Back into art...

Been working on some stuff recently, most of it is just experimenting, ya know.. haven't done any art for 4 months ish.. so i was getting used to photo shop again :)

Done this one last night, about 2 hours or so of just loads of shapes and colours :) i don't wanna spend anymore time on it, but critique is still useful :D

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/37343984/



This one was like. . another 2-3 hour job.. i don't like it much now.. looks really rough, i might redo it nice and big :) (I made it at a really small size...) http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/36810245/



This was a like...40min speedpaint, i like the moody weirdo look, heh... :)
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/37020302/



And this will be my best peice yet ( in theory ) when finished. It'll probably be all black and white and glossy... spent a few hours so far on it, a while to go.. . need my tablet for this one though :)
http://img282.imageshack.us/img282/5...update9jh9.jpg


Sorry for the amnount of stuff in the post. . but it's better then me making loads of topics, comments on dA are greatly appreciated :) Anyways... yeah.. i better get alot of replies... :D Or else ;)

Not got the energy to comment in detail on them all but overall they are all Very nice. Isolation has got to my fav.

1st: Boy have you been sniffing at the cars gas tank again? Looks a bit like someone got a little high or something! Overall it's okay. Not the best.

2nd: Whats that middle thing there, whippersnapper?

3rd: Boy, those clouds are thick! A little dull, but I guess clouds can be at times! Nice effort, whippersnapper!

4th: Thats mighty nice, boy, I would like to see the end result!

In all respect, you did mighty fine!

Very nice, normally when i get back into photoshop I cant remember how to do anything. Using a Tablet is cheating BTW

How is it cheating? Just because i have the resources available, to create better art, i'm cheating. You try and paint with a mouse, yeah. I win.

I made some of them with a laptop though... stupid laptop pads... >><

Good stuff Dale. I'd have to agree with Ben and say that the second one is the best. In the fourth one, the dragon is done really well but it looks more in the background to make an overall good "piece". Really good stuff man. I'd love to see more. :)

http://img282.imageshack.us/img282/5...update9jh9.jpg

Looks very good this far, can't wait to see it finnished! The rest looks good to.

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Originally Posted by 2xsess

Very nice, normally when i get back into photoshop I cant remember how to do anything. Using a Tablet is cheating BTW

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Why is it cheating? Some people find it hard to paint with their computer mouse, which in most cases are the reason they buy a tablet.

I wish I had a tablet.:(

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Originally Posted by Elder-Bunny

I wish I had a tablet.:(

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If you decide to buy one, don't buy a too big ;)
I have a Wacom Graphire4 Classic XL A5, and it is more than enough.

(I would rather have bought a A6 but since it isn't completely mine (whole family) they decided to buy a bigger)

Tablets are not cheating tools, they are tools used by professional and aspiring artists to aid in precision and efficiency. Anyone who thinks using a tablet is cheating, is simply a person with no knowledge of art at all. I bought an A5, and I feel an A6 would have been adequate but it is still very nice.

Thanks for the critique everyone that just commented on gfx tablets...

i really like the first one

iono why

but love what u did to it

a tutorial on that would be the best

on the others

i love yur drawing ability...and can't wait to see the last one finished

good looks

THanks :) I did save my progression on the dragon.. and i guess i'll continue too.. so maybe i'll do a tutorial for that. And as for the other one... it's like... how i was feeling, just do your art on that and it'll work out... in theory :p

Hell yeah, pen and paper is cheating too.

Dale: Nice nice! Practice much, like at least one speedpaint every day. Then you will rock after a year or something. ;) Sorry for the sucky comment, I'm kinda tired after 4 days of alcohol.. >.<

Anyways i like them but the second is ruined because i don't like that title.. to say it was cleche would be pretentious but it's not very creative to say the least, and that thing in the middle.. appears to be as some kind of robot which i don't like.. the dragon looks like a dragon i've seen elsewhere but nonetheless your perception is nice as you've transferred it well in your own medium. The third would do well with more colour.. and the first, well thats got MaDD written all over it very nicely done and effects are great

Yeah i know about the title Stu. I've given up on them now, unless it's a peice designed to a title.. but meh..that 'aint gonna happen :) Ty . I probably should rabies, but.. i'm generally not in the mood, although i do try sketching stuff out. Generally fails though haha