Squinky's Character drawing II, Electric boogaloo Options

[GreyBrother]

Art Block is bad, m'kay? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Squinky]

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Here is:

Draco18's Kingfisher

Did my best. I have been really wanting to get into painting lately, and might take a class or two. This image is good, but, like the last one did not live up to my color expectations.

[Draco18s]

Great! Thanks. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
Kingfisher looks quite the tough-guy.

And painting is OMGFun^©. The classes will teach you extremely tedious things, undoubtedly, but when you get to being able to make your own stuff (even if it's within certain criteria) its quite enjoyable. For example, we were asked to take a some object (or a folded piece of paper) and paint it using a single tube of colored paint (and mix with white). Here's what I did. Despite being a throw-away exercise I got something nice out of it.

This one was another exercise: take an existing piece of artwork (I chose this) and make a pallet of colors and gradients, then repaint the image, but not a reproduction: have fun with it. I took that to the extreme, here's my piece.

Another exercise, this one I had a blast doing, too bad I don't have it scanned, was to take some repeating pattern (such as lines across a page every 1/8th of an inch) and add some kind of distortion to it (such as bending and breaking the lines to put objects against a background, or painting a bunch of circles, then smearing a path through them while the paint is still wet making a neat gradient blur). I made a stereogram (Magic Eye) picture. At 12" by 12" it was rather large, so it doesn't work perfectly (it was intended to be seen at screen resolution, not print resolution, and attempting a higher resolution in the program I was using made it unintelligible entirely). I also made mistakes while painting which makes it even more difficult to view properly, but with a little work I can see the 3D shape. Took 17 hours to paint and another half-dozen or so hours tracing out all the lines (I did stark black and white, adding even a middle gray complicated the design four fold). I would do this again on a smaller scale.

The last one I'll show you has to be described the way the assignment was given. The assignment was to take 10 3" by 2" panels and assign rules to them. Rules such as "complementary colors," "trinary colors" (I think I've botch that one: Red-Green-Blue as an example: three colors evenly spaced), "a split complementary" (red + two colors either side of magenta), or things like "geometric shapes," "organic shapes," "transparency," "atmospheric perspective," "shallow depth," "deep depth," "uncertain depth," (i.e. shallow: everything in the same plane, deep: lots of planes--foreground, background, farther--and uncertain: objects appearing infront of objects in the fore, and behind objects in the rear) etc. Each rule had to be used twice (and with 5 color rules that meant that each panel had a prescribed color pattern), and there were enough rules that on average each panel had 3 rules.
Dear lord, what did I do?
The only criticism I got that I remember and would change was that many of my colors were quite saturated, especially on the left couple panels.
But man was it a blast to see if I could create a meta-picture.

Check out your local college/university (with an arts program) and look for their freshman Design classes. If you jump strait into a painting class you'll be missing the fundamentals of color theory (not that I managed to sign up for painting anyway--the class filled up before I got there).

Design 1 should be black, white, and gray in the middle, Design 2 should be a full pallet of color. Sure, a whole week painting a color wheel doesn't sound like fun, but it's good exercise. And besides, you can always find a way to twist the assignment and make it into something extraordinary! The more freedom they let you have, the more interesting your results can get; of course, the more rope the better to hang yourself too.

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[TheOOB]

I really like all the art you've done Squinky. I'll throw a request in the ring if you happen to have the time.

Tsukikage(Moon shadow in japanese) is a fox shapeshifter Shinto(japanese priest) magician. He is a japanese male in his late teens/early twenties, who is fairly short and has a slim, but athletic build. His most notable feature is a long, bushy fox's tail(which he maintains in human form), that is rust red in color with a white tip. His unkept shoulder-length hair is the same color as his tail, rust-red with white tips. His eyes are very dark brown in color, where you almost can't tell the difference between his iris and his pupil, which is in contrast to his skin which is unusually pale, a sign of his association with the moon god. He wears old baggy clothing, usually simple in style, old band T-shirts, jeans, and a large jacket. He wears his clothing very loose so it doesn't get in the way when he turns into his smaller fox form. He carries no visible weapons, relying on his magic to protect him(of which he mostly uses illusions).

He is equal parts brave and curious, a dangerous combination, made worse by his affection for the bottle. Perhaps the only reason he is still alive is his ability to heal his wounds near-instantly and summon the kami(spirits) of the land to aid him. He is well integrated into human society suprisingly charismatic, but people who know him for any length of time come to realize that at heart he is a fox who can turn into a human and not the other way around. When not on the run he spends most of his time tending his numerous small gardens around Seattle or communing with the spirits of local plants and animals.

[Squinky]

Heya!

Here is :

Immortal Elf's Silver

Had fun with this one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I'm supposed to do Kyoto's here soon, but I started it a long while ago and can't find the sketch in all my mountains of art!
I'm sure I'll find it or move soon, don't hate me Kyoto!

[Immortal Elf]

Heya!

Here is :

Immortal Elf's Silver

Had fun with this one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Wow! I'm glad you had fun with it, and it shows too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) It's awesome, thank you!

