Black Sketchbook

frostkisses

frostkisses

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

Wisconsin

Cerberus Guardians of the [GATE]

E/

Think thats his signature, Aero
Lucy does look bad-ass great job! Lookin forward to what you do with Shala

Tzu

Tzu

Site Contributor

Join Date: Mar 2008

UK/norway

Order Of The Etherbloom Crown [ZEN]

Good to see you in Nolani, Black. Hope you'll stick around to inspire and be inspired, Nolani has a great community of artists and art appreciators. I'll put two of my characters up, hoping they inspire you:

My upper-class, rock-hearted elementalist:



or Tzunedaine, my primary character:

Hailfall

Hailfall

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Germany

Phantom Commando

N/

hurrdurr.. xD Yes I am curious too :d

SheilaWhiteclaw

SheilaWhiteclaw

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2011

Bucharest, Romania

Cursed Swords Of Blood N Steel [BS]

R/Rt

wooow awesome art so far :O

Death By An Arrow

Death By An Arrow

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2009

The Kurzick Mob [Mob]

R/

bahh, your style is so awesome!
i especially like the one you did of tommy's monk!

BlackXI

BlackXI

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2011

In a house

Me/

@Tzu: thanks! I hope to find loads of inspiration from all of you

And I want to thank everyone once again for letting me use their character(s) for practice and for the comments. However, this weekend while out with some friends we talked and they said something that echoes what Tommy said. " Dude you should take more time on your paintings and see what you can draw, just imagine how they will look".

Right then and there I looked what paintings I have done over the years, and I agree. The ones I spend more time on, look completely different then the ones I do on a whim. I think after awhile I got caught up in looking at ArenaNet artists and other influences, I felt that I needed to compete against them. When I think about it, the only person I should compete against is me and only me. What actually got me drawing was Magic: The Gathering, and at that time I tried so hard to emulate different artists' styles. Back then I understood that I should improve myself and not look at others.

Nevertheless, this does not mean I will stop speed painting :P It's fun and it does help me catch my mistakes. This only means that now I will take a considerable amount of time doing each drawing, sometimes meticulously scanning them.

For TL&DR I'm taking my time drawing
So this is one of my last speed paintings...for a while

Shala


Next up HigherMinion then Infested Hydralisk

Hailfall

Hailfall

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Germany

Phantom Commando

N/

Awesome I love how you implemented my OC's skincolor into my GW's char. Very cool

Morag D

Morag D

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2007

UK/Austria

[bone]

P/

oh whey, very nice! love the armour details

Aeronwen

Aeronwen

not so much fell as.....

Join Date: Jan 2009

UK

bone

R/

Thats a very nice one of Shala, I like how the red and silver on her armour highlight her eyes and lips.

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. What actually got me drawing was Magic: The Gathering, and at that time I tried so hard to emulate different artists' styles. Back then I understood that I should improve myself and not look at others.
what's Magic: The Gathering?

I look forward to seeing what you do with more time - tho I do love your speed paints.

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Next up HigherMinion then Infested Hydralisk *pouts*

Drelias Melaku

Drelias Melaku

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2006

Avatar by unsolvedenigma.deviantart

Denizens of the Underdark [Nite]

N/Me

...Your style is amazing~ I love Shala's face here.

Ravenhawk

Ravenhawk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2009

Eon

Me/N

Awesome style! Love Shala's pose <3

BlackXI

BlackXI

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2011

In a house

Me/

HigherMinion your necro nearly killed me man Those scar patterns.... However, it was a good exercise, the randomness of the armor was also surprising w/the spear. I would have continued do more details, however I think he looks cool. Hope I did your necro some justice!!



NEXT

@Drelias/Raven: thanks ^^

Gattsu05

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Rt/N

Thanks for the show of interest. I'd love to get in line for one of your arts. Accepting tips I hope?

Take your pick - ◘

BlackXI

BlackXI

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2011

In a house

Me/

@Gattsu05:Np,hopefully I will be able to do one or two :P
And here is a progress pic for those interested ^^

HigherMinion

HigherMinion

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2008

East Anglia, UK

Order of [Thay]

N/

That. Looks pretty epic so far. I am blown away!

Thistle Xandra

Thistle Xandra

Site Contributor

Join Date: Aug 2010

oooh! I hope you keep adding in those progression frames! It's so cool seeing all the steps, and the final pic looks really great!

Hmmm... could we have found THE artist to take on the Guild Wars Hunk Series? :P

HigherMinion

HigherMinion

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2008

East Anglia, UK

Order of [Thay]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackXI View Post
HigherMinion your necro nearly killed me man Those scar patterns.... However, it was a good exercise, the randomness of the armor was also surprising w/the spear. I would have continued do more details, however I think he looks cool. Hope I did your necro some justice!!

Gattsu05

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Rt/N

Curious, any idea which ones you're looking to do?

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@Gattsu05:Np,hopefully I will be able to do one or two :P

Gattsu05

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Rt/N

Your Charr is pretty epic, I'd be interested in seeing what you could do with the horse. Is there any additional details I could provide that'd help?

Gattsu05

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Rt/N

Took me two days to figure out what "too much information" was referring to. Previously had thought it was the dropping of a biscuit. Completely missed the first comment.

BlackXI

BlackXI

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2011

In a house

Me/

I wanted to tell everyone that I'll be in the hospital for a few days...an accident occurred but i should be okay. Infested I'm still working on your drawing ^^

Sorry for the delay.

Hailfall

Hailfall

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Germany

Phantom Commando

N/

Get well soon!!

Gattsu05

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Rt/N

No apologies needed. Take it easy and feel better.

Drelias Melaku

Drelias Melaku

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2006

Avatar by unsolvedenigma.deviantart

Denizens of the Underdark [Nite]

N/Me

Sorry to hear, Black! Get better soon.

Verene

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

D/

Eek, hope everything turns out okay, get better soon.

InfestedHydralisk

InfestedHydralisk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Netherlands

None

R/

No need to apologize, your own health goes first. Hope to see you better soon.

Tommy's

Tommy's

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2006

[Bone]

Mo/

Get better!

SheilaWhiteclaw

SheilaWhiteclaw

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2011

Bucharest, Romania

Cursed Swords Of Blood N Steel [BS]

R/Rt

Get better soon!!!

Charlie Dayman

Charlie Dayman

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2009

Trifecta Luminati [TRI]

W/

Nice to see that you've found your way over to this forum. Hope you feel better though.

BlackXI

BlackXI

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2011

In a house

Me/

Thankyou all for your kind words

Yea I was in the hospital because I was in a car accident. I was driving with some friends and some nut on a cellphone was not paying attention and hit me from the drivers side. I don't know how it happened but it did. So I had to get some stitches and a sling for my left arm! Nevertheless, everyone was alright and I was still sketching away in hospital lol. The doctors and nurses had to take away my equipment XD

I felt so bad that I had to delay the drawings...well I present to you Team Black Eleven: