My First Artwork Post!!!

[Ardjet2174]

Hi everyone!! This is my first artwork i posted on this forum. I made it by sketching with pencil, followed by inking and coloring with Neopiko v1 and v2 colors. Im a huge fan of the Megaman series and i want to get better at drawing Mecha. So any suggestions/critique is very welcome!!! Any tips on how to use Neopiko pens properly is very usefull.

http://img43.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc113&image=ace_Mecha_Megaman_Reploid.jpg

I hope you like it. :overhere:

PS: how can i show the image on the post directly instead of an link???

[l.e.b]

Thats really cool u know what i like about it is that its really flat, you may get dissed on this site
I like it it looks like some kind of pattern, i could imagine the arms swingin around and dancing.
the way the colours blend together is nice 2

[madster]

Try taking a few minutes to look around and READ.
It's called the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), the button at the top of the page, the section called Information for New Members...
Read the part about how to post images...
There's also the sticky at the top of the forum you posted in titled "Sticky: How to post pictures on the forum."
Amazing what information is ALREADY out there for people who take the time to look and read...

I'd also STRONGLY suggest you take a few more minutes, and read the sticky in the Critique Center titled "NEW Critique Center Discussion Thread ** READ FIRST **"
"READ FIRST" in all caps usually indicates that it is something you should take the time to read...

~M

[Ardjet2174]

I just read the "NEW Critique Center Discussion Thread ** READ FIRST ** and i dont know why my artwork is moved to sketches and works in progress because its a finished artwork of mine. It took quite a time to make and design it. I know its not as good as digital artworks iv seen around here, but u cant just consider mine a sketch!!!

About the image posting, i read the thread about it before i made this thread. I copied the URL of the site where i posted the image and after clicking on the insert image icon i copied the URL in there which made IMG tags with my link between it. So can someone explain step by step how i show an image in the thread???

[hariz_otaku87]

insetlinkshere to add pics. Yeah read the sticky or the mods/admins will get angry.

First its flat. Ok theres nothing wrong with it, but you can improve by adding a lil bit shading so it looked kinda alive. The colouring is kinda nice, maybe because I really suck at coloring. That transgression from red to yellow is kinda cool but not that blu-ish one.

[Ardjet2174]

While I was coloring the parts i ended up making no use of shadows or any 3d effects, because i dont have many different Neopiko colors. Right now I have about 28 different colors. My next artwork will defenitly have a lot more depth and ill try to change the blue effects a bit or green fades instead. It takes a while though, because I dont have the skills yet for nice digital versions. If anyone has any suggestions on the body parts or its design dont be afraid to critisize me!!

Edit: I also have a deviantart account which u can find here Ardjet2174 DeviantArt (http://ardjet2174.deviantart.com/)

[ammoburger]

nobody can decide whose piece of work is finished but the artist himself. welcome to the community ardjet. dont worry about madster, i made a similar mistake when i joined and i got bitched at by him but i think most the people here will be a little more forgiving to newcomers.

[Thunder Doom]

Think of Madster like St. Peter, except an angry, hairy baby.

[rasdasa]

Since you are trying to make him seem as though he is speeding extremely quickly, try to exaggerate the gesture, or pay attention to the gesture next time, incase you can't really go back into this one.
In this case, pushing the torso forward would have made him seem as though he was trying to progress more forcefully and quickly ahead, something I think you were trying to depict.

ras

[Ardjet2174]

Thx Rasdasa!!! I indeed wanted to make him look as if he was speeding. Im defenitly keeping ur suggestions in mind.

[rasdasa]

no worries, glad I could help.

ras