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[Sheik]

I have to go with Lemon, here. Use references. I'm drawing all my life now, ever since I was a kid and some one gave me a crayon, and I may be not too shabby at it, but things like anatomy, perspective (! perspective on human bodies, GAH!) and proportion are still hard for me to get right.
Drawing without references is quicker and stuff, but it won't turn out right unless you've practiced studies enough. That's just how it is.

[Lemon]

And although I respect your opinion and thank you for your time and critique, I don't believe that everyone has to be Boris Vallejo to be an artist.

Ah but that's just it; you don't have to be that good. Personally I find the cartoons in Adventure Time to be some of the best art out there right now. If it's pleasing on the eyes, then it's good. Which can mean anything from silly cartoons to epic paintings.

[Lemon]

Textin Girl
Enya's Runnin Late!

A few of a bunch of comics I'm going to send to my school paper to publish.. still toying with format, text, style, etci. I hate this format I hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it. 4 panels just does not to justice to the art of comedic timing, so pretty much all the ideas I have that are actually pretty good are completely ruined/mangled/undoable in the scrunching. It's a pity. Gary Larson & Steven P. I don't know how you do it.

Edited by Lemon, 26 September 2010 - 10:22 PM.

[Sheik]

Textin Girl was funny
Though you should consider working in a cleaner style. Maybe, I dunno, though.

[Mr. Pimpy]

An anatomically incorrect portrait of Yvonne Lambert (The Octopus Project) but I figured I would post it anyways.

Edited by Mr. Pimpy, 02 October 2010 - 03:07 AM.

[Adem]

I'm sort of in between Lemon and Fausch on this thing.

I agree with Lemon that you should use models to help improve your techniques and skills, but I think it's also important to draw what you like and enjoy. Sure, some people may not be crazy about it, but that doesn't mean it can't be good.

Try experimenting with a few references. You could even try drawing yourself while looking at a photo or something. Experiment and see what works for you.

[Sheik]

I agree with Lemon that you should use models to help improve your techniques and skills, but I think it's also important to draw what you like and enjoy. Sure, some people may not be crazy about it, but that doesn't mean it can't be good.

Improoving is hard work, even, or rather esspecially, talking about art. You can't improove without making studies. Because the human eye is so used to the proportions and anatomy of the human body that it will immediatly notice if they are off. And the only way to learn how to draw them right is to observe and copy reality. It's easy like this. And "style" is no excuse not to reference reality. You can only stylizise after you learned how reality works. And only than.
It is perfectly fine to draw the stuff you enjoy. But if you are serious about art, than you also have to work through the basics of anatomy etc. It can be frustrating at times. But it's so worth it.

Mr. Pimpy, I love the pop art / retro-charme of your work. Two thumbs way up.

Edited by Sheik, 03 October 2010 - 11:52 PM.

[Adem]

I've been drawing since I was a little kid, so I guess it just comes naturally to me. Just tryin' to help out a fellow artist. Sorry if you don't agree with my advice.

[Sheik]

I've been drawing since I was a little kid, so I guess it just comes naturally to me. Just tryin' to help out a fellow artist. Sorry if you don't agree with my advice.

Why sorry? There's no need to apologize for anyone just because people have different opionions. It's absolutly okay for me to think one thing and for you to think another. Life would be terribly boring otherwise. If I sounded rude, than I'm the one who's sorry.

Also, I believe what comes naturally is talent and creativity. However, skill and technique is something you have to learn.

Edited by Sheik, 04 October 2010 - 12:00 AM.

[Mr. Pimpy]

Thanks Lemon. This may disturb some of you, and I wouldn't suggest viewing it for too long if you're prone to seizures or anything like that. Pomegranates:



Some pixel art:



(click for full view)

Edited by Mr. Pimpy, 09 October 2010 - 08:42 PM.

[Lemon]

I like the first one... for the effort. It looks cool, but I'm completely missing the subject, or point. If there is none, than cool I guess, but I"m really curious what that is supposed to be? Meat people? Not really disturbing as much as confusing.

Pixel art thing looks delightful.

I got published!

Mind you the article is really bad and the topic is the product of a slow news day, but hopefully some people will enjoy my stereotyped characters there. Will be running my comic next week as a daily. Woot.

[Mr. Pimpy]

theres no point. i was just drinking pomegranate juice and felt the urge to make a collage of pomegranate and old people

[Lemon]

Ah. That's what that is. Alrighty.


Toaster Strudels & Cookie Dough

Second comic I've done that I'm actually pretty pleased with.

[Mr. Pimpy]

"F*** you mom and dud"?



my friend is 5'11" and i am 6'5"

my friend is the brunt of a lot of jokes

[Lemon]

It's probably a habit that's carried over from my youth, but it's always bugged me incredibly when someone complete. ly ignores everything I've done, story, art, etc. and focuses instead on a one tiny grammatical error or blotch that is all around not very important or at least not detracting from the overall product.


That looks very cool. You in Art school now? You seem to spend lotsa time doing this stuff.