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[black_lotus]

hi guys
i´m new to this forum. i thought about showing you some stuff of me so you can critisize me :)

oh and by the way, to introduce myself, i´m a 16 year old boy from germany

so this is a little sketch made at 1 o´clock in the morning

http://www.public-execution.biz/m-spaeher.jpg

lotus

[Hesse]

must ... subscribe .... thread......
its awsome
post more please :beer:

[spork891]

I agree, very good. Why only one drawing?? :-)

[2kre8]

16 i wish i was that good at 16, keep up the good work and I agree why only one piece?

[black_lotus]

hey guys, thx. i´m glad that you like it but sorry thats my best piece i´ve ever made. i hope i can post more things next days.

[Belligergerum]

wow thats really good man! love the style.

[black_lotus]

hey guys
back again with some stuff. not so good but maybe you could critisize it.

http://home.arcor.de/griffith2312/m01.jpg

and a little good night scribble

http://home.arcor.de/griffith2312/m02.jpg

[black_lotus]

cant sleep

http://www.public-execution.biz/m03.jpg

[black_lotus]

hey guys

new stuff

hope you like it

http://www.public-execution.biz/koch-marc.jpg

http://www.public-execution.biz/pirat.jpg

http://www.public-execution.biz/wikinger2.jpg

[Josef K.]

hey! nice drawings man! i espacially like the last one!

what the hell ur 16?
WOW! im impressed!

keep rockin' man

[black_lotus]

hey guys whats up? no comments?

help me to get better!!!!! :bash:

[black_lotus]

http://www.public-execution.biz/alien.jpg

anybody out there????

heeeeeeeeeelp meeeeeeee

say something

[rubygenesis]

black lotus, you pick a light source and shade accordingly, they look good, bolder outlines(around the outside) might help to finish a piece. your anatomy is close still some work needed in that department, keep with the dynamic poses, good attention to detail 8} like that first post. ~cheers

[black_lotus]

hi guys

new stuff, made last night on an online sketching session, 1 hour for this one

http://www.public-execution.biz/robo.jpg

i´m too slow, i know

greetz

[Josef K.]

wow i love ur details man! keep iit up!

[van]

Your attention to detail is fantastic. Your lines are very confident and smooth. You seem to shy away from drawing ears. Covering an anatomy defeciency perhaps?

I love you stuff. *subscribed*

[black_lotus]

hey ho,
update yay....


ok its not an amazing picture but it was fun doin some concept.


http://www.public-execution.biz/dingsbums.jpg


http://www.public-execution.biz/dingsbums2.jpg






hehe nothing special but maybe more, next days :D

[Bretton]

great sketches! like everyone says.. good detail.. and you are very good for your age ( I should know ... I am the same age as you and your better than me ) :)

[black_lotus]

try some photoshop


yeah, sky´s blue and its getting warm. spring is coming yehaaaaaaa ^^

time to draw ^^

http://patrick.coolhp.de/gfx/summerboy.jpg

[Hanuka]

Good job!

stunning stuff, you have there. killer skills XD

the alien.jpg's left arm looks a bit strange in regards of perspective.

[Randis ::]

cool, i like your linework, good strikes...
However the anatomy need more workout

[black_lotus]

hey guys

@randis, thx, i´ll do some studies soon ^^
too lazy at the moment ^^


so here´s a new pic.

i call it fallen paladin ^^

maybe someone could help me with the background cause i´m a complete noob in drawing bg´s

i wanna draw something like a destroyed church with a big window and some plants and stuff so maybe someone could help, cause i dunno where and how to start

so here it is

http://patrick.coolhp.de/gfx/fallen_paladin.jpg

[boehmke]

Your Paladin looks great. Has some relly good volume to it. Maybe a few really dark blacks in certian areas to make it pop even more.

As for the backgrounds you were talking about. I find it best to draw the background along with the main figure. For me it helps ground them in the space, and makes them feel like part of the enviornment.

[sixBlade]

damn, I wish I was that good now, at 20, let alone at 16 ;o

[black_lotus]

hey guys, thank you a lot for your replies, you´re very motivating :chug:

@boehmke
yeah i thought about that too but when i start drawing i completly concentrate on the person and totally forget the background. have to work on that

and of course on anatomy :D

i hope i can post some studies and rough sketches next time, so you can help me a little more ^^

[Farin]

the paladin rocks...
well ... the other drawings too ;)

looking forward to see new stuff of yours...

