Sunday, January 16, 2005
Art
Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 08-24-2001 02:14 PM
Evil
Mwahahahaha! I bring before you the begining of a thread dedicated entirely to art.
To get things going I now submit a drawing of my character, Scarlet Rosenblade, and a fan pic of Sadie and Elessa. ^_^ Enjoy!
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/Scarlet02.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/Sadie.jpg
For those of you who are not familiar with Geocities hidden catches, you have to copy and paste the link in your browser in order to see the pictures.
I hope to see other pieces of art go up in this thread other than my own. *casts a glance at Neko-kun*
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Posted by Volsung on 08-24-2001 05:09 PM
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Wow those are great. Keep up the good work.
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 08-24-2001 05:36 PM
Thank you! ^_^
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Posted by Keiru Silver on 08-25-2001 02:41 PM
Wow... Sadie and Elessa look really good. If I find time, I'll color it, but no promises.
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 08-25-2001 09:14 PM
No rush itoshii. I just mainly wanted you to see it and get your opinion. I'm glad you like it. ^_^
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 10-08-2001 05:12 PM
*happy smile* Here are two of my most recent drawings. I finally got around to hauling my ass out to my friend Allen's (*Allen waves hi*) house so I could scan them. ^_^ The first one, most people should be familiar with and the second is that diabolical bishonen, Xarou. Mwahahahahahaha!!!! *runs around hyperly*
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/Usagi.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/Xarou.jpg
If anyone cares to give me some criticism it would be greatly appreciated. ^_^
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Posted by Volsung on 10-08-2001 05:33 PM
That is very intersting. And very good too. keep up the good work.
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Posted by Black Mage on 10-08-2001 09:34 PM
You've gotten allot better sense I last saw your artwork but there's no chibi. Could you post some of that? I know you have some T.T
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Posted by Orocia Agua on 10-08-2001 09:40 PM
Smile *wails*
*runs around in super deformed chibi mode speaking chipmunk japanese* WAAIIII!!!
XAROU WA SEKUSHII BISHONEN!!!! =^________^=!!
suu-chan, anata wa hentai!! MUA HA HA HA HAAA!!
*returns to normal* I have no criticisms, darling. Those are fantastic. I'm so proud of you!!! *hugs*
Now you make me want to post some art up in here..
hmmmmm... *thinks it over* Well, I just did this one with a prostitue and a guy (after they're done, mind you, *looks at certain hentai minds*), but it's in my notebook for my leadership class.. Funny thing is, I have to turn that sucker in for a grade! ^^ I'm sure my teacher'll get a kick out of that.. especially since she's a psychologist. ~_^ Anyone remember Freud? heh heh heh...
Posted by Keiru Silver on 10-13-2001 08:59 PM
Here's another of mine.
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Posted by Black Mage on 10-14-2001 09:21 PM
I like it! It's cool.
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 10-20-2001 01:52 AM
YEA!!! At long last I've completed a decent drawing of Indigo Grei! ^_^ I know I got the gun all wrong, but somehow it fits with the picture, so NYAH! The other drawing is of a few chibi characters of my friends Amanda, Nike, and myself. Cookies to whoever can guess who is who! ~.^v
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/Indy.JPG
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/3nekos.JPG
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Posted by Orocia Agua on 10-20-2001 07:07 PM
Smile whippeeeeeeeeeee!!!!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY!!! I FINALLY DREW SOMETHING!!!
I've come over (er, overcome?) my artist's block!!!! *dances for joy*
http://guavapaste.tripod.com/orocia1.jpg
that squibbly thingy on her right arm (your left) is supposed to be a snake but I got lazy, blaaahhhh..
mediums: #2 pencil, ink, crayola color pencils
I've got those really nice prismacolor pencils somewhere in the depths of my closet... the boogeyman uses them for his wallscribbles. He wrote a really nice poem the other day.
>sigh< I wish I knew photoshop!! T____T
I like Indigo's hair!!! spiffy!!! *is hyper today*
**And the three kiddie kats are:
Amanda - The evil one chasing Kirby
You - sitting pretty in the middle of it all
Nike - bein' sexy
Hee hee hee.... =^_____^= *dances*
Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 10-21-2001 12:06 AM
*drumroll* And the cookies go to Orocia!! You are correct! ^_^ And that potrait is absolutely amazing!! I'm am INCREDIBLY impressed!
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 10-21-2001 10:52 PM
I know this is old stuff, but I wanted to post it anyway. I drew it but Keiru Silver CGed it.
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/blackElph.jpg
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Posted by Black Mage on 10-22-2001 09:02 PM
That's so cool ^_^ do some more. Could you post some chibi?
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 10-26-2001 12:47 AM
Here's another one hot off the press! It's not done yet but what do you think?
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/Amohra9x7.JPG
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Posted by Orocia Agua on 10-26-2001 02:21 PM
preeeettyyyyyyyyyy.... Nice use of perspective! Gee, it looks good the way it is, what else are ya gonna do to it?
Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 10-26-2001 03:56 PM
Well, darken all the lines for one, then do some more shading.
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Posted by Orocia Agua on 10-26-2001 04:58 PM
I dunno why but now that I look at it more it reminds me of "Galaxy Express 999" I think the chick's name is Maetel? Maebel? blah..
Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 11-02-2001 02:14 AM
Here's another one!! ^_^ I usually don't color my drawings, but I xeroxed this one and had a field day with my colored pencils. Enjoy!
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/fairy.JPG
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 11-02-2001 12:31 PM
I know...this one isn't my best, but I thought I'd post it all the same. Any constructive criticism?
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/itoshinmegami.JPG
[EDIT] *dies laughing* Why is it that I have to look at the picture on a computer screen to realize that the guy is no more than a torso floating in space?? LOL We'll just say it's to be continued!
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Posted by Black Mage on 11-02-2001 05:30 PM
I love it! I know I've asked before but could you post to chibi?
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Posted by Grandioff on 11-03-2001 02:54 PM
Ateests
some real artists in here, nice nice. I can't do art in ANY form, landscape, people, things...nothing. Oh well, i'm musical and thats about it.
Keep up da good work!
Posted by Black Mage on 11-03-2001 10:09 PM
I'm not sure about anyone else but I consider music art also so I figure if you right lyrics you should post those too.
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 11-04-2001 01:02 AM
Well, I intended this thread to be an art gallery in the sense of actual artwork. If you want to post lyrics and what not you can start a poetry thread.
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 11-04-2001 12:09 PM
Okay, I went back and finished the rest of the pic. *laughs* Not much has been edited but at least it doesn't look like he's the incredible floating torso anymore.
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/itoshiinmegamiII.JPG
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Posted by Orocia Agua on 11-04-2001 03:36 PM
Evil *mischievous giggles*
Hee hee... LOL!!! It looks like he's wearing one of them jewish caps, behind his bangs... There's some lines behind his razor bangs that I think are supposed to be the rest of his hair, right? *dies laughing* But it looks like (I forgot the actual name, blah) a jewish cap. *grin* Sorry, I just had to say that. Do you see what I mean?
Posted by Orocia Agua on 11-22-2001 02:32 PM
Unhappy Bah, I'm too lazy to shrink my art right now
Yeah, yeah, I know, I should shrink it, but I also like people to see the detail. I'll shrink it when I have absolutely nothing else ta do.
Anyways, it's been a while since I've done a detailed pencil drawing. This is another pic of Orocia from that one post where she's playing with her dagger and thinking about death and slowly going psycho and... hee hee. ^___^
Hope you like! I wanted to work on my detail and perspective in this one.
http://guavapaste.tripod.com/orocia_dagger.jpg
Posted by Orocia Agua on 11-23-2001 12:22 AM
Wink A fix on that last one
Kudos to Scarlet for pointing out Orocia's hair for me. I noticed it too but wasn't sure if it was just me.
So, here for your viewing pleasure, the more volumized tresses of Orocia!
and I did a different save so that y'all could compare ~_^
http://guavapaste.tripod.com/orocia_dagger2.jpg
Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 11-23-2001 09:55 PM
*claps* Awesome as ever Orocia. *bows* I'm not worthy. Of course I haven't been drawing nearly as long as you have either. ^_^ The hair looks much better!
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 11-24-2001 02:53 PM
*beams* I finished my picture of Reika. *happy dance* I think this just might be one of my best ever.
www.geocities.com/megamii34/reikarose.JPG
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Posted by Black Mage on 11-25-2001 11:01 PM
It does look like your best so far.
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Posted by Keiru Silver on 12-03-2001 10:40 PM
Here's my second latest pic, Evian Morgana:
And here's a fire goddess variant:
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 12-13-2001 05:12 PM
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
This one's for all of you guys! ^_^ Enjoy!
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/aeterna.JPG
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Posted by on 12-14-2001 06:59 PM
*drools* man you drawings are... awesome
I envy your talent, how long have you been drawing?
Posted by Orocia Agua on 12-14-2001 08:45 PM
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Well, I'm assuming you're asking that question to everyone that's posted their artwork here...
