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Constant Pain
Posted On 02-07-2010 , 10:12 PM
Thursday, you saw the linework for a drawing I was working on. Below is the finished version.
Extra thanks to Sayjinlink for his help! He even took a copy of the almost-finished version and circled any area that needed work and added notes on how to improve it! He is my critique hero!
P.S. In case you are interested, this drawing is based off the following two reference images (plus, my cats!)
The woman is me, the drawing is Kirt of X-Men Evolution (what I happened to be watching during the many hours while drawing and shading this). Kirt was in the basic pose that I wanted, so I used this as a reference that I feminized and detailed to create the look that I wanted.
P.P.S. I hate hands.
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Linework Illustration
Posted On 02-04-2010 , 1:50 PM
Felt bad for not including a drawing with last night's post, so here is the basic linework of the project I am working on now:
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New Pages
Posted On 02-02-2010 , 11:51 PM
The last week or so has been a little chaotic. Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to spend much time drawing (so please forgive the lack of pretties found here)....Fortunately, I have been spending my time elsewhere in the site.
We now have 4 new pages! Yippee, horray!
- Adobe Photoshop Versions - a category page discussing the various versions of Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe CS4 - an offshoot of Adobe Photoshop Versions, discussing Photoshop CS4
- Adobe CS3 - you guessed it; another offshoot, this time discussing Photoshop CS3
- Pyrography Tools - an extension to the pyrography (woodburning) section of this site. This page discusses the various tools of the trade and their differences
The next few weeks are going to be spent mostly expanding on these two areas of the site, but I'll try and make sure to include some new graphics as well. ^.^
As always, let me know if you have any comments on these pages or if you'd like to see something specific!
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Japanese Watercolor
Posted On 01-19-2010 , 11:56 PM
Current mood: Disappointed
I was working on a photo manipulation tonight that I hoped would be the base for my next Photoshop Tutorial for this site. I wanted to create something that looked like a Japanese Water Color. As you can see, it didn't quite turn out well.
I am going to have another attempt another night. I love the images that I am working with, I just need to find the right combination of steps to create the atmosphere that I want. This one just doesn't quite do it (though it looks alright small; it's the larger version that is awful).
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Rollip
Posted On 01-05-2010 , 5:08 PM
This blog entry is going to be something a little different than I have previously featured here. Over the holiday weekend I received an email politely recommending a new website for artists and photographers. In the email, I was asked for a review and offered, in return, special treats for you (lovely little readers that you are).
 The website is called Rollip and is an online resource for adding filters to your images. Now, I know, Photoshop does the same thing. That was my initial thought when I saw this website too. Then I got to thinking: Not everyone has Photoshop. Even those that do have, don’t necessarily have access to it from anywhere. And, let’s face it, sometimes Photoshop can be overkill for the small amount of editing that an amateur artist or photographer wants…and since Photoshop runs for a couple hundred dollars, it doesn’t always seem worth it.
(P.S. As a complete lover and loyal user of Photoshop, that hurt my soul a bit to write, but that doesn’t make it any less true.)
Rollip offers 40 filters that can be applied to any image that you upload. The images are not resized and you retain full ownership of the image. Rollip is completely free of charge for smaller images, though high-quality processing requires a membership.
Now, about that special treat that I mentioned. Thanks to a lovely correspondence with someone named Maurice (who either works for or owns this site, not real sure on the details), I’m able to give away 15 pro accounts at Rollip with 30 credits each (30 credit accounts are worth $5.98 per account as credits are purchasable in 15 credit packages of $2.99 each). I’m lazy, so I’m making offering these accounts on a first come first serve basis: the first 15 people who click the link and sign up, get the accounts. Yay.
Personally, outside of the free credits being offered, I think I’d stick with the free image adjustments. If you are applying filters to that many high-resolution images, it may be time to invest in Photoshop. Rollip is cheaper in the short term, but Photoshop offers more. Of course, as a Photoshop addict, you may or may not want to take me at my word.
I think Rollip is a great site for amateurs or for anyone looking to apply a quick filter for an image (maybe great for personal images before putting them up on Facebook or what have you). Not sure that I could see the benefit at a professional level, but it’s worth taking a look at. Who knows, maybe you can find more uses for it than myself.
