Dirtwolf

If we got to switch our powers, my grav/rad would finally not be so useless (with old Hami gone, she's poopin' around pointlessly).

I could also switch from ice/nrg to fire/nrg on my blaster...

OHHHhhhh. The possibilities! They are endless! *cream*

*screams and hides again*

O.O

... Theres a game where we 'feel' things? >.>

*squeals and hides*

O.O

Thats what all dudes say. You wouldn't dig 'em if you had 'em. Sorry to burst your bubble.

I don't think lesbians look in the mirror and drool over their own ooblies, for example.

I've done some awesome work with those packs that include like, 50 markers for 8 bucks. They don't last long, but they can be fun.

Actually, using blue pencils to sketch makes it easier to see the lines when you are inking it.

I have boobies. I don't have to look at any other boobies!

I wanted to be in the army when I was little...

I'm at work!

When I get home, I am finishing up your VG buddy Lunar Strike's commish

To be honest, MrsAlpha, your husband's sketch looks really rushed and the proportions are pretty off... When I get off, I'll link you to some really awesome tutorials

Stalin was a [Censored]. But there are political leaders from every party that have been turds. *cough*

I really agree with you, Misinformed, but I do think humans are selfish. Not to harm others, and subconsciously. Why? Because we're fine tuned for survival -- survival of the fittest.

I am a capitalist. I love money. I want money for everything. Even breathing!

He's Dutch, Warface!
And even I can admit that, by human instinct, communism wouldn't work. However, I still admire and respect it. Most of the original reds were highly intelligent.

I'm a registered communist.

Seriously.

You know who my idol is for vectors and you'll totally be able to tell?

http://jaspergoodall.com (NSFW)

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LJ:

Man, I wish someone had told me that instead of "No fantasy" when I did my portfolio -- They told us to keep it very realistic.


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While I was at college, we got a portfolio by the son of a very famous cover painter (name rhymes with doris), and you can tell his father had a massive influence with him, heck if he was my dad, I would have made him draw and paint till the cows came home...

My point is, the portfolio was ALL fantasy, but heavily laden as well with dead perfect anatomy, fauna and flora details, amazing color, and very good composition. The technique, the style, and the subject matter overruled the simple "fantasy" label... And he wasn't given any special consideration for being the son of someone that famous.

He got in on his talent, and most likely who he was as an individual.

Your work is pretty darn amazing Dirt (belated happy birthday btw), I tell ya if it was up to me... I'd open a school for Comic Art with the talent in this forum, and beat away the kids trying to get in...

I'd also have faculty only classes so I could have Graver teach me more watercolor, and Crimson, sorry bro, but you'd have to teach us all how to ink!

The point of getting into the school of your choice is to get that art education you've been dreaming about. While it's never too late to learn in life (I've self taught, and still am constantly self teaching myself digital art since 2000), if the school you want has the right class for you, jump on it!

I took a comic drawing elective class twice, because I was already tired of Advertising by Senior year of college. The guy teaching still teaches the class at my college, he's a wealth of knowledge, but not the end all of comic learning.

If I had the chance to do it all over, I'd have gotten my cutest cousin to marry Joe Kubert, no wait Jim Lee... oh heck she could cheat on one of them, who has to know?

LJ

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Thanks a bunch LJ, I really, really appreciate it!!

I ended up scholarshipping, but going into biotechnology instead... Don't ask

I know my anatomy is rough when I am drawing comic-style. Its really new to me, and if it wasn't for BattleWraith, I'd still be drawing crappy comic [censored]. Really, it was baaaaaaaad. If I draw my vectors, my anatomy is a lot better. I don't know what the big difference is, but in my brain, I can't seem to fathom theres not that much of a difference between reality and comic. Sigh!

If it were up to me, I'd have stevensanchez.deviantart.com show me how to draw exaggerated comic style art, I'd have bluefley.deviantart.com help me with my digital painting, and artgerm.deviantart help me with anatomy.

In any case, MrsAlphaOne, I think that there are a few things that will help you with anatomy.
1. I know you're on DA and I can attempt to link you to a few really helpful tutorials on there. Try doing everything the person in the tutorial does step by step. Then try without the tutorial.
2. Drawing books. Study them carefully. Don't copy them, but -- for lack of better word -- fondle and feel up the anatomy drawings with your eyes... (lol, I'm a perve).
3. Practice! Draw and doodle until your hand hurts.
4. Attempt to do realistic anatomy before you do cartoon. To draw a good comic or cartoon, you have to understand real anatomy and how it works first.
5. Don't be afraid to ask for help!
6. Study how some of your favorite artists draw things. If you see something you like, ask them how they do it.
7. Always be critical of yourself -- its an advantage as an artist. It will motivate you to continue doing better. And believe you me, there is *always* room for improvement!
8. Last of all, this may sound cheesy, but all those artist interviews I do in the Scoop? I always ask what their advice is. Its always different. Go back and read a few. Some of those answers are very inspirational.

LJ:

Man, I wish someone had told me that instead of "No fantasy" when I did my portfolio -- They told us to keep it very realistic.

In any case, pulling the 4/5 wasn't a bad thing. I can tell you right now, not sure if they've revoked this, but 4 years ago when I did my portfolio -- The panel we sent our work to said "You cannot mix sculpting and 2D style art" which really gimped me.

My portfolio had the following:
1. Self-portrait in water colour -- I made sure to take advantage of the "rule of 3rds" in this.
2. A silhouette picture of my hands on a coloured background (the bands had intricate paisley like designs on them) and it was mostly to show my knowledge of colour schemes as recommended by the professor
3. A black and white pencil drawing of 3 eggs in a corner
4. An acrylic painting of women's upper halves seperated from their lower halves by a line (hard to explain) to show anatomical knowledge
5. Photography of someone getting their lip pierced (B&W, I won an award at my high school for it)
6. A photocollage of a woman drinking coffee
7. A portrait of a friend - oil painting
8. A black and white india inking of lips -- done in all horizontal lines
9. A watercolour of an elderly couple kissing
10. A black and white soft pastel landscape of SLC
11. A prismacolour marker (oh god, I love them) of a woman in a cafe -- it was retro looking. My mom has it framed somewhere in our storage closet.
12. An exaggerated picture of two koi fish done in india ink

I'm not saying do what I did, but thats an example of what my portfolio looked like. It scored me a fatty scholarship too.

MrsAlphaOne, a while ago Scarfgirl posted a sketch she did for critiquing. I recommend maybe doing that. It was great to have an entire group of people getting their input in. I really, really liked that idea!

Edit : Also, as far as not mixing 3D and 2D, you may want to check with an admissions committee at a school you are looking into. If you look online, you can find some more advice, examples.

I like him.

ALSO!

Take time on your pieces! The panel can ALWAYS tell if you spent 5 minutes or 5 hours on a piece. I was told to spend at least 6 hours on any given piece in my portfolio.

When I was taking art classes, my portfolio got a 4/5. That is happy time! Anyway.

1. Do NOT do fantasy. Most portfolio judging boards DO NOT want to see unicorns and fairies (no offense Captain). Try to draw realistic figures. Try to avoid drawing cartoons (No offense Korith). Cartoons take the least amount of 'skill' to draw, or so I was taught.

2. When someone critiques you, don't expect sunshine and sparkleberries. Don't take it personally though. It can be harsh.

3. Listen to Crimson Jimson. Every piece of advice he gave is awesome.

I'm on Protector! Axe, you should join the global channel Jello Shooters -- you'd be surprised!

I uploaded a black and white img of True Romance onto my deviantart, link in sig.

I think we still need event reporters.

... We'd love some event reporters >.>

I love it!