The Colloseum

[obid619]

OK. It's me Obid619. I wanted to copy all those people who are in groups and trying to focus on one subject after another. Anyway, I'm looking for up to three people who want to join me. It doesn't matter what skill you are as long as you participate in the focused assignments. In fact it would be fun to have more of the skilled people join in on this thread. Anyway when three more people join, I'll start the focused assignment, then we can critique the drawings we do. Then another person will have his/her turn.

So....who wants in?

RULES:
1. Prefferably 3. The more the merrier I say.
2. Complete assignments (or try to, I won't fuss, but it'd be a drag waiting for someone to complete their assignment.)
3. Critique people's drawings.
4 MOST IMPORTANT - have fun.

Um...sorry if I sound serious haha. I'm just excited to get this thing going.

P.S. don't be mad if I copied your idea. I give you guys credit.



LET THE DRAWING BEGIN

[insane visions]

count me in.

[obid619]

Sweet. Let's just get at least two more people then we can get the party started :cool:

[mog]

Sounds cool, I'll join up. Damn that's nice Insane visions takes part, your sketches are awesome man!
I'll do my best :chug:

[TopSecret]

Im up for it... this could help improve my drawings :D

[Rowan]

I'm too late? Hm, what kind of assignments?

Sounds fun :D

[dakoscwash]

Please pick me, I'm begging you. I really need this as motivation to work harder and get better.

[SKULLHOZER]

:confused: You don't give much info on what we would have to do... I would like to join, but first I would like to know what I would be doing (just sketching? or more, like painting) Please give me more info, cos I would like to be apart of something like this. Anyway (thanx) Cheers!! :D

[PeggyChung]

welp if it isnt too many, i ll take a join.

[chunder]

Looks like its already full up, but I'll participate along with you guys anyway. sounds like a fun thread

[PeggyChung]

btw obid if you need some assignments i got a load. i have this book called "keys to drawing" by bert dodson. it has 48 mini lessons, i could scan it for you guys. the book includes subjects on shadow, proportions etc.

[SKULLHOZER]

Originally posted by LadyLioness
btw obid if you need some assignments i got a load. i have this book called "keys to drawing" by bert dodson. it has 48 mini lessons, i could scan it for you guys. the book includes subjects on shadow, proportions etc.
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Yes Please! I think that would be great!

[insane visions]

I think we have more than enough people to play this game...hope we start soon..

[obid619]

ALRIGHT!!!! Great we got more than enough people lets start this thing. I thought, you know, why not get to know eachother. What better way to start then to do a self portrait. O ya, after this assignment, I guess insane visions could pick a topic. Lets try to be unique with what we come up with. After insane vision's turn it'll be the next person who joined this group, and on and on. So...I'll be looking forward to your portraits.

ASSIGNMENT #1
1. Self Portrait
- Try to make a unique expression on your faces, it'd be so much more interesting
- If you want you can take your face and mix it up with having a scenery or maybe even having some sort of costume on (maybe cloaks, helmets, blah blah you get the picture).

Looking forward to your portraits. Good luck!

Skullhozer - I'd like to stick to mostly drawings. Hope that isn't a drag to you guys. Of course you guys can go on and do other stuff, but, you know, some other members may not have the tools (like me, hehe). But Whatever the topic is, you can definetely do it anyway you can.

Ladylioness - sure thing. You can definetely bring in some ideas, but lets go in order and take turns with assignments. You can definetely use the assignments on the book. Good idea ;)

[obid619]

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/obid619/ap5.jpg

here is me. I put the king outfit on hehe. Anyway crit it if ya want. Lemme know if you guys got questions with this assignment

[mog]

Haha cool :D

I'll prolly have to skip thisone, or i'll do it a little later. I'm going to Paris for 3 days ;)

[chunder]

Here's a quickie I did a couple hours ago. not too great, looking forward to crits.

obid619, nice one. some crits: the rendering in the hair, especially above the forhead, kind of flattens out the form of the hair. Also the ear needs some more work, right now the 3dimensionality of the shapes is lacking, theres not much indication of volume.

lookin good dude! heres mine:

http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v135/chunder/por1.jpg

party on dudes

[obid619]

thanks. Yea the hair was kind of lacking. How can I make hair strands? Also the ear was kinda wierd. I was drawing in low light so I coudldn't spot it that well. Thanks, I'll watch for it next time. Your portrait looks pretty cool chunder. But, maybe you can improve on the light sourcing. What I mean is that you can define where the light source is a little better. Good stuff tho. :)
What pencil were u using?

[insane visions]

I like how you did the eyes...

[TopSecret]

Heres a quick 10min sketch.. any tips on how to draw lips? Good sketches guys.

