Easter Chibbit

Chick + Rabbit = PURE CUTE

bin dun?

Easter Mutant

Well it took some time but here is my part for the easter mutant:

Made it quick in Illustrator. I could do better but I've been ill
for about 4 days now and I'm already happy I managed to put it on
before the topic changed.

Space Nebula

I was trying to do a space nebula thing but I dont know well how to do a center light without the render flare. This is my 1st post finally :)

The Bird Woman

This was for daily deviations in conceptart.org, i hope u like it, DONE IN GIMP! http://niyado.deviantart.com

clouds

my attempt at clouds

Another photo study - semi-finished - inked with brush

Sketch practise

Hi everyone!

It's been awhile since I last posted something (sorry!), but I've been quite busy...

So, here's a little sketch-thingy I made recently^^

I've also been studying some anatomy, and I really like how her face came out, since I always have trouble drawing faces this small >.<

Please comment! ^^

Clouds

Hey guys! This was my own attempt on creating some clouds, it turned out quite good, but not too realistic.

Btw; is it a "no-no" to use dodge/burn? I recognized that you didn't use it any in of your tutorials.

Anyway, I hope you like it! (I hope it's not a problem that I spam the site with my stuff :D)

Poses

Finally by drawing multiple times the tutorials from idrawgirls.com i can now draw this poses from my mind. Hope u like it. http://niyado.deviantart.com

Clouds

Well here is my first attempt for clouds:


It's done with a soft-edge round brush. I found that sticking with a larger one
works better. Finishing the edges with a large eraser also works well.

Cliff

Hi guys!

This is my latest painting. It turned out quite simple, because I couldn't make any nice background, even though that's what I wanted.

I tried with some water and a sun, but it turned out quite sh*tty.

If anybody is interested, then you can have the PSD so you can make a nice background, and show me how it's done. :-)

Open Soure Software

I just did a quick search for open source software, and found this.

An article that contains a selection of replacements for the Adobe Creative Suit.
Guess one has to be creative when low on money. ;)

It also contains Open Office, a free variant on MS Office. One of the programs I use.

Free software is a matter of liberty, not price. Think of "free" as in "free speech,"
not as in "free beer." Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy,
distribute, study, change and improve the software. (from Free Software Directory)

Some more links:
Free Software Directory
Source Forge
Gara Systems

Have to advice this one also though Classic Media Player. Like the old windows media
player, but no need to install and it plays about everything.

Also recommended Greenfish. Personally I found the Icon Editor quite handy.

And of course one of the best known: Firefox
Although I do have to admit I use Netscape. ;)

Let the open source revolution begin!

Happy easter guys lol

lol silly mood = silly pictures today hahahaha, happy easter guys! x

Gymnast

Another fairly quick photo sketch - inked in brush - she's Russian.

Heat Blur Tutorial

If I recall correct, some time ago someone asked how to make a heat blur for mech exhausts ext.

This tutorial is an after effect, so far I found that it only works on finished .jpg's ext.

A summery:
Gaussian Blur's,
Saving your selection and
the Ocean ripple Filter.

In this tutorial, we are going to add a exhaust heat to this MiG31:


First we need to select the area where the heat
would distort using the circle selection tool (M)


After having the right area selected, we can add the Gaussian blur:
Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur...


The Gaussian Blur window:


Tweak around with the Radius, just don't put it to high.

Next we need to save our selection, since we well need to use it again later:
Select -> Save Selection...


The Save Selection window:


We don't need to add a name since its the only selection save we will use this time.

Now we select a smaller part, within the previous selection that we just saved:


This is to give it a bit more effect. Repeat the Gaussian blur (Ctrl + F)

Reload the selection we just saved: Select -> Load Selection...
The load selection window:


We can just click OK.

Now that we have our original selection again, we can add the Ocean Ripple:
Filter -> Distort -> Ocean Ripple...


The Effect Filer Window:


Here we can add all kind of filters, each with there own effect.
But for now we keep it to the Ocean Ripple. Adjust the "Size" and "Magnitude"
to your liking. It's again advised to keep the values low for a more realistic effect.

So there you go, now the MiG31 has a exhaust heat blur:


This effect can of course also be used for fire's ext.

Digital Matte Painting and Techniques Tutorials

A friend of mine found this the other day on the intranet (internal network)
and passed it onto me as he thought I might like it also, which I do:

Digital Matte Painting and Techniques Tutorials

I haven't finished it jet, but from what I have read I'm sure you all
will find it also useful. It's in PDF format, which I assume most of you
can open or else you can download a free reader here.

Colour Harmony

During my break I took the time to look a bit into colour harmony.
First I came upon this site, which gives the general idea of the whole:
Color Harmony

After that I found this site that I think is very useful for all of us:
Color Harmony Tool (Flash required, free for download here)

Enjoy.

Tentacle Monster

Look at that toothy smile! He's happy to see you! I think a background could help. I'll repost later probably.

- Andrew Quintiliani

Foggy

Hey guys! I found this website yesterday. It is really nice and useful.

