Author Topic: Akita's Art journey! (Read 17172 times)

WhiteAkitaKeiko · « **Reply #25 on:** June 30, 2014, 12:49:00 pm »

Yeah , I was thinking about doing other head angles, thanks for suggestion Old Rabbit!

WhiteAkitaKeiko · « **Reply #26 on:** July 03, 2014, 11:14:25 am »

So this is my crappy attempt at digital art . Oh well, I will learn soon enough! :

If somebody wants to use it as avatar, go ahead!

More to come!

Sledge · « **Reply #27 on:** July 03, 2014, 11:24:53 am »

If that epic-ness is crappy... I wanna see what amazing is to you.

HazardJackal · « **Reply #28 on:** July 03, 2014, 11:35:35 am »

It's not crappy, it's just a little rough; it doesn't look like it's been cleaned up yet. Even so, it looks fantastic as it is, so i don't think you have much to worry about in terms of your skill.

Old Rabbit · « **Reply #29 on:** July 03, 2014, 12:03:22 pm »

It looks very good other than needing a bit of clean up. A bit dark for me
to see well, but your doing fine.

GrayWolf448 · « **Reply #30 on:** July 04, 2014, 01:58:46 am »

it look great akita ^^ it's just a little blurry around the edges

Sergalicious · « **Reply #31 on:** July 04, 2014, 02:08:50 am »

yep ditto to all of the last 4. it is quite good.

WhiteAkitaKeiko · « **Reply #32 on:** July 07, 2014, 08:31:21 am »

Thank you all for suggestions and appreciation , this push me further!

A something I never uploaded:

A quick traditional toony sketch:

And a small digital sketch , though I personally don't like it, I think I could do better:

I might stick with traditional art for a while, until I will master digital art haha

More to come!

WhiteAkitaKeiko · « **Reply #33 on:** July 07, 2014, 10:50:52 am »

I decided to try out cell shading for the first time . I think It will be finished soon

Stay tuned!

Old Rabbit · « **Reply #34 on:** July 07, 2014, 11:44:24 am »

Digital art takes quite a bit of practice, but I am sure you can master it.

In case your curious, all of the art I have posted on Furtopia was created with a
digital drawing pad.

GrayWolf448 · « **Reply #35 on:** July 08, 2014, 03:02:11 am »

they all look nice ^^ digital does take some more practice but your's look great ^^

Keitsu · « **Reply #36 on:** July 08, 2014, 03:56:32 am »

Hey Akita ^^ Your getting very good at that digital art is amazing

I really like this one:

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Just wondering. What process do you go though when doing colored drawings (with pencil) and how do you get your eyes to shine like that?

I'm referring to the eyes in this image: http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r755/Nikola_Loska/1836905_522267507896437_5386306051293228251_o_zpsccddfb35.jpg

Also, What type of pencils do you use?

WhiteAkitaKeiko · « **Reply #37 on:** July 08, 2014, 06:05:55 am »

I'm using Faber Castell polychromos and Albrecht Dürer (watercolor pencils) .
As for the process with the brown eyes , I start with Light yellow glaze and surround the eye with it.
Then I proceed darkening the bottom a little bit with Burnt Ochre , and the top sides with Raw umber and walnut Brown. Then I scribble around with Venetian red to make that realistic eye look. In the end for the shine, I use white ballpoint pen . For any eye color start with the lightest then darken it to look good. With fur the same rule applies just make small flicks of the pencil. I recommend looking at references. . It all about how you organize your said 'layer', just start with light colors then proceed with dark color.

Old rabbit you got me surprised! Your work looks like so traditionally made o.o

At the moment I'm working on a graphite drawing, it's nice to try new things .
Thank you all for nice words! Also sciex , I hoped I helped a little!

Keep tuned!

P.S For Brown & Green eyes start with yellow, while blue eyes start with white. So warm colors= yellow , cold colors= white . Works for me just fine .