I've been drawing since 2 or 3, my pops says I used to draw on the walls (which I don't remember). But I remember drawing up to 4, and I drew pretty well (for a little kid! heh, I wasn't a mini Michaelangela).. I started off drawing my family and my dogs, and cupids and hearts and flowers and horsies and bunny wabbits and shiny happy suns and green grass and trees and oceans and sailboats and butterflies!! And Looney Tunes! When I was 7, I got obsessed with Sonic the Hedgehog (and video games) and since I wanted to draw him, I began to hone my mad skillz by buying the American comic books and learning "monkey see, monkey do" style. *grin* I could now draw anthropomorphic characters, and I could draw people but they looked like the people from Tiny Toons. In 5th grade, I got into Street Fighter, and I fell in love with Ryu, Ken, Cammy, and Chun Li, so I began to draw people more realistically, and then from Street Fighter I went into anime b/c of the SF2 anime movie. Also by this time I was a big fangirl (into comics) so I loved reading SpiderMan, Batman, Witchblade, and Gen 13 ( I love J. Scott Campbell's style!) and I also got into manga (and anime, but I've always preferred comics) such as [Sailor Moon for a year or 2 (7th-8th grade), Macross, then Masamune Shirow's work (Ghost in the Shell, Appleseed), and then into CLAMP's work, and Dragon Ball, and Gundam, and then all manga/anime in general. But I'm very casual about it now, I haven't read a damn comic book since and I just know most japanese works up to 1997 cuz that's when I quit my hobby due to reduced cash flow. ^^;;
Now, I'm trying to go back to my 6th grade style(albeit much improved of course!)-- (which just looked unique.. it was right when I began to really get good! I gotta find my old stuff...), but I'm focusing more on taking on the American style b/c the big eyes thing is getting a little old.. ^.^;; But I still like the japanese style, it'll be a mix..
damn, sorry for all that.. ^___^;;
Posted by on 12-14-2001 08:50 PM
man, no wonder you draw so much better than me, I've only been drawing for a year
Posted by Orocia Agua on 12-14-2001 09:01 PM
Smile Hee hee..
Practice Practice Practice!! If you see something you like, and you wanna draw like that, than copy it! Mockery is the best form of flattery! You see all that fan art of Dragon Ball Z and Sailor Moon, doncha?
But that's how I got to where I am today.. I saw something that I really wanted to draw, and I tried my best to copy it. And then I'd try to redraw it, but in a different way.. Like take a pic of a girl sitting and redraw it so that she's standing. And art classes don't hurt either, I took a class in 5th grade where the instructor actually inked Marvel comics back when she was younger.. ^__^ and invest in some art books as well, too! Just practice practice practice.
Oh yeah, some of my best drawings take at least 5 hours to finish... such as my Orocia pics! But when you get really good, you'll be able to whip up a simple pic in 5 minutes. I can draw a simple Sailor Moon under 3 minutes or less now. ^_^
Hope that helps!
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PS: oh yeah, when I began to draw people, I found it easier to draw females than males. Probably because the lines are smoother on a female while on a male it's more angular. And it took me a while to get children right too.. Practice Practice Practice!! I can't tell you how many times I've ripped the paper I was working on because I erased something so many times because I wanted it to be just right but I couldn't get it right!.. And then the sides of your fingers and hand turn black from all the lead(well, graphite actually) it picked up off the paper..Ugh! the frustration of the novice artist!! ^^;; I still do that, but that's once in a blue moon nowadays. And you'll be so happy on the day you realize you can draw pretty damn good ~_^
Posted by on 12-14-2001 09:12 PM
right now I am in a kind of artistic funk, so I haven't been drawing that much, but I do find that my best drawings are done after an artistic funk
Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 12-14-2001 09:13 PM
Like Orocia, I've been drawing most of my life. It started out with the basic "kiddie art" that included stick figure family potraits, etc.... But let's skip all that.
I started drawing anime back in my freshman year after avidly watching Sailor Moon everyday the previous summer. That was over three years ago and since then I've moved on to become obsessed with Fushigi Yuugi, Love Hina, Ayashi no Ceres, Escaflowne, Lain *babbles on forever*
I don't stick to any one style for too long..I like to experiment and discovered new styles. ^_^
And I still can't draw hands to save my life.........
*****
HAHAHAHA!!! Yes!! How well I know about black hands!
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Posted by on 12-14-2001 09:17 PM
oooooohhhh more peoples who like anime
WAI!
Posted by Leo Saotome on 12-15-2001 12:25 AM
Hmm..
So we've got.. what, four, five anime-nuts now? Just one short of a half dozen nuts in the nut-house..
^_^
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Posted by Caliph Wyrdwyrm on 12-15-2001 06:37 AM
I don't know if I could be called an anime nut. I watch anime, and I enjoy it. But I'm hardly obsessive about it. (Note: The author is currently hiding all his Eva stuff.)
Speaking of my Eva stuff... I found a really nice Eva concept art book (Groundwork of Evangelion Vol. 1) at the book section of a mall in Hiroshima. I also found the Eva movies, but on Laserdisc.
I also own a J-pop CD. And I'm not ashamed. Much.
--CW
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Posted by Black Mage on 12-15-2001 12:18 PM
Ha another one who likes Eva! I love this. It's my favorite series however I also love many others. I own plenty of anime and J-pop albums. ^_^ All I've found eva on is DVD and VHS. Do they even make laser disks any more? Scarlet Rosenblade I love all of your pictures they are allot better than any of mine.
