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Minami · Oct 02, 2010, 09:25 AM // 09:25

Nice idea Tommy! I like it!
But if you have time (and feeling), please finish the other pumpkin witchy picture, the lighting there was really nice, and it had a good flow.

I'd have a really hard time choosing between this pic of yours and the other one... both are good ideas, and that pumpkin just looks so awesome ^_^

Tommy's · Oct 02, 2010, 09:27 AM // 09:27

Yeah it was very close to being finished so I'll probably do that sometime

But this first >

Minami · Oct 02, 2010, 09:29 AM // 09:29

^_^ Looking forward to seeing the new progress

Minami · Oct 02, 2010, 09:59 AM // 09:59

My progress for today.

Blended a lot, especially on the face. Fixed a shine in the left pupil. Made the background visible. Ambient color is not added yet anywhere, so she still looks pasted in. Drew and colored the candy corns.

Any C&C is welcome.

Tommy's · Oct 02, 2010, 10:14 AM // 10:14

Looks great. Still in love with those hands! Colours on that candy corn is just right, stunning. As for the face. I would lift up her left mouthcorner a bit, perhabs add stronger eyelashes, and I would make the skin on her nose a bit more dull, to get that much of a shine on your nose it should be very fat. And perhabs the haircut is a bit too straight. But thats just opinion

And gahh can't stop saying how nice those hands are!

Tommy's · Oct 02, 2010, 10:57 AM // 10:57

Ok more spam from me on this page. Small WIP for today, now study time again D: I don't get a Law degree by doing nothing.

So added the Guards, still need to work on poses a bit, make them less identical.

actionjack · Oct 02, 2010, 02:06 PM // 14:06

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Originally Posted by Minami

My progress for today.

Blended a lot, especially on the face. Fixed a shine in the left pupil. Made the background visible. Ambient color is not added yet anywhere, so she still looks pasted in. Drew and colored the candy corns.

Any C&C is welcome.

Oooh... the hand and the sugar corn look so real! (she can play with my sugar corn anytime....)

Love how realistic it look. But one thing I think could still improve on is the cloth, perticually those green line patterns. Some of the edage look a bit unatural, and some could be shave down a bit more.

actionjack · Oct 02, 2010, 02:07 PM // 14:07

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Originally Posted by Tommy's

Ok more spam from me on this page. Small WIP for today, now study time again D: I don't get a Law degree by doing nothing.

So added the Guards, still need to work on poses a bit, make them less identical.

I like the guards. Look awsome.

Oh_Frustration · Oct 02, 2010, 03:05 PM // 15:05

Everyone's progressing so fast and doing such darn good job too!

Minami, the completed parts look almost photo-like... I wish I could get that effect with my drawings. Also, too bad I'm not eating candy for some time, that candy corn looks so real I'd like to taste one or two

Tommy, I agree with the "less identical", but the models of the guards look very good. Maybe draw one guard's arm upward? Keep it up!

/E: I need some time to draw... But that's what I'll use my fall break for! Yay, 9 days of nothing but drawing

obastable · Oct 02, 2010, 03:38 PM // 15:38

I've been lurking in this thread for a while now, and I figure there should be more than one entrant for literature so I guess I'll write something.

Name: Obastable
Art Form: Literature
Idea: I have some ideas floating around, a couple of words, possibly graphic novel or childrens book ... depends on how much time I have to focus on the illustration part and how the story comes out in the end.
Progress Gallery: http://obastable.wordpress.com/
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Minami · Oct 02, 2010, 03:59 PM // 15:59

Tommy, thanks for the tips! I still have lots of work to do on everything, nothing is considered done yet.

I made the haircut so straight, because it's how it is on the in-game necro. Maybe I'll try and see how it would look with a bit more messy lined bangs though.
As for your pic, I love the mad king's guards! Very nice backlighting on them! Can't wait to see the Mad King Thorn himself! O_O
I know you didn't want to make the guards the same pose, but I just had this crazy picture pop up in my head of those guards doing the necro dance

It must be super difficult to draw something like that so it comes through effective. O_o
Maybe one of the guards you drew could be standing normal like it does now, and the other one could be saluting?

Actionjack, thanks for the comment ^_^ I am not even close to the armor's finished look, there's a lot to be done yet. I just wanted to do some shading on it, because the bland and flat blocked in mid-tone grey and green colors were bothering me when I was working on other parts of the picture.

Frustration, thanks very much!

Oddly enough, I never ate any candy corn, I have no idea what it tastes like, what the texture of it is, what's the inside like, etc. etc. So it's nice to hear that they look like the real ones ^_^

Hopefully I can work some more on my picture today.

I have some things I really want to try out ^_^

Death By An Arrow · Oct 02, 2010, 04:49 PM // 16:49

wow, these pieces are all looking amazing. :x

Tommy: I know you dont like the guard's being identical but i kind of like it, maybe move one of them slightly but keep them relatively similar. It makes them feel (to me anyways) like they're an arsenal of disposable candy minions the King cares nothing for.

And i mean... that IS what they are, isn't it? :P So id try and keep that feel resonating with whatever changes you make.

Minami: That just looks mind blowing, i can't believe that was a 3D model rendered with some light. It actually looks real; you're a shoe-in for the actual contest for sure. I really like the way you blend the shadows with the skin tones evenly accross the whole piece, cause it makes it look... i dont know, better is the best word ive got xD
however, having the skin look so amazingly depth-ful makes the armor look kind of flat to me. Try making the edge's more rounded out (if it's clothy) or make the edges really, REALLY sharp and add some bright shine (if it's a steel-type metal). I like the choice of colours though.

Silverfire: I really, really like you're background. The way the colours bounce off the silhoutes of the trees without giving or removing any extra attention is nice. I also really like the pumpkins, but I feel like they're highlights are inconsistent with the sky... I drew over your final piece (sorry Dx) to illustrate what I mean a bit better.

Sorry for being really maticulous, but I'm probably the most anal (dont even make that joke...) artist about details I've ever met. When I'm drawing pencil/paper, i tend to shade the tiniest nooks and crannies until they're exactly how i envision them. Which can take anywhere from 5mins-30mins... I'm just crazy like that. But seriously, you're piece is beautiful and i think the colour choices play off eachother and makes the piece that much stronger

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So i havn't exactly started my halloween piece, but I pulled out my tablet for the first time yesterday and started drawing/painting boba fett's helmet. I think I wanna incorporate that into my halloween piece but I'm not quite sure how... Maybe i'll make the halloween NPC's starwars characters? (Madking Vader, Mad King Troopers, etc.)

but I'm not sure what boba fett would be... :P

Maybe I'll try sketching out some ideas later for it. I'm also not exactly the best when it comes to drawing figures/people (as I'm also just learning this thismonth/abit last month) and I don't have alot of practice. So I could really enjoy critiques on just about anything. Figures, colour choices, brush choices, Styles, blending, making things look real, etc.

here's my deviantART for where I'm gunna start uploading my WiP's when I get started. Right now i've just got my Boba Fett and a drawing i did for school (to kinda guage what I'm capable of right now)

This thread is beautiful ._.

Thistle Xandra · Oct 02, 2010, 05:36 PM // 17:36

@ Obastable: Yay! Another lit entry

Represent! I like how you're using the wordpress blog for your WiP. I hadn't been sure where to put my stuff, but I think I'll go check out that site to see if I can get one going for myself

So far, your story is looking interesting… I think there's just something about Rits that just fit with Halloween, huh?

@ Tommy: I love that pumpkin

The candy corn guards really came out well. Are you going to keep the sharper lines on the guard coloring? It really gives them character although smoother would match the pumpkin style. I really like the difference though!

@ Minami: Loving the background! I think Death By An Arrow hit it on the mark when he said the armor looks kinda flat but I think it's because of the absolute gorgeousness and detail of the face. But, if you can make a 3D face look like that, I can't wait to see the final armor!

@ Silverfire: Her armor is very pretty

@ KiyaKoreena: Your costume is really turning out well! It's going to look so cool when you're done!

Minami · Oct 02, 2010, 06:56 PM // 18:56

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Actionjack, thanks for the comment ^_^ I am not even close to the armor's finished look, there's a lot to be done yet. I just wanted to do some shading on it, because the bland and flat blocked in mid-tone grey and green colors were bothering me when I was working on other parts of the picture.

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Death by an Arrow, Thistle, thanks very much for your comments!
I did a post not too long before you guys commented, please see the bolded section quoted here

Hopefully today I can finally start working more seriously on the armor.

I'm very flattered how much everyone who commented on my drawing likes it. It really means a lot to me! Thank you

Death By An Arrow · Oct 02, 2010, 06:59 PM // 18:59

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Originally Posted by Minami

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I must have missed that ._.
its still a very nice piece, im really looking forward to the armor now ^^

Thistle Xandra · Oct 02, 2010, 07:13 PM // 19:13

Minami, I knew you weren't done with the armor, I was just pointing out that I'm really looking forward to the final armor look after seeing the level of detail you did with the face!

` Marshmallow · Oct 02, 2010, 08:09 PM // 20:09

ogodthisthreadisspeedingup D':

I can't keep up ,___,~

oh yeah...

I don't even know thackeray's eye colour < W> so I guessed and made them brown 8D I think gwens are going to be brown, too, and I totally coloured that 'rock' wrong |: fffuuuu- >: O

editedit: Idk if i wanna keep that halloween house in the bg anymore D': im so bad with bg's ..-tear-

Thistle Xandra · Oct 02, 2010, 08:46 PM // 20:46

lol, omg Marshmallow, I LOVE how you drew Thackeray and the eyes just completely sealed the deal on his cuteness!!

I like your background. What is it that's peeking over the roof?

Death By An Arrow · Oct 02, 2010, 08:48 PM // 20:48

Marshmellow: I really, really like your's so far. It's hilarious

i like thackery's pumpkin and the clouds the best

Keep it up ^^

actionjack · Oct 02, 2010, 09:50 PM // 21:50

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Originally Posted by ` Marshmallow

ogodthisthreadisspeedingup D':

I can't keep up ,___,~

oh yeah...

I don't even know thackeray's eye colour < W> so I guessed and made them brown 8D I think gwens are going to be brown, too, and I totally coloured that 'rock' wrong |: fffuuuu- >: O

editedit: Idk if i wanna keep that halloween house in the bg anymore D': im so bad with bg's ..-tear-

Love the eyes!!!!