Sketch

[SLaMgRInDeR]

i felt like sketching, so i sketched...


i know it wasnt the best paper for scanning but...
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[Ginny]

Nice! The grass is a bit too thick in parts, and the uh...what is it in fromt of the grass? Some kind of animal? lol, could be the sketchiness but I really can't tell.

Still, it looks interesting...

[Synthetique]

it's a head and fire

[Ginny]

Ah..
Hmm, I was thinking it might be a head, but I only saw shades where I'd expect eyes nose and mouth so I thought it was something else. There should perhaps be more defined fire infront of the head, since it looks a bit like grass (I had thought it was someone or something looking through the grass or something), and maybe make it less straight, i.e. curve on the way down, cause if it's supposed to be "taller", I mean go further down, then it should be "fatter" if you get my point, err..

Spmething along these lines in shape...

___/-----------------\
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__\--------------------/
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Umm...

[SLaMgRInDeR]

its supposed to be a deomon, it has no mouth, and no offence but, Grass? am i realy that bad at drawing? the shape i think im going to keep, and the nose shading is actually what it looks like, but i think i should add the other side and the eyes, that is not shading, the eyes are black. thanx

EDIT: edited nose and fingersmudged shading.
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[Ginny]

Ah, a demon, so that's why he has those things on its head (horns?). I presumed it was some sort of animal, a deer maybe, and so I assocciated it with grass, hope your'e not offended .
What made me think of grass was the fact that there were lines that are commonly found in grass and leaves, umm, if you know what I mean...
Anyway that's why I said the grass looked odd The shape is ok even though it is a little straight.
Anyway I think this whole confusion is from the sketchiness of it. And yes, the nose is there now that I look at it, but the eyes seemed too much like shades to me. I guess they're closed?

Actually, I had no idea demon's had no mouth.. cool..
hehe, anythink that can really freak someone out is interesting , like completely white eyes in vampires (I think?).

[Jimi]

How about adding flickers of flames coming off the fire? That may ad an effect of the fire.

[SLaMgRInDeR]

some deamons have mouths some dont, this one dosent. Jimi, what exectly do you mean by flickers?
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[Ginny]

I suppose he means sparks.

[SLaMgRInDeR]

here is a VERY, and i mean VERY roughly coloured version, this is not to judge the sketch on, its just to give you a rough idea of what the pic is.

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[Neole]

You could get the lighting to work much better if you think where the lights are coming from and so where the shadows would be cast. Since the fire is to the side and back, the sides of the face, top of the head should be brightest, and the center part darkest. Plus the anatomical errors, which you can get right by using photo or drawn reference.

[SLaMgRInDeR]

the fire wasnt origianly supposed to be a main part of the pic it was just the background, but yes, it probaly would look better if i did that, i may try it. about the anatomy, there cant realy be any errors, as its not based on anything, its made up.
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[Rincewind]

Hey, that's a pertty nice sketch, although it is rather rough.
Seeing as my favourite thing to draw always has been demons, monsters and so forth, I thought I'd whip this up to give you some tips.



First of all, if you use ordinary paper from your printer, I would advise you not to - Buy some real paper instead, it may be a bit more expensive, but it's worth it if you want quality.
Also, do not ever smudge by using your fingers - There's a risk that you may wrinkle the paper, and the smudging often looks bad, too. Buy a "stomper" instead.

Secondly, the flames in your picture are a bit like spikes - while real fire is more swirly, you might say. Watch a real fire for some reference, and then try to replicate it.
The face is not too bad, actually - I wouldn't worry about the proportions, since this is a demon, their proportions can be a bit twisted...
But the nose(?) looks a bit akward, as it is more or less a dark shape in the middle of the face. Try making the nose as if it was on a cranium (Like in the above picture) if you want a good, demonic effect.
Just try as hard as you can, and practice a lot - That's the best way...
Good luck, man.