The art topic

[Zaysho]

Well, I decided, what the hell and made an art topic. Post up your art here. People who were there on the old board might recognize most of these.

Here's some of my stuff (just posting a portion for right now):
1. http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/2262/jakiisketchnew7vt.th.png (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jakiisketchnew7vt.png)
This is a drawing I made after I got Jak II for my PS2 (Got it Christmas). I got bored and decided to draw something with Jak and his transformation. One half- we see the new Jak holding his morph-gun and on the other half- Dark Jak forming some dark energy in his hand.

2. http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4735/cgproject1conceptsketch0xh.th.jpg (http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cgproject1conceptsketch0xh.jpg)
Concept sketch of me as a cyborg. Did this for my Graphic Design class. Not much to it. You've got the wires and crazy looking camera-lens for an eye. You know.

3. http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1788/tmntraphsplinters8eq.th.png (http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tmntraphsplinters8eq.png)
Last piece for now. TMNT drawing. We've got Raph in the front and Master Splinter in the back. This didn't really go anywhere...

Feel free to put up your own art. Some constructive criticism would be nice too.

[luckypenny]

i have no idea how to post pictures, or i would....
help?

[h2orowe]

Woo! Ninja Turtles...... Leonardo>Raph>Michealangelo>Donatello

Bo staff>Kitanas>Sais>Nunchakus

anyways I don't have a scanner! :(
I'll look forward to your pics though!

[Mr.Babalo]

poems count as art?

Don’t Cry


If I catch it, she will love me
The luscious leaf taunted in the air
Off the cliff it swam, so high
Blue sky.
Blue sky.
Clinging to the leaf, the wind’s talons

Now I jump into oblivion
I began to perceive the vitality of the earth
The earth began to dance,
Like the pounding of a heart
The woods and everything in it sang

I caught the leaf and rejoiced!
As if I had captured the blue sky
Deeply
Deeply
Breathed the air, flavor and fragrance
Not in streets nor in rooms existed such air
It was more like eating than breathing

Then came the matron of the night
With her glowing face
With her glittering manteau
Sitting on her fluffy furs, weeping for me

Now I understand it all
The earth, the forest, the sky
The music.
The music.
Even the nightingale wept for me too
To sing my fool-hearted requiem



I won my highschool poetry contest with it :P, matron of the night and that whole stanza is about the moon, suppose to represent pathetic fallacy with the change from day to night.

[Henjin]

http://secret.agent.home.comcast.net/images/remote/paintingfull_thumb.jpg (http://secret.agent.home.comcast.net/images/remote/paintingfull.jpg)

Painted this a few years ago when I was learning to paint w/ Photoshop. It's from scratch, and I didn't use any of the original photo, but I did have the photo as the top layer to check my proportions. Never painted while the photo was visible, though.
A little later I decided to see how I could paint w/out using a guide so much. Did this one in Photoshop but w/ the source image in Windows picture/fax viewer... If anyone cares:
http://secret.agent.home.comcast.net/images/remote/cindy.jpg
(it's obviously not done)

And yes, you've just learned that I 'have a thing' for Asian women. Mock away. :p

[Mr.Babalo]

you have talent O_O

[Henjin]

I dunno. I work too slow. And I just push pixels around 'till my carpal tunnel kicks in.
I'd like to try real paint someday just for the heck of it, but I don't know if I could get by w/out layers and control + Z.

[Mr.Babalo]

practice makes perfect, you have the foundational talent to even perform something like that, all you gotta do is work it.

[Henjin]

Ah, you found the problem. I lack the motivation/ambition. That's why I'm mediocre in most things... 2d art, 3d art, guitar, Japanese... I guess you could call me a renaissance man... Though that's really just a euphemism for mediocrity.

[akitaka]

Holy shi...Henjin do you ever get hired for your work? Being able to paint like that in photoshop is some killer talent. Anyways here's some of my crap designs
one (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/robomop/work/expound.jpg).
two (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/robomop/work/urbanlife.jpg).

And two drawings.
1 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/robomop/work/georgiaokeef.jpg).
2 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/robomop/work/someguy.jpg).

[Henjin]

Those are great drawings. And I like your design work... Did you place all that text using Photoshop? That had to get complicated. lol

And right now I'm doing freelance webdesign and hopefully soon 3d modeling/animation. That's about the best (and only) way I have right now of making money from my 'talent.' But thanks for the kind words, both of you. I appreciate it.

[Pyrona]

I draw marginally passable anime-style art to sell at conventions. I just moved from coloring everything in colored pencil to coloring everything digitally... though I don't know if I've taken a step back or a step forward. Bleh.