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 12-16-2001 01:12 PM
Heh....In this pic I tried experimenting with line width variation. The lines look kinda rough, but that lies with the scanner (many thanks to Zander)
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/belldandy.JPG
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 12-28-2001 02:22 PM
Well, it seems that I finally have my scanner working......sort of.......*mutters profanity under her breath*
Anyway, this is just something I came up with after reading too much Ah! My Goddess manga. ^_^
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/blossom001.jpg
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Posted by Aramus VanVehementi on 12-30-2001 03:38 PM
Smile
Not to get off the subject of anime but here's a little taste of digital art.
Just click the url.
http://www.angelfire.com/art/cyberius/images/lakeofsorrow.jpg
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 01-05-2002 06:01 PM
No worries Aramus. All art is accepted. ^_^
And here's a CG job by our own Sobakasu-neko-kun!
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/Nekos.jpg
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Posted by Sobakasu-neko-kun on 01-06-2002 02:51 AM
Aheh.. I think it looks funky 'cause it's in Jpeg form and it messes with the colors/quality a bit.. (a lot).. but the original is 10 times better.. I probably should've given the original.
Posted by Merelania Hitoshinen on 01-11-2002 02:12 PM
Smile Wondeful, wonderful, wonderful!
All of your artwork is very well done, everyone. Hands are the hardest for me also...^.^()
I have some drawings, miscellaneous characters or made up, but I don't have a scanner. As soon as I find someone who would be willing to let me scan, I'll put them up to see.
Until then, good job and keep it up!
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Posted by Orocia Agua on 01-12-2002 10:02 PM
Smile wee!! *hearts*
Yay! Another artista! *welcomes you with flowers and mounds of drawing paper* Share share share your work with us!! *cheesy smile* I love to see other's work!
As for me, I am pitifully stuck in a rut. I can't draw. T_T *wails silently in agony in her mind* Oh God! how I wish I could just be happy drawing all the beautiful sceneries and people and things and ideas in my mind but they just won't come out! It's so damn frustrating! It's DEPRESSING! I'm an obsessive doodler, and I'm obsessive about drawing things and making things beautiful and horrifying appear out of nothing on paper from the dreams of my super-imaginative mind, and I feel as if my hands have been chopped off.
God, it's torture, and I'm not lying when I say I've cried in frustration and ripped apart the piece of paper I was working on.
*sigh*
I don't what I did to be cursed for so long... 9_9;? Ah, well. Hopefully it'll pass in the next week because I fucking need to finish a senior project in time. Or I may be beheaded by shame and embarrassment and the scorn of the people who trusted me to finish my self-proposed project on time *kicks herself HARD in the ass a thousand times*
Sorry! *slight embarrassment from her lamentation* May the blessings rain upon you! *throws more flowers at ya*
Posted by Caliph Wyrdwyrm on 01-18-2002 02:50 AM
If you need images scanned, and you can't find a friend to do it, there is Kinkos, or if you need REAL quality, and have money to burn, a service bureau. (Yes, I spent too much time in high school at print shops and the web press at the QC Times.)
But you can get a passable USB scanner for around $100 these days, which is affordable enough.
Full disclosure -- I have hardly touched a flatbed scanner in a year or so. Most of my recent scanning experience has come from negative scanners, Nikon to be precise. The one I use at work costs... I want to say two grand, but I have no clue. I don't pay for it.
Ok, some specifics for those curious. A low-end Umax -- and I've purchased Umax before, as well as used them in a semi-professional production environment -- can be had for under $50.
http://zdnetshopper.cnet.com/shopping/resellers/0-11210-1411-2096664.html
When scanning line art, my recomendations are:
* Scan greyscale with at least 16 bits per pixel.
* Turn off all the automated correction features. (ALWAYS do that.)
* Use levels on Photoshop to make the paper look crisp white instead of muddy grey, and then use a feathered eraser and a clone stamp to fix minor imperfections.
As for DPI... scan at 150 and reduce to 72 after you've finished correcting the image. You should always scan at roughly twice your output size, correct the image, and then reduce.
Now, if you don't have Photoshop, there are a gazillion alternatives available -- there's a field-stripped version of Photoshop that comes bundled with a lot of flatbeds, as well as Microsoft Picture-It and any other number of family-friendly software. But Paint Shop Pro, which is shareware, is far less insulting to your intelligence than any low-rent software other than Photoshop Essentials.
The problem with Photoshop, other than price -- which many people have found ways to circumvent, mind you -- is the learning curve, which is amazingly steep. The problem with Photoshop is that it's designed for artists, photographers, special effects technicians, web page technician, and print media desingers (which is where I fit) all at once. But once it's mastered you're gravy.
Anyone who wants to hear more, drop me a carrier pidgeon message and I'll be happy to help.
--CW
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Posted by Tygan deParte on 01-21-2002 04:19 PM
I know where your coming from Orocia lol. I used to draw everyday of my life for like 5 years. But haven't been able to draw a thing in the past 2 =( Probably lost my touch lol.
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Posted by Keiru Ruby on 01-21-2002 04:35 PM
This thread is getting kinda full. You can continue to post more art in the second art gallery started by Keiru Silver.
