became a habbit already.. and felt like there's more finesse in the artwork when doing so

Feels like I've been working for this one for forever

nice..somehow i dunno the reason but i feel that most of ur drawings are all with calm expression no matter how is the gesture..

and the leg part..looks a bit weird..i mean the lower leg.

This post has been edited by Agito666: Jul 24 2012, 02:16 PM

Portraiture (which most of my work consists of) often forces me to keep expressions subtle. A quirk of the eyebrow, maybe a hint of a smile or frown, but expressions usually alter a person's features so drastically that it is actually counterproductive for me to put too much expression into the subject's face, given that the whole point of a portrait is to capture the visage or features of a person, and not always the personality (there's a reason why most IC/passport photos look neutral). There are exceptions where the expression IS a trademark of the character (the Joker from Batman, or Kefka from Final Fantasy 6), and in those cases, you need to incorporate the expression into the portrait, like what I'd done for Jackson Garrett here:



But for most cases, the norm is to keep portraits subtle in expression. There's a reason we have a "Mona Lisa smile" and not a "Mona Lisa grin" ;-)

ILLUSTRATIONS, however, require a different approach. Because illustrations are often meant to convey a story of some sort, mood and expression are important. Bouguereau's illustration of Dante and Virgil in Hell, or his "The First Mourning" painting, for example, are illustrations meant to convey a certain story and mood, so the face and body language of the characters have to be expressive.

Gaizen Umi (the girl whose wip I posted earlier) is a concept design, and again I need to keep the focus on the aesthetics. She IS, however, a stoic, cool-headed sort, so the calm expression is actually in character

Her boots currently have form and shape placeholders only, because the boot design isn't finalised yet. They will be overpainted once the final design is set.

ya...
i mixed up this 2 categories.
but i wan see your life-ful portrait hehe

If you're asking me to draw a portrait of myself, you'll have to wait til my current queue of work is done

This post has been edited by DragonReine: Jul 24 2012, 06:05 PM

reine always got an answer to every question asked

nice nice

correction: not yours, is your made up characters/fan art.

want see those "slice of life" event type drawing

@ Agito

I have a painting planned for an online magazine publication, a homage to the Classical subject of Apollo visiting a mortal. The deadline is early September, and I'll likely finish it by the end of August.

I haven't done much genre painting, since I prefer dramatic scenes if I am sketching/planning paintings, but I'll probably make a few, just for the sake of variety in my portfolio.

Do you guys like to delay your work? I always because I love the feel of drawing so much until I don't want to continue lol.. It's been over a month here's my progress on thuis :/


This post has been edited by BenSow: Jul 25 2012, 08:39 PM

depends on the person

for me...Im the laziest person on earth...

most of my portrait did not made it...most of it stuck on the hair phase.

haha

I always try to complete the artwork I did, mainly because I plan on something I really want to do and believe I can complete it without taking too much of my time :/

here is a 2d artwork, after playing with my 3d fatguy model for quite some time

choose a lazy style and enhance it

that's why i choose anime

lol

cannot do variety of style ah

if I feel like drawing anime,then I draw

if I feel like drawing semi anime,then I draw

but I am doing portraits....lulz

then just draw whenever you think you have time to kill XD i once sat on a chair infront of my pc and drew for 12 whole hours before well i did suffer from cramps after that cuz i like to squat haha.. however i wont start drawing if i knew there wont be time to spare hence the reason why i didnt post up any wip in a really long while

wow whats this

weird thing going on with that fat makcik lol

and yeah I forgot to view this

thats so awesome brooooo...how did u do that

u can do anything...Im jelly...u are a versatile designer

thats a legit animation right there..I dont care about the floating hand...its just awesome

and feel more awesome when I think how did u find such random funny thai song

Im still curious whats this fat guy all about...lol...u are doing animation anytime soon?

This post has been edited by Adamiquesce: Jul 27 2012, 04:47 AM

haha cool

Agree with this, for Adam. If you don't get into the habit of drawing, it won't become a habit

@ Bonchi

Shame! I missed your artworks.

This post has been edited by DragonReine: Jul 27 2012, 06:52 AM

Hi guys, long time no visit this thread liao XD
Just sharing one of my drawings I managed to finished yesterday, haven't been drawing for ages
Done by pencil, Pilot G-tech pen and color pencils (Steadler 36 colors).
Its weird how the drawing looked so different (uglier ) when scanned with scanner, is it normal? O___o



I've no luck trying to learn to draw and paint digitally, I just suck LOL

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Jul 27 2012, 07:49 PM