Advice on my art....

Squinky · Thu 08/12/2005 02:15:37

Hi. Awhile ago I started up a topic hoping to improve my art:
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=23387.0
I've since had some time to screw around some and was wanting some more advice, because it does really help me improve.

I'm going for a roleplaying book/comic book style, in black and white, and any advice to get me further down that road will make me rock out with my cock out...

Domino · Thu 08/12/2005 02:42:41

Squinky, love these pics. But the first pic reminds me so much of howard stern. I keep looking at all the detail that you put into it, but i keep seeing howard stern.

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Thu 08/12/2005 05:05:52

It's interesting that you mentioned you were going for a roleplaying manual style because I immediately associated the first image with a Rifts/Shadorun sketch. The only criticism I think is worth mentioning is that the neck on the first guy seems a bit wide. Great work.

esper · Thu 08/12/2005 06:26:26

Yeah, I totally agree... They both look almost exactly like the art in Shadowrun / Rifts / GURPS sourcebooks. I like the style of the heavier ink rather than the lighter one on the bottom, especially when the one on the bottom maintains the stark black... a little too much contrast there. The designs are cool and unique. Do I see a hint of Final Fantasy X in the guy's duster on the top pic?

There are only two real critiques I can give here. First off, the orc-looking guy looks like he's holding two candy corns in his bottom lip. The tusks look like they are just pasted on to the outside of his face, rather than coming out of the mouth. Contour the lip to fit them, and maybe put some bumps in the lower jaw that show where they are rooted.

For the top guy, the picture might be a little too noisy for me to be able to pick up much in the way of critiquable instances there, but one thing I noticed was the cybernetic hand. The angle at which the fingers are bent looks as though he's getting ready to deliver a martial arts palm blow to the inside of his own thigh. Each knuckle needs to be bent at closer to a ninety degree angle. Right now, it looks like that hand is folded in half, rather than being balled up in a fist.

Other than that, premium work.

sergiocornaga · Thu 08/12/2005 07:26:09

I think there needs to be slightly less detail in the first picture. The areas of hair where no linework has been added stand out, but the regions that are highly detailed don't stand out much. I think more contrast could help, and bolder lines on the 'frame' of the drawing and less in the areas which aren't meant to be textured.

esper · Thu 08/12/2005 07:55:35

Quote from: Squinky on Thu 08/12/2005 02:15:37
and any advice to get me further down that road will make me rock out with my cock out...

Wait a minute... No more advice for you...

Chicky · Thu 08/12/2005 08:50:15

The first sketch looks like that guy from the latest harry potter movie. The one with the glass eye.

I have nothing to crit, they're awesome squinky.

Squinky · Fri 09/12/2005 03:20:32

Thanks for looking at em guys....

Domino
Thanks man, I didn't have Mr. Stern in mind, but I can kinda see it....

Proggy
Thank you. I agree on the neck.

Esper
I've never played FFx, I just kinda made it up. I knew about the hand, just was wondering how glaringly obvious it was, heh....

Sergio
I have problems with this issue all the time, I'm trying to find a good middle ground with the detail. I almost have a compulsion with adding texture...

Chicky
I haven't seen the newest movie yet...But thanks for the Awesomeness tag...