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Posted by Keiru Silver on 02-14-2002 07:04 PM
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Mwahahahaha! I bring before you the begining of a thread dedicated entirely to art.
To get things going I now submit a drawing of my character, Scarlet Rosenblade, and a fan pic of Sadie and Elessa. ^_^ Enjoy!
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/Scarlet02.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/Sadie.jpg
For those of you who are not familiar with Geocities hidden catches, you have to copy and paste the link in your browser in order to see the pictures.
I hope to see other pieces of art go up in this thread other than my own. *casts a glance at Neko-kun*
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Posted by Volsung on 08-24-2001 05:09 PM
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Wow those are great. Keep up the good work.
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 08-24-2001 05:36 PM
Thank you! ^_^
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Posted by Keiru Silver on 08-25-2001 02:41 PM
Wow... Sadie and Elessa look really good. If I find time, I'll color it, but no promises.
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 08-25-2001 09:14 PM
No rush itoshii. I just mainly wanted you to see it and get your opinion. I'm glad you like it. ^_^
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 10-08-2001 05:12 PM
*happy smile* Here are two of my most recent drawings. I finally got around to hauling my ass out to my friend Allen's (*Allen waves hi*) house so I could scan them. ^_^ The first one, most people should be familiar with and the second is that diabolical bishonen, Xarou. Mwahahahahahaha!!!! *runs around hyperly*
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/Usagi.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/Xarou.jpg
If anyone cares to give me some criticism it would be greatly appreciated. ^_^
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Posted by Volsung on 10-08-2001 05:33 PM
That is very intersting. And very good too. keep up the good work.
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Posted by Black Mage on 10-08-2001 09:34 PM
You've gotten allot better sense I last saw your artwork but there's no chibi. Could you post some of that? I know you have some T.T
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Posted by Orocia Agua on 10-08-2001 09:40 PM
Smile *wails*
*runs around in super deformed chibi mode speaking chipmunk japanese* WAAIIII!!!
XAROU WA SEKUSHII BISHONEN!!!! =^________^=!!
suu-chan, anata wa hentai!! MUA HA HA HA HAAA!!
*returns to normal* I have no criticisms, darling. Those are fantastic. I'm so proud of you!!! *hugs*
Now you make me want to post some art up in here..
hmmmmm... *thinks it over* Well, I just did this one with a prostitue and a guy (after they're done, mind you, *looks at certain hentai minds*), but it's in my notebook for my leadership class.. Funny thing is, I have to turn that sucker in for a grade! ^^ I'm sure my teacher'll get a kick out of that.. especially since she's a psychologist. ~_^ Anyone remember Freud? heh heh heh...
Posted by Keiru Silver on 10-13-2001 08:59 PM
Here's another of mine.
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Posted by Black Mage on 10-14-2001 09:21 PM
I like it! It's cool.
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 10-20-2001 01:52 AM
YEA!!! At long last I've completed a decent drawing of Indigo Grei! ^_^ I know I got the gun all wrong, but somehow it fits with the picture, so NYAH! The other drawing is of a few chibi characters of my friends Amanda, Nike, and myself. Cookies to whoever can guess who is who! ~.^v
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/Indy.JPG
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/3nekos.JPG
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Posted by Orocia Agua on 10-20-2001 07:07 PM
Smile whippeeeeeeeeeee!!!!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY!!! I FINALLY DREW SOMETHING!!!
I've come over (er, overcome?) my artist's block!!!! *dances for joy*
http://guavapaste.tripod.com/orocia1.jpg
that squibbly thingy on her right arm (your left) is supposed to be a snake but I got lazy, blaaahhhh..
mediums: #2 pencil, ink, crayola color pencils
I've got those really nice prismacolor pencils somewhere in the depths of my closet... the boogeyman uses them for his wallscribbles. He wrote a really nice poem the other day.
>sigh< I wish I knew photoshop!! T____T
I like Indigo's hair!!! spiffy!!! *is hyper today*
**And the three kiddie kats are:
Amanda - The evil one chasing Kirby
You - sitting pretty in the middle of it all
Nike - bein' sexy
Hee hee hee.... =^_____^= *dances*
Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 10-21-2001 12:06 AM
*drumroll* And the cookies go to Orocia!! You are correct! ^_^ And that potrait is absolutely amazing!! I'm am INCREDIBLY impressed!
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 10-21-2001 10:52 PM
I know this is old stuff, but I wanted to post it anyway. I drew it but Keiru Silver CGed it.
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/blackElph.jpg
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Posted by Black Mage on 10-22-2001 09:02 PM
That's so cool ^_^ do some more. Could you post some chibi?
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 10-26-2001 12:47 AM
Here's another one hot off the press! It's not done yet but what do you think?
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/Amohra9x7.JPG
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Posted by Orocia Agua on 10-26-2001 02:21 PM
preeeettyyyyyyyyyy.... Nice use of perspective! Gee, it looks good the way it is, what else are ya gonna do to it?
Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 10-26-2001 03:56 PM
Well, darken all the lines for one, then do some more shading.
