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[Araph]

I made a Bob Ross cloud!

It's not much, but I like painting stuff like Bob Ross does. It gives me an excuse to watch Bob Ross paint.

[coolio678]

Here's a sketch I've been working on recently for a friend.  I'm about wrapping up the sketch phase, about to start painting it:

Is that Jango fett or Boba fett?

[Urist McScoopbeard]

Its Jabonga Fett!

[Vactor]

Here's a sketch I've been working on recently for a friend.  I'm about wrapping up the sketch phase, about to start painting it:

Is that Jango fett or Boba fett?

I suppose it would be Boba, as he's got a Carbine and Cargo Pants.  I haven't decided if I'll paint him in Boba Fett's colors, or just turn him into some un-named Mandalorian with some other colors

[Araph]

I have a question for Jopax: how do you paint mountains like in the first post of The Great Journey? Mine always turn out like crap.

[coolio678]

one more question vactor, is that picture done on a tablet or paper?

[Vactor]

one more question vactor, is that picture done on a tablet or paper?

That was with my tablet, using autodesk sketchbook, which is the software i've found that best emulates a pencil drawing.  They have a free version available that I used for a while before I bought the full version.  The free version limits the number of layers you can work with, and merges all layers when you open a saved file, but you can still do a lot with it.

[coolio678]

one more question vactor, is that picture done on a tablet or paper?

That was with my tablet, using autodesk sketchbook, which is the software i've found that best emulates a pencil drawing.  They have a free version available that I used for a while before I bought the full version.  The free version limits the number of layers you can work with, and merges all layers when you open a saved file, but you can still do a lot with it.

I was thinking it was a tablet. I'm still working on finding a good program to use, so I might have to give that one a shot.

[Jopax]

I have a question for Jopax: how do you paint mountains like in the first post of The Great Journey? Mine always turn out like crap.

Honestly, I don't have much of a clue how I exactly went about doing it. Trial and error most of the time and I usually wing it without much thought put into remembering the exact process.

Generally tho, start off with a big shape of the mountain with a hard brush with some randomization to make the edges feel more natural. Then after deciding what it will kinda look like you go in with progressively smaller and harder brushes while you detail the stones, snow, and foliage to your desired level of detail. Some references or even textures can help speed up the work and even add more detail to the piece. After that it's just lightning passess with shadows and light figured out from the shapes and the rest of the scene.

I'll try and do a quick process to hopefully show it off

[Halindir]

http://soundcloud.com/vaniardur/halindir-beren-luthien-ii
The tale of Beren & Lúthien

[Jopax]

And here it is, hope it helps

Spoiler: Tall-ish(ok, kinda huge) (click to show/hide)

[Shook]

Hot damn, them's some pretty mountains! The thing i personally don't get (which is a mostly unrelated matter) is how people can just like refine their images like that with a smaller brush. I can't do that for shit without gratuitous erasing, though i suppose it's just a matter of practice, which i really don't have a lot of when it comes to digital painting.

@Halindir: Beautiful, simply beautiful. I really love your work in general, you're crazy good at this beautiful music! C:

And now, something to contrast the torrent of beauty you guys have just been subjeced to in the former two posts.



THE MOST ANGRY MANATEE with some horribly offset nostrils

[Bauglir]

Ok so question: Made from scratch or modified? Because if it's from scratch, then that's really awesome. In any case, it's a bit hard to see the details of such a relatively dark sprite against this glaringly bright background. Any chance of getting a zoomed-in version (as in x2 size with no interpolation)? Easier to see the details that way, and thus easier to give actual useful feedback. :U

Base image. Basically, the rider is largely original, though I did use the one in the base sprite as a reference for scale. The mech is not original at all - the additional dakka is just copied from a couple of different sprites and blended in. I'll get a bigger one up when I get home.

EDIT: Here you go.

[Halindir]

Hot damn, them's some pretty mountains! The thing i personally don't get (which is a mostly unrelated matter) is how people can just like refine their images like that with a smaller brush. I can't do that for shit without gratuitous erasing, though i suppose it's just a matter of practice, which i really don't have a lot of when it comes to digital painting.

@Halindir: Beautiful, simply beautiful. I really love your work in general, you're crazy good at this beautiful music! C:

And now, something to contrast the torrent of beauty you guys have just been subjeced to in the former two posts.



THE MOST ANGRY MANATEE with some horribly offset nostrils

Thank you very much, Lord Shook!
Funny, I just had a conversation with a friend about manatees. Love the expression and the pretty shading adds to the "I'll gut you"-feel. Nice work hah

[nightcrafter27]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

A wallpaper I made recently. Spoilered for bigness.