Scooter Art

Bah the emoticons seemed to have been broken

The thread jack comment was supposed to have the following emoticons.

implying the just kidding.

More than likely it was operator error.

I figured that's what you were trying Scooter, you're not the pushy type in here.

And I thought is was call a *clears throat* Camel Toe

An all time classic! Thank you for re-surfacing that in my brain!

Although the Pubis is a little higher than that.

okay I admit it I giggled like a twelve-year-old when I watched it.

The things you pick up when you go to school to learn to work on motorcycles. Yes, I'm a chick, and I learned to work on...

...dare I say it...

...'crotch rockets'.

New art

Vexxxa Pretty in Pink or The Seduction click to see full size on my dA page.

Is Vexxxa a hero or villain?

WOW!!! She looks beautiful!! Thank you, Scootz!!!

New art.


Digital Sketch of Memphis Bill click for full size



*No screenshots or pixels were harmed during the making of this sketch.

So picture this a; Miss Impossible has been fighting a Freakshow all afternoon in an alley and one of the Tank Swipers, trying to get away, grabs the nearest thing he can, in this case and old barrel and throws it across the street and into the playground of a daycare where a little girl happens to be playing.



The Important Things.



Miss Impossible belongs to Maynia from the CoH forums

The Freakshow Tank Swiper belonngs to NCsoft and Paragon studios

Little Susie is mine.

Guess what Miss Impossible did with that barrel?

Guess what colors Little Susie wore the next day.

Maynia PM me with your email if you want the full size.

That is an interesting piece o' artz, Scootz! I likes eet!

It was a bit ambititous of me.

Full back ground. allthough done poorly.

I rushed every thing but Miss Impossible.

Definitely seeing improvement in your art...

My main issue with this piece is that you shouldn't need to explain what someone is looking at, they should be able to see the story for themselves.

If one pauses to look at this whole piece I do think they can tell what the story is but at first glance it seems as if Miss Impossible is bringing the barrel down upon the little kid. I think the best way to tell this story in picture would be to have Miss Impossible in more of a blocking or deflecting pose in regards to the barrel rather than catching... Because this catching pose almost looks like a holding/bringing down on top the kids head pose...

As for the background, it may have been hurried but I think it works fine with this piece. Definitely better than none at all. I also like how it's almost out of focus but I think the Freakshow should have been more clear so he stood out, which while maybe not technically correct (he's in background so if it's blurry/out of focus so should he be) but it would help tell the story better since he'd be noticeable a lot quicker.

The reason for the little story was because the picture in my head her catching the barrel at the last second.

Upon finishing it did look like she was the one smashing the little kid with it.

Technically the Freak is out of focus and less out of focus then the buildings.

I originally had him with full detail but looks out of place.

Not bad Scooter.

Overall:
For me what I liked is the color and some of the little details you put in.
The mesh on the fence and the depth of field blur (may need some tweaking so it's more gradual) are nice touches.
I also like that I can clearly recognize the costume pieces like the belt, the boots and the chest emblem from the CC.

The Pose:
Here is where it breaks down somewhat in my opinion. It does not look to me like Ms. Impossible is going to
strike the child with the barrel because it is behind her head and she doesn't have a good hold of it...
however what I do see when I stand back and look at the piece is Professional Female Body Building Tournament.

Her pose is a half split, double bicep front, with leg extended
which is a classic pose used during competitions... it's essentially this.



Everything right down to the finger splaying


reads as "posedown in progress" rather
than "defend child from a hurled object."

While female bodybuilding can be a good source for reference pics of strong women
you shouldn't copy the poses exactly or it will show. Don't shy away from changing
stuff up a bit to make it better fit the look you are trying to achieve.

I would think unless Ms. Impossible was supremely confident she could
deflect the barrel without even seeing it coming that she would be facing
the threat she is intending to stop instead of facing the child.

That would put her back to us and would read as more protective since she
would also appear to be "defending the viewer" from the incoming object as well.
Also you could get some really nice dramatic effect by casting the shadow
of the incoming barrel across the little girl to show it would indeed
strike her were it not for the save from Ms. Impossible.

All around a good effort, keep at it Scooter.

P.S. I agree with Caemgen on the story bit. You will know you're onto something
good when your images "read" correctly to people with little or no input from you.

One --> Artz Giveaway <-- To Rule Them ALL!

I will settle this. ORANGE FTW! - Ex Libris

Okay out of courtesy I didn't cut snippets of your post out to highlight what I was commeting on but I guess I'm going to have to.

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she doesn't have a good hold of it..

How can she have even a bad hold of it when she's not touching it? I wasn't even making a comment about whether or not she was gonna hit the girl.

You aren't the only one who can have OCR.

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That is a competitive flexing pose whether you intend it to be or not.

Really so there's no way possible that it could be something else.

Then I wonder what the girl in the bottom of this pic looked like just moments after the photo was taken.

or this guy

Now imagine the ball is more to his right and he has to shift his weight that direction to catch the ball. They aren't the same exact pose but close enough to shoot holes in your theory.

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Look at it for a minute. The lead leg is bent at a severe angle with the knee over extended way beyond the foot that is supporting it (up on the toes no less) and the trailing leg is elongated with the knee completely locked so it cannot move.

I never said that MI didn't fall over after the catch...the point was she made the catch, protecting the little girl.

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This is definitely NOT a "turned on the juice" pose indicating speed. That is a competitive flexing pose whether you intend it to be or not.

In your opinion, I'm not saying it doesn't look like that, it clearly does. I'm just saying there are other possiblities.

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You have to very slowly lower yourself into this position

No you don't have lower yourself slowly if it's not your intention to stay upright. Trust me as I said I spent time in my back yard attempting to mimic this on my own, I fell over every time.

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While this position does give good lateral (side to side) stability any little bump from the front or behind (much less a barrel) and you will fall... try it out if you are unsure.

See above comments about falling over.

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Look, in my opinion,

Smartest thing you said in your critique.

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you have been given some excellent advice and good critiques by some very talented people both on here and DA, you should go back and read them all 5x

I have, I even have them committed to memory

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(even if it is unpleasant to you)

I appreciate technical critiques and they are not meant personally

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and really absorb what they are saying... then study your pieces and ask "are they right?"

I do on a regular basis.

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By not taking the time to correctly read and understand their words I think honestly you are the one making the mistake my friend.

Honestly, now that you pointed it out I can't not see the body building pose.

Just as I expect and want to get critiques on anything I do, as a critiquer(?) you should expect your critiques to be critiqued.

I appreciate the constructive criticism from a technical stand point. Maybe it would have been received better if you had said:

"It looks likes she's doing a body building pose." (image of bodybuilder)

"If you don't want it to look like that maybe change the angles of her legs like this."

(image with red lines over it with the changes you would do.)

Approach determines response.

I look forward reading more critiques from you, in fact from other artists as well. Clutch PM'd me a website that does just that I think might go check it out.

oooo popcorn.

can I have some?