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Title: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on December 17, 2013, 03:30:51 am
Hey guys. I'm posting this because I'm new to art and I want to improve and so far allot of you have been very helpful :). My Art teacher  from school never really let us do sketching and focused more around painting. - Which I sucked at. So I am going to try to improve my skills as an Artist over time by dedicating spare time (Which I have allot of because it's holidays) to doing tutorials on Drawing.

Tips to other artists
I don't have much experience in art but here are some tips of stuff the I think would help.

Useful links:

How to make a Blending stick (Tortillