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reenaleena
(Jan 20, 2004)
well, first drawing using a tablet or 2draw...not sure if i like it? |
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dixielandcutie
(Jan 22, 2004)
okay, here's some inanimate objects, as directed...tried to do the shading...hmmm....may need more work. also, diregard the very funky perspective. i tried to fiddle with that too, but the window and dresser are one way while the wall and the floor another...eh, i guess ill work on perspective after i get a better grip on shading. hehe. OOOk.
staci (Jan 22, 2004)
another good way to learn is to look at other peoples drawings. dont copy them..but take notes i guess. and as far as inanimate objects..you need to start smaller. try like..just books, or something in your room..just one or two things..with a surface..a light source(dont DRAW the light source, just note where its coming from)..skip the wall the floor the dresser the window..all that and concentrate on the object. hope that helps.
dixielandcutie (Jan 22, 2004)
right...*thinking baby steps*...yeah, ive been all over the other boards...wow. some really amazing stuff. thanks so much for the tips. will do. :)
DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jan 22, 2004)
Dixie, this is so much improvement from the first one already! Icats is right, and as i suggested also - books, fruit, simple objects and concentrate on the object. (She's right about the light source - u dont have to depict that in the picture for this to work) You do need to study the things under a good source of light coming from a definite direction. You can apply this lesson to objects everywhere you go, during a the course of a normal day. Study objects, note the different colors (there are dozens of different colors and values of colors in something that on first glance may appear to be gray, such as a street, or the sky, for example) and make a mental note of how the light plays on things, casting shadows and creating highlights. (I guess go to your msg. board and I'll put some stuff on perspective.. this is getting too long! :)
marcello (Jan 22, 2004)
um, here's a tip. It's a lot easier to read long text like that if you put some line breaks in. If you click the little +/- buttons on the bottom right of the comment box, you can actually expand it to see more of your typing. It helps a lot. :-) |
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ky (Jan 21, 2004)
Just how many of you new people came here from Elftown?
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dixielandcutie
(Jan 21, 2004)
*stamps foot* ok. im trying to fix this ongoing shading problem i seem to have. but dangit *stamps foot again* its not working. this is what i have so far...can anyone point out something i am doing wrong...right? *help*
DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jan 21, 2004)
HAHA. No foot stomping. I just put comments on your other pics, go read those and then come back to this one. Now, you have already made some progress. You have a light source (an obvious one) and you made some highlights hitting her hair. Youve got the idea. Except since it's coming from behind her we cant do much with that. If we pretend its coming more from the left, you can add some highlights to the left side of the picture (her right side) try highlighting that side of her face, arm and her dress, graduating the color value to lighter the closer it is to the light source. Just keep working at it! : )
staci (Jan 22, 2004)
i agree with archer..good idea..light source..improvement...etc. pehaps you should start off with some inanimate objects. or just faces...and make your canvas bigger so you arent trying to squeeeeeeze all this detail in.
Childlike_Vampire (Jan 22, 2004)
This seems really obvious, but the most "smack your forehead duh" kind of good advice that helped me with shading was to "make your darks darker and your lights lighter". The higher the contrast between the light and the dark, the more 3d a picture looks. ^^
DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jan 22, 2004)
Yes, Dixie! Both of the above great advice! Read and heed... :) |
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thug
(Jan 22, 2004)
purple-my favorite color |
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dixielandcutie
(Jan 20, 2004)
not done yet. need a break.
staci (Jan 21, 2004)
ok i have a suggestion. you spent 33 minutes on this..now..you could take maybe another 33 minutes and add some shading and depth by looking at real subject..studying folds in fabric..see how light reflects color and makes shadows and highlights. play with the tools..as you have seen almost anything is possible to reproduce with these applets. i personally think you could do better if you took a bit more time.