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Posted by Orocia Agua on 10-26-2001 04:58 PM
I dunno why but now that I look at it more it reminds me of "Galaxy Express 999" I think the chick's name is Maetel? Maebel? blah..
Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 11-02-2001 02:14 AM
Here's another one!! ^_^ I usually don't color my drawings, but I xeroxed this one and had a field day with my colored pencils. Enjoy!
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/fairy.JPG
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 11-02-2001 12:31 PM
I know...this one isn't my best, but I thought I'd post it all the same. Any constructive criticism?
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/itoshinmegami.JPG
[EDIT] *dies laughing* Why is it that I have to look at the picture on a computer screen to realize that the guy is no more than a torso floating in space?? LOL We'll just say it's to be continued!
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Posted by Black Mage on 11-02-2001 05:30 PM
I love it! I know I've asked before but could you post to chibi?
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Posted by Grandioff on 11-03-2001 02:54 PM
Ateests
some real artists in here, nice nice. I can't do art in ANY form, landscape, people, things...nothing. Oh well, i'm musical and thats about it.
Keep up da good work!
Posted by Black Mage on 11-03-2001 10:09 PM
I'm not sure about anyone else but I consider music art also so I figure if you right lyrics you should post those too.
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 11-04-2001 01:02 AM
Well, I intended this thread to be an art gallery in the sense of actual artwork. If you want to post lyrics and what not you can start a poetry thread.
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 11-04-2001 12:09 PM
Okay, I went back and finished the rest of the pic. *laughs* Not much has been edited but at least it doesn't look like he's the incredible floating torso anymore.
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/itoshiinmegamiII.JPG
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Posted by Orocia Agua on 11-04-2001 03:36 PM
Evil *mischievous giggles*
Hee hee... LOL!!! It looks like he's wearing one of them jewish caps, behind his bangs... There's some lines behind his razor bangs that I think are supposed to be the rest of his hair, right? *dies laughing* But it looks like (I forgot the actual name, blah) a jewish cap. *grin* Sorry, I just had to say that. Do you see what I mean?
Posted by Orocia Agua on 11-22-2001 02:32 PM
Unhappy Bah, I'm too lazy to shrink my art right now
Yeah, yeah, I know, I should shrink it, but I also like people to see the detail. I'll shrink it when I have absolutely nothing else ta do.
Anyways, it's been a while since I've done a detailed pencil drawing. This is another pic of Orocia from that one post where she's playing with her dagger and thinking about death and slowly going psycho and... hee hee. ^___^
Hope you like! I wanted to work on my detail and perspective in this one.
http://guavapaste.tripod.com/orocia_dagger.jpg
Posted by Orocia Agua on 11-23-2001 12:22 AM
Wink A fix on that last one
Kudos to Scarlet for pointing out Orocia's hair for me. I noticed it too but wasn't sure if it was just me.
So, here for your viewing pleasure, the more volumized tresses of Orocia!
and I did a different save so that y'all could compare ~_^
http://guavapaste.tripod.com/orocia_dagger2.jpg
Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 11-23-2001 09:55 PM
*claps* Awesome as ever Orocia. *bows* I'm not worthy. Of course I haven't been drawing nearly as long as you have either. ^_^ The hair looks much better!
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 11-24-2001 02:53 PM
*beams* I finished my picture of Reika. *happy dance* I think this just might be one of my best ever.
www.geocities.com/megamii34/reikarose.JPG
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Posted by Black Mage on 11-25-2001 11:01 PM
It does look like your best so far.
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Posted by Keiru Silver on 12-03-2001 10:40 PM
Here's my second latest pic, Evian Morgana:
And here's a fire goddess variant:
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 12-13-2001 05:12 PM
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
This one's for all of you guys! ^_^ Enjoy!
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/aeterna.JPG
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Posted by on 12-14-2001 06:59 PM
*drools* man you drawings are... awesome
I envy your talent, how long have you been drawing?
Posted by Orocia Agua on 12-14-2001 08:45 PM
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Well, I'm assuming you're asking that question to everyone that's posted their artwork here...