Couple of my first tries with Painter:
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~pyr/butterflyhead.jpg
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~pyr/kittyhatfinalsm.jpg


One of my big series of drawings, a series of girls OS-tans, for any of you geeky enough to know what they are.
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~pyr/xpcolorsm.jpg

[ellie]

I lack artistic talent, but here is something I made while I was trippin balls after eatin some mushrooms.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b87/elliejayk/trippedout.jpg

[Jay]

You got shrooms?

Pack some up and send 'em my way.

[ellie]

Sure I'll mail them, but I will write on the box, "ILLEGAL DRUGS! PLEASE INVESTIGATE!" and not put a return address, so it will be jail time for you, buddy!

[Jay]

And I thought you loved me. :(

You really ARE a bitch.

[ellie]

Quit being mean! Jeeeeez!

[Zaysho]

i have no idea how to post pictures, or i would....
help?

First, upload the image to an image host like Imageshack or Photobucket. Next, copy the image tag code they give you into your post and it will post. Or, just link a URL to the image you uploaded. I hope that helps.

Henjin, that paint job looks pretty good. I'd like to try my hand at that, but I don't have a graphics tablet (assuming that's what you used). I like Akitaka's drawings and Photoshop stuff too.

Oh and Mr. Babalo, I guess writings (like songs and poems) could be considered art in their own sense. Go ahead and post 'em if you have them.

Anyway, since this topic seems to be growing, I'll just post a couple more:

1. http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9672/detectiveconceptdrawing16rc.th.png (http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=detectiveconceptdrawing16rc.png)
Ah, one of my favorite drawings. It was late one night (about 1:30AM). I was watching Sanford & Son (and after that, Three's Company) when I decided to start drawing. For an hour and a half, I just worked at this sketch. I liked the result.

2.http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9564/catsketch14rc.th.png (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=catsketch14rc.png)
This is a sketch of my sister's cat, who likes to help herself to my bed... Well, she was just sitting there, so I decided to do a quick sketch of the body (because cat's don't like to sit still). Then I just drew the rest of her afterwards. For the most part, she was just looking at me, so I got a good look at her face. I then just drew the ret of my room around her. She's at the foot of my bed, and behind her is my guitar (which I quit), my Dreamcast, TV, and other things.

3.http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8692/catsketch22wq.th.png (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=catsketch22wq.png)
Cat again. She went down to my floor and I sketched her in a few different ways. Thought these turned out alright.

[Henjin]

One of my big series of drawings, a series of girls OS-tans, for any of you geeky enough to know what they are.
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~pyr/xpcolorsm.jpg

Can I ask how much you've sold? I never knew there was a market for that kind of stuff.
And why is she eating beef jerky? lol

@Zaysho: I used a USB optical mouse. The trick is to paint the basic shapes w/ a semi transparent paintbrush. Then you do the details w/ the smudge tool.

[akitaka]

....no tablet huh. That's hot stuff. As for my design stuff, I used photoshop, because it's the only program I really learned to use :\ to tell you the truth, I think Illustrator or Fireworks MX would provide for cleaner lines. All I can say is, many, many, many layers, organized in folders.

As for drawing...ahh I need to draw more; my drawing speed is horribly crap. I just don't feel motivated, though. Ah well.

[Henjin]

Yeah, I only use Photoshop too. I don't really like vector graphics.
And in all mu work, I'm super slow, so don't sweat it.

@Zaysho: The last two pics you posted weren't loading for me earlier, so I couldn't see them, but now I have. I like the cat sketches. It's a great talent to be able to sketch something accurately and quickly. Esp. w/ the correct proportions.

Here's a sketch I did. Took forever and it's not very good. Note the many eraser marks. Heh.
http://secret.agent.home.comcast.net/images/remote/boasketch3.jpg

[Zaysho]

Henjin- I like how realistic the people you draw look. I'm sorta stuck with the cartoon-ish style at the moment...

[Kusoyaro]

Pretty crap, i know, I can't render or anything, I only use a pencil :(

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/820/100120739uu.jpg

[Pyrona]

Can I ask how much you've sold? I never knew there was a market for that kind of stuff.
And why is she eating beef jerky? lol

I made a little over $300 at my first con, and it was a small, 700 person ordeal. I'm hoping to make at least at much at AWA come september... but we'll see. If I can make that much, then someone who's actually talented could make a killing ;P

Beef Jerky Girl is XP-tan... or a personification of windows XP. Thus, she's having a snack of RAM ;P

[Henjin]

Oh, that's RAM. lol

$300 for pencil drawings of anime characters? How many did you sell? I always wanted to go to an anime convention to mock people, but if I could make money off them too... :D

@Zaysho: I've always liked a realistic style and kept that as a goal. But it would be cool to be able to sketch out comics or caricatures.

[Zaysho]

@Zaysho: I've always liked a realistic style and kept that as a goal. But it would be cool to be able to sketch out comics or caricatures.

I would personally like to draw realistically, but whenever I try to draw like that, it turns out cartoonish/comic style anyway. Then again, I guess I should be happy with what I can do at the moment.

While I'm here, one new drawing from me:
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8923/monkeykingconcept6te.th.png (http://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=monkeykingconcept6te.png)
I got bored and decided to do some research on that old Chinese legend "Journey to the West". I decided to make my own version of the Monkey King. He looks more evil here. I don't know why I drew the Dragon Balls behind him, guess I just thought they'd look good. And, I guess I was thinking about how DB is based off of it pretty loosely anyway, so I guess tieing them in would be good.

[Henjin]

I forgot about another one I started awhile ago (Jan '04 according to the file). Again, I didn't finish... But it gives you an idea of how I make 'em.
http://secret.agent.home.comcast.net/images/remote/matsusketch.jpg

In the interests of full disclosure, I did use a photo as a guide. But like I said before, it's completely from scratch, not traced.

[hapacheese]

Mmmm... Matsu Takako...

I like you better every day, henjin :) You have good taste, my friend!


(On a side note, not to hijack the thread or anything, I was supposed to meet her at a party years ago in Japan. It was New Years and I discovered a friend of mine was a childhood friend of Takako's. We were having a party at my friend's house and she suggested inviting Takako, to which I replied, "Oh HELLS yes." Unfortunately, my friend's mom came down with the flu the day of the party, it got cancelled, and by the time we found a new location for the party, Takako had made plans to go to Kouhaku :( Thus, ended my chances of meeting her, as my friend moved to Australia...)

[Henjin]

Mmmm... Matsu Takako...

I like you better every day, henjin :) You have good taste, my friend!


As do you! Man, I would LOVE to meet her. As sad as it is, she's pretty much the reason I started learning Japanese 2yrs ago. I was bored one night when I found いつも二人で on the International Channel. I watched it for 3 nights straight just because of her. I mean I had no knowledge of Japanese at all, and there weren't even subtitles. lol (I was ticked when I learned that Japanese dramas only go for 10eps or so)

I've gotten so much out of my study, and met a lot of cool people because of it... and it's all because she was so beautiful in that drama. Hah.

I actually downloaded the entire いつも二人で series a while back. I'm saving it to watch it when I'm good enough to understand it w/out subs. lol

EDIT: That picture of her is actually the first one I ever painted on my PC.

[hapacheese]

Her real name is actually Fujima Takako (shhhh... oh wait, it's on the intarwebs... nm then). She comes from a famous family of kabuki actors (her older brother and father). In fact, her brother is Ichikawa Somegoro, and is one of the main characters in the drama "Pride" (which is cheesy as hell, even for me).

If you're a Matsu Takako fan, I suggest you check out "4gatsu Monogatari." It's a movie, really slow paced, but it's 2 hours of her :)

Oh, and if that's your taste, I suggest you also check out Takeuchi Yuuko, Kuroki Hitomi, Kimura Yoshino, and Fukatsu Eri.

[Henjin]

Now that you mention it, I remember reading that somewhere.

And I have "April Story" on my HD already. Haven't gotten around to watching the whole thing yet, but yeah, I was excited to find it. My other favorite besides her is actually 内山里名(Uchiyama Rina). I think she's pretty darn 美しい too.

[hapacheese]

The hotness is strong with this one.

[Henjin]

Oh yeah. Those two are the only ones I really know anything about. All the other アイドル kinda blend together.

[.zero]

wooow everyone's art is amazing! post more! :D
im too scared to post my art, cuz its so crap to me...

[Henjin]

I haven't produced too much. You guys have seen my best 2d work. The other sketches I have are from like 98/99 to '02. Those are eh... not the best.

[Annoying MSN Person]

Here's a couple and then some of drawings I've done on an awkward wee drawing web site. You get a thin pen to draw with, no eraser, and a limited amount of ink.
http://doodlebug.desktopcreatures.com/stuff/print/images/44765.jpgSemi self portrait of sorts with a cartoon character I made.
http://doodlebug.desktopcreatures.com/stuff/print/images/45144.jpg
http://doodlebug.desktopcreatures.com/stuff/print/images/45934.jpg Charlie Brown finally gets it. Oh yeah.

[Annoying MSN Person]

And some more.
http://doodlebug.desktopcreatures.com/stuff/print/images/46038.jpghttp://doodlebug.desktopcreatures.com/stuff/print/images/46632.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a310/pania/dan7.jpg
THe most demented looking face :confused: Done with pencil and refill when I was in class.

[Paragon]

http://doodlebug.desktopcreatures.com/stuff/print/images/44765.jpg
First thing that popped into my head when seeing this was: Oh, a hentai in the making.

