the white drew carey Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 Thanks guys, getting the shadows & shading just right is always a challenge that I love. Challenge, my a$$. Your shading is top-notch and a shining example that I aspire to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Thanks Drew, thats the encouragement that keep me moving! Have you done any recent illustrations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr March Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Yes he has, but you're not allowed to see them until I update my website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Cool, I look forward to that update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Had some free time today to work on this one, still needs a back ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vepariga Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 awesome man, I drew a pic of Ryuko from Kill La Kill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr March Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Nice sword Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 That sword is rediculous. The sharp edge of the main blade faces the wielder and if you flip it around that hand guard gets in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vepariga Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) Thanks Yeah the sword is half of a pair of scissors lol so it has the blade facing inwards,the handgaurd can unfold for 'decapitation mode' Edited February 20, 2014 by Vepariga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU-11 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) Nice artwork, Vepariga! Does she use a special fighting technique in order to use that sword effectively? Gotta agree with Knight26, it does look impractical. The only viable way of attacking seems to be vertical slashes-still seems cumbersome, thoguh. edit: Never mind, question answered. Dem Japanese and dem crazy anime weapons... Edited February 20, 2014 by GU-11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vepariga Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 well the anime itself is pretty impractical The fights are very fast paced so you cant really notice much of a refined technique except for maybe 'hoola-hooping' (made that up) it around her arms before slashing now and then. When the grip unfolds the blade extends as well so it becomes more wieldly. She does hold it with the blade facing downwards aswell,somehow it doesnt impact her fighting ability lol one of those outragous things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU-11 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 And I thought Seifer's and Squall's gunblade fight from FF VIII was crazy! The action sounds awesome, though. I might check out the anime some time--been hearing a lot of good things about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogze Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Kill la kill is an incredibly fun and stupidly cool anime, it almost made me forget how desperate I am for attack on titan's second season. Cool Ryuko, Vepariga, love the look on her face, it's spot on character. Well done! Heres's a couple of flip books I did on flipbook.in. The site is japanese speaking and I've no idea how to save these as gif files to post here so here are the links : http://flipbook.in/id/1392674361 http://flipbook.in/id/1392860778 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Came up with a background I was happy with. Not super perfect but I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Took a break from work today and decided to do some art instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the white drew carey Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Hello all! Long time, no post!Anyhow, a quick one here... this is now (new revived after a summer break) twice-a-week comic, GAMERGEEKDADDY. I thought this one would be of interest as our secondary character (the first to talk) bears a striking similarity to someone we all know and (I hope) love. Link leads to the page itself, because I could use the hits.http://www.asplenia-studios.com/blog/2014/09/01/gamergeekdaddy-62/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr March Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Good old Roy Welcome back twdc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) Thanks to Greg Lane for providing the character lineart for the next Spiral War Book, now I am working on the coloring and shading. I wish I was better at this and had more time to work on it. Any tips would be well appreciated. Blazer gets the cover again: This time Chris gets some cover love, and is actually dressed: And of course Gokhead, a Drashig with reverse hinged knees: oops had to fix the link ANd the first test of the trio together: Edited December 5, 2014 by Knight26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 The last sketch is really cool, I like the character on the far left. How is your comic doing/selling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Thanks, the sales of the novel have not been as good as I would like, but then I have not been able to do much marketing the last few months, and have almost no budget to do so either. I've gotten most of my sales from Amazon, a little off itunes, none of B&N or the others that I have seen. So book 2 will start out as an amazon exclusive, will consider putting it onto kindle unlimited. What is really hurting sales right now is a lack of reviews. Reviews sell books and without them I am kind of up a creek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelglue Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Wow I didn't realize there were/are so many talented artists on MW! Im loving the work I have seen so far. The marker mechas are really tops, I could never get that sort of consistency with markers, so that level of finish is extremely impressive from what is basically a comprehensive sketch medium. Bravo. The character art in general is pretty outstanding. Human form was my weakness while in college and I shied away from developing myself in that area. The modelled concepts including the transformers are super sweet, that is an area I think from now on into the future will be a norm in media. I cant wait to see more guys, keep it coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 First mockup of the book 2 cover. Will probably raise up the trio and enlarge them, and group the fighters closer together. Thoughts on the composition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeleader1 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Do you want my honest opinion? Drop the Characters from the cover. They look horribly out of place and amateurish compared to the fighters and the background. In its place I would put a scene of devastation on the ground. Maybe a scene of a bombed out space colony buildings with fires raging, or a fighter crash site with wreckage strewn about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I'll take that into consideration RL1, but I do plan to make another pass or two on the coloring and shading of the characters, this was mostly a composition pass to check on general colors and configuration. Now I have taken some other suggestions; moved and scaled some stuff around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Latest update, shifted things about a little bit and recolored the characters, the are looking a little more tactical now. I may still go with the blue scheme, but the whole cover has a lot of blue at this point. And the individual characters: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Updated cover, some small changes, and the alternate armor color scheme based on the fighters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-2SS-BloodPhoenix Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Some very talented work in this topic. My Deviant Art page if anyone is interested. http://xivolve.deviantart.com/ My art isn't for everyone, so click the link with caution. It's mostly female character designs, concepts, art, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frothymug Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I like that you changed the rock formation in the background from a realistic photo image into a look that is more in line with the rest of the drawing. I think that was the major flaw from the first iteration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 (edited) Updated cover, some small changes, and the alternate armor color scheme based on the fighters. (...) I recommended that you put a slight outer glow around the characters and fighter jets. It's especially needed around the low contrast areas (dark blue uniforms and blue-black star field, etc). Here's an example of what I'm talking about: http://studiootaking.deviantart.com/art/Drones-To-The-Rescue-498367533 Specifically around the fighter jets. It doesn't have to be that much, actually. Just enough to differentiate the foreground (or main) elements from the background - and give your piece that extra bit of pop! Edited December 15, 2014 by sketchley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I am working on that for the fighter re-render. I will post some various versions later. I also tried placing a slight gold overlay on the tactical character color scheme and that made them pop more for the cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Latest revision, thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I recommended that you put a slight outer glow around the characters and fighter jets. It's especially needed around the low contrast areas (dark blue uniforms and blue-black star field, etc). This. Fighters are nigh-invisible against the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Experimenting with fighter arrangements and a combination of the two armor colors. Will do some kind of outline around the fighters, but all of my early experiments look like crap, IMHO. Will post those later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Some updates and changes based on suggestions here and elsewhere:Highlighted fighters and retuned character colors: Single fighter V1 Single fighter v2 Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeleader1 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) I gotta say that looks pretty good. On the second one can you try putting the fighter a little lower over the skulls nose? Is it possible to alter the title so the galaxy is on the other side and the tiny fighter is moving right to left? Edited December 18, 2014 by renegadeleader1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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