he's worked on some movies and him and his father did uShaka Marine World - they made the ship look all rusty, as well as the sky dome in Monte Casino. Is it a similar concept?

She works in the movie post production industry, in visual effects. Texturing is the job of "painting" 3D models for CG shots. Her work is mostly done in Photoshop.

I think I've posted this one sometime before, but I think it's rad. :3

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q258/azimuth666/act1.jpg

Incognito

28-08-2009, 10:34 AM

You're right. That is rad! Did you make it Azi?

Azimuth

28-08-2009, 10:39 AM

Yeah, for a teaching project at uni. I was still learning Photoshop at the time, and looking at it now, there are a lot of obvious problems with it, but ... it's still rad. :P

[EDIT] Oh, and how could I forget my stuff for Ultimate Quest. I've gotten better at Photoshop. :3

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n234/ch1ppit/Screenshot21_2.jpg

You don't see the 1px line on the tile edges. It's not really there. *waves wand*

FoX

28-08-2009, 10:44 AM

When ever I look at other peoples art I get in the mood to draw, but as soon as I start I get angry at my self for making mistakes and stop. When it comes to my art im hyper perfectionist.

So I drew this some months ago, when ever I wanted to quit, I slapped my self and after a while I stoped my face was really hurting. I drew it from a picture I have.
http://th09.deviantart.net/fs38/300W/f/2008/353/2/9/Fox_pen_2_by_FOX910.jpg

@onona & mike please comment

oh and just some notes I drew this after a really long period of not drawing (allmost 4 years) so im reeeeeaaallly rusty.

Incognito

28-08-2009, 10:45 AM

Problems aside it was done pretty awsome if you take into account that this was made during your learning stage with photoshop imo azi.

@FoX that looks really nice! You've got an eye for detail that's for damn sure!

ioiiooio

28-08-2009, 10:59 AM

Thanks incognito, I really appreciate that, I wouldn't say I'm *hugely* talented, but some people like my stuff and I get by.

I used to have a collection of graffiti artworks I did on paper with acrylic paint (I was always too chicken **** to do it on the streets). Some of those designs were my best ever, and among the last good pen and paper drawings I've done in years. Anyways, some prick stole them, so I know how you feel; they are simply irreplaceable and, to me, they were priceless.

@ Azimuth. Those are win!

@ Fox. I like it, it's not bad, but you could definitely improve with practice. I'm also the same with my artwork, I usually want to give up not 5 mins into it, but I've learnt now that you have to just keep at it. Nine times out of ten you will be happy with the results, and even if not it's all about the learning process and one can only improve from this.

Miktar

28-08-2009, 04:49 PM

@ Miktar. O_o Geez man, don't be so hard on yourself! those are freaking awesome!

I love the character in the first one, but the backgorund looks a bit half-assed - or I could be over analyisng it in that sense, cos it still looks awesome. My favourites are 3 & 4. I really like the scene in #3 and I like the shading in both 3&4, is that shading done in pencil where you go afterwards and smudge it with a tissue? I always used to think of it as cheating in art school, because so many people always used the technique, but you've done it so nicely and it really suits the images, it almost looks like you've used water paints or something to add the shading.

Funny, the background in 1 is the best I've ever done. No, the shading for 3 and 4 wasn't done in pencil, the entire image is digital. I rarely draw in the real.

Takiro

28-08-2009, 09:07 PM

I'm working on something atm, But I don't have it at home. I'll put a pic up on monday.

And on a side note: Mik that is awesome. Love the first one, You should put a comic series together about the characters you draw, They're awesome, I love 'em.

dislekcia

28-08-2009, 09:49 PM

And on a side note: Mik that is awesome. Love the first one, You should put a comic series together about the characters you draw, They're awesome, I love 'em.

Hah. That might just be unnatural, but it's true that something like that would probably be reasonably cool ;)

onona

28-08-2009, 10:06 PM

Cool to see more work being posted. It's really nice to see how many people enjoy drawing.

Do you need to have 3D modelling exp to design the textures?

It definitely helps, especially since texturing stuff is best accomplished in a 3D viewport, even though most of the work is done in Photoshop, or another 2D painting application. You also need to have a good technical understanding of how 3D surfaces work, as in understanding how colour maps, specular maps, displacement, subsurface, etc work. That stuff isn't very difficult to learn though, and I've written a number of articles on the subject. I can PM you details if you want.

@FoX, the biggest issue with your drawing is that it lacks a dynamic element. Basically, it's very lifeless. I could be wrong, but I am going to guess that you copied that from a photo? Because it looks very flat, which often results from copying photos or other two dimensional references. The foreshortening of the snout needs work too, this can be fixed with better shading. Loosen your lines and approach to get a more dynamic feeling to your drawing - a good way to force this is to hold your pen/pencil in a way that is unfamiliar. This forces you to loosen up and can really help to create more interesting drawings. My favourite way to hold a pencil is the same way is like this:

http://z.about.com/d/drawsketch/1/5/5/2/overhand_down.jpg

It's great for sketching. Also, drawing larger helps to loosen your wrist and create more dynamic images as well. When you draw small, your hand tends to become tight and this tends to result in really tight, boring lines.

