how do you make your swatches like that?

been a long time since i last did some drawing ... well since im having exams (supposed to study) i did this instead

and your artworks are as awesome as ever ... and i see alot of new member's posts too

being in uni for more than 4 years is taking a toll on my enthusiasm.. since im already at final year and its probably impossible for me to be in the second upper ... so meh as long as i maintain a 3.0+ GPA .. i dont really study at all

tomorrow is my exam and yet the first thing i did when i wake up is continue drawing


the picture is finally coming out :'D

*put image in spoiler as its huge*

This post has been edited by Bonchi: Sep 27 2012, 11:59 AM

check out the guy's neck and his hat.. it looked somewhat weird to me too
neck : angle , hat : near the back of the head

i got to greedy with the resso... now i cant resume my artwork untill i get back to my main PC in melaka as it crashes on my not so powderful PC in KL

borrowed some sticks of ram and manage to crop it down to a size where my old PC can handle

at the same time to necro this thread ... my progress so far:

i personally find PSD easier than SAI :|

well actually i use about 2 types of brushes in photoshop as well XD ... since CS5(or was it CS4) you can rotate your canvas already.. hence i can sketch directly in photoshop. i only use the other features and more brushes for detailing once i completed the painting phase

@loto try to avoid smudging its actually a bad practice in my opinion (makes the artwork dirty)



something i drew quite a long time ago (pardon the hair and clothes as my aim is only the face).. using only 2B pencil... hmm you cant really see the shading here in this pic.. but i drew fine hashing .. fine lines -> thick lines = light ->dark

This post has been edited by Bonchi: Oct 22 2012, 04:24 AM

agito just gave some really solid advice do take note on 1) and 2), especially number 2). and you dont really need 7b well i only use 2b for the girl i draw. but usually i have a 6H 2B and 4B also a mechanical pencil for outlines. try practicing shading more

not nice XD well..it depends on how many credits you're taking... averaging 4-5K for my IT degree

i use ovals as my guide on 2D
http://www.realcolorwheel.com/final.htg/2ani.gif

but when its perspective drawings.. i go for "asalkan nampak betul" XD

im using wacom bamboo pen.. the cheapest one XD ... since im not majoring in art/ using it to "make" money ... i decided not to invest in an intuos.

once again.. another great job well done

ive been away from this thread for a really long while too... nowadays its all codes instead of photoshop on my PC screen

boring start = draw straight lines without using ruler/guides.. vertical and horizontal. this is like basic sword mastery in drawing
not so boring start = try doodling anything that comes to mind.. but try to reduce stroke count.. to avoid having the bulu-bulu effect
try tracing (not putting a piece of paper over a picture and trace kinda of tracing) when youre already confident with your strokes.

i've been drawing ever since the day i could remember so i cant really give much or any solid advice especially on how to begin from scratch... but i do believe that practice makes perfect, even when it comes to drawing.. so just draw draw draw and dont be surprise if there's a bump growing on your middle finger

Been inactive from this thread for a really long time... well party cuz i have not been drawing anything

due to boredom/foreveralone.. decided to resume my unfinished artwork

Hmm.. anyone here had issues with adobe CC on OSX yosemite and the old wacom bamboo? seems like whenever i plug it in.. shortcut keys just stopped working after i made a stroke.

yep it is..maybe wacom wants me to buy a new bamboo

mine's the first version hahha... pretty old :S but im no designer and it's just a hobby tool.... guess i'll go back to paper and pencil untill they fix it LOL!