Let me know if you do, I’m curious how different people will use the site. I’d love to see any photos that were created with Rollip’s filters, too, so if you use it and want to share, post a comment and let me know where I can see the pic!
Just to show off the site: Here’s an image of a random kitten (top, left is the original stock photo) that I applied a few different filters to. Only took a couple of minutes, and it shows the different effect the filters can apply to a single image.
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Feliz Navidad
Posted On 12-24-2009 , 9:37 AM
Merry Christmas!
A very Merry Christmas to everyone around the globe.
P.S. Tutorial for this wallpaper is not mine, but was found here.
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Icarus
Posted On 12-11-2009 , 12:06 AM
Icarus is best known in Greek mythology for flying too close to the sun on his wings of wax. The wings melted and the young man fell to his death.
That's a really over-simplified version of the story, but it's late and I am just posting this before bed. This week's (and it will probably take quite a bit longer) project has been a drawing of Icarus. I'm not far enough along in the drawing to post it, but tonight I spent a few hours creating the title text that will appear in the corner of the drawing.
This title text was done with the guide provided in this tutorial.
It was a great tutorial and a lot of fun to play with. Thanks to the original artist!
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Grandfather and Granddaughter
Posted On 12-03-2009 , 9:24 AM
I mentioned last week that I was working on a couple of different projects lately. Many of them have been Christmas related, so I didn’t want to showcase them here until the presents have been received. Well, two of them have.
The first was a woodburned plaque of my father, his lovely wife, and their dog. Unfortunately, I lost my camera over Thanksgiving while I was visiting them and no longer have a picture. I’m such a klutz, lol.
The other was an oil pastel drawing of my grandfather and myself. I kept a copy of that one, so was able to snap a picture with my camera phone (sorry for the fuzzyness...phone cameras aren't notoriously great cameras).
It didn’t turn out as well as I’d hoped. Grandpa’s shoulders are too narrow and my face is too tall (I have a pretty round head in reality). Still, I love how the colors developed and am pretty pleased with how much my grandpa really looks like a younger version of the actual man. I’m especially pleased with how well the colors came out where the glasses cover his skin.
You can't see all the details in this photo, but grandpa has more wrinkles in his forhead and around his eyes than show up. He even has a mustach that can't really be seen here. His hair and hands (and mine) also has a lot more detail in the actual drawing.
One day, when I can get my scanner to work with my new computer, I will scan in my copy of the drawing so that the picture here is higher quality.
P.S. Got a new graphic tablet as an early birthday/Christmas present (the lovely Intuos4, which is amazing, by the way) so you’ll probably see more digital pictures soon!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted On 11-24-2009 , 1:42 PM
It's been a bit since my last update. Sorry about that, holiday time always seems to get hectic.
I wanted to create a beautiful Thanksgiving picture for everyone to post this week, but that is just not going to happen. I have been working very diligantly on a few different art pieces but, as they are Christmas gifts, I can not post said artworks until after the recipients have opened their presents.
So, in lew of another piece of Thanksgiving artwork by me (yes, I am counting "Cow Meat" as the first piece for Thanksgiving), I am showing off an adorable Thanksgiving work that I've come across on DeviantArt. This piece was created by Yukenna of DeviantArt and is, in my humble oppinion, adorable:
With that, I wish you all a happy Thanksgiving, as I likely will not be updating again until after the holiday. Safe travels to everyone who will be traveling and I hope everyone takes the day to be fat, lazy, and in the company of family or friends.
P.S. As a random bit of humor to your holiday, here's a bonus bit drawing by Gorillastrations of Deviantart:
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Lucivar is Back
Posted On 11-16-2009 , 11:45 PM
Just a quick image update to show that I haven't forgotten poor Lucivar...he was just backburnered for a bit.
I'm trying to get him as detailed as possible while still maintaining the feel of the original drawing. Comments and criticism welcome.
P.S. At some point, once the basic skin is done, he will have pants...and a mug...and wings.
P.P.S. While you're visiting, pop on over and view the newest page in our site! It is on the Wacom Cintiq 12WX tablet.
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