[Annoying MSN Person]

http://doodlebug.desktopcreatures.com/stuff/print/images/44765.jpg
First thing that popped into my head when seeing this was: Oh, a hentai in the making.
Sick bastard.

[Paragon]

Sorry if I offended, I just have a bad sense of humor.

[Annoying MSN Person]

Sorry if I offended, I just have a bad sense of humor.
No worries. But.... hentai with that fuzz ball....
Somewhere no one's thoughts should wander.

[freeradicals]

Wow, some of you guys are trully talented artists. Im creative but no where near as talented as you guys, in fact I would say my art suck;



sumobomb (http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/300W/fs7.deviantart.com/i/2005/213/e/6/Sumobomb_by_ninja_squirrel.jpg)

boxers dream (http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/300W/fs7.deviantart.com/i/2005/215/3/7/Boxers_dream_by_ninja_squirrel.jpg)

[Henjin]

I liked the Charlie Brown drawing. Heh. The rest was great too.

And that's actually really good design, freeradicals. That's kind of what I'm doing right now... Graphic and web design.

[freeradicals]

And that's actually really good design, freeradicals. That's kind of what I'm doing right now... Graphic and web design.

Thanks for your words, especially when its coming from a talented artist such as yourself.
Funny that you've said that because I've enrolled for a degree called computing and web design, hopefully I will sharpen my design skills with this course.

[Henjin]

Thanks for your words, especially when its coming from a talented artist such as yourself.

That amused and flattered me. Heh. Thanks.

I went for 2yrs for 3d modeling/animation. Right now I'm doing whatever freelance work I can get... Hopefully it'll get more into 3d soon, but for now it's mostly graphic/web design. But it's work.

[akitaka]

Ugh guys you're making me want to get my bachelor's in arts. Collin's College here is crap in teaching (material-wise, since we all know that art is generally innate, and can't really be taught), however it scores you bachelor's in arts real quick. If cooking doesn't work out I might go there.

Yes that's right I plan on being a culinarian. This month I'm going for an interview to sign up for Scottsdale Culinary Institute...I hope I get accepted.

[freeradicals]

I went for 2yrs for 3d modeling/animation. Right now I'm doing whatever freelance work I can get... Hopefully it'll get more into 3d soon, but for now it's mostly graphic/web design. But it's work.

Good luck on your course. And yeah work is work, but the satisfaction makes up for the effort.

Ugh guys you're making me want to get my bachelor's in arts. Collin's College here is crap in teaching (material-wise, since we all know that art is generally innate, and can't really be taught), however it scores you bachelor's in arts real quick. If cooking doesn't work out I might go there.

I just saw your work and I say its fantastic and original with a punky edge.
Do your BA if thats what your hearts direction is in. I had to make a very painful decision between a BA in web design and a BSc in biochemistry, so I realise your struggle.

[akitaka]

One of my buddies doesn't even have a degree and he's friggin amazing. He's got a dev art account that he visits for giggles [http://eosis.deviantart.com]here[/url]. Note that whatever he says in his journal/info...don't believe it. He's also the best liar I know.

If you want some good insight on design you can check out the community of antiform.nu as well. Another school mate (Rich Croft) on that site has some trippy stuff too.

Note I went to art school in highschool. It was so-so.

[Henjin]

Good luck on your course. And yeah work is work, but the satisfaction makes up for the effort.

I actually finished and got my AAS in Multimedia a few months back.

[silentplummet]

The following post will be primarily addressed to 'henjin'.

A few pages back on this thread you mentioned being good at most things but that it's really just an excuse for mediocrity. I feel the exact same way about myself, and I've never heard anyone else say so, or those who did have not had any real talent to back them up.

In February 2002 I started drawing. Things started out by sucking real bad but I felt like I was making quick progress. As a result I kept on and I forced everyone to look at and comment on my crap, to my major embarrassment today.

I finally stopped in February 2004. It took me two years to learn that drawings (http://ephemereal.com/stuff/yukishiro-line.png) do NOT (http://ephemereal.com/stuff/saekolily.jpg) equate to art. Those two links are to images I created which represent perhaps the very humble pinnacle of my technical skill. Even so, they're next to worthless because they are uninspired and dull, like everything else I tried to create during that period. They don't have anything to say because I don't have anything to say.

Since then I've moved on with stuff with which I can actually express myself, like photography and music. But when I see visual artists with real talent and imagination (http://manga.clone-army.org/kanamitop.jpg) it burns because I know I never had that imagination myself. I can never create art, despite how badly I want to.

When I look at a blank canvas, all I see is a blank canvas.