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v20/TopSecret/Drawings/portrait.jpg

[insane visions]

http://www.thinktankdsz.com/images/head.jpg
heres a quick digital sketch of me..sorry I didnt put effort Im too high to focus right now....maybe the next topic....

[obid619]

topsecret: i'm sorry to say dude, but,....i can't see your pic's on my computer. So sorry about that man. I suppose I can't critique it. man i fell like shit :(

insane visions: thats really cool man. You really made that unique, I can tell. not much too say. I think it was really done well for a quickie.

so after the others get their posts on, you can pick the topic insane. then on and on and on....lets make this thread really cool people :D

[TopSecret]

Hey obid619 it looks like Photobucket where I keep my pics are down..:( it should be back up soon though.

[dakoscwash]

I'm sorry man, I'll post my pic this afternoon. I have class right now. Don't worry everything will get done.

[chunder]

TopSecret, looks sweet man. Anatomically, it reads dead on. My only crits would be the lips which you already know about. Maybe try doing some lip studies to get a better grasp on the form. I also think this SP would look even better if you pushed the value range more. Keep it up man!

insane visions, kickass man! my high shit never turns out that well! neither does my none high art! damn! haha, seriously though it looks really cool. Nothing much to crit other than the horn placement looks a little off. the left horn seems to be coming out of the side of his head, instead of above his brow like the right one. Keep rockin' dude, can't wait for the assignment you come up with.

[insane visions]

okay I apologize if I seem to be rushing, but I may not check on my thread for awhile, for an animation project needs to be finished...

for the next project: create a concept design of a character that depends on a creature(like a symbiotic relationship) or anything that involves helping the weaker partner....it doesnt have to be logical, just creative...describe the character and a little background story about the character...not an essay just a short story....have fun with it....

[dakoscwash]

That is an awesome concept man. Don't worry about rushing, I'll just do both topics when I get home.

[PeggyChung]

alright heres mine, ooh its so off now that i look at it, dont ya just hate that? when you scan it then u see all the problems.

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ladylioness/sp30.jpg

i should have made more of a "RRRR" face :P

@Obid619 looks good to me, hmm but something about the ear stands out to me
@Chunder very cool, nice and loose yet still together. nothing that i could think of to nit pick
@Topsecret hmm lips, well ive been told not to draw the lines on the lips but i do it anyay -.- people have told me to use shading to indicate the lip line.
@Insane visions lookin bored lol, nothing that i can point out. Looks awesoem for a quick sketch


btw the patch is there for the fact that i couldnt draw my right eye -.-'' and then the whole pirate stuff had to come with it :D

[dakoscwash]

Damn, my image hosting site is down. Let me try another site.

Edit- My first SP, oddly enough, not completely finished but you get the picture. Now you know what I look like :eek:

http://img47.photobucket.com/albums/v145/dakoscwash/Guy.jpg

The major problem I see with mine is that the head above the eyebrows is obviously to short/ wouldn't fit in the hat. But I couldn't find my beret so I added that last through imagination. Not worth fixing but will note for future drawings. Anyway, here goes.

Obid- I agree with lioness. Altogether good portrait, only thing I see really wrong is the ear, with is easily improved.

Chunder- Nice loose sketch, only nitpicking issue as you said might be the flatness of the hair (why do you think I put that hat on;) )

Top Secret- Nice expression:D Hair shading could be improved but I don't like to spend lots of time on that myself.

Insane Visions- Awesome for a quick sketch, I like the horns. BTW, are you high in that picture?:p

Ladylioness- Great SP, but I think you could increase of contrast, something I'm working on as well.

Altogether great work everyone. I've gotta get to work on the next topic.:)

[chunder]

LadyLioness, hehe pirates are good. The overall shape of the head seems to be skewed a bit, and like you said you use hard lines to indicate the lips and other areas, try to stay away from that. What that is is you relying on your mental symbols for the forms rather than trying to draw the information as you actually see it. Keep at it!

dakoscwash, pimpin beret you're rockin there! The SP is lookin pretty good overall, but watch the size of your eyes. Its a common mistake when learning to draw to draw the eyes too large, because thats where we tend to focus on people's faces when we look at them. So eyes are psychologically more important than other areas of the face, which is why its easy to make them too large. Be sure and measure and compare the features against other features as you draw them, this will help keep your proportions more accurate. Keep rockin dude!

Now to get to work on insane visions assignment....

[dakoscwash]

Haha I noticed that too. But how did you know I don't have massive bug eyes? lol... Alright same here.

[edit- on the subject of today's topic, does the relationship have to be constant to two certain species, or can it be a specific relationship only between two things, i.e. not shared by the rest of their respective species.]