:thumbsup:

[ChaosEidolon]

hey! looking good man....dont keep these people waiting though! Lets get ta updating this thing...i wanna see some more of your sketches.

[generic_living]

nice work for being 16! love the costumes & designs. oh, and i always forget to put in backgrounds too.

[black_lotus]

hey guys

thank you very much for your comments, all of you, very motivating. i have to apologize that i dont not answer all your posts, damn i´m always so mindless. please help me whereever you can. i love you :chug:

hehe :D


just a small and really bad update, but hey, nevermind. ok whatever, so next week i´ll start a how-to-become-a-damn-crazy-illustrator program with josef K.
so if this will work i´ll at least be able to post more sketches and studies.
yes at the moment i draw way to less

so anyway, here´s a small sketch. this sketch showed me that i completely dont know how to compose a picture.

so here you are

http://www.public-execution.biz/ridder.jpg




greetz

black_lotus

[MisterJ]

hey, nice work man
I like your style.
The picture is not bad although the orks in the background look a little,... hm i dont know what to say.
But you´ve got some very nice work here.
Very good
MisterJ:cool:

[black_lotus]

hi guys

@misterj
hey thank you, yeah the orcs look weird, i dunno, i just try it another way :D

so guys, i think my past pictures were way to stiff, my designs too. so from now on i try to change this. smoother lines, try new stuff.

so here you go

hehe, still many problems with the antomy left :D

http://www.public-execution.biz/ridder2.jpg



greetz

marc

[dakoscwash]

God, you are really amazing for your age man. You're barely a year older than me and you kick my ass. I really love how the lines flow in this one, something I'm desperately aiming to succeed at. The only issue maybe some slight anatomy inaccuracies, but thats easy to fix! BTW, do you use references for any of these, for the armor and what not. If not, what did you study to get so good at drawing your characters. Thanks and keep up the good work.

Edit- are you using an hb mechanical for the original layout on these?

[Josef K.]

hey that last one looks great :D
its a good decision to get a bit more loose my friend! :chug:

[black_lotus]

hey guys
thank you very much

@dakoscwash
yeah, like i said, lots of mistakes in anatomy. gotta learn more :D
anyways, for the armor parts... hm i dunno they´re mostly in my mind. a few years ago i played japanese role playing games everyday so i think i just got those things in my brain. for this pic, the great artwork of marko djurdjevic inspired me. he helped me a lot in designing. i try to regard some things while designing like asymetrie and stuff.

@josef
yeah buddy, you helped me a lot. i love you the way an illustrator can love another illustrator without being... i dunno, weird :D
thx dude anyway :chug:


greetz

marc

[insane visions]

I must say that you are pretty good for your age...practice ,practice, practice

[black_lotus]

hey guys :(

i´ve got a problem

yes

really big problem

it is called

"i draw shit and dunno why"

help me please


http://www.public-execution.biz/ork2.jpg

http://www.public-execution.biz/ork3.jpg


man, i´m so frustrated. i have to learn more about proportion and anatomy. after breast and head i totally fucked up the shading and the workout on details

i hate myself

*does seppukku with his pencil*

[Keepiru]

Lotus, for starters, dont be so down on yourself! Its easy to become disheartened, but dont lose sight in all of your frustration of of why you're drawing to begin with! So chill, becasuse your stuff is really good and you can only get better.

Anyway, after the pep talk...a few suggestions. I find that tracing paper REALLY helps. You can keep what you think is working and trash whats not, so buy a big roll of it and go to town. Also, my teachers always tell me take my drawing to the absolute extreme, then they can always be taken back down. So maybe with your character posing and other more nitpicky elements, just do something crazy then tone it down until its believable. Youll end up doing soemthing you normally wouldnt if you just dont think about what youre doing! As far as anatomy goes...get some books and PRACTICE.

Sorry for the schpiel. Hope it helps! :rolleyes:

[The Iconoclast]

Try getting shots of wrestling matches or sports events or boxing matches or karate tournaments or stuff like that. Take the poses from that and try mixing it up. Maybe an orc boxing/wrestling/basketball match?