She looks great, I love the detail and the background. Many, many thanks, sir (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Kairo]

Thanks for the kind words guys! Although I am surely undeserving they are appreciated (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Wow, this has been awhile:

Kairo's Redcloud

Wow, I've been out for a while. I just saw this. Thank you very much Squinky! That's almost exactly how I pictured him. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Squinky]

Wow, thanks guys! The feedback is always appreciated (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Squinky]

Here is :

Kyoto Kid's Violet

I feel pretty good with the direction I am taking with my character art, and really dug doing this one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Kyoto Kid]

Here is :

Kyoto Kid's Violet

I feel pretty good with the direction I am taking with my character art, and really dug doing this one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/notworthy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/notworthy.gif)

...Wow! I absolutely love it! Just read through The Complete Wreck (the entire 13 book collection) during the holidays to better develop her personality for the campaign I'm in. You hit the feeling I'm looking for spot on and gave me some wonderful ideas that will make my GM shake his head.

...ThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYou... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Squinky]

I love helping to make GM's heads shake (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Glad you dig it!

[Kyoto Kid]

...yeah the clockwork robot is definitely going to be the icon for her agents.

[Squinky]

Awesome, I thought that guy was cool (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Draco18s]

Awesome stuff. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Squinky]

Okay, here is :

TheOOB's Tsukikage

I have been working on the movie poster for Hyz for a week or so, and I got some prelims on the other one going. Been a lil busy, sorry for not getting more done here guys (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[TheOOB]

Thank for very much, It looks amazing.

[Squinky]

Here is:

Hyzmarca's Dino-cop

[Stahlseele]

HE IS ALIVE! o.o

[Draco18s]

Haha, that's awesome Squinky!

[Squinky]

Thanks guys!

[hyzmarca]

I didn't know what to make of it at first, but over time it's grown on me.

[Squinky]

Good to hear, I struggled over it for awhile, and kinda figured I didn't match with your mental vision. Glad that it was somewhat okay (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Keep throwing your unique ideas at me though, eventually we'll come up with something good (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[hyzmarca]

The Burger Spirit was already awesome, as was the Terracotta Accountant. It is hard to get better than those two.


But, okay, I'll keep throwing. This time, I'll give you a broad selection. Don't worry about doing all of them; just pick whichever idea you like and roll with it.



Troll Santa Claus,
standing on the nose of a jetfighter (in mid air), the claymore in his hand is driven through the hostile fighter's cockpit and impales it's pilot, and the reindeer-powered flying sleigh he leaped from is visible in the background.

Dragon Horatio Caine.
Horatio Caine from CSI Miami as an Adult Western Dragon, at a crime scene, making a pun. Sunglasses, badge, and gun are required. Won't Get Fooled Again is optional.

HBT-1 Turtle Tank.
A drone tank. The tank is flat on top, not possessing a turret. It's guns are all mounted in front. The treads, rather than being under the main body, are mounted to the sides so that the tank has the lowest possible profile and center of gravity, in addition to a wide base. These tanks are designed with ramps on the treads so that one tank can roll up on top of another. When this occurs, they lock together. This links their batteries and their engines, as well as their firepower, though the actual tactical advantage of doing so is usually minimal or non-existant. An hypothetically, unlimited number of Turtle Tank can stack themselves this way, but as the stack becomes larger it becomes less stable, more difficult to move, and a more obvious target.

HBT stands for Hitler's Brain's Tank. This is a custom vehicle for brain-in-a-jar Cyborg Hitler, intended for the sole purpose of stylishly recreating the events of the Dr. Seuss story Yertle the Turtle. With machine guns and explosions, sort of like what would happen if it were adapted by Michael Bay.

Head Explody Sex Scene
The sex scene implied in Little Lost Robot. A heavily cybered character of indeterminable gender and metatype ( I choose not to mention gender for artistic reasons and I'd like to keep it that way) straddles a man. The straddling character's face is in the process of exploding, and face-shrapnel is tearing though the man's vital organs.



Dean Stockwell (of Quantum Leap and Battlestar Galactica) with giant flying missile-laden heavily-chromed power armor cybernetically grafted to him, hence forth referred to as "Giant Flying Cyborg Death Armor".
I'm thinking vaguely humanoid with huge rocket engines, many sharp-protruding wing-like surfaces all covered with fully loaded nuclear missile pods, and Dean Stockwell's head just barely visible, sticking out of the monstrosity's torso where it's neck would be if it were fully humanoid.
Essentially, a little bit of this (this) and a little bit of this (this) mixed with some of this, a good bit of this, a lot of this and as much as this as is humanly possible.With sharp menacing edges. And a cigar.

And yes, I will be extremely disappointed when the finale of BSG doesn't feature any Giant Flying Cyborg Death Armor.

[Kyoto Kid]

...hey guys, I'm back. I feel like I've been pixilated, morphed, textured, and rendered far too many times. Need to satisfy my "real art" tooth again.

Cool pics there.

Looks like Hyz is giving you a couple interesting challenges.

BTW remember the Grande Family Portrait idea I submitted a while back? I think it is in the original thread or I maybe PMd it. Not sure.

[Dumori]

How good are you with items? I have a request for an arming sword to be drawn. Its a weapon focus for a Catholic adept. Its vibro-blade with a presonlised grip and charmelion coating as well. I want a flat cross guard in a way imitating a cross. Its charmilion abilities means that while it may have fancy iconography on it some of them time when on display or at a meet I can also look plane. This is a nice if semi-unneeded drawing of a basic blade type. Here is a nice pic of a fancy looking hilt for some inspiration. This of the Knight Templar and medieval religious art for the kind of patters and symbols on the blade and pommel. Its introduce to my game in this post. Have some fun with it. PM me if you want any more info as i can give more but it relates to my games overal polt so ill have to send it by PM.