devil

[jermainevl]

my second experiment with painter and photoshop
http://www.geocities.com/jermainevl/Gallery/Jermaine/DEVIL_2b
didnt work out as planned. if you have any suggestions (especially about working with painter, i'm a colouring n00b) feel free to post.

[jermainevl]

hey, jermainevl. i can't believe why nobody replied. i think they just don't want to offend you by saying it's crap..

[jermainevl]

thanks for your reply, jermainevl! now i can feel a little better about myself..
:rofl:

[lavhoes]

I can't see anything.

[jermainevl]

strange, i can see it.. maybe this helps:
image (http://www.geocities.com/jermainevl/Gallery/Jermaine/DEVIL_2b.jpg)

[lavhoes]

Aha! It's on Yahoo.

Yahoo hates everybody.

Do you have AIM? I could host it for the time being.

AIM name: lavhoes

[jermainevl]

sorry, i don't have it. i'll try another server then.:(

[jermainevl]

damn, it looks really stupid replying to my own post so many times:flamig:
but i tried angelfire now, hope it works:
http://www.angelfire.com/art2/jermainevl/images/devil_2b.jpg

[battlemonkey]

i like the moodiness of his face.
if the fires are on his sides, and below him, shouldnt the lighting on his body/face be completely different? i think if you added the light source, itll make your piece look great.
are you trying to cheat by hiding his hands and feet in the fire? ha ha, i used to do that all the time~ but the only way to get better at drawing them is to DRAW THEM!
:chug: keep posting, you can only get better by posting here.

[jermainevl]

yes, i changed the lightning on th body now. Before i used the smudge tool in ps, but it took away the effect. Now I improved the lightning...
http://www.angelfire.com/art2/jermainevl/images/devil_2c.jpg
and used the 'angled strokes' filter.
http://www.angelfire.com/art2/jermainevl/images/devil_2c-angled_strokes.jpg
Then i used the lightning effect from PS, which gives it more depth.
http://www.angelfire.com/art2/jermainevl/images/devil_2c-angled_strokes-lightning.jpg
I left the shadows of the horns to keep that dark mood on his face. Should i get rid of it to make a more realistic lightning?
And Battlemonkey: i didn't use the fire to cover up the hands and feet, but it's a nice solution:D And I agree; the only way to improve is constant practice!:)

[jermainevl]

you won't be able to see much for the next few hours, because apparantly i reached my bandwidth limit. but you can try these links:
devil (http://www.geocities.com/jermainevl/Gallery/Jermaine/devil_2c.jpg)
devil2 (http://www.geocities.com/jermainevl/Gallery/Jermaine/devil_2c-angled_strokes.jpg)
image3 (http://www.geocities.com/jermainevl/Gallery/Jermaine/devil_2c-angled_strokes-lightning.jpg)

[die_with_honor]

the devil is cool well drawn but work on leg position