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Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Eon

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Thanks everyone!

@Perynne - Thinking of making her left hand hold a dagger as well...Not sure about the right hand, either another dagger or place it on her waist? O_O

I miss RPing too! We havent RPed in awhile cos most of us are playing different games right now. But my guildmates and I keep in touch around the forums and skype. Plus we do forum RPs too. Been that way for years now so we became all friends through the years and not only through guild wars anymore.

lol Oh yeah sketching funny moments are fun. I got a few of them. They are old and really crappy though. I didnt put too much effort on them.


Actual party chat that I turned into a comic strip. The fairy Vale was drawn by Murke. I just colored it:



Failed attempt at chibi drawing a long time ago. From L-R Mina, Ran, Sylas, Vale , Phoenix and Waffle (playing with some relic that opens portals..while eating fish).

Vale and Ran, always fight. Sylas is just kind of neutral (possibly hates the two) but he's no goodie two shoes either. I put cat ears on him cos he turns into a lynx lol. Phoenix is a monk and pretty much the sanest person in the bunch.



I also got a funny one about a corn dog in our guild chat but that might not be PG- rated so I'll omit it.

These two, not Eon related. I did mention we play different games. This is when 3 of them were playing Left4Dead 2 and they told me about what happens to them when they play the game and asked me to make a comic strip about them. So yeah, these really happened. Sly is Samael's owner.




Perynne

Perynne

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Hm, perhaps have one hand hold a dagger, and the other hand either on her waist, or making some kind of gesture?

Haha, those are really funny. XD I've done some random comics of several Dungeons & Dragons sessions I've been in, the comics are in the sketchblog of my website (www.shinanai.org). I haven't RPd online in aaaaages, I think the last one I did was an RP through IRC about.... uh... 5 years ago? It was super epic though. :3 Alternate history Victorian London with the Catholic church still in power, complete with alchemy and the Inquisition and everything. <3

It's great getting new friends through games and forums. :3

Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Eon

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Oh wow your comics look pretty! O_O I love the various drawing styles that you have in your webpage.

and here's the revised sketch. Planning to use this daggers if you'd like
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Zodiac_Daggers.jpg


Uh ignore the checkered thingy on the hand. Dunno why that happened when I exported it to img file lol.

Perynne

Perynne

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Join Date: Oct 2006

Finland

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Thanks. :3 I tend to be fickle like that, and switch my drawing style every now and then.... although right now, my main goal is to go for realism.


Those daggers are fine. Perhaps a little flashy, but she won't mind being the centre of attention now and then. The sketch is looking good so far! The pose is working nicely now that both arms are visible.

Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Eon

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yay. Thanks Pery *hug* I did not have any references for the hands and right arm so anyone who can let me know if it's off , I would appreciate it. Else, I'd be starting the shading tonight

About the dagger. I might change it actually because now that I think of it, it's kinda glowy and I kinda wanted a light bg. Didn't want it bring too much light source lol.

Perynne

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Hm... I think the arm is looking ok. So you can start shading now! I won't be able to continue Ran until Thursday sometime I think, since I'm out of town tomorrow, but he should be finished up sometime this weekend at the latest.

As for the dagger... well, Tomie goes for daggers that look like realistic daggers. She also used split chakrams for the longest time (her first green weapon was Falaharn's Split Chakrams, and the ones after that mostly had the same skin).
But yeah, up to you what kind of daggers you feel like drawing.

Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Eon

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ooh Split Chakrams look cool!
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Split_Chakrams

These ones look great as well I think:
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Chromium_Shards
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Aureate_Daggers

I think I'd pick among those three (if the Chakrams look too big/distracting, I might choose between the two simpler ones).

Let me know if you got a personal preference

Perynne

Perynne

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Oooh, the aureate daggers look awesome. Chromium Shards aren't too bad either... I think I'll leave the choice to you, I really like all three options. XD

Oh yeah, what kind of bow would you like for Ran?

Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Eon

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Oooh, the aureate daggers look awesome. Chromium Shards aren't too bad either... I think I'll leave the choice to you, I really like all three options. XD

Oh yeah, what kind of bow would you like for Ran?
Well judging from your reaction, Auerate daggers it is

Good question on Ran's bow. He's got several but the one that would have most impact on his storyline is the Hornbow - which was said to have belonged to his father.

I searched wiki and the hornbow I had for him was the mursaat one which I dont think fits because it looks like floating stones. So I prefer this one if possible

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:...neshard%29.jpg

Later on he'd be using Felblade and an entirely different armor though lol

You can say my drawings are outdated as per their current storyline. But one of my first digital drawings of Ran was actually the version of him later on:

Perynne

Perynne

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Allrighty. I'll draw that bow for him, it looks pretty good. Fellblade wouldn't work for his pose anymore, should've thought of a non-bow weapon before starting to draw him. XD

Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Eon

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Quick render of the face :

Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Eon

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Updated the first page with more info.

triple post.. I am such a rebel!

Uh to make up for this, I am offering 1 free traditional sketch (can be digital if I ended up sketching tonight) that I plan to do sometime today. I'll pick the first one just to keep this simple. <3

Just need screenshot and brief description of the character.

