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Topic: Elven Girl |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 4
Views: 2160
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:06 pm Subject: Elven Girl |
Clicked into this one, saw the top part of the image and was like wow, this looks like it'll be good, start scrolling down, looking good looking good GACK! SHE BROKE HER ARM!!! Oh wait, that is just ... |
Topic: a nice little concept. |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 11
Views: 4305
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2004 2:50 pm Subject: a nice little concept. |
Compositionally I think if you cropped half of the sky out of there it would work a whole lot better. Perspective has already been mentioned pretty well so no comment there. I love the way you rende ... |
Topic: its all pixels in the end |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 7
Views: 3348
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 8:35 am Subject: its all pixels in the end |
I've seen several book covers that were just collages (and even a lens flare, GAH!) of several models and backgrounds with a drawing here or there. And I have to say that yours there trounces what I ... |
Topic: cat�s newbie trash dump |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 5
Views: 2314
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 7:36 pm Subject: cat�s newbie trash dump |
My recommendation is to find something with some good lighting. Hey, if you can take your own photos, then get a friend to pose for you, light him/her well, snap off a few good shots, and then draw f ... |
Topic: Concept : Paladin |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 7
Views: 2710
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:34 am Subject: Concept : Paladin |
Personally I'd prefer to see it without the colour. The colour is interfering with my reading the lines. Like, the shield looks potentially really interesting, but the lines are difficult to pick ou ... |
Topic: CCG paintings, Lich and Necrologe. |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 7
Views: 2814
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 5:06 am Subject: CCG paintings, Lich and Necrologe. |
Well I'd have to say I like the second one best, the colours look pretty good. The dramatic foreshortening on the lich looks good, except it also looks like the lich has a really short arm! Sorry, r ... |
Topic: Untitled... |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 14
Views: 4785
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 9:23 pm Subject: Untitled... |
No idea what he is meaning by that. I personally like this one. The stained glass feel is pretty fun. I'm not so sure about the flat grey-brown border running around the whole thing. It feels kind ... |
Topic: Girls on a wire |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 2
Views: 1927
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 3:57 pm Subject: Girls on a wire |
15x20 oil painting that I finished off today. Pretty satisfied with the girl in the foreground but the other girl leaves a bit to be desired. And I have gotten completely sick of staring at that sky ... |
Topic: my last work, help for comments |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 4
Views: 3029
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 2:30 pm Subject: my last work, help for comments |
It is a cool looking composition, but it is missing contrast. If you squint at it all you see is just a little blob of light there in the upper right. Higher contrast at least on the key elements if ... |
Topic: outlines |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 3
Views: 1275
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 9:19 am Subject: outlines |
This is just how I work, and keep in mind I paint traditionally. I draw up a sketch, with as much refinement as I care to do, then I resketch it to size on my panel. Then I'll just start tossing the ... |
Topic: Arbat Street, Russia |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 4
Views: 1976
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 8:12 am Subject: Arbat Street, Russia |
Looks fairly neat! Myself I would have prefered a bit more of the blue-green in the people themselves, but that is just me. I'm told I have too much blue in my palette anyhow! |
Topic: abe sapien painting |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 24
Views: 9796
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 1:58 pm Subject: abe sapien painting |
You know for some reason I think I prefer the pencil. Let me see if I can figure out why. Aha, I think I know! It is the movement and swirls in the background of the pencil. They are lost or dead ... |
Topic: Serpentine |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 1
Views: 1318
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 4:02 pm Subject: Serpentine |
Painted in oils, and probably the one and only time I'll really experiment with texture. It was kind of fun putting it down, but it just felt too pointless in the end. I'm still fairly satisfied wit ... |
Topic: [oil painting] Lady with a few friendly skulls |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 1
Views: 1691
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 4:32 pm Subject: [oil painting] Lady with a few friendly skulls |
This is a painting that I just finished today, please feel free to give me whatever critiques you may! Oh and yes the staples are still in it, as I didn't have the tools available to take it off the ... |
Topic: How do you know when to switch colours in a painting? |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 22
Views: 11812
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 3:19 am Subject: How do you know when to switch colours in a painting? |
Well I'll be replying from a oil painting background since I haven't touched my wacom for a good while. For me, varying colours is just a way of breaking up the monotony of monochrome. Ick, that is ... |
Topic: Importance of Howard Pyle and the Loomis connection. |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 144
