I need an artist!

Subject: Re: I need an artist! Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:32 am

Well Faceless, if you look at it, you don't need to START OFF as a good artist. If we look back on a lot of classic bands and artists, they started off less than average, the Beatles actually sucked when they started, but then they were forced to keep playing and became legend, and no one remembers their suck period.

Same with webcomics like Megatokyo, VG Cats, even Dominic Deegan, the characters at the start are far from professional looking, but look at how they evolved, great! So trust me, as long as your figures are distinguishable from one another, I think you'll evolve along with 'em. I say practice a bit in your free time, then start going into it.

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Subject: Re: I need an artist! Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:30 pm

I will consider your offer Magello, and as for what Pvt. Jenkins said, I have been drawing my whole life and it looks exactly the same as it did 10 years ago.
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Subject: Re: I need an artist! Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:31 pm

Again, you should check out that book I recommended. It helped me, at least.

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Subject: Re: I need an artist! Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:35 pm

I might try to draw again tonight, and see how things work. I should probably try to relax a bit when I draw, and not stress myself about it. Go with the flow.
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Subject: Re: I need an artist! Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:19 am

If your having trouble with human form and stature then look at you own body in a mirror in the pose you want and draw it slowly piece by piece.
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Subject: Re: I need an artist! Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:21 am

That.....may not be a good idea.
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Subject: Re: I need an artist! Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:22 am

....I'm afraid to ask.
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Subject: Re: I need an artist! Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:26 am

Hehehehe, no it's not that, it's just that I have found that does not work so well for me. I just have trouble drawing straight lines, and keeping everything even. And if I looked at myself in a mirror, I'd probably forget it as soon as I got back to drawing. I'm just like that.
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Subject: Re: I need an artist! Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:40 am

If you have problem with straight lines, then do short sketchy ones, your picture will look a bit fuzzy, but going over it in a pen will fix that right up. That's what I do.

As far as even, do you just head into the picture, or do you start by drawing like a model (Starting off all heads as circles, etc)?

Also, if you're going to give it another shot, I say take things one step at a time. For example, first draw heads, nothing but heads, make each one different, different eyes, different hair, different everything for each one, and repeat until you start to see some stuff you like. Then move onto something else.

Subject: Re: I need an artist! Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:21 pm

Hmmmmmmm, great advice Private!! I'll see to it that Colonel Cathcart rewards you a medal for your valiant......advice.
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Subject: Re: I need an artist! Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:14 am

Also, if you can get basic shapes down (like squares, rectangles, cylinders, cones, and circles) then to draw more complex shapes, like a head for instance, or a foot, will become easier as you practice more and more.

Let me tell you, that funny picture I did of my friend (at an attempt of realism) did not take me just one hour...it took me a couple days to complete, through studying picture references.

Which...actually, is another idea that you can use, that works well for me, anyway. Find a couple pictures of what you're trying to draw and copy it.
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