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  Topic: Foreshortening and General Crits
InitialT

Replies: 2
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PostForum: Work in Progress   Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2003 9:33 pm   Subject: Foreshortening and General Crits
Actually, I think her left arm is just fine, it's her right arm that's too big. Basically, it looks like the classic foreshortening mistake on the right arm, where instead of making it foreshortened, ...
  Topic: Sketching tips
InitialT

Replies: 29
Views: 9991

PostForum: Work in Progress   Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 9:12 am   Subject: Sketching tips
Drawing bigger is a key part of commercial artwork. You draw big to get the details in, then shrink it down to the size it will be displayed at.

Many of the illustrations you see in print media is ...
  Topic: Chic w/Gun (PLEASE HELP ME OUT)
InitialT

Replies: 3
Views: 1256

PostForum: Digital Art Discussion   Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 12:58 am   Subject: Chic w/Gun (PLEASE HELP ME OUT)
I think the best thing to do is to go back, start with a proper anatomical sketch, then work from there.
  Topic: survey: how do you hold your pencil?
InitialT

Replies: 34
Views: 14826

PostForum: Digital Art Discussion   Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2003 10:59 pm   Subject: survey: how do you hold your pencil?
I use a standard writing grip, then switch to other grips depending on what I need to do.

I'm still unlearning my heavy handed death grip, it's tough going since I'm normally so shaky I can't draw ...
  Topic: another Edward Lee/Ed Lee
InitialT

Replies: 15
Views: 4388

PostForum: Digital Art Discussion   Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2003 1:29 pm   Subject: another Edward Lee/Ed Lee
Don't bother beating him up. Save it for when you sue him for identity theft.

Seriously, it sounds like he only got past the application, and that the company is interested in seeing his work in p ...
  Topic: another Edward Lee/Ed Lee
InitialT

Replies: 15
Views: 4388

PostForum: Digital Art Discussion   Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2003 2:08 am   Subject: another Edward Lee/Ed Lee
Hmm... wait this isn't quite possible.

Even when I got my retail job (gotta pay for art school somehow) I still had a few reference calls and a small check on my background.

There is no way this ...
  Topic: Sketching tips
InitialT

Replies: 29
Views: 9991

PostForum: Work in Progress   Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2003 1:15 am   Subject: Sketching tips
Figure drawing (aka drawing from life) is better handled a little differently than the direct rendering of still life. In part because life tends to move, but also because your mind and preconception ...
  Topic: Sketching tips
InitialT

Replies: 29
Views: 9991

PostForum: Work in Progress   Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2003 3:36 pm   Subject: Sketching tips
There is no cookie cutter way of doing things. But there's a better way of doing things that won't cause as many problems down the line. That's what this whole topic is about. Basically, don't take ...
  Topic: Scanned Art Work!??
InitialT

Replies: 9
Views: 3255

PostForum: Digital Art Discussion   Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 11:01 pm   Subject: Scanned Art Work!??
So long as it's your work, there's really no right or wrong in how you handle it, so long as it works for you.

I'd be careful with trying to paint over it though, because the digital color version ...
  Topic: Sketchy sketch sketch...
InitialT

Replies: 2
Views: 1588

PostForum: Work in Progress   Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 8:39 pm   Subject: Sketchy sketch sketch...
I decided to master 2d composition before moving to 3d, all my work is going towards that right now.
  Topic: Sketchy sketch sketch...
InitialT

Replies: 2
Views: 1588

PostForum: Work in Progress   Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 7:07 pm   Subject: Sketchy sketch sketch...
Just a bunch of recent sketches from my site. Not all that great, but they're fun to do and it keeps me drawing.

http://www.arsintrepida.com/images/sketches/gapgirl01_s.jpghttp://www.arsintrepida. ...
  Topic: Sequentials portfolio
InitialT

Replies: 18
Views: 6092

PostForum: Gallery/Finished Work   Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 12:56 am   Subject: Sequentials portfolio
One thing I really noticed is that the characters don't look consistant from different angles.

One good example is how different the character looks in the second to last page, panel 2 and panel 5 ...
  Topic: The Vendetta (version II)
InitialT

Replies: 19
Views: 8920

PostForum: Gallery/Finished Work   Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2003 1:58 am   Subject: The Vendetta (version II)
The game's creator, Shane Hensley, is remarkably open about reading his e-mail. He even responded to me personally with his permission when I asked him about creating a computer game based on the Hel ...
  Topic: The Vendetta (version II)
InitialT

Replies: 19
Views: 8920

PostForum: Gallery/Finished Work   Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 2:12 am   Subject: The Vendetta (version II)
Pinnacle entertainment (www.peginc.com) is gearing up for a very big release in March, along with it comes several setting books and the like. I know that they're looking for good artists, especially ...
  Topic: another approach on fantasy art..
InitialT

Replies: 5
Views: 1986

PostForum: Gallery/Finished Work   Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2003 2:46 pm   Subject: another approach on fantasy art..
Looks a bit like Yoji Shinkawa's (spelling?) concept work for the Metal Gear series.

