dont take it seriously 

the reason why im sketching and drawing is mainly because of a freak accident 6 years ago
i broke my right hand and elbow, i was on a motorbike,  ......... and no! im not into rempit, it was a hit and run case

it takes 6 month to properly use my right hand..... its not that hard really... i was playing sony PS2 day and night, (with  doctor approval    )

its all screw and wire on my right elbow and hand,

during that time also i started to take drawing seriously, but i realize that not going to happen
but just for my hand sake, i sketch away for fun, and not long after that i go digital
and learn everything from watching video on youtube,

and i found a special talent .........

"i can absorb any drawing style  if i watch the whole process once or twice"

its like stealing other people trademark and style ........... its creepy 

i like to think it that way,....... true or not ....... i just glad that i can have fun drawing 

im planing on PC upgrade
currently running on this spec

Processor Intel® Core™2 CPU  6400 @ 2.13GHz
Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB 5.5
Graphics ATI Radeon HD 5600 Series 7.0
Gaming graphics 1919 MB Total available graphics memory 7.0
Primary hard disk 9GB Free (49GB Total)
Windows 7 Ultimate

im a multi tasker type

i do video converting  - alot
animation studio - medium
gaming - minimum.. but if i do play game its will probably HD games
loves to watch HD video on PC
and most important thing is that its for Drawing

i try to avoid Photoshop , since my PC cant handle the workload im giving it... so most of the time im using sai, but i cant work above 3500x3500 pixel if i did it, after getting to 27 or 28 layer it will crash insanely .. like every 2 or 3 min

and video and animation video converting,
usually takes about 2 hour to do video processing and converting
any recommendation on a new setup?

i was thinking maybe an AMD APU A380 or intel CPU i5 2500

Wah I like that one,very cool.


attempt number 1,not very smooth,gonna try again next time.

that day I was checking out your deviantart,and I like how u are into the style of Makoto Shinkai.
I really like it man,because Ive been really wanted to do these type of
arts.

too real to be believe XD
just the girl spoil the whole thing XD

maybe bicycle need more realistic to make it more nicer?

anyway 

u repaint the background right?
or u just tweak this and that to make it like that?

wow love the mood..btw i think there's a layer of the ori image right?

oh I see

hmmm,it seems like those people that most suitable for this industry are running away from it because of certain factors.
I'd say most people in this thread do not have any relation in the art/design industry,taking it merely as a hobby.
When I was in high school,the visual art class is occupied by students that did poorly on PMR.Consisting bad students that are not interested in art,getting into the class by force,not by choice,heck Im not sure that they know what is art or not.
While,me,interested in art dont wanna be in the class because of the students,just dont wanna be with them,so I entered science class instead,because the students are well mannered and lil bit more matured.
So,I look at it this way,u dont have to have good SPM result to apply art and design,right?
so,like mclelun said,there is so many people graduates from art/design college,maybe because many people occupied it because they have no choice,like what happened in the high school.
but I just not sure yet.
while people that are suitable with art/design goes other way,like bonchi said,programming is more profitable than designing.

then,from what I see in the local media,the designs made are bad,not to be harsh,but from my view,they are bad.
even this web's design,honestly it's bad,nothing catch my eyes.
I saw the local television's shows,the designs,oh,what are they thinking.
I conclude that,the industry is full of wrong people.While the creative minds go elsewhere nothing to be seen.
and maybe malaysia is not a place for artists and illustrators.
cant survive here.

come prove me wrong,enlighten me.
I was just babbling with zero knowledge,nothing is sure.

haha i saw my lecturers are sharing ur vid on fb. nice one.

how many layer u need to make that detail?
and how many color usually u use..

Ah. I didn't really use that method, although Steven Stahlberg uses that method very well. Mine is closer to this (hidden under spoiler for mild NSFW-ness):