My name is Christoffer, I'm 17 years old and I'm from Denmark. Here in Denmark we do not really have any attractive artschools I think, except the one costing alot. My plan is to become 3D designer (I am decent, but as in drawing I have the heart and the creativity, I just need the techniques and experience), but maybe I should become art designer instead (I like that it's not too complicated, it's all from your soul - even though it's hard to master).

I saw alot of your tutorials. After I saw the tutorial with the beach and the space-ship I wanted to make something similar too, using the techniques and stuff (oooh damn you make it look easy).
Maybe you could tell me which brush to use or which art-book you think I should borrow in the start.

Honestly I didn't really have any thoughts of the landscape, it just came from the heart, after I learnt a few techniques from the tutorial.

(Using photoshop CS2, and I am thinking of buying one of those wacoms..)

I have more text in my head, but it kinda vanished now. I hope that I get some nice critique/help.

P.S. thanks for inviting me to this site


Regards
Christoffer Lykke Larsen / http://my.opera.com/ChrisCruel/blog/

Cthulhu

The weekly topic got me trough some research, back into Cthulhu. I managed to
get a link to a page with the original story "The Call of Cthulhu", printed
and reading it now. :)

For those who don't know anything about it, here is a link to the story
or check Wikipedia.

But anyway today when I was going back home I came up with "your friend Cthulhu":


Maybe some less cute Cthulhu's will follow...

Fixed links

This done recently - it's a tribute to Dave Stevens - I tried to imitate the Stevens inking style...

For the topic of the week: Tentacles

An apocalyptic scene with well, tentacles, or something alien rising from the ground.

dark manta......

here's my interpretation for the black manta topic...i decided to keep the original concept of the real black manta as much as possible...(the background was unintentional but i think it looks ok with th e sketch..)

thnx guys for the feedback on my first post....


to xia: what do you mean by "weight distribution"? thnx in advance..

assassin,,,,,

i know that this is late but here's my concept for the hit man (or woman rather) topic....hope you like it.....

In memorium - Dave Stevens

This one is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Dave Stevens (1955-2008).

This is an older piece from a photo done when trying to follow in the giant Stevens footsteps - i.e. taking inspiration from his influences, the finest in illustrative cartooning, such as Frazetta, Wood, Crandall, and Raymond - I quickly realized that the Stevens approach is very demanding, requiring more dedication, discipline, and academic technique than was feasible for my talents to pursue - making my admiration for what he accomplished even greater.... but I still want to try a more proper tribute illustration in a short while...

Need help with piece (background for now)

Alright, I'm having a ton of trouble with the background. The colors look muted and faded out. The horrible looking brownish blocks on the right are supposed to be mountains, but I can't seem to figure out how to pain them. I know Xia posted a vid on painting mountains, but I still didn't quite get it, heh.
Can't paint buildings right either.

Also the perspective looks off. I'm trying to make some fantasy city covered with trees but I don't know how to pull it off. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Chut

Let me know what you all think? This is my first art with the cintiq and also using photoshop to color.

Magical Red Guard

I tried to keep this from public sight by posting
it as a follow up comment on the Red Guard post
but, it wouldn't let me....

For those who want to know what this is about,
Rich keenly remarked on the previous post:

i think one of the biggest things in manga is
the highlights in the eyes so it would of probly
looked cooler if u added them.

So here is the Japanese manga version:


Enjoy ;)

Brushed Aluminum

How to make brushed aluminum in Photoshop.


We start off with making a rectangle, by default hotkey U.


Next we select it with the path selection tool (A).


To get the brushed effect, we first need to add some Noise.
Filter -> Noise -> Add Noise...


Next we will get this warning message, it only asks if we want
to convert the rectangle from vectors to a bitmap. It's not that
we have much choice here.


First turn on the Monochromatic option, to make sure we lose the
colour. Than adjust the amount until you get a good mix of gray tones.


Next we want to add a motion blur.
Filter -> Blur -> Motion Blur...


Adjust the Distance to your own liking. Optional you can add an angle to it,
as a different direction of brushing.

Note that the edge of the rectangle gets blurred also, making it slightly
smaller.


This can easily be removed with the Marquee Tool (M) [select and press Delete]
or with the Eraser (E).

You can also select a part and apply the filters:

(the highlighted part is to make the selection stand out better)

My manta ray

My interpretation of Black Manta
Some manta ray and an underwater city
Chandni

Red Guard

Here's a new one. I tried to make it somewhat of a manga style.


Red Guard; from 1966 to 1968 this name was used for the soldiers from Mao Zedong's Red Army.

demon soldier

OK i did this like 2 months ago as a armour concept i tried making the shoulder plates out of some sort of animal skulls.

i will do the black manta soon, i thought i would post some old stuff first.

warrior dude..

hey guys heres my first post, its a floating head, yay!! ok so ive only been drawing for like 6 months, that was when i decided i was gunna be a concept artist even tho i cant draw...yet! anyway this is pretty bad but i will get better in time. :D

btw i dunno were this is gunna go so sorry if its in the wrong place, i keep getting lost.

Character design

Hello again ^_^.. i finished this one here, a character for a mini project im doing with a friend.. :)