@ioiiooio, as my sister said, I paint the surfaces for the 3D models. Basically, once the 3D model is constructed, the geometry is essentially "unwrapped" to create a flat template onto which surfaces are painted. Think of it like skinning an animal, and then being left with the spread-out hide. Without textures, a 3D model would just be a flat gray surface. Texture painters create the look of the surface details by painting textures maps for those surfaces. I can't really think of a better way to describe it.

Anyway, I just put the finishing touches on a painting I started on a few weeks back. It's based on one of my pencil sketches that I did in a life drawing session; I then photographed the sketch and took it into a really great piece of software called Artrage, which has a really natural-feeling painting toolset.

http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g82/1682/1682_1251488795_submedium.jpg

Miktar

28-08-2009, 10:29 PM

Miktar

30-08-2009, 05:58 PM

Quick $10 sketch for someone who wanted a cover image for their Kindle.

http://clip2net.com/clip/m6496/1251647838-1251592153-miktar_03aimo-196kb.jpg

onona

31-08-2009, 12:19 AM

After a nice chilled afternoon, I was in the mood for some painting again, so I opened up a pencil sketch I'd done a while back in a life drawing session, and painted it up in Artrage (I highly recommend checking this software out if you're into digital painting, especially since it's free, and its painting toolset is far superior to Photoshop because the paint behaves more like real oils). This took around an hour, intentionally kept nice and rough and gestural.

http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g82/1682/1682_1251740981_submedium.jpg

-<Blatz_ztalB>-

31-08-2009, 12:28 AM

woah, nice art work dude! (oO) i must check out this artage, looks like a strong prog!

onona

31-08-2009, 02:28 AM

Yeah it's a great piece of software, but I should mention that I did do two years of oil painting at college, heh. Your work is a reflection of your skills, not the software you use, because the software is just a medium. Of course, the fact that Artrage's painting engine behaves quite realistically makes it easy to translate traditional skills onto a digital canvas, which makes for a really intuitive painting experience.

I just whipped up another one in Artrage, also over a drawing I did in a life drawing session.

http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g82/1682/1682_1251677927_submedium.jpg

onona

31-08-2009, 04:07 AM

One more for tonight. Playing around with very saturated colours for effect. This was also based on a pencil drawing I did originally from a live model (I attend a life drawing session once a week, hence the large repository of pencil and charcoal sketches). This was a combination of Photoshop and Artrage. I did a value (ie grayscale) painting in Artrage, and added the colour wash in Photoshop.

http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g82/1682/1682_1251685284_submedium.jpg

Flangenimblick

31-08-2009, 01:40 PM

Oops, I done an art.

http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs27/f/2009/243/0/f/0fd2c89f787d9608af2c46e069b03677.jpg

http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs30/f/2009/243/f/d/fd010420535db181ab095ea383203000.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs26/f/2009/243/c/9/c94c9e775b13c50ea751316572c2ad4a.jpg

And if anyone is interested here is a link to mah newly formed deviant profile: Art? In MY profile? (http://flangenimblick.deviantart.com/gallery/)

Most of my stuff is up on failbook, but I'll be adding it all and more to my deviant profile soon enough. Currently this is just a collection of light-painting photographs I did when I was bored at 1am one night/morning. Took me 180 tries to get the Light Man right!

I posted my 3 favs from the 25 I chose in the end. So feel free to comment and soon I shall put some others up. I do a bit of nature photography and landscapes and a few sunsets and rainfall pics. But light-painting is what I enjoy the most.

Btw onona, wow. Just wow. Those are some incredible pieces of work I must say.

onona

31-08-2009, 06:14 PM

Flangenimblick

01-09-2009, 10:01 AM

Flangenimblick, those are very cool. Do you use matches or a lighter, or something else? The guy by the bin is particularly cool. 180 tries? You have a lot of patience.

I spent the afternoon doing another painting. This was actually a paintover of a 3D model that I made about five or six years ago. I took it into Artrage, painted over it to give it texture and a gestural feeling, and then took it to Photoshop for some colour adjustments. I am particularly happy with the eyes.

And now that my long weekend is drawing to a close, you won't see any more paintings from me cluttering the thread for a while.

Full resolution version here. (http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g82/1682/1682_1251741460_large.jpg)

I used 3 different types of light: a normal flashlight, and 2 of those little light things you get for your car keys (one red and one blue). I tried matches and lighters once before but unless your in an utterly dark room it doesn't come out as well as a flashlight does.

I got really frustrated towards the end coz each time I almost got it right! And I kept saying "just one more time"! Too much spare time methinks, haha. Also, the lid kept falling down, which got me swearing loudly, to the dismay of my neighbours :p

I think I'm gonna give Artrage a looking at, I have a friend who would love a piece of software like that.

Ah, I hate it when one has some great freetime to do some art and then its over. I get to do something fun maybe once every 4 months. Ah well...