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[MattGamer]

enthombed: thanks! i will

OBX: thanks for the help!! i will deff work on what you said.... i have a long ways to go and i will get there with only help from people like you. kudos!

here's NOT a quickie... i hate painting and chatting... you get distracted too much!!

of coarse, the ref. haha, it's me!

[Zulle]

cool youve drawn another monkey - lovely j/K your sp looks good
heys just discovered your page looks quite pro did you make it yourself? do you have your own webspace? looks very cool whatsoever
hey page 4 nice !!!

[MattGamer]

Zulle: "ooga, ooga" - i sure am a monkey! haha yay!! page 4.... i'm going to be cool like simon and bjorn someday and have page 400. haha - oh and i made my page with Dreamweaver MX... i can't code very good and my brain explodes whenever i think too hard or look at code. that's why i draw. haha!

i'm trying to make an environment for mechs to be running around the bottom and stuff killing eachother... but this is only like 3 minutes of fun... now i have to flesh out the fight scenes! wee

if i have time this weekend i'll scan some pages of sketching i've done

[Zaknafain]

don't forget about VALUE!!! anyway.. nice updates.

depth? you want to learn something about depth? huh...
I know three ways to create depth in a painting:

Depth with color:
everything in the backround has a colder color than in the foreground. (this effect happens because of the atmosphere and because our sky is blue.)
http://www.landscape.gre.ac.uk/images/observatory.jpg

exception (this time the sky is more red than blue):
http://www.frenchentree.com/fe-downs.../Landscape.jpg
to paint something like this, it is important to study the subtle but complex color variations as things move in space.

Depth with contrast:
you can see this in both pictures. Everything in the backround has a lower contrast

Depth with edges:
you can see this in both pictures as well.
Harder in the foreground, softer in the background

I hope this helps you.
Edit: damn it... the pictures were in the wrong order -_-

[Jackwhat]

Your creature sketches and overall designs seem to be by far your strongest point, you can draw some really badass stuff on a page but it has other things that seem to not contend with it very well. Maybe contend isnt the right word but youve got some stuff that really shines.

Your color doesnt seem as strong really, which is a shame as some of your sketches would look really interesting with a tad of color with highlights and all that jazz.

Never the less, good stuff! and try some more color, this time with a textured/gradiant background and go from there!

[MattGamer]

haha, thank you Tobi!! awesome insight... now i'll be looking out for those things. i think i knew about the fading thing, but never knew how to put it down on paper. il'l try harder to make it more realistic....

here's a beast...blahhhh


WIP robot... BZZZZZZZT


oh yeah, that enviro with mechs... still working on it.... weee!!! any tips are welcomed!

[Idiot Apathy]

Ah, bumskee's brushes on this first one? Really nice dude, has a good feel to it.

[The_Moogald]

I like the "beast" pretty humoroous feel to it, interested in seeing where you take a few of your latest ideas.

[MattGamer]

@ Tom: haha.. no it's not bumskee's brushes, it's Barontieri's (http://www.barontieri.com) brushes. thanks!

@ The_Moogald: thank you! hehe... 'humorous'? how so?

[The_Moogald]

it just looks like something really rubbed it the wrong way, and its got a major attitude, it just strikes me as funny, the general attitude of the pose.

[MattGamer]

hehe, thanks!! he is pissy... i drew him with a happy attitude then it became mad. hahaah

[fooxoo]

http://pix.nofrag.com/ed/2b/f4d0ec24...5b297dce5d.jpg This page reminds me a lot of a page out of my own sketchbook. I really like your inks there, neato! The invite to the party is extra nice! Keep em up and coming

[MattGamer]

fooxoo: haha, awesome! i'll be checkin your stuff out... thanks!

[Jackwhat]

Color backgrounds!! Might help pump up the contrast in your pictures!

[MattGamer]

@ Jackwhat: thanks. i will make more colored backgrounds.

HUGE DUMP!

my neck and back's hurting me too much from this show i guest vocaled at. i'm the guy in the blue polo shirt.


it was fun..

[Zaknafain]

rock on!
nice sketches. I especially like the first page of the last update.