[insane visions]

sketch a character or a creature that depends on each other it can be within its respective specie or just something that evolved into that relationship...

[insane visions]

and yes I was high in that picture..I was looking at my ugly mug infront of a mirror..

[obid619]

great sketches people. I'm glad you guys really like participating in this thread. anyway, insane can you clarify or give an example on your focused topic. I'm kinda confused on what you said, sorry:p . I suppose Mog is on vacation so after Insane's topic, it'll be topsecret's turn. So lets get at it folks!

MIKECORRIERO: join this thread man, i'd love to see you in it! JOIN IN PLEASE PWETTY PWEESE lol. just saying the more people the better.

Insane, dude I understand if you got too much stuff to do. Just post when needed man. Also, you obviously have alot more skill than me and many others. can you, i dunno, educate us on what we're doing wrong here and what we gotta do to make stuff right. Basically just give us tips. Of course this is all optional, just do what you feel is needed. We'll be happy in this thread.

[insane visions]

heres one I did for this thread...the top creature is the eye of the lower half..they are both seperate creatures..the top part can detach itself, but it needs the bottom half to move...
http://www.thinktankdsz.com/images/45.jpg

[obid619]

OH OK! I gotcha now Insane. That's a really awesome picture. You are a cool guy and your style is awesome. O yea that advice you gave me on my thread, i'll definetly try it out. In fact I was thinking the same thing myself (because I was seeing no progress with human heads.) anyway i'll be sure to post something for this thread tomorow, its kinda late right now lol :D best of luck to the rest of you.

hey do you mind if i can talk to you on aol instant messenger?

[obid619]

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/obid619/ap7.jpg

here is mine. the blue-ish creature is the one that can fly. The smaller, brown-ish creature depends on the one that can fly. The blue one depends on the orange one to protect it (thats why it gots spikes
;))

[insane visions]

cool concept obid

[dakoscwash]

I'll tell you my concept since I spilt a soda on it ealier soon after finishing it. I'll either redo it or come up with another concept. It's basically a sort of rodent only on a larger scale (i think that makes no sense) The rodent has no protection to predators. Thats where creature number two comes in. Which basically acts as living armor and encapsulates the mouse thing. (armor needs rodent to move) Not the greatest idea, just a quick concept.

[insane visions]

cool concepts

[obid619]

dakoscwash: that sucks man lol. I hate when stuff like that happens.

Mike: thats really unique man. I really like how one creature guides the blind one. its kinda like a boy scout helping an elderly person lol. i'm glad you joined

Alright, as soon as the others post their ideas, TOPSECRET will have his go. Keep it up people. :cool::p

[insane visions]

I love the sketches, but can you guys stay away from insect like creatures...or it can be a combination of both, insect, reptilian , warm blooded creatures have fun with it, cause you guys are not restricted on the creativity part of this assignment...

[chunder]

Here's a quick idea i threw down, didn't develop it much and didn't put much effort into the sketch, but its about the concept right? hehe...anyWAY. the small grublike sausage creature is some kind of telepathic alien, imbued with the ability to animate any kind of organic tissue and use it to do its bidding. Here the creature has ressurected a dead human and is using him as transportation to somewhere. The creature can only crawl slowly on its own, and it must be in contact with something to control it...so long range weapons are a must when battling it. I might develop the design of the creature some more, as it's pretty much as shit-basic as it gets right now.

http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v135/chunder/sym1.jpg

[PeggyChung]

ah okay i am working on mine right now, i will update this soon!

[Rowan]

Hm, because of the time difference, my drawings will come a bit later. Hope that's ok :D

I skipped the Portrait, but I'm already busy with the second one.

[obid619]

its cool man. just post whenever your cool with it.

Insane- i'll try to do another version of your assignment :D

[insane visions]

cool obid

[dakoscwash]

Lmao, nice explanation Mike. Those are two really fucked up creatures. I hope one of the species doesn't die out:eek: Great concept.

[TopSecret]

Guys ill post something up asap.... Im having a hard time drawing my idea :bash:

Some good ideas coming along, MIKE cool concept.

Edit: Sorry guys but im gonna have to skip this one :( , Ill be waiting for the next assignment though.

[Rowan]

Hm, why did this thread drop to the second page?

Ok, here we go. My drawing for the second assignment. Still not finished and I don't know if this can be seen as a drawing for this assignment, cause the drawing just completely transformed compared with te sketch :p

Explanation? Ehm, I'm not good at making big texts in English, so...just make one yourself :p

http://members.lycos.nl/tayama/artwork/assignment2.jpg

[And, yes the scan is...bad]

[PeggyChung]

alright i finally got mine up. i couldnt avoid the insect type creature. okay so it is a huge parasite that hooks onto a persons stomach, it sticks its tube up the persons bellybutton and up to the stomach. It controls the persons eating by the person only able to eat human flesh which feeds the creature. The person is forced to go out every few weeks or so to kill and feed this creature. if the creature is not fed the person will die.

