The Technodrome Forums

Go Back   The Technodrome Forums > General Forums > General Discussion > Art and Design

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 05-08-2017, 12:17 PM   #1
DestronMirage22
Yukipedia
 
DestronMirage22's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 1,723
DestronMirage22's "art"

Edit:

Yeah, all the so-called "art" in this thread was pretty bad. I didn't like looking at it. I'm just gonna keep trying to improve and if I ever get any better then I'll share my progress again. In the meantime I'll just leave this thread as is, without my previous posts.

To all my fellow members who commented in this thread and who offered me advice and support despite being a terrible artist: thank you.
You'll never know just how much I appreciate all you guys did for me.
Thank you.

Last edited by DestronMirage22; 08-21-2017 at 08:00 AM.
DestronMirage22 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-25-2017, 01:02 AM   #2
Utrommaniac
Resident overthinker
 
Utrommaniac's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: what is going on..........
Posts: 5,318
That's actually a really cute style . I'd build on it some more.

You could really get it to look like if modern American cartoon style and vintage anime got married and had a baby. And I mean that in a good way.

(The years of difference in art style makes me think of a Professor Farnsworth quote. "Some say I'm robbing the cradle, but I say she's robbing the grave!")
__________________
Utrommaniac is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-25-2017, 10:05 PM   #3
TurtleWA
Foot Elite
 
TurtleWA's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: WA
Posts: 2,507
Those are cool dude! I've heard people say hands are hard to draw. Yours look good. I really like the pose in the first one with the fist in the air. Any plans on adding text?
__________________
Find me on
Instagram @turtle_wa
YouTube @TurtleWA
TurtleWA is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-26-2017, 01:41 PM   #4
TurtleWA
Foot Elite
 
TurtleWA's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: WA
Posts: 2,507
Yeah speech bubbles.
__________________
Find me on
Instagram @turtle_wa
YouTube @TurtleWA
TurtleWA is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-11-2017, 09:21 AM   #5
myconius
Abby Normal
 
myconius's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: the grave marked "Unknown" right beside Arch Stanton.
Posts: 2,857
one thing i find that's very helpful to look at is how animators use structure lines for their figures.



i see that you already add the center lines and eye line for the heads.
that's a very good practice, and i can definitely see progress in your head drawings.

consider possibly trying this for other body parts and limbs.
i find that always helps me whenever i'm drawing

there's probably more thorough examples, but this one shows the general idea.



hope this is helpful?
__________________
myconius is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-11-2017, 09:32 AM   #6
myconius
Abby Normal
 
myconius's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: the grave marked "Unknown" right beside Arch Stanton.
Posts: 2,857
Quote:
Originally Posted by DestronMirage22 View Post
I'm not good at drawing
i would like to share my ideas of "good" or "not good' as it pertains to art.

for me, art in my experience is about self expression and personal growth.

it is an escapism for the artist. something that brings pleasure and joy.

as long as you are having fun while you are doing it, that's what truly matters.

progress will come in time with study and practice.
as long as you are enjoying what you are doing, that's the thing to focus on most.

at least that's the way i perceive art.
...and that's my two cents that nobody asked for
__________________
myconius is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-11-2017, 02:23 PM   #7
myconius
Abby Normal
 
myconius's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: the grave marked "Unknown" right beside Arch Stanton.
Posts: 2,857
Quote:
Originally Posted by DestronMirage22 View Post
Thanks for the advice and your thoughts about it all myconius! I'll definitely try more in regards to using shapes and outlines for the base of my characters. And I always enjoy hearing people's thoughts about art. So thanks for all that!
you're very very welcome! you'd be amazed at how helpful even just practice drawing basic blocks, cylinders and sphere at various angles can be.

i do enjoy practicing geometric shaped features.

(not a stupendous example, but maybe helpful?) -> http://myconius.deviantart.com/art/B...2015-543032578

simplifying the shapes makes it a lot easier to mentally process them.

any time! i'm always up for a good art discussion.
__________________
myconius is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-19-2017, 12:35 PM   #8
Utrommaniac
Resident overthinker
 
Utrommaniac's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: what is going on..........
Posts: 5,318
I think you're doing pretty great . You should look at more tutorials for sure.

I like Sycra personally, but his art is a little less cartoony. Jazza, however, does to some really cartoony art and he should be a good artist to follow for development.
__________________
Utrommaniac is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2017, 08:37 AM   #9
Splinter the boss
Stone Warrior
 
Splinter the boss's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: USA
Posts: 937
You're making progress. Keep it up, I like art.
__________________

"I am absolute, lower your head!"
Splinter the boss is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-25-2017, 05:27 AM   #10
Splinter the boss
Stone Warrior
 
Splinter the boss's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: USA
Posts: 937
Very good adding colors
__________________

"I am absolute, lower your head!"
Splinter the boss is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-28-2017, 10:58 PM   #11
DestronMirage22
Yukipedia
 
DestronMirage22's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 1,723
Ok guys, it’s honesty time.
As of right now this is more or less the best thing I can draw:
[IMG]this was really bad[/IMG]
What do you guys think? What are your honest opinions?
Is it bad? Pretty bad? Really bad??
Does it look like I’ll ever become a decent artist? Of should I just give up?
What do I need to improve on (besides everything)?

