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.. :)

Hitgirl (kinda late)

Hello! This is a bit late but i thought I'd post it anyway. It is my hitgirl. I sketched on paper first and tried to copy onto photoshop. Just a quick draw.
Will try post the black manta soon... though still trying to interpret it :)

Black MantRa

Black Manta -> Black MantRa, came from a misread. Made me come up with this one:


(a mantra or mantras are religious Sanskrit chants, most found in Buddhism and Hinduism)

Black Manta

Ok, here is my contribution for the Black Manta. Although I did check wiki to see
what the topic was this was my first interpretation of Black Manta.



Maybe it's because I dive. ;)

just a quick sketch....

oh....it's not good, but next will be 10x better :0

My Black Manta

Hello the community, this is my vision about the Black Manta topic. It's a kind of a super-vilain girl ;) .Have a great day all.

knight....

the whole idea is from a full body armor of a knight or more specifically knights templar .just bear with me guys i know its blurred but ill find a new software to edit it...

battle axe......

i'm more inclined in fantasy characters than mech.

this is my first time posting and its a little blurry because its just a pencil drawing but hope you'll like it...

How to post in the idrawgirls Community.

After some questions on how to get posting in the community, some help:

How to post, in 14 easy steps.

You find your self on the community page and you also want to show
some of you work, but how?

1

In you upper right, there are two links: Create Blog or Sign In.
Click Create Blog.

If you already have a Blogger or Google account go to step 10.

2

Fill the highlighted area's. Your display name is the same name
that's used in your posts.

3

Depending on if you really want to start a blog next to this or not,
you can fill in a name and link for your blog. (if you won't any random
link could do)

4

Pick a template you like.

5

So well now you got a blog and with it the account you need, well almost.

6

After clicking start blogging, you get the post screen for your own blog.

7

But before we are all done, we need to activate our new account. You should
have received an email with an activation link. Be sure to check you spambox also.

8

After clicking the link we can see that we got a Google account, which is the
same as a blogger account (Blogspot is a part of the Google Empire).

9

After we continue we get to the Dashboard. Basically we got the whole basis
we need now.

10

Now to get you into the community, you need to be invited. You can call out
in the shoutbox or mail Xia at xiataptara@hotmail.com and ask him kindly to
invite you. Alternatively, when you don't feel so kind you can try me at
guiltyguild@afrofm.nl

11

After you got invited (this may take some time since it needs to be done
manually) you should get an email like this. Be sure to check you spambox also.

12

Follow the link and accept the invitation.

13

Now we have two blogs in our Dashboard. Now to post, click: + New Post or
View Blog and use the upper right link we used also in step 1, which has changed now.

14

So now we get the same screen as in step 6, only now it will post to the
community instead of you own blog.

Good luck posting you work.

Also for those who need a place to host there work, www.photobucket.com
is a very useful site for easy and free image hosting.

Howdy folks, first time posting here - happy to be on board, there's some great stuff here - thanks to Xia for the charitable invite to join -

This a sketch done in marker, from a photo -

Winged elvish....hmm...something;p

I try to improve and i think that if I practise i"ll be someone;P
Now, my drawings are shitty but i'm practising:)


Oh, and here is my old manga sketch, proportions are crazy, but i think it makes this picture
funnier and better, i really like it, and i hope that you too:)

That's all,
Best wishes:)
Kenti:)

Hitman

A good morning from France to the community. This is my first contribution ( and not the last i hope ;) ), and it's for the Hitman topic. I have made it quickly just after the wake up this morning :) Have a good day everybody, and sorry for my poor English.