[Henjin]

I'm sorry if I don't really understand what you're getting at. And to clarify, I only consider myself to be a step above mediocre. I've often called myself a glorified Xerox machine. I wish I had the talent to come up w/ a beautiful painting completely out of nowhere, but like you (if I understood you correctly), I don't. What I have is a technical skill, not necessarily a 'gift' or 'talent.' That said, I don't really consider that as useless. It just means that for me, I'm better suited for example, to using my 3d skills to make architectural renderings than to creating an original 3d animation to sell to a studio... Know what I mean? (I have created 3d animations w/ unique story lines, but all the objects where based on reality. Which, w/ my goal of photorealistic 3d renderings, isn't all that odd.)

At the end of the day, it's just a hobby and a temporary escape for me. Some people build model planes or tend a garden, I paint occasionally.

[Bobbybirdtree]

I love drawings. Keep em coming guys. That photoshop work is amazing...

[Zaysho]

Since then I've moved on with stuff with which I can actually express myself, like photography and music. But when I see visual artists with real talent and imagination (http://manga.clone-army.org/kanamitop.jpg) it burns because I know I never had that imagination myself. I can never create art, despite how badly I want to.

I know this wasn't directed at me but, if you practiced and kept at it, you'd get better at art in general. I mean, I've had your kind of outlook before, and it just does not help. Being negative isn't exactly going to get you to be better. I personally don't consider what I do to be a talent (like Henjin). I had to work to achieve my current level despite the put downs and everything. Really, you get out what you put in. Minimal effort equals next to nothing, good amount of effort equals good results.

[Stormhammer]

Since it's an art thread, I'll throw up one of my favorite brag pieces. If you're a regular chatter on MSN or have been to www.shoryuken.com and hit the art threads, this one is old news to you. If not, have a look.

-Stormhammer-

[Hadal_Blues]

WHOOOAA
I thought this was the art of topic
like the art of posting a topic
I don't know how I misread it, guess I saw what I wanted to see

... sorry guys ... I'll walk out now


... again sorry .....



walking away now ...

[silentplummet]

That's not just a funny mistake. That's a great idea.

Seriously, there are some posters who, if they were to write such a post or even a book, I would read it. There are even some of them here.

The art of posting a topic.

[Henjin]

Looks good, Stormhammer. Did you scan a drawing and color it in Photoshop? That's what it looks like.

[MaverickHL]

There are quite a few people who are good with doing artistic work. Henjin your work with photoshop is good, I saw that shot in the first section, it is impressive. My sister should probrably post some too, or I will ask her which one she did. She draws a lot of fan art and original art of manga and anime characters.

I think she told me that in one convention she sold her art for about $700CDN, which I was shock to hear, but some people are talented, I am thankful we have an artist in the family... see my avatar her work hehe.

[Henjin]

Do they sell their artwork out of a trunk or something? I don't know what anime conventions are like.

You know, if I could choose any kind of art to study/excel in, it'd be Nihonga ukiyo-e. I love the stuff like my avatar. It's so simple, but still realistic and beautiful.

[MaverickHL]

No in anime conventions, they have to pay for a booth, and then just like a convention there is a dealer room where the dealers set up shop and then the artist present their work. This is the same for those who do the webcomics on the net, they have some conventions and they sell their artwork as well.

[Henjin]

A sou.

Thanks.

[MaverickHL]

hai mondai nai

[Stormhammer]

Looks good, Stormhammer. Did you scan a drawing and color it in Photoshop? That's what it looks like.

You are 100% correct Henjin. All the ones that you'll see me post will be done on one art program or another. Markers are cool and all, but expensive!! plus they don't have near the options of a Photoshop.

-Stormhammer-

[Stormhammer]

Is this thread slowing down already? Can't be having that can we? here's another one from my collection. Enjoy.

-Stormhammer-

[Henjin]

Ya like dragons, huh? That's cool. I like the drawing.

[Stormhammer]

Ya like dragons, huh? That's cool. I like the drawing.

yep. I like the flying beasties quite a bit. if you liked that pic, you'll love this one.

-Stormhammer-

[Zaysho]

Yay, Stormhammer revived the thread! I could've done it, but I didn't have anything of much interest. I like the CG work you do on your work Stormhammer. I'd like to learn how to do that with my drawings.

Since I haven't posted them yet, I'll just post some photos I did.

1.http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6585/sandtracks9cp.th.png (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sandtracks9cp.png)

2. http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/7875/sunsetbw9kh.th.png (http://img36.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sunsetbw9kh.png)

...and here's a little Photoshop number I did a while ago. It was a cover for my old CD Player (before it broke...)

3. http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5979/cdplayercover26os.th.png (http://img35.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cdplayercover26os.png)

Just so you all know, none of this is recent.