[MattGamer]

thanks tobi!

here's a little teripho from one of the sketches.


did a clouds tutorial in my new favorite magazine... 2dARTISTS MAG ( http://www.2dartistmag.com/gfxartist ).

i suck at space ships

[Zaknafain]

the clouds look good. the thing that bothers me is that the smoke looks solid. Make it transparent at the borders and not that dark. and never paint highlights on something like smoke.

anyway. keep updating that fast and you will reach page 10 tomorrow

[krakel]

yay rock concert

maybe you should draw a couple of spaceships if you suck at them... also it looks like its crashing right now - i dont know if thats your intention, a light spaceship like that in such a bright environment should have a nice and shiny, clear flame (imo)... weell well just keep updating like that

[MattGamer]

@ Zaknafain: thanks! no highlights on smoke and transparent, understood. i will keep updating as time allows.
@ krakel: haha, not rock concert, hardcore show. haha! thanks for the words. maybe you should make a tutorial for me on space ships? haha!

here's me robot fin... i dont know how to make him more real looking so i stopped. haha

maybe more tonight after the show.

edit: did in 45 min or so. bleh!!!

[krakel]

sorry man- yay, HARDCORE SHOW!

add some detail to that robotish thing if you want to make it look more like.. a robot.. right now you have one big silhouette with something which ressembles red light ;P if you want to make it quick, just throw some lines on it

peace

[Zaknafain]

I agree with krakel about the robot. Additionally, make your shadows transparent.

Originally Posted by fredflickstone

Monet realized bounce light, realized that shadows need to be transparent, and not in the sense that you see the surface you are working on underneath, but transparent in the sense that you can see volume in them.

[Icon]

just wanted to let you know,

That guy robot you drew for me, is hawt!!!!! ( not just typical hot, hawt!!!!)
Thanks man! My robot is so sexy!

And awesome! You sing too? Such talent!

I really enjoy your last edit. Simple, but so emotionally charged. quite nice.
And your robots are coming out very interesting. You should draw up some more. :3

[MattGamer]

@ krakel: lol. ok il'l throw lines on it thanks!

@ tobi: hmm.. transparent shadows? cool, thanks for the quote!

@ karla: aww, i'm so happy you liked him! *dances* yay!! thanks for the comment. it was a quickie and i didnt plan it. haha. i just thought of simon fellah the whole time i painted it.

here's more robots requested by karla. sexy robots... hehe.

[Idiot Apathy]

Ahhhhh! Shweeet! I like this style for you dude. Flesh it out some more yeah? (The style)

[Zaknafain]

I like that. Do some more like this and think more about your designs.
I'm working on vehicle design as well at the moment (I suck at it). Heres a link to a thread that helped me a lot: http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=56493

Btw.. I'm not sure if its reasonable to do a perspective view in silhouette.

[MattGamer]

aww, 3 stars now oh well!
thanks tobi - really sweet thread! i might work more with some of those robot designs.
thanks tom! glad you like the style. RAWR

i like to play with green clouds. weee


here's a suck barooooooo!! AHHH

[Idiot Apathy]

Keep it up dude, you're on the right track.

A request from me, do some value studies with nothing but black and white; see what you can do yeah? You'll need a brush other than your normal round, find something a little messy. Start large and cut away until you see something, then detail. IM me if you're game, I'll help you out

[Zaknafain]

don't worry about the stars... I have 4 stars again and hey... regarding the star system you are as good as mikecorriero (I think he had 3 stars for some days).
In fact it is motivating not having 5 stars: you now have a goal you can work on. I often see threads that deserve more than 3 or 4 stars.

Do you notice you progressed with depth? I can see it in your green cloud painting. I still see problems with your values (it is a lot better now) and your colors are always tonalistic but thats okay. Just work on it.
I totally agree with the Idiot. Do what he says.

[PHATandy]

Some cool stuff goin on here, i like your pen skeches, they have character.
Id say one think lacking in your sort of digital sketches is some strong edges. Try working in some more contrasting tight hard edges, in and around shapes.. i think it well help with depth if u sort of layer the hard edges.. so putting them at the front, you get perspective. Your silhouttes look good.. cus they have distinct edges and form. It might help working straight from pen sketches, keeping the outlines etc.

Some good progress, keep it at.
Andy.