Keitsu · « **Reply #38 on:** July 08, 2014, 06:46:09 am »

Thanks ^^ I think I might need to buy some new colored pencils. looks at prices*

(I think I'll try out my current colored pencils on various types of paper. They don't work very well on my art book. I can't combine colors, it's too oily, they break frequently, and I can never get a sharp enough tip for drawing fine details. It's probably because they are not good quality pencils)

Also, I bought myself some graphite pencils from Faber Castell last year. They are really good ^^

WhiteAkitaKeiko · « **Reply #39 on:** July 09, 2014, 05:04:51 pm »

Your very welcome ^-^ .

Maybe your pencils aren't oily , only waxy . Because polychromos are oil based and they mix very well. Like you said, it depends on the type/company, but there are other companies than faber castell , so don't restrict yourself .

My first graphite drawing (The company is cretacolor)! Will be put in flea market, if anyone is interested , message me . It will be gone on Saturday! I am seriously low on supplies so I need money to buy more . Also the camera doesn't justify the detail of the fur and eyes. It's pretty much small piece A5 on bristol paper:

More to come!

Old Rabbit · « **Reply #40 on:** July 10, 2014, 12:48:21 pm »

Your graphite drawing turned out well. You might check your local library for
a scanner that outputs to a memory stick.. It takes a few tries to get the lighting
right with a photo. Also you might find a used scanner in a yard sale. Just make sure
it works. Some cities have computer clubs where you can get devices worth the
money.

Thanks for the nice comment on my art. I used to do more traditial art, but due to
vision problems I had to switch to digital.

After working out a sketch I color using the smudge, and burn tool mostly.
Just paint some color on and smudge it around for highlights and shading.

Keep up the good work.

the lone shadow wolf · « **Reply #41 on:** July 10, 2014, 02:14:15 pm »

totally awesome for just a sketch

WhiteAkitaKeiko · « **Reply #42 on:** July 10, 2014, 02:30:01 pm »

Thank you all for nice comments!
Thank you Old rabbit for the scanner idea , I will try it soon .

A quick mini A5 portrait for the flea market:

More to come! After the flea market, I'll slow down since I'll have enough money for the supplies and work on detailed works

WhiteAkitaKeiko · « **Reply #43 on:** July 11, 2014, 02:16:35 pm »

Norwegian Forest Cat mini portrait. Gahh I love this breed <3 .
The wave has came to end , now I will be focused making detailed works :

More to come!

Mu Rho Ni · « **Reply #44 on:** July 11, 2014, 03:10:10 pm »

I need to start drawing again. Ive been out of the drawing groove for too long. Seeing your art reminds me of what i used to be able to do. Your pics are really good, keep up the good work.

Old Rabbit · « **Reply #45 on:** July 13, 2014, 11:32:44 am »

Your doing quite well with your fur patterns, and eyes.

WhiteAkitaKeiko · « **Reply #46 on:** July 16, 2014, 12:46:58 pm »

Thank you Old Rabbit! I'm glad I could inspire you Mu Rho Ni to draw again

A German shepherd portrait A5 up for sale :

A red crowned parrot A5 portrait also up :

More to come! Hopefully will do a watercolor landscape try (First a color chart!)

[EDIT] = The first picture seem blurry to me, so I decided to change the picture for better quality

WhiteAkitaKeiko · « **Reply #47 on:** July 19, 2014, 06:29:22 pm »

A first time drawing a horse! A exciting experience :

Any critiques? I am a bit hasty about the eyes, I think they should be smaller

Yeah , I changed the eyes quickly with SAI :

Keep tuned!

the lone shadow wolf · « **Reply #48 on:** July 19, 2014, 07:58:10 pm »

these are astounding results
I cannot fathom how I would be ever able to compare
my art just as good as yours

anyway keep it up

WhiteAkitaKeiko · « **Reply #49 on:** July 21, 2014, 07:49:58 am »

Thank you Lone wolf ^u^, it just takes practice
I decided to draw a Timber wolf, they are so beautifully colored :

More to come!