Views: 67668
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 8:35 pm Subject: Importance of Howard Pyle and the Loomis connection. |
Well Solid Nate, in this case I would have to disagree with you, as Wayne Johnson seems to be specifically focusing on illustration. So the use of value to define form, of colour to express mood, and ... |
Topic: First watercolor in quite a while. |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 2
Views: 1454
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 8:19 pm Subject: First watercolor in quite a while. |
Impressive handling of the paints! I like it. Though I must admit it feels more like a marker rendering to me than a watercolour, but I am guessing that is due to your palette. |
Topic: Sijun Samurai - Eastern Thread |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 25
Views: 8631
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 10:38 pm Subject: Sijun Samurai - Eastern Thread |
Hmm, well I think this oil painting of mine would probably qualify. Did it for a class assignment. Sigh, I really need to work on character designs. And remind me to go in and fix that ear, it is j ... |
Topic: .: voices in the air :. |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 5
Views: 2115
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 10:16 pm Subject: .: voices in the air :. |
Just a swift comment here, what screamed out at me the most when first looking at the image: texture. The fur looks really nice, the texture is quite well done, except there is one problem. Everyth ... |
Topic: boring knight in the forest ! [updated] |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 9
Views: 3271
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Sun May 11, 2003 2:23 pm Subject: boring knight in the forest ! [updated] |
Nice looking backgrounding, I really like the style of it. Perhaps it is just me, but your horse seems to have an awfully small head on it with very little neck. I really like that tree texture, eve ... |
Topic: Dark Rain |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 7
Views: 3440
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Sun May 11, 2003 10:15 am Subject: Dark Rain |
Well just a swift comment here, I like it. Something you might want to pay attention to here is the relation of the eyes, mouth, and nose. Those eyes are really far apart for the angle you have the ... |
Topic: Non-digital art thread |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 113
Views: 41457
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 5:20 pm Subject: Non-digital art thread |
Wow, some really cool stuff in here! Ok, here are two more of mine, the photograph did some bad things to the second one, and I actually haven't finished it (and probably won't) anyhow:
http://www ... |
Topic: First School Application on it�s way (+ Nudity +) |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 15
Views: 5840
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 8:08 am Subject: First School Application on it�s way (+ Nudity +) |
I have no idea how competitive the school is or anything so I really have no clue what your chances are so I'll just do a swift critique I guess! Your forms are pretty much flat. It looks like you w ... |
Topic: Non-digital art thread |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 113
Views: 41457
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2003 9:41 am Subject: Non-digital art thread |
Wheeee traditional stuff! Well then, I'll show one of the ones that I did for a class assignment. 18x24, oils, and many apologies for the really bad photograph, it is much brighter and more colourfu ... |
Topic: where have our teachers gone? |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 20
Views: 3533
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2002 6:57 am Subject: where have our teachers gone? |
Actually, drawnblud, what they are missing are all the cube drawing classes! |
Topic: This was supposed to be Angelina... |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 1
Views: 690
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2002 6:39 am Subject: This was supposed to be Angelina... |
Well the problem that does leap out at you first of all is her nose. It is canting at quite a different angle to all the rest of the face. Her eyes do seem to be look in different directions as well ... |
Topic: angel- need help with wings |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 3
Views: 1350
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Forum: Work in Progress Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2002 5:25 pm Subject: angel- need help with wings |
Well, just think of it this way: wings arc. Even when at full spread they're still arcing a bit. There really is no way for them to go straight out as a board from her back and still be winglike, u ... |
Topic: Nice music for working |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 14
Views: 4210
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2002 5:15 pm Subject: Nice music for working |
I'm with Lotekk on this one, Tristania is one really cool band! Nightwish, Sins of thy Beloved, and Within Temptation are all really cool as well. Though for some odd reason I really prefer to liste ... |
Topic: forest dome |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 1
Views: 788
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2002 4:23 pm Subject: forest dome |
I like it. The brushwork is very expressionistic, being a style I kind of lean towards. I think your lighting is rather confused here though. You've got the light hitting the top and back mostly of ... |
Topic: Tech Faerie, help |
Gothic Gerbil
Replies: 20
Views: 3723
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Forum: Work in Progress Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2002 7:12 am Subject: Tech Faerie, help |
Well she really needs an eye socket there. Take a look in the mirror, it doesn't just drop a straight line down. You've also chopped a portion of her cheek bone off and her eye looks to be pointing ... |
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