LD's COH Sketchbook

LD! Your entry for TA's contest turned out fantastic!! G' luck!

OMG LD!! What an piece o' artz you have done here!!! Your mentor has really helped you to hone your craft even more than you had already done! I'd love to see more of your photo studies!! Keep up the awesome work!

That is absolutely beautiful LD!

Beautiful... with or without the statesman earing! :P

For whatever reason I immediatiley thought of this:



Except realistic, and more beautiful.

Mesmerizing piece. The earrings are so cute!

The space between her eyebrows suggests her head is turned ever so slightly, yet her mouth seems side-on. Well, with the shadow under her nose it's hard to say, but perhaps her chin seems side-on. Still stunning!

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make the earing an Anhk and that is Soultrain to me.


But no matter what ... that is wonderful piece LD! Very nice textures.

Hehe, she does kinda look like Soul Train.

Got started on my July fanart entry.



Despite what you might have been led to believe about how Sister Psyche maintains her age-defying appearance, the truth is it wouldn't have been possible without the power of science. See, everyday at midnight Sister Psyche injects herself with a secret Crey serum.

The origin of the serum actually goes back to the chemical warfare during the first World War. A group of American military scientists discovered a deadly formula the effects of which were so horrifying you wouln't wish it on your worst enemy. Fortunately, the war was over before it was put to use.

Crey Industries acquired the formula at a later date, and continued research revealed the unexpected anti-aging effect. Unfortunately, even a very small dose causes excruciating pain, so there was no potential for mass marketing as a beauty product. However, there was one woman who became aware of its existence, and had the sheer willpower to subdue pain: Sister Psyche, of course. In exchange for a lifetime supply of the serum, Sister Psyche agreed not to interfere with Crey Industries' major operations.

The figure in the foreground is going to be Sister Psyche's true form, a wrinkled old lady, and the reflected image is going to be what she allows others to see.

Interesting idea LD, out of curiosity did you happen to run it by Wassy?

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dig the CH progress shots.

I decided to take a different approach...hopefully for the better.





Finally started learning anatomy. I have always been intimidated by all the bones and muscles, but I guess you just gotta suck it up.

Thats a great pic you did! I love the style and look of it. 1/2 young 1/2 old very sweet touch. Can't wait to see what you do next!

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Take it from a professional massage therapist, all of those bones and muscles are Fascinating! Da Vinci and Buonarroti (and others) advanced medical knowledge in the Renaissance by cutting up corpses and studying how the joints and muscles went together, but the Reason they did it was Art! And if they hadn't had such close ties to the Church (for their Art), they'd have been burned at the stake for necromancy.

Knowing how all of those parts go together, how they interact, and how they Move is one of the things that separates skilled art from 'just a bunch of lines on a page'. I encourage you, I exhort you - study anatomy!

Be Well!
Fireheart

mmmm Necromancy...

So I started learning Blender after I saw Primantiss' thread, and I'm hooked!

I'm going through the tutorials and projects here:

http://www.gryllus.net/Blender/3D.html

This castle was modelled following step by step instructions, and I added the bridge on my own.



And my first 3d bust:



Unfortunately I closed the program by mistake without saving so I couldn't get different views. At least I still have my base object and this is what it looked like before I messed around in sculpt mode. The upper part of his skull is still pretty much a cube.



I will try to do some coh related stuff as I learn more.

Looks like you found yourself another aspect to your natural talent, LD!! I am looking forward to watching you develop it!

Thanks VexXxa!

I spent most of the week learning Blender. Made this from scratch today following this tutorial:

http://vimeo.com/4622616



It's pretty amazing what can be done in Blender. I can't wait to learn character rigging and animation and all that stuff.

This kind of stuff combined with your digital painting
talents will make for one heck of a 1, 2 punch.
Carry on! *salutes*

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Very nice! Though you do lose two Man Points for having your first full piece be a teddy bear...

(Though if it's a scheme to win chicks over you may end up getting the points back... And maybe gaining a few if it gets you twins.)