Curse

Eastern Magik · Apr 05, 2011, 03:19 PM // 15:19

@Verene be sure to check her hidden gems articles as well

@Mina <3

and small update. Yes, i know, the siren, not very original... just wasn't in the mood to paint girl thats drowning

and i was listening to one of my favorite songs ^^

(its not really nsfw, but going to put it in spoil, just in case

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Charlie Dayman · Apr 07, 2011, 12:41 AM // 00:41

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Originally Posted by Eastern Magik

@Charlie hmmm... well, no... as a matter of fact, i haven't even tried to draw them, at all.............. -_-

Well I really encourage you to try it one of these days. It's important to work on things outside of your comfort zone sometimes - especially a subject as broad and important as male figures. Trust me, you'll learn a whole lot. And who knows, you might even take a shining to it after a while.

Eastern Magik · Apr 07, 2011, 02:38 PM // 14:38

yeah, i know. I already started with sketches and with some books about proper anatomy. Its not really that hard, i mean, its hard, just not how much i expected

Atm i don't feel like im going to color any of them, just doodling around to get "sense" of the figure, i guess later on when i start with color, it will be easier to find and fix mistakes. Since i abandoned that mermaid drawing, i'll finish the one that im working on atm and then pick one sketch that i find most appealing and color it

hopefully it won't be big fail XD

speaking of fail... at 50% of siren painting i flattened all layer to see how it will look with some color adjustments, and to see the next day that i actually saved that flatten version instead of, well the one with layers -____________-... that was enough to kill my inspiration and desire to continue with work on that picture :S well, i did tried to fix it, but now it looks like someone took a bucket full of rainbow colors and spill it on top of it :S grrrrrrr b/w version looks a little better........

and bw

Ravenhawk · Apr 08, 2011, 11:26 AM // 11:26

I hate that when it happens. Happened to me last year in one of my artworks. I was 'done' when I merged it though but then I noticed stuff that are wrong but couldn't do anything to fix anymore.

Still love the colors though. She looks magical

I wouldnt even think you merged the entire thing accidentally.

Verene · Apr 08, 2011, 03:58 PM // 15:58

And that is why I never, ever merge anything.

Charlie Dayman · Apr 09, 2011, 07:37 AM // 07:37

Oh god, I can't remember how many times I've done that flatten/preview mistake... Huge paranoia kicks in whenever I decide to preview things that way - I end up saving two files just to make sure I don't muck things up.

Anyways, I definitely wasn't expecting a mermaid design. Pretty cool though - like those scale/pearl designs on her arms a lot. Not entirely sure about that one long eyebrow of hers in comparison to the other which has that really interesting scale design on top.

P.S. I'm sure it's not just me who would also like to see how you handle male char designs :x

Verene · Apr 09, 2011, 04:26 PM // 16:26

Usually if I want to preview something when it's flattened, I make a new, empty layer, and use Apply Image. Creates a flattened layer of everything, but doesn't actually merge all of the layers under it.

Ravenhawk · Apr 09, 2011, 05:04 PM // 17:04

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Originally Posted by Charlie Dayman

P.S. I'm sure it's not just me who would also like to see how you handle male char designs :x

Count me in.

Eastern Magik · Apr 09, 2011, 06:10 PM // 18:10

@Mina i actually merge layers quite often, im trying to keep max layers around 10-20. But i guess its better this way, i just got quite upset when i started to work on it. Had huge problems with that pose, and then nothing went like i wanted it to. Usually when that happens, art block follows... BUT it didn't

as soon as i scraped that picture i got an idea on what to paint next ^^

@Charlie

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Originally Posted by Charlie Dayman

Not entirely sure about that one long eyebrow of hers in comparison to the other which has that really interesting scale design on top.

P.S. I'm sure it's not just me who would also like to see how you handle male char designs :x

well, that was one of the reasons i decided to let this one go unfinished :P

and yes, as soon as i finish picture im working on atm (wip in spoiler below), i'll paint some dudes

Btw, do you think its better to start with some fan art, or to paint something original?

@Verene ty for the tip, i never do that (... unfortunately >_< )

And wip of my new painting:

Its a version 2 of one of my older drawings (Sand). I found out that i can just skip artist block if i go and paint newer versions of my older drawings. Its quite inspiring to see difference between them ^^

Its not exactly the same as "Sand", i wanted similar character with more complex background and idea. This is Persian leopard, but it looks more like snow leopard because of the fur, it should be more thicker and not so fluffy (its so fluffy im gonna die...)

also, i think she will be my main OC ^^

Morag D · Apr 09, 2011, 06:21 PM // 18:21

ooooh now here's some LOVELY lighting going on! l really love how that works with her skin tone, ooking great

InfestedHydralisk · Apr 09, 2011, 06:23 PM // 18:23

That looks absolutely amazing. I didn't expect her to be a mermaid at first lol.

Verene · Apr 09, 2011, 06:29 PM // 18:29

Oh wow, that new WIP is gorgeous.

Charlie Dayman · Apr 09, 2011, 06:37 PM // 18:37

I feel your pain about the picture - but it's a cool idea and you can always re-visit it later

I felt the same way on my Xaquang Skyway pic after I realized I flattened it, and unknowingly started to paint on top of it. I'm sure this little gif summarizes both of our feelings when we realized our mistake:

And as for the choice between fan-art or original - maybe fanart first. It's always easy picking interesting subjects from something you love.

Eastern Magik · Apr 10, 2011, 03:07 PM // 15:07

Thanks guys *hug*

@Charlie lol, exactly like that XD

and yeah, i was thinking about how fan art would be easier, because i don't need to worry much about design and just put all of my attention on anatomy. Now i just need to find some volunteers lol, will check that art database topic later, to see if anyone actually posted some male characters XD

Thistle Xandra · Apr 10, 2011, 07:23 PM // 19:23

I LOVE your mermaid/siren! Considering I love, love bright colors, I think she looks really gorgeous!

GeminiJuSa · Apr 11, 2011, 11:38 AM // 11:38

Ah, THOSE HIPS! *melts* I love hippy women, that looks so gorgeous! But her tighs look a bit short to me O.o (Though I might be a bit ruined by all the long-legged people in my immediate surrounding)

Ravenhawk · Apr 11, 2011, 11:52 AM // 11:52

The WIP already shows how much you've improved compared to the original one and it's not even finished! XD

frostkisses · Apr 12, 2011, 01:39 AM // 01:39

now THAT is a woman ... hubba hubba lol
this one's gonna be awesome i can feel it!---aaaaas long as there is no more whoops flattening lol!
---still trying to catch you online btw lol--
i dont remember it being so hard to pay you last time o.O then again i worked a lil less.. *sigh*

Eastern Magik · Apr 12, 2011, 01:16 PM // 13:16

@Thiste thanks :3 i'll probably re-paint her when i have more time/ inspiration

@Gemini lol, thanks, im glad you like it

@Mina haha, yeah /agree XD

@Frost lol, lets hope there won't be any more "whoops"

yeah, i can't really remember how it was last time (but i did put in first post "only between noon - 6pm"

) so, i guess... send me pm when you can make it online at that time, theres no rush

Slowly working on "Sand", still not done

Aeronwen · Apr 12, 2011, 08:21 PM // 20:21

Gorgeous leopard too