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ladylioness/Concept%20sketches/scrib5.jpg

[obid619]

LOL. great sketches guys. Rowan this thread is still here man. lets keep it alive. the bug idea was great lioness. I liked your sketch to rowan. Ok, so lets pick another subject already :D

[Rowan]

Come on guys... Whose turn is it to decide the new subject?

[obid619]

lol. its supposed to be TopSecret's. But...lets bend the rules. Sorry people, but I've we've gotta keep a roll on these things. So...WHOEVER POSTS UP ANOTHER FOCUS FIRST WILL BE THE ONE ASSIGNMENT WE WILL BE WORKING ON! SO DONT BE A STICK, BRICK, OR A PIECE OF <OBSCENITY> POST QUICK!...hey...that rhymes.

[PeggyChung]

okay mine isnt as creative as insanes but here we go

Assignment : Draw yourself (full body shot) in full on armory (couldbe mechanical) for battle. simple. Plus you could add whatever you like for example a horse or whatever creature for you to ride. Give little notes on what is what for example my last drawing for insane's assignment, i wrote notes on the side of what the tube was. have fun!

[TopSecret]

Sorry guys I didnt realize that it was my turn to decide the next topic... :bash: my bad. Better start drawing this next one....

[obid619]

sory topsecret, its just that we've been laggging behind and I wanna get a move on things. Don't worry we'll have your turn soon. I ain't trying to be a mean guy, lets just go with the flow. Artists have tons of ideas so we arent rushing TOO much, I hope.

[TopSecret]

obid619 no worries I understand what you mean :D

Here is a quick sketch and a very quick paintover as you can see, that will hopefully give some depth to the sketch. And a very vague sketch of my face lol not very accurate. Anyway I hope you guys can read what it says.

basically the armour is made of very durable material (some type of metal) and underneath there is a mechanical membrane made of tiny nanomachines that cover the body of the soldier, these small nanomachines can change temperature to either warm up or cool down the soldiers body, the nanomachines are also programmed to heal minor wounds but will also attempt to heal major ones. The round part in the centre of the armour called the central energy unit supplies the nanomachines sufficient energy to carry out their tasks, although it is 90% covered it is a weakness point.

The soldier is equipped with an assault rifle which fires armour piercing bullets and has an in-built grenage launcher.

The helmet is a one piece unit, it has built in eye protection (which is also night vision/thermal equipped) it covers the whole head and face, it has a hinge that unlocked will allow the soldier to take off the mask, and put it back on.

And it has a pop-up antenna for clearer coverage in areas such as dense forest's.

Im aware of incorrect proportion, especially the legs. Im going to try doing these in digital format since they will come out much clearer, and that way I can focus on painting them without a glitch.

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v20/TopSecret/Drawings/Sketchysketch.jpg

[dakoscwash]

What happened to this thread people? What's the next topic?

[PeggyChung]

this is the topic from my last post

Assignment : Draw yourself (full body shot) in full on armory (couldbe mechanical) for battle. simple. Plus you could add whatever you like for example a horse or whatever creature for you to ride. Give little notes on what is what for example my last drawing for insane's assignment, i wrote notes on the side of what the tube was. have fun!

i ll have mine up by tonight, ah lagged way too much -.-''

[dakoscwash]

Sorry I never saw that, this might take me a while as I'm not great with both full body shots and armor. But at least it will expose me to what I need to work on. Should be fun.:)

[PeggyChung]

ALright heres mine, its not as crazy armored as i planned it haha, i drew the creature first which led me to do it more primative like than i wanted, but it was fun.

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ladylioness/Concept%20sketches/scrib22.jpg

btw just a question, why the hell does my drawings always look so fragmented when i load it onto photobucket and copy image here? looks quite solid on a preview in my picture file.

[Groover McNab]

Cool thread idea. Is it too late to join this thing? Was thinking of jumpin on when the next topic comes.

[obid619]

Go right ahead :) i havent been posting lately cuz i'm busy with final tests at school so when i get the time i'll post more

[PeggyChung]

Hey Groover, hop on in on the current assignment, it might be a while before we get to the next topic.

[TopSecret]

Good stuff LadyLioness I like the concept. obid619 it would be best to figure out whos going to make the next topic, and do the same topic by topic... so as not to waste too much time inbetween topics.

Keep em comin...