Verene

Verene

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Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

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http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2.../faraimix2.jpg

Farai, my super-serious Dervish who loves to dance. She's very short and is a follower of Lyssa. And her eyes are the same color as her hair. She blames Asuran magic for needing to wear glasses as she never needed them before spending time in Rata Sum.

Thistle Xandra

Thistle Xandra

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She's looking great so far

Charlie Dayman

Charlie Dayman

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Trifecta Luminati [TRI]

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The face render looks good so far.

Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Eon

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Thanks Charlie and Thistle.

Here's Verene's freebie. Sorry I have no idea how to make a clean scan...that or my sketches are just that messy >_<

Did this during Lunch Break. Prolly around 30-40 minutes. Also i don't know how to make highlights cos my eraser is actually a smudge tool lol.

No reference used so there might be some anatomical errors. Also didn't edit in photoshop except for the contrast/brightness thingy.

Verene

Verene

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Join Date: Jan 2009

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That's awesome! Thanks

Perynne

Perynne

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You can get a clean scan by just scanning it first, then playing with the Levels a little until the black looks good and the white looks as white as it's gonna get, then manually erase all the smudges and stuff you don't want.

That's about the only way to get a clean scan that I know of. :P Any good scanner will be able to pick up small smudges and things easily, because if it didn't, then it wouldn't scan the lineart properly either.

Lovely pencil drawing though. She's beautiful. <3

Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Eon

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Thanks Verene. Sorry if it looks too messy. >_<

@Perynne - true..so I guess my scanner is too good then? lol

@Gemini - Thanks for the links. I am gonna check them out later. I do have a Photoshop action I use to clean up lineart. I tried it with my sketch this morning and it didn't really help. THe problem I think is because the sketch was too grainy on paper in the first place.

I tried pen tool before and though I love the clean/smooth lines..I couldn't pull it off properly. Maybe because I prefer freehand looking lines/strokes.

I do like it though for stylized drawing but that's not what I am aiming for in my story
http://roguemina.deviantart.com/art/...tice-176323328

GeminiJuSa

GeminiJuSa

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Join Date: Nov 2009

BhLd

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You can use the "file/import/WIA Support" to edit how your scan is scanning the picture. If you can't make use of the program that should be belonging to the scanner.

If you tweak it nicely enough in photoshop, anything can work!
This pic:
http://aizictoxemia.deviantart.com/a...ours-168258944
Is originally photographed lineart that I made into digital lineart only by manipulating the lines. If you look closely you can see that the lines at the bottom are slightly out of focus.

Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Eon

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Nice! Hmm maybe I'll try those techniques. Thanks Gemini!

Random Freebie #2 (to those guinea pig wannabes lol)

I want to draw an action pose but I am out of ideas. So send me a screenshot of your character and the action pose you want them to be in. I just want to practice not being overwhelmed by details and focus on movement so if you submit a detailed armor/weapon, I might try to simplify it a little. I get the urge to draw when I am away from my tablet all the time and thought I'd make good use of that and try to practice something different.

I wont pick the first one but the one that seems interesting to me. I'll let you know once I have my pick.

Note: Traditional sketch, so might be messy. Not gonna use any reference so it might look a little awkward. I'll try my best though ^^.

Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk

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Eon

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Interesting! Is it the pose when he's kinda clenching his fist looking very angry?

Still looking for more volunteers. Who knows, I might do more than one lol.

Verene

Verene

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Join Date: Jan 2009

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I totally don't mind the 'messy' look - in fact I'll admit, I prefer the look of a slightly messy sketch to something that's all cleaned up and 'perfect'. A quick sketch shows more of your personal style, after all, I think.

Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Eon

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@Verene Ah cool. I am glad you think so

Well, I went ahead and finished Reigi's sketch on my pad (it is a 3.5 x 5.5 teeny weeny pad. Guess it's a good practice for me to focus more on composition than details which I tend to do).

Will just scan it tonight.

Also somehow doodled a pretty decent Ran side view/portrait sketch that I might render digitally after Perynne's. Was weird because I drew the face with a pen and got it right the first time.

Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Eon

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Here ya go. Still failing at Scanning >_<

Death By An Arrow

Death By An Arrow

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Join Date: Jul 2009

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Mina, your sketches remind me of this.
lol but those are way cleaner..and better.

And I wish my sketches could move =O

EDIT - and the Ran sketch I was talking about:

Reigi

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Poland

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Here ya go. Still failing at Scanning >_<

InfestedHydralisk

InfestedHydralisk

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Looks very nice, the only thing I have to say is that her lower lip seems to be out of place.

Perynne

Perynne

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Eeeeeeeeee~, it's looking awesome! <3 I really, really like her expression, full of playful glee (and the daggers make her look very dangerous). Thank you so much! :3

I will try to finish up Ran today, haven't been able to work on it at all for the past couple of days thanks to family distracting me. x_x

Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk

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Eon

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Thanks you two <3.

I might actually try to fix it some more. Been staring at it for the whole day today and I need fresh eyes to look at it tomorrow. lol

No worries on Ran Perynne. Take as much time as you want

Aeronwen

Aeronwen

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Join Date: Jan 2009

UK

bone

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Oooh lovely

I like her expression ansd love the colour of the armour.