Last edited by DestronMirage22; 03-21-2018 at 01:17 PM.
DestronMirage22 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-29-2017, 12:14 AM   #12
FredWolfLeonardo
Big Blue Boy Scout
 
FredWolfLeonardo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: New Bark Town
Posts: 4,463
From the looks of it, it seems like the area your favourite type of drawings are those of anime.

I'm not a certified artist myself but I think I can offer advice since I'm a huge fan of drawing anime/cartoons like you are.

Firstly, I'd recommend doodling alot, that might help. I personally use pens instead of pencils to achieve the cartoony/animated look, and my "practice" time is when I freely doodle in my scrap book. No focus on any technique, no worries, I just draw what I enjoy over and over again. I wish I could upload drawings of my doodles here, but I'm too embarrassed too since they're extremely random and a complete mess

The only thing I need is to have a clear image of what the character I draw looks like, and the best way for me to remember what a character looks like is by either watching them on screen alot or tracing their drawings and looking at those.

But thats just to achieve the level of drawings I do like in my art thread, compared to professionals here like Powder I am nothing

(btw where are your other drawings here? I could've sworn there were alot more in this thread before)

Last edited by FredWolfLeonardo; 10-29-2017 at 12:38 AM.
FredWolfLeonardo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-29-2017, 12:29 AM   #13
Utrommaniac
Resident overthinker
 
Utrommaniac's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: what is going on..........
Posts: 5,318
There's actually some pretty good tutorials on how to draw ruffles, as you seem to have wanted to do here.





I hope they help.
__________________
Utrommaniac is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-29-2017, 06:38 AM   #14
DestronMirage22
Yukipedia
 
DestronMirage22's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 1,723
Thanks for the help guys!
I’ll make sure to keep it all in mind.

Quote:
Originally Posted by FredWolfLeonardo View Post
(btw where are your other drawings here? I could've sworn there were alot more in this thread before)
Oh yeah...about that: those drawings were really embarrassing for me to look at. So I just deleted ‘em.
DestronMirage22 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2017, 10:35 PM   #15
DestronMirage22
Yukipedia
 
DestronMirage22's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 1,723
These are spoopy days ‘yall.

[IMG]this was bad too[/IMG]

This little sketch looks a bit better in person, trust me. I’m just not very good at taking pictures. Or drawing witch hats.
In hindsight, I really should’ve looked up some sort of reference before trying to draw this. And that hat definitely needs some sort of brim. :/

Last edited by DestronMirage22; 03-21-2018 at 01:17 PM.
DestronMirage22 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-06-2017, 12:26 PM   #16
DestronMirage22
Yukipedia
 
DestronMirage22's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 1,723
Just finished this sketch.
[IMG]halfway decent, but still bad[/IMG]
I think it’s pretty funny.

Also, Leo’s little pose is a bit of a reference to Oregairu vol 4’s cover:

Last edited by DestronMirage22; 03-21-2018 at 01:19 PM.
DestronMirage22 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-06-2017, 12:28 PM   #17
FredWolfLeonardo
Big Blue Boy Scout
 
FredWolfLeonardo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: New Bark Town
Posts: 4,463
Quote:
Originally Posted by DestronMirage22 View Post
Just finished this sketch.
https://i.imgur.com/mUHUQtJl.jpg
I think it’s pretty funny.

Also, Leo’s little pose is a bit of a reference to Oregairu vol 4’s cover:
https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net...20150611014429
Nice work

I chuckled when I saw Mikey holding a technodrome.
FredWolfLeonardo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-06-2017, 12:32 PM   #18
DestronMirage22
Yukipedia
 
DestronMirage22's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 1,723
Quote:
Originally Posted by FredWolfLeonardo View Post
Nice work

I chuckled when I saw Mikey holding a technodrome.
Hehe, thanks!
DestronMirage22 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-27-2017, 12:26 PM   #19
DestronMirage22
Yukipedia
 
DestronMirage22's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 1,723
I’m Not Popular, So I’ll Just Draw Tomoko Instead

[IMG]ugh[/IMG]
I’ve been trying to get better at anatomy and angles and stuff, so I tried to apply that to an actual drawing. Here I attempted a top view.
Didn’t turn out all that good, but I think I’m getting better. A bit.
Camera work still sucks though.

Last edited by DestronMirage22; 03-21-2018 at 01:18 PM.
DestronMirage22 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-27-2017, 12:39 PM   #20
FredWolfLeonardo
Big Blue Boy Scout
 
FredWolfLeonardo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: New Bark Town
Posts: 4,463
Quote:
Originally Posted by DestronMirage22 View Post
https://i.imgur.com/MSqDCYfm.jpg
I’ve been trying to get better at anatomy and angles and stuff, so I tried to apply that to an actual drawing. Here I attempted a top view.
Didn’t turn out all that good, but I think I’m getting better. A bit.
Camera work still sucks though.
Is her top part fading intentional or just a result of the camera?
FredWolfLeonardo is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 10:56 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.