I've been drawing since 2 or 3, my pops says I used to draw on the walls (which I don't remember). But I remember drawing up to 4, and I drew pretty well (for a little kid! heh, I wasn't a mini Michaelangela).. I started off drawing my family and my dogs, and cupids and hearts and flowers and horsies and bunny wabbits and shiny happy suns and green grass and trees and oceans and sailboats and butterflies!! And Looney Tunes! When I was 7, I got obsessed with Sonic the Hedgehog (and video games) and since I wanted to draw him, I began to hone my mad skillz by buying the American comic books and learning "monkey see, monkey do" style. *grin* I could now draw anthropomorphic characters, and I could draw people but they looked like the people from Tiny Toons. In 5th grade, I got into Street Fighter, and I fell in love with Ryu, Ken, Cammy, and Chun Li, so I began to draw people more realistically, and then from Street Fighter I went into anime b/c of the SF2 anime movie. Also by this time I was a big fangirl (into comics) so I loved reading SpiderMan, Batman, Witchblade, and Gen 13 ( I love J. Scott Campbell's style!) and I also got into manga (and anime, but I've always preferred comics) such as [Sailor Moon for a year or 2 (7th-8th grade), Macross, then Masamune Shirow's work (Ghost in the Shell, Appleseed), and then into CLAMP's work, and Dragon Ball, and Gundam, and then all manga/anime in general. But I'm very casual about it now, I haven't read a damn comic book since and I just know most japanese works up to 1997 cuz that's when I quit my hobby due to reduced cash flow. ^^;;
Now, I'm trying to go back to my 6th grade style(albeit much improved of course!)-- (which just looked unique.. it was right when I began to really get good! I gotta find my old stuff...), but I'm focusing more on taking on the American style b/c the big eyes thing is getting a little old.. ^.^;; But I still like the japanese style, it'll be a mix..
damn, sorry for all that.. ^___^;;
Posted by on 12-14-2001 08:50 PM
man, no wonder you draw so much better than me, I've only been drawing for a year
Posted by Orocia Agua on 12-14-2001 09:01 PM
Smile Hee hee..
Practice Practice Practice!! If you see something you like, and you wanna draw like that, than copy it! Mockery is the best form of flattery! You see all that fan art of Dragon Ball Z and Sailor Moon, doncha?
But that's how I got to where I am today.. I saw something that I really wanted to draw, and I tried my best to copy it. And then I'd try to redraw it, but in a different way.. Like take a pic of a girl sitting and redraw it so that she's standing. And art classes don't hurt either, I took a class in 5th grade where the instructor actually inked Marvel comics back when she was younger.. ^__^ and invest in some art books as well, too! Just practice practice practice.
Oh yeah, some of my best drawings take at least 5 hours to finish... such as my Orocia pics! But when you get really good, you'll be able to whip up a simple pic in 5 minutes. I can draw a simple Sailor Moon under 3 minutes or less now. ^_^
Hope that helps!
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PS: oh yeah, when I began to draw people, I found it easier to draw females than males. Probably because the lines are smoother on a female while on a male it's more angular. And it took me a while to get children right too.. Practice Practice Practice!! I can't tell you how many times I've ripped the paper I was working on because I erased something so many times because I wanted it to be just right but I couldn't get it right!.. And then the sides of your fingers and hand turn black from all the lead(well, graphite actually) it picked up off the paper..Ugh! the frustration of the novice artist!! ^^;; I still do that, but that's once in a blue moon nowadays. And you'll be so happy on the day you realize you can draw pretty damn good ~_^
Posted by on 12-14-2001 09:12 PM
right now I am in a kind of artistic funk, so I haven't been drawing that much, but I do find that my best drawings are done after an artistic funk
Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 12-14-2001 09:13 PM
Like Orocia, I've been drawing most of my life. It started out with the basic "kiddie art" that included stick figure family potraits, etc.... But let's skip all that.
I started drawing anime back in my freshman year after avidly watching Sailor Moon everyday the previous summer. That was over three years ago and since then I've moved on to become obsessed with Fushigi Yuugi, Love Hina, Ayashi no Ceres, Escaflowne, Lain *babbles on forever*
I don't stick to any one style for too long..I like to experiment and discovered new styles. ^_^
And I still can't draw hands to save my life.........
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HAHAHAHA!!! Yes!! How well I know about black hands!
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Posted by on 12-14-2001 09:17 PM
oooooohhhh more peoples who like anime
WAI!
Posted by Leo Saotome on 12-15-2001 12:25 AM
Hmm..
So we've got.. what, four, five anime-nuts now? Just one short of a half dozen nuts in the nut-house..
^_^
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Posted by Caliph Wyrdwyrm on 12-15-2001 06:37 AM
I don't know if I could be called an anime nut. I watch anime, and I enjoy it. But I'm hardly obsessive about it. (Note: The author is currently hiding all his Eva stuff.)
Speaking of my Eva stuff... I found a really nice Eva concept art book (Groundwork of Evangelion Vol. 1) at the book section of a mall in Hiroshima. I also found the Eva movies, but on Laserdisc.
I also own a J-pop CD. And I'm not ashamed. Much.
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Posted by Black Mage on 12-15-2001 12:18 PM
Ha another one who likes Eva! I love this. It's my favorite series however I also love many others. I own plenty of anime and J-pop albums. ^_^ All I've found eva on is DVD and VHS. Do they even make laser disks any more? Scarlet Rosenblade I love all of your pictures they are allot better than any of mine.
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 12-16-2001 01:12 PM
Heh....In this pic I tried experimenting with line width variation. The lines look kinda rough, but that lies with the scanner (many thanks to Zander)
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/belldandy.JPG
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 12-28-2001 02:22 PM
Well, it seems that I finally have my scanner working......sort of.......*mutters profanity under her breath*
Anyway, this is just something I came up with after reading too much Ah! My Goddess manga. ^_^
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/blossom001.jpg
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Posted by Aramus VanVehementi on 12-30-2001 03:38 PM
Smile
Not to get off the subject of anime but here's a little taste of digital art.