A very nice style that's quite fluid in gesture.
  Topic: a small tribute to dan simmons - hyperion, the shrike
InitialT

Replies: 12
Views: 5889

PostForum: Gallery/Finished Work   Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 2:57 pm   Subject: a small tribute to dan simmons - hyperion, the shrike
The Endymion series is still one of my favorite science fiction novels.
  Topic: hazy day
InitialT

Replies: 6
Views: 3003

PostForum: Gallery/Finished Work   Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 10:04 pm   Subject: hazy day
That's a very nice painting.

Now I'm definitely not saying you copied because it's pretty obvious you did this on your own, but I found a creature design for a miniature game, called VOID, with a r ...
  Topic: The King of Clubs
InitialT

Replies: 9
Views: 3465

PostForum: Gallery/Finished Work   Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2003 6:34 pm   Subject: The King of Clubs
Swords, Coins/Pentacles, Staves/Clubs/Wands, and Cups are classic suits from tarot cards. Tarot cards were once used as playing cards, but I don't know much history beyond that and I don't know how t ...
  Topic: Portrait of a "good lady"
InitialT

Replies: 10
Views: 3031

PostForum: Gallery/Finished Work   Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2003 5:03 pm   Subject: Portrait of a "good lady"
There are many serious anatomy flaws in that image.

First of all, the eye shape looks nothing like that in profile.

Secondly the ear placement is well off, if you want to correctly place the ear ...
  Topic: The King of Clubs
InitialT

Replies: 9
Views: 3465

PostForum: Gallery/Finished Work   Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2003 4:57 pm   Subject: The King of Clubs
Excellent work.

Pinnacle Entertainment Group has an fantasy pen and paper RPG coming out that uses standard playing cards for certain things. (www.peginc.com) Perhaps they'd be interested in the ...
  Topic: Mishmash of drawings over a year
InitialT

Replies: 0
Views: 892

PostForum: Work in Progress   Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2002 1:16 am   Subject: Mishmash of drawings over a year
It's on the front of my website:
http://www.arsintrepida.com/

This post is in the work in progress section because I'm the work in progress. These represent the absolute best (with some luck invo ...
  Topic: FEMININE PERSONAGE
InitialT

Replies: 5
Views: 2359

PostForum: Gallery/Finished Work   Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2002 12:33 am   Subject: FEMININE PERSONAGE
Take a look at your 3/4ths drawings and then at your profiles.

Your 3/4ths show a vertical curvature of the face that isn't represented well in the profiles. In the 3/4ths, the chin doesn't look p ...
  Topic: jungle from cockpit view
InitialT

Replies: 9
Views: 3999

PostForum: Gallery/Finished Work   Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2002 12:55 am   Subject: jungle from cockpit view
It seems like you purposely left the ground battle a bit hazy to emphasize it's motion and the fightercraft's speed. However, perhaps adding a bit more definition to the cockpit would help offset tha ...
  Topic: Mecha Girl
InitialT

Replies: 5
Views: 2277

PostForum: Gallery/Finished Work   Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2002 12:41 am   Subject: Mecha Girl
Another thing is that cylindrical object (some kind of grenade launch clip?) inside the box should be shown as a perfectly horizontal elipse.

You're ability to put down clear lines is quite good. ...
  Topic: abandoned angel
InitialT

Replies: 10
Views: 4055

PostForum: Work in Progress   Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2002 4:22 am   Subject: abandoned angel
I have no idea which way the perspective is going on that image.
  Topic: Parental Advisory
InitialT

Replies: 37
Views: 11675

PostForum: Work in Progress   Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2002 4:19 am   Subject: Parental Advisory
Frankly, if you want to stop the violence, start with the parents. I visit a local cybercafe/game lan where I see some mothers basically drop off their kids for the day using the place like a daycare ...
  Topic: Are the problems as visible as I think?
InitialT

Replies: 11
Views: 3327

PostForum: Work in Progress   Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2002 1:48 am   Subject: Are the problems as visible as I think?
Uh, where's his colarbone and rib structure? Because the neck vertibrae are still bright leading down into the chest in the image, something of the rib structure would show, otherwise the neck seems ...
  Topic: some crappy RPG pencil drawings.
InitialT

Replies: 23
Views: 7018

PostForum: Gallery/Finished Work   Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 9:52 pm   Subject: some crappy RPG pencil drawings.
I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, but after seeing the third picture I just have to comment... that thing must chafe like a mutha!

No comments otherwise, your linework is quite nice, hopefully you can pas ...
  Topic: Dual monitor set up.
InitialT

Replies: 8
Views: 2353

PostForum: Digital Art Discussion   Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2002 8:42 pm   Subject: Dual monitor set up.
ATI Radeons have better color and 2D image quality (but make sure you get the ones built by ATI). However, their 3D drivers need work.

For NVidia cards, try powercolor, I hear that they use very hig ...
  Topic: Everyone loves a snail
InitialT

Replies: 35
Views: 13045

PostForum: Gallery/Finished Work   Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2002 10:00 pm   Subject: Everyone loves a snail
I just remembered an old movie called "The Neverending Story" which involves a kind an oversized Racing Snail.
 
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