Thread: Oneironaut's Artwork

Originally Posted by mune

Really nice drawings you have. Keep up the good work.

Thanks, mune.

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

Here's that update:


..and yeah...I know her legs are too long.

The length of the legs isn't really that much of an issue (although the knees do need to come up a bit). I'd say the only real problem is that the set of her shoulders and hips are decidedly manly.

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

The length of the legs isn't really that much of an issue (although the knees do need to come up a bit). I'd say the only real problem is that the set of her shoulders and hips are decidedly manly.

Well I wanted to give her a little muscle, but was trying not to go too overboard with it. You can just barely see the bottoms of her shoulders, though. The real curvature over the top is just a part of her armor.

And, yeah, I did make her a little too thin in the hips. I didn't notice until I got too far into her legs to fix it, since I was using pen.

Little sketch of Spawn I started, while at work. I think it's coming along pretty well, so far.

So I've been messing with Photoshop a bit more. I'm checking out some tutorials and learning how to do a few things I never messed with before. The main thing I wanted to try on this one is to learn to make an energy sphere. I had to put a person to it, so I found a picture of a gray statue so I could practice trying to make it a realistic color.

I used these reference pics for this project:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...references.jpg

And turned them into this:


(I'm trying to work out some way to cast a little bit of red/yellow on the figure - without overdoing it - so it can look like he actually fits in with the color of the atmosphere. Haven't found just what I'm looking for, yet, but I'm still tweaking it.)
Expect more of these in the future. I'm going to try to start working on a lot more projects.

Damn man. Your like the coolest person on Dreamviews. I wish I could draw half as good as you. I got so many stuff to draw but I cants. it sucks

Originally Posted by Xibran123

Damn man. Your like the coolest person on Dreamviews. I wish I could draw half as good as you. I got so many stuff to draw but I cants. it sucks

Thanks, man.

It's never too late to start learning to draw. Of course, it would take some time to improve, but it's well worth the effort, IMHO.

Update:

Gonna be throwing on some color soon.

Where did you learn to draw?

And how long have you been drawing?

Really, REALLY good work O.

Originally Posted by slayer

Where did you learn to draw?

And how long have you been drawing?

I really just picked up a lot of different pointers and techniques from all over the place. Mostly from copying what I see, either in comics, cartoons, etc. Once I find out how things are done in a certain style, I try to use the same techniques to make my own pictures.

I've been drawing for as far back as I know. I remember being like 8 years old and always competing with my best friend to see who could draw the best Ninja Turtle. After a little while, I got really good at them and started moving on to other characters. I kind of just never stopped. Lol.

Originally Posted by Jeff777

Really, REALLY good work O.

Thanks, Jeff.

Any pointers for a newbie? Haha. I would like to draw in the Final Fantasy/Kingdom Hearts style.

Originally Posted by Xibran123

Any pointers for a newbie? Haha. I would like to draw in the Final Fantasy/Kingdom Hearts style.

The very best thing I could tell you is to analyze very closely. Look at how artists use the techniques they use to create the styles they like. Look at how certain parts of the body relate to other parts of the body (as far as measurements). Artists often use heads as a standard measurement tool. For instance; the character's head would be 1 head length, their body would be 3 heads tall, their legs would be so many heads high, etc.

At first, don't worry about copying others' work. Just draw whatever pictures catch your eye. Then, as you're drawing, take note of how certain things are done. The more you do that, the more you can come up with ways to change those things you like into different (more original or unique) styles that also work.

But, most of all - keep drawing.

Here's an update, btw. I Xeroxed the original so I can leave that one clear for colored pencils. But on the copy, I'm just messing around with a black/white lighting scheme in pen. I've still got plenty of shades to go, though.

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

The very best thing I could tell you is to analyze very closely. Look at how artists use the techniques they use to create the styles they like. Look at how certain parts of the body relate to other parts of the body (as far as measurements). Artists often use heads as a standard measurement tool. For instance; the character's head would be 1 head length, their body would be 3 heads tall, their legs would be so many heads high, etc.

At first, don't worry about copying others' work. Just draw whatever pictures catch your eye. Then, as you're drawing, take note of how certain things are done. The more you do that, the more you can come up with ways to change those things you like into different (more original or unique) styles that also work.

But, most of all - keep drawing.

Here's an update, btw. I Xeroxed the original so I can leave that one clear for colored pencils. But on the copy, I'm just messing around with a black/white lighting scheme in pen. I've still got plenty of shades to go, though.

Genius. You inspired me.

Originally Posted by Xibran123

Genius. You inspired me.

Good to hear. I hope you keep it going!

Another update. I'm done with the pen and ink. I'm either going to start coloring this one (which I'll do in Photoshop) or I will color the original in colored pencil. I'll be back with another update sooner or later.

...wow
Someone has a talent! =D
Awesome, wish I could draw that well...

Originally Posted by Sanquis

...wow
Someone has a talent! =D
Awesome, wish I could draw that well...

Thanks, Sanquis!

Here is a school assignment I just did tonight. I call it "Weapons of Choice." Hehe.

Looking good. The handle of the sword looks especially great.

How do you like working in tone like this? I've always loved doing black and white still life drawings.

Originally Posted by Robot_Butler

Looking good. The handle of the sword looks especially great.

How do you like working in tone like this? I've always loved doing black and white still life drawings.

Thanks, man. I love black and white. It's actually the tone I'm most comfortable with. I just recently got into full color, but I've done most of my past work in black and white. I had to turn the pic in, as is, because of time restriction, but I'm still going through and adding some more layers - trying to darken a few areas and make everything a little more solid.

Your drawings are pretty amazing, O.

This makes me want to get out and sketch more.

Thanks, poog!

May I ask how you get motivated to draw?

I always see cool things that I would like to draw, but I just never pick up a pencil and paper and draw it...

Originally Posted by slayer

May I ask how you get motivated to draw?

I always see cool things that I would like to draw, but I just never pick up a pencil and paper and draw it...

For me, it's usually about the image that I'm drawing, or whether or not I have something else to do at the time. I can pretty much just pick up a pencil at any time, and start drawing, just as I can pick up the guitar at any time and start playing it. If it's a huge task, though, like something that I know is going to just take forever, it's much harder for me to get motivated. Haha. But, I guess the bottom line is just that I enjoy doing it, so, unless it's something really tedious, it doesn't ever really feel like work.

Here's another pic I started, while at work. It's the same Goddess of War chick that is in the previous pics. I'm getting used to these new pencils I just got, so I'm playing around with the shading. I don't like her hair, though. I'm trying to go for a look that says her energy is pushing her hair up, but she kind of looks like Goku's and Don King's illegitimate child. LOL. So, I think I'm going to change it and use a reference pic of someone underwater. I don't know if the message will convey, but I want to make it look like her energy makes the air around her so dense that anything inside of her aura is kind of 'suspended', as if underwater.

I dunno. I'll work on it. Anyway, here's the pic.


(I really hate how much lighter scanning a picture makes it. The black really stands out, on paper. )

Update on the previous pic:

I left the hands and forearms blank because I really want to put some detail into her gauntlets. I want them to look badass, but I don't have much experience drawing realistic gauntlets. I'm going to look around for some reference pics (if anybody has any picks of some really wicked gauntlets I can get inspiration from, I'm open) and probably draw them in last. I'm still adding some layers of shading to her legs, though, at the moment.

I've also started a profile pic of my daughter for my art class. I made the mouth a little too big and then, unknowingly, made the chin proportionate to the mouth (also too big for the face). I'm gonna go back and fix it, but I just thought I'd post it so far.


I have to start on another portrait for my class, so I'll have another piece to show, sometime soon.