[Stormhammer]

Yay, Stormhammer revived the thread! I could've done it, but I didn't have anything of much interest. I like the CG work you do on your work Stormhammer. I'd like to learn how to do that with my drawings.

Since I haven't posted them yet, I'll just post some photos I did.

1.http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6585/sandtracks9cp.th.png (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sandtracks9cp.png)

2. http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/7875/sunsetbw9kh.th.png (http://img36.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sunsetbw9kh.png)

...and here's a little Photoshop number I did a while ago. It was a cover for my old CD Player (before it broke...)

3. http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5979/cdplayercover26os.th.png (http://img35.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cdplayercover26os.png)

Just so you all know, none of this is recent.

Not bad, especially that last one. As far as how I do the pics, practice, reading online tutorials, and more practice. The pics I've posted have been the end result of a lot of patientice, hair pulling, loss of sleep, and other things best not mentioned. The ends justify the means in this case. :D

-Stormhammer-

[Thespis]

I like art, and I'm told I am somewhat decent at some of it, but I don't pursue it much. However, I am directly descended from the famous Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens. :)

[Henjin]

I've done some 3d work for school... This is a guitar I made for a 3d animation. I used the same pic as my avatar for a 'decal.'

http://secret.agent.home.comcast.net/images/remote/stratmodel6.jpg

[Stormhammer]

Smooth!! Now this thread is jumpin!!!!!

-Stormhammer-

[Henjin]

I'd post pictures of the Japanese girl character I made to play the guitar, but I'm too embarrassed. :p

[Ayame]

I can see you're using 3D Studio max ^^

[Fallen Angel]

Here's 2 sketches and an ID (for my Deviant Art account) I made.

The first sketch (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Chi_Angel/My%20Pictures/Commission___Birthday_Angel_by_Fall.jpg) was a commision for a guy in my D&D group last year. He wanted an Angel. It was for his birthday (so as you can guess, "Bonne fête" means "Happy Birthday" in french...). I like this drawing but I should re-do his clothes one day, when I'll do the line art and add the colors...

The second one (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Chi_Angel/My%20Pictures/Shovel_Fighter_by_Fallen13Angel.jpg) was inspired by one my brother D&D character, a Shovel-Fighter. The idea was funny so I tried and draw this character. Will do the line-art and add color one day. Probably.

And the ID (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Chi_Angel/My%20Pictures/ID_OutofOrder.jpg). I just had this idea with me being out of order 'cause I was starving... erhm :rolleyes:

[Henjin]

I can see you're using 3D Studio max ^^
By the stock HK background or something less obvious? Heh.

[Stormhammer]

time to add a B&W pic to the group. First on the list is one from the cyborg collective. Enjoy ladies and gents.

-Stormhammer-

[PiccoloNamek]

Edit: Crap! The server the hosts the files is down! Oh well. Magical Sakura, Energy Arc, and Face of Innocence should work at any rate. Which is good, because they're my three best photographs ever.

I hope by "art" you don't just mean drawings and paintings because I've got some photographs here that I think definitely qualify as art. At least, according to silentplummet's definition. I have imagination and I certainly have something to say, I think.

They're fairly large files, so I won't link to them directly.

Magical Sakura (http://gallery.photo.net/photo/3260733-lg.jpg)

Floating Along (http://www.gamingforce.com/xchange/data/userwork/id972/photos-photos/photos-photos_1088103921_Floating.jpg)

Dreamscene (http://images3.deviantart.com/i/2004/174/3/1/Dreamscene.jpg)

I won the "pets" section of the 2002 Olympus Fall photo contest with this one:

Face of Innocence (http://gallery.photo.net/photo/1047165-lg.jpg)

Steel in Juxtaposition (http://www.gamingforce.com/xchange/data/userwork/id972/photos-photos/photos-photos_1087593873_Poles.jpg)

Gone Fishing (http://www.gamingforce.com/xchange/data/userwork/id972/photos-photos/photos-photos_1112656408_Kidfishing.jpg)

Deep Blue Skynorama (http://www.gamingforce.com/xchange/data/userwork/id972/photos-photos/photos-photos_1087726913_Deep_Blue_Skynorama.jpg)

Sunflower Profile (http://www.gamingforce.com/xchange/data/userwork/id972/photos-photos/photos-photos_1087592723_Sunflowerprofile2.jpg)

Refuge (http://fs5.deviantart.com/i/2005/120/1/9/Refuge_by_piccolonamek.jpg)

Pretty Sakura (http://www.gamingforce.com/xchange/data/userwork/id972/photos-photos/photos-photos_1112134169_PrettySakura.jpg)



And what I personally think is my best photograph ever: (It was even in the top rated photos section on photo.net for a while! It's also a featured picture on Wikipedia.)