Wait, 16, you say?

That's damn good. I wonder if I'll be that good at your age. You're my new goal. When I'm 16, I wanna be as good as you. SO THERE! Watch out, man! :P

Seriously though, inspiring stuff. Now all I wanna see is a finished painting! *Starts chant*

Painting, painting, painting, painting, painting PAINTING!

[MisterJ]

Hry, keep ya head up.
You will soon get over this phase.
Just scribble some things. Don´t put yourself under pressure. You got time
MisterJ:cool:

[goodidea]

u'd better not sleep..awesome works:chug:

[the stranger]

ohhh man! your are not bad guy! look at my work it does not half of your detail and design elements! so common! you know your weaks so make them to your strenghts!i hope seeing you in hannover this weekend!

nik

[black_lotus]

hey, guys :D

dont worry, thats my way to push myself :D. i´m workin on my weak points

@nik
yaaaaaay, you finally arrived in my sketch book :D
i´m sorry, i´m not able to come to hannover :(
oh and i´m glad you like it ^^
could be much better, but hey, like i said, i´m workin ^^



greetz

[black_lotus]

hey yo guys

time for a small update

man, why always so small? i really gotta draw more!!!!


anyways

here you go

http://www.public-execution.biz/orcwar2.jpg



please, give me as much c&c as you can


thx guys


greetz

[van]

Nice! Are you doing washes?

[Josef K.]

nice buddy!
i like the loose lines in the more unfinished part of the sketch! the helmet of the orc in the front looks great!
:chug:

[Summer Pudding]

Keep it up man. Your anatomy is good, and you have interesting armour designs. Especially on the first page.

[black_lotus]

thx guys

@van
i kinda overdid it with the blur effect :/


today in school i tryed to finish it but somehow its gone nutz :D

i hope that you can espacially critizise the design


here you go

http://www.public-execution.biz/orcwar4.jpg


greetz

[van]

Lots of hurried details. I really like this. What medium, though? I thought it was pencil...but you mentioned *blur* efftect?

[black_lotus]

wow, i´m glad you like it. but i hope someone can critzise me
punch the shit out of me :D

yeah, i did this with pencil but i also used a special pen for washes to get that blur effect.

[Yina]

i dont know what to critisize on the design but imo i think you could make the main guy a more focal point by darkening his tones so that he's more outstanding :)

i like your attention to detail and your pencils work very much, more pls!

[van]

Originally posted by black_lotus
wow, i´m glad you like it. but i hope someone can critzise me
punch the shit out of me :D

yeah, i did this with pencil but i also used a special pen for washes to get that blur effect.

Well, I can give it a shot, but...eh...I dunno. It looks great because it looks hurried. It's stylish.

Of course, with the hurried look you get obvious stuff like minor anatomy problems and left out details. For instance, the main chars hands look under developed. The background lacks definition, but thats good...it puts the focus on the fore character.

The helmet piece is a little out of whack, too. One side is larger than the other. Of course, it could just be beat up...if so, its all good.

It's all good, anyway. Hope I made some sense and helped you a bit. Keep rockin and HAVE FUN.

[the stranger]

awesome marc! but i think there is a bit too much detail in it.
i`m not sure but if the focus is on the the guy in the foreground there are two things you could do better:
1 less detail in the foreground
or
2 less detail in the backround
i think you know this of course but i think you had to do it some "better" in the picture. whats up with erlangen?

cu
nik

[Molly]

Hey Dark Lotus,

You've got some amazing work here, I really like your style, and concepts.
Your anatomy is spot on, (tho theres some room for definition...) so if i were you I wouldn't worry......

16 yrs old you say? Damn.....

Post some more - please!

Mollyx

[maxetormer]

good stuff!
ill be droping by
from time to time
keep updating it :D

[MrFrost]

great stuff my friend. you've got great imagination when it comes to armour, and clothing, love it!! keep it up.... :perv:

[Erik]

Darrku Corokossu,

you are WAY too good for you age. I recommend that you go and stare at some Koi carps swimming in a pond for five years now ;-)

That last pic is really good, could be a little better by adding some contrast between foreground character and the background characters.

You are completely consuming Marko's book eh?

E.