dixielandcutie (Jan 21, 2004)
hey icats. thanks for the suggestion. i agree, it could be a lot better. my main problem is i dont know how...time isnt an issue, ill work on it as long as i need to. i will take your advice tho...thanks. (and i keep getting comments about shading...*clueless*...what is that?)um, ok...i tried to do what you said, but i dont think im doing it right. no it just looks like theres stain everywhere....*help?*
DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jan 21, 2004)
Bless your heart, Dixie! :) Wish you lived next door to me and we'd get a paint brush and get messy lol. Okay, first of all, the image you drew is adorable, and the idea very creative. As for shading, there will be more than one color in a shadow of something (such as the folds of the fabric) would go from dark blue in the deepest fold, graduating blue tones upward until the lightest blue is on the outermost part of the fabric. Do that and blend. Work on thinking about which direction your light source is coming from, and keep it consistent in your pic. Everything casts a shadow somewhere if there is light. That'll give you a couple of things to think about. Hope it helps. Dont give up!!! |
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dixielandcutie
(Jan 21, 2004)
doncha miss those days? hehe. okay...go ahead...tear it apart...id love any suggestions
ambiguous.alkadette.amnesiac. (Jan 21, 2004)
shading!
dixielandcutie (Jan 21, 2004)
haha. scarey? oh my. any suggestions on how to shade? i dont really know how...HAHA. okay, if she wasnt scary before...she is now. i tried some shading, and now she just looks bruised, lol. umm...guess its >>back to the drawing board<< *hehe* im gonna practice some light/dark stuff *sigh*
DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jan 21, 2004)
Okay, Dix, it's not _that_ scary. :) lol. It's really great for a beginning. With every piece you do, you'll learn and evolve. On this one, I think your choice of colors is really good, even in the skin tones. For the shading on a face, try to remember to highlight the plains and darken the receding places for shadows. Blend it with the rest of the face. And for shading in your backgrounds and with objects, to get perspective remember that colors are less vibrant the farther away they are, and things are less defined in general. Now practice some more! And if u have a tablet, USE IT! You've got talent! Love ya Dixie. :) |
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cmb
(Jan 21, 2004)
the trouble is knowing when to stop!
staci (Jan 21, 2004)
its great to see you in color. this reminds me of jane..someone needs to get her over here
DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jan 21, 2004)
Seriously looks like a migraine i had once. (lol) Very pretty piece.
thug (Jan 21, 2004)
I agree, It's great to see your art in color! ( thug=fin)
DMV (Jan 21, 2004)
so this is where everybody went to ...hey I'm still on the beginners board!CMB You Draw fantastic...( no pun intended) |
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thug
(Jan 20, 2004)
new aplet
thug (Jan 21, 2004)
funny you should say that, the photo I looked at was from a ruin of an insane asylum! I wish my version looked like the photo...kind of lonely and disturbing. I'll keep practicing, I'm only a doodler and have never painted.
staci (Jan 21, 2004)
yeah i think its disturbing but a tad too clean. thats why a urine or blood stain might add to the eerie-ness. but i like it just like it is as well
ToraNeko (Jan 21, 2004)
>.< Eww, Okay, nasty images to that comment Icats, but yes, I agree. Darken the sheets, rust on the frame, and the frame is too shiny to be glum. It looks goldeny, now we are thinking of happy ponies! Not nasty stuff on the floor....
DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jan 21, 2004)
OMG! Never mind me napping there then! lol Please dont stain the sheeeeeeets!!!! ;) |
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thug
(Jan 19, 2004)
fun subject
staci (Jan 20, 2004)
well done! do you prefer this applet ?
thug (Jan 20, 2004)
I found that on the advanced setting I can do more editing and complete a piece. The only thing bad about it is that I can only submit the piece as advanced or intermediate, and I am very much a beginner. I also think that the animation feature is very cool. I like the first aplet better than this one because you can zoom in for details but for some reason I have always been unable to finish a piece on it. I guess I'm not efficient enough to use it yet.
DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jan 20, 2004)
I understand the prob w/ the applets - although I disagree that you are "beginner" level. This is very good work. |
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heh heh.
Whey!
We HAVE to do a collab!
But....if you want critisism...The hands are a bit less detailed...they look like spanners.
Are you liking Lascaux?