Just click the url.
http://www.angelfire.com/art/cyberius/images/lakeofsorrow.jpg
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Posted by Scarlet Rosenblade on 01-05-2002 06:01 PM
No worries Aramus. All art is accepted. ^_^
And here's a CG job by our own Sobakasu-neko-kun!
http://www.geocities.com/megamii34/Nekos.jpg
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Posted by Sobakasu-neko-kun on 01-06-2002 02:51 AM
Aheh.. I think it looks funky 'cause it's in Jpeg form and it messes with the colors/quality a bit.. (a lot).. but the original is 10 times better.. I probably should've given the original.
Posted by Merelania Hitoshinen on 01-11-2002 02:12 PM
Smile Wondeful, wonderful, wonderful!
All of your artwork is very well done, everyone. Hands are the hardest for me also...^.^()
I have some drawings, miscellaneous characters or made up, but I don't have a scanner. As soon as I find someone who would be willing to let me scan, I'll put them up to see.
Until then, good job and keep it up!
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Posted by Orocia Agua on 01-12-2002 10:02 PM
Smile wee!! *hearts*
Yay! Another artista! *welcomes you with flowers and mounds of drawing paper* Share share share your work with us!! *cheesy smile* I love to see other's work!
As for me, I am pitifully stuck in a rut. I can't draw. T_T *wails silently in agony in her mind* Oh God! how I wish I could just be happy drawing all the beautiful sceneries and people and things and ideas in my mind but they just won't come out! It's so damn frustrating! It's DEPRESSING! I'm an obsessive doodler, and I'm obsessive about drawing things and making things beautiful and horrifying appear out of nothing on paper from the dreams of my super-imaginative mind, and I feel as if my hands have been chopped off.
God, it's torture, and I'm not lying when I say I've cried in frustration and ripped apart the piece of paper I was working on.
*sigh*
I don't what I did to be cursed for so long... 9_9;? Ah, well. Hopefully it'll pass in the next week because I fucking need to finish a senior project in time. Or I may be beheaded by shame and embarrassment and the scorn of the people who trusted me to finish my self-proposed project on time *kicks herself HARD in the ass a thousand times*
Sorry! *slight embarrassment from her lamentation* May the blessings rain upon you! *throws more flowers at ya*
Posted by Caliph Wyrdwyrm on 01-18-2002 02:50 AM
If you need images scanned, and you can't find a friend to do it, there is Kinkos, or if you need REAL quality, and have money to burn, a service bureau. (Yes, I spent too much time in high school at print shops and the web press at the QC Times.)
But you can get a passable USB scanner for around $100 these days, which is affordable enough.
Full disclosure -- I have hardly touched a flatbed scanner in a year or so. Most of my recent scanning experience has come from negative scanners, Nikon to be precise. The one I use at work costs... I want to say two grand, but I have no clue. I don't pay for it.
Ok, some specifics for those curious. A low-end Umax -- and I've purchased Umax before, as well as used them in a semi-professional production environment -- can be had for under $50.
http://zdnetshopper.cnet.com/shopping/resellers/0-11210-1411-2096664.html
When scanning line art, my recomendations are:
* Scan greyscale with at least 16 bits per pixel.
* Turn off all the automated correction features. (ALWAYS do that.)
* Use levels on Photoshop to make the paper look crisp white instead of muddy grey, and then use a feathered eraser and a clone stamp to fix minor imperfections.
As for DPI... scan at 150 and reduce to 72 after you've finished correcting the image. You should always scan at roughly twice your output size, correct the image, and then reduce.
Now, if you don't have Photoshop, there are a gazillion alternatives available -- there's a field-stripped version of Photoshop that comes bundled with a lot of flatbeds, as well as Microsoft Picture-It and any other number of family-friendly software. But Paint Shop Pro, which is shareware, is far less insulting to your intelligence than any low-rent software other than Photoshop Essentials.
The problem with Photoshop, other than price -- which many people have found ways to circumvent, mind you -- is the learning curve, which is amazingly steep. The problem with Photoshop is that it's designed for artists, photographers, special effects technicians, web page technician, and print media desingers (which is where I fit) all at once. But once it's mastered you're gravy.
Anyone who wants to hear more, drop me a carrier pidgeon message and I'll be happy to help.
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Posted by Tygan deParte on 01-21-2002 04:19 PM
I know where your coming from Orocia lol. I used to draw everyday of my life for like 5 years. But haven't been able to draw a thing in the past 2 =( Probably lost my touch lol.
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Posted by Keiru Ruby on 01-21-2002 04:35 PM
This thread is getting kinda full. You can continue to post more art in the second art gallery started by Keiru Silver.
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Posted by Keiru Silver on 02-14-2002 07:04 PM
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