Doodles 8 - I'm not an artist, but I play one on CG

Mvmarcz · Post by **Mvmarcz** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:39 am

my only issue is his neck is too long

Linkara · Post by **Linkara** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:39 pm

@Nanda: Thankies! ^_^

@Neko: Yeah, in other pics the "M" is a little more clear because of the coloring plus she tends to be in more straight-standing poses. When I post a colored and shaded version, it should be more pronounced. Also, to try to have a little more iconic "symbol" value, I used to have an M on top of a W in the belt, but every time I drew it just looked bad, so now I'm going with just a solid gold belt buckle.

@EvilChihuahua: Thanks! I wouldn't say I've totally mastered it, yet, otherwise I probably wouldn't still need a ruler (plus I'm trying to figure out children. If they're really so short, their heads must be tiny...) I worried at first about the pointy crotch, but I justified it with the idea that it's because her legs are so close together and one is falling behind the other, giving the ILLUSION of pointiness. But yeah, I am aware of it. ^_~

Linkara · Post by **Linkara** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:40 pm

Oh, and agreed, the neck is a bit long, but that's really because the collar covers up a lot of it.

Otherwise, I think the shading/highlighting is excellent! I'd probably use more in the face, but that's just me.

Levi-chan · Post by **Levi-chan** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:10 pm

Don't knock the cuteness, people. This shit will (I HOPE) get me laid.

Nervous Spy · Post by **Nervous Spy** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:31 pm

Levi-chan wrote:Don't knock the cuteness, people. This shit will (I HOPE) get me laid.

I take it that the 'Cawwotsu' pic worked, then?

Linkara · Post by **Linkara** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:35 am

It is cute in an odd sort of way.

Here's the colored and shaded version:

Risky · Post by **Risky** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:23 am

Linkara wrote:It is cute in an odd sort of way.

Here's the colored and shaded version:

Awesome shading on the body... the face and mask seem flat though.

The Neko · Post by **The Neko** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:26 am

Are you still using the air brush tool to draw your lines? If so, stop that, it makes them blurry. If you are going to ink digitally, scan at a higher DPI, ink and colour it (using a HARD BRUSH, not soft, nor airbrush for the linework). And then reduce it to 72 dpi when you want to put it online.

Linkara · Post by **Linkara** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:30 am

Risky wrote:Awesome shading on the body... the face and mask seem flat though.

Yeah, I draw rather simple faces unless I'm trying to convey a stronger emotion... and even then it doesn't always work out right. The mask I had wanted to add a little more perspective to since it was laying in front of her, but that didn't work out. As for the shading - thanks! *Hug-tackles Christwriter from a distance for her tutorial.*

The Neko wrote:Are you still using the air brush tool to draw your lines? If so, stop that, it makes them blurry. If you are going to ink digitally, scan at a higher DPI, ink and colour it (using a HARD BRUSH, not soft, nor airbrush for the linework). And then reduce it to 72 dpi when you want to put it online.

Yeah, I am. It's been such a long time since I used a normal paint brush for it I can't remember what that's like, but I suppose you're right. I don't know, I think maybe I just preferred the look of the airbrush to a solid brush, but I'll give it a shot in my next pic.

Post by **Kisai** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:27 pm

Mr.GtF wrote:Fig 1.a: Something fuzzy having an existential crisis.

It has no idea what it is either...

We need to give it a name so we can make inside jokes about it that the rest of the world won't get <_<, then it can be an official part of the comicgenesis bestiary or something.

Mr.GtF · Post by **Mr.GtF** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:55 pm

Haha! That'd be ace!

I'd call it a Bog cos it's like a cross between a bear and some sort of weird ass dog.
That or Barry.

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:10 pm

How about a Berry Bog? It rolls off the tongue! =D

CJBurgandy · Post by **CJBurgandy** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:21 am

trying to get back in a drawing mood.

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:45 am

Phantom! Squeeeeeeee!

Well, I only colored one page of this. I got frustrated after I lost half of it when Photoshop crashed. So some of the coloring isn't the greatest. But I had to get the idea out there, dammit. Hopefully there will be more pages, unless I get sidetracked by something else.

Killbert-Robby · Post by **Killbert-Robby** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:42 am

MixedMyth wrote:How about a Berry Bog? It rolls off the tongue! =D

The Berry Boss Bog. I like that.

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:58 am

Oh, god. Myth! You didn't!

...

- Joel Fagin

Killbert-Robby · Post by **Killbert-Robby** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:14 am

Really P.O.'d at myself for not taking travel pictures, I'm getting to work on illustrating it

Sput · Post by **Sput** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:23 am

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:13 am

MM, that's freakin awesome!

Turnsky · Post by **Turnsky** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:13 am

Linkara wrote:
The Neko wrote:Are you still using the air brush tool to draw your lines? If so, stop that, it makes them blurry. If you are going to ink digitally, scan at a higher DPI, ink and colour it (using a HARD BRUSH, not soft, nor airbrush for the linework). And then reduce it to 72 dpi when you want to put it online.
Yeah, I am. It's been such a long time since I used a normal paint brush for it I can't remember what that's like, but I suppose you're right. I don't know, I think maybe I just preferred the look of the airbrush to a solid brush, but I'll give it a shot in my next pic.

i'm with neko on this, i've been digitally inking for some time, 300 dpi image, hard brush around 3-5 pixels, (turn off the pressure sensitivity if you wish), gets results fairly well.

i'm sorry to say this, but airbrushed lines.. look horrid. no matter how one pulls it off.