Crimson_Jimson

Aw Crap.

This is about as far as I"ll be able to take this one (slim chance for a full ink unfotunately at the mo') , got a wedding to attend to (NOT MINE!!) and still have to fully unpack.

Womanticore WIP2

-Cj

Spider Ham.

'Nuff said.

Just a sketch. Hopefully I'll be able to ink it up before Sat.

Womanticore WIP

-Cj

I must join the ORDER!!!

Thanks Star!!!

So instead of swingin by here as often as I should, I've been roving "teh Inter webz" to feed my brain arts and inspirado.

Here's some links to things I've been oogling while I've been away.

http://www.lackadaisycats.com/ by Tracy Butler. Just awesome, and usually I'm really turned off by the whole cat people thing, but this along side Squirrel's "Why I like Cat Girls" rant may turn me over... may.

http://www.theonion.com Ahhh, The Onion. Can a person love a satirical newspaper too much?... Not in my book.(Unpublished cause I'm all hipster indie-core like that!)

http://www.nopinkponies.com/ If I had a webcomic it'd be updated as sporadically as NPP but with soooo much less style, heart and character.

http://www.juxtapoz.com/ Because I have a subscription now, I must pimp this Magazine of Magazines. Most folks don't know when they've made it, but if I ever get the front cover of Juxtapoz, I'm pretty sure that's when I'll realize I've made it.

http://www.savagechickens.com/blog/index.html Daily comics, Talking chickens, on nothing but post it notes. Need I say more?

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/arti...eropunctuation As with the rest of you, I would classify myself as a "gamer" and as a gamer I love reading and watching reviews of my favourite games. But sometimes I don't want a hypeman feeding me usesless bull to get me to buy the game, and at those times I'm glad there's ZP.

http://gizmodo.com/ On top of being a gamer, I also love gadgets and cool new electronic doodads. GM helps me stay in top Geek form.

http://www.lasagnacat.com/ As a kid I use to read Garfield everyday. It was a religious thing for me... and then I came to the realization that Garfield reeeeaallly sux. I mean it's really, really bad. I love LC for making me love Garfield again.

.... And that's about it for now.

-Cj

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So..'bout 5 days left


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... *blinks, glances at untouched sketch* ... Oh yeah.

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That may weaken the wall structure, though, making it easier for the Moose to break through.

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What's plural for Moose? ...Meese?

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Honestly, anyone who is coping out because they've never watched the show is being a little weak about this.



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Copping out? Not a Chance.

*Sighs*

You suck Juggs.

I'm in... and back too... Crapballs I'm weak.

WIP #3 Final Inks, and color tests.

Scabbard still WIP.

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Hehehehehe <^-^> Those are great!

Also, I'm a band!? <o_O>

*gives BAS a bass and Akio a microphone*

>.> *proceeds to shred out heavy metal style* <,<;;


... WHAT?! >.>;

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Oh that is sooo gonna get Chibi'd!!!

WIP# 2 Pre inks and basic CG Color pass.

Saw this on DA and instantly thought of the Emote Trio. (MistformSquirrel, BAS, and Akio-Kun)

Emotes brought to life!!

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No the sketchbooks you could have brought to the interview...

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Where were you 7 years ago!!

I did coast through the interviews on my Natural Charisma though. Glad I put them points into that instead of Wisdom.

+2 Stat Buff FTW!!!

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I had this commission in the pipeline and Javier Kisic was kind enough to change it up at the last minute when I had this other idea pop in my head. This is an awesome, sexy picture of my newest heroine whose name just became available after the name purge.

Here is how she appears in game: Soviette References

and here is the amazing piece of art. WARNING: slightly NSFW

Sexy Soviette

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And people wonder why I love communism.

AHHHHHHH MOTHERLAND! <,<

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then why don't you move there if it's so great? Although I expect no less from someone who uses a stupid squirrel-person avatar like a 2 year-old. God I can't stand misfit kids with attention crying issues.

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Whatta DoucheNozzle.

Did the sneaker look like it folded in on itself? I love those!!!

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Overgrowing? xD

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Your gettin too big for your britches!! I'll have to... um, I guess buy you some bigger ones.

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O_o;

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Not that I'm starin at your junk... *adjusts eyes up*

Hrmm... I'll have to look into that Noir book Lj.

I'm with Dirt in regards to the "No Fantasy" in your portfolio. I just didn't know.

Darn you Hindsight!!! Why must you be so clear!!!!!

I never got a full scholarship and unfortunately my life was such a mess(Which hasn't changed much) that when I could enroll into an institution I was just never ready financially and/or personally.

Here's what my Portfolio contained tho back then,

8-12 Full scale Human Anatomy Studies. Charcoal and Graphite.
4 Landscapes. 3 Urban scenes, 1 Nature.
3 Photo realist portraits. 1 Tom Waits, 1 Bukowski, 1 Toshiro Mifune.
2 Impressionistic Paintings. 1 Louis Armstrong(Oil), 1 Landscape(Acrylic... which really sucked now that I look back).
4-5 Self Portraits. 1 full, 3-4 headshots.

Now, If I had known I could include my sketchbooks, i would have.

-Cj

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Overgrowing? xD

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Your gettin too big for your britches!! I'll have to... um, I guess buy you some bigger ones.

Darn your evergrowing skillz DF!!!

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I tried guidelines once and I totally got lost. I'm more of a freehand kinda gal.

My husband and I watched this show when we were kids *Yes we've known each other *that* long lol* that taught kids how to draw, perspectives, 3d imagery and the like. And for the life of me I totally forgot what it was called..It was on PBS I think..the guy was some sort of space dude...Anyway how that's relevant to this discussion, that's how I started learning to draw...and it was all freehand..

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The Imagination Station with Captain/Commander Mark Kistler.

I loved that show too!! Which is weird cause he's who I started learning "guidelines"(I call them Skeletons cause I'm spooky like that) from.

Hrmm... excercises... Well, at first you may want to start with Contour Line Drawing. It's slower, and more involved than gesture drawing but I find that it trains your hands to act more precisely when you Gesture draw.

The best thing about CLD is the fact that you can do it anywhere. Just sit down, get comfy, look at an object/scene and beginand regardless of your spot whether it changes or not your drawing will always come out unique. No 2 sessions from the same spot should be the same. I cheat when I CLD, I'll glance down every once in a while, but for the most part it's done without too much conscience effort. I also use larger sized paper, and do multiple passes on the same page, each with a different color marker.

Now, when you get that down and want to do gesture studies. Go to a park. People move there all the time, Joggers, Cyclists and kids. A note about drawing children, get there parents permission first, or sit in an obviously visible area, that way if the parent does object to you drawing his/her child they can find you and tell right then, instead of finding you hidden behind a shrub which will more than likely lead to a 911 call.

If your at home, it's rainy, or your just too lazy to get up. Pop in your favourite Action DVD/Comedy DVD and start Gesturing that way.

Well, thems me 2 bits.

-Cj

Dammit Lj!!

You keep getting Cooler and Cooler!!!

My angsty kid routine only get's me so far up the cool meter. At this rate I might not catch up... might.

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When you guys do your pencil you have lines that are all scribbly and you darken in your lines that you settle on for the shape. You can see the scribbly ones for much of the process though.

I am guessing the scribbly lines are part of some shaping technique? Any insight for us untrained types?

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It is known as " Gesture Drawing " and is helpful to all artists regardless of skill level.

You may also benefit from looking at Mcduffies as well. NSFW tho cause it has boobs, but it is a good beginning tutorial on human anatomy.

The real "pros" manipulate it in conjunction with gesture drawing to achieve all those dynamic and fluid poses.

-Cj