Energy Arc (http://gallery.photo.net/photo/1216885-lg.jpg)

You can view the rest of my portfolio here:
http://www.gamingforce.com/xchange/xbrowser.php?id=972

[Scapegoat Handy]

Alien:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/Nolens_Volens/alien01.jpg
Bruce Willis: (Dosen't look much like him though)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/Nolens_Volens/bw01.jpg

[PiccoloNamek]

Heh, the Bruce Willis drawing kind of kicks ass in its own special way.

[Nessa]

Here's something I coloured on a program called GIMP today. Not the greatest, but I'm still learning, so I'm pretty happy with it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v717/Xgirl1251/Mowgli.jpg

[Henjin]

Great stuff, all of you guys.

[Valerie]

Most of these are unfinished, cuz I'm bad at procrastinating like that XD But I got a graphics tablet so now I don't have an excuse :P

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/6682/vivi4kw.jpg

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/267/dude3qm.jpg

(The pencil one of this looks MUCH better, need to re-do it -_-)
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/5696/kenxmassmall1qh.jpg

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/4596/ranandkitty00019ja.jpg

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/2378/shuandeirichu02te.jpg

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/2875/shuxmassmall2vl.jpg

& I made this wallpaper in Photoshop:
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7995/valsfirstwallpaper5qv.th.png (http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=valsfirstwallpaper5qv.png)

[Stormhammer]

& I made this wallpaper in Photoshop:
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7995/valsfirstwallpaper5qv.th.png (http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=valsfirstwallpaper5qv.png)

Nice. Do you have any tutorials on how to make those? I'm very new to Photoshop right now.

-Stormhammer-

[dillon]

i'm just starting out in photography. if anybody's interested:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hedfuc

i'd rather not post my art stuff. XP

[Valerie]

This is a good forum, with lots of tutorials, downloads for brushes, help, etc. (I think its down right now though) -_-;

http://www.logix-tech.co.uk

& for a site dedicated to tutorials....
http://www.good-tutorials.com

[Arvynia]

Holy Crap.

The artwork I see here are soooo amazing! I've never been to a message board where there are so many good looking AND talented people! Wow.


I know you've heard this before and all, but Henjin, you got something going on there. You seriously should put up a site and then do commissions = you make your own price and work on your own time. People who commission you do it will have to accept your terms.

I see a lot of people here who have a knack for visualisation.

I used to draw and photoshop a lot, but I stopped. The last time I really got into photoshoping was a while back. Right now the only thing I photoshop is my croqui figures for classes in Fashion Design. But those are halfassed/heartedly done because I'm not into it.

I used to write an epic adventure story a while back but the site that hosted it kept falling and I didn't have any backups, so I lost motivation in continuing it. I doodled a lot in highschool.

But anyway, here's just one of my croqui. It was actually my frist time using Marker and watercolor. So it's very... um... amateur-ish.

[Fallen Angel]

I love the design ^^

I would like to see more of your work ~

[Scapegoat Handy]

Even though I'm not into fashion, I've always liked the way the designs are drawn, long and thin. Not real, but real enough.
I envy the people who can just sit down and draw something in the amount of time it takes someone to shit. And sometimes it seems like thats all I am doing.

I wouldn't consider myself an artist, because my eraser runs out before my pencil.

[Stormhammer]

Alien:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/Nolens_Volens/alien01.jpg
Bruce Willis: (Dosen't look much like him though)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/Nolens_Volens/bw01.jpg

Not bad. I think the Bruce pic came out well. I've always loved the Aliens, so that's immediate thumbs up material even if it looked like a dog in a turtle shell.



















................It's still a good pic though. :p

-Stormhammer-

[Katiekoneko]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/katiekoneko/paint2.jpg


this was the beginning of a painting I did last year
I had never done portraits in oil paint before..
This was stage one (theres no major detail in the face or hair or background its real plain so don't judge it please.)
If I get my camera working maybe I can get a pic of the finished peice

I was happy with it after I got it done because I made sure to paint the hair strand by strand and there were fine lines for the lips and around the mouth
I even painted tiny red lines in the eyes were they were "bloodshot" a bit..
If I were in class again this year I would have gotten another chance to improve *sigh*
Each time I paint I get better..
but I havent painted in months and months.

[Kackle]

I saw the previous pictures and was pretty impressed, so I decided to post some of mine.

Warm up:
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/6769/handsketchjm3ej.jpg

Train Graffiti I copied:
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2664/hrmm5dd.jpg

My attempt at Anime:
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/307/cassie29ed.jpg

[Kackle]

...continued...

Edward in Charcoal:
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9317/ed7dw.jpg

Emo Dedication to friend with photoshop #1:
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2783/jamesmccormick8lz.jpg

Emo Dedication to friend with photoshop #2:
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2199/jm6hd.jpg

Yea, they kind of suck hehe. I wish I could do better than what I do, but I need practice.

[Dead Sexy Vocab]

DAMN IT, Zaysho! I already made a Thread about Art in the Creativity Room! :p

Anyways, here are a few drawings of mine. I really need Photoshop/Painter for better effects. :rolleyes:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a390/angstful_1/AllAboutVocab.jpg
Me, yes.

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/2410/naruto3fk.png
Naruto + Ramen = Bliss

[Dead Sexy Vocab]

Moving on...

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/715/canchi5nm.png
Canti from FLCL, requested by h2orowe.

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/7830/meself4al.png
Self-portrait thingy, anime-wise.

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/3196/ninja1ck.png
'Nuff said. I was horny at that time while drawing this.

[Dead Sexy Vocab]

Aaaaaaand finally...

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a390/angstful_1/Tinkerbell.jpg
Tinkerbell, requested by Shylilsweety.

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/8936/stewie6ho.png
Stewie.

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9678/schoolbust4bt.png
Me and a bunch of people who I hang out with.

KiKi = Me (handsome mother fucker)
Foley = Tom Foley (funny man of the school, big lummox who doesn't look his age, and doesn't act his age)
El Salvador = Eric Salvador (know-it-all of pornography, porn stars, and sex positions)
Bernie Mac = Bernie Yao (Asian Sensasian of Satisfaction)
Cal = Calvin Kim (Asian All-Star, Hockey Player, Football player, just a player-hater)

[Zonehunter1]

Quick question: if there is an Creativity forum and an Artist thread there, why make this?

[Bowling Pin]

Quick question: if there is an Creativity forum and an Artist thread there, why make this?

Because...

WEEABOO

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/bpin/index-rec.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/bpin/elena_cc.gif
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/bpin/IMG_0880.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/bpin/fly_elfie2.gif

[Bowling Pin]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/bpin/gilga-terra.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/bpin/bb.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/bpin/zombieschoolgirl.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/bpin/bell.jpg

[Idlethought]

whenever i see a photographer's work i wanna go out and learn photography myself. just to think youre capturing a moment in time thats forever preserved and never recreated to the exact moment that you captured is just amazing

[The Laughing Man]

Here's a couple of my favorite works from my Babes & Blades line of drawings.

Babes & Blades 04: Kali The Goddess Of Death & The Morrigan (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/OmniX614/My%20Fanart/BabesnBlades04.jpg)

Babes & Blades 06: Heaven & Hell (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/OmniX614/My%20Fanart/BabesnBlades05.jpg)

Enjoy!

[Jiant Flying Panda]

Very..... Vey nice Laughing man.

[Henjin]

Yeesh, a lot of real talented people posted some real nice stuff since I last checked this thread. Awesome work, guys... Great stuff. :)

[Zaysho]

Damn Kackle, you've got some serious talent. I'm still trying to get over the cartoony look in my drawings.

I'd post my Photography stuff, but all of it's at school right now...

Quick question: if there is an Creativity forum and an Artist thread there, why make this?

This was the original thread when the new boards came up. The Creativity part of the board was made some time after, but this thread was lost in the pages of General Discussion. I suppose we could always have Vocab's and my threads merged and moved into one section.

[Dead Sexy Vocab]

Alrightey, then, let's merge!

By our power combined, we create...

VOSHO! JUMP ON IT!

[Zaysho]

Alrightey, then, let's merge!

By our power combined, we create...

VOSHO! JUMP ON IT!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v161/Zaysho/vegetto.gif

Couldn't resist. Couldn't find an animated GIF of the Goten & Trunks doing the fusion dance though...

[Arvynia]

Yeesh, a lot of real talented people posted some real nice stuff since I last checked this thread. Awesome work, guys... Great stuff. :)


I'm impressed yet again, like Henjin said earlier.


Kackle: Shut. Up. XD

[Stormhammer]

Here's another one for the collection. One of these days, I'll get around to drawing backgrounds. Not sure when that'll be though.

-Stormhammer-

[Stormhammer]

Here's a couple of my favorite works from my Babes & Blades line of drawings.

Babes & Blades 04: Kali The Goddess Of Death & The Morrigan (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/OmniX614/My%20Fanart/BabesnBlades04.jpg)

Babes & Blades 06: Heaven & Hell (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/OmniX614/My%20Fanart/BabesnBlades05.jpg)

Enjoy!

Super big thumbs up. If you happen to be the person at SRK.com who has the same avatar, then check out the art threads down that way. ;)

-Stormhammer-

[Stormhammer]

Here's one more for the group. A rather old one though, but it isn't often seen. I might redo the colors later, but for now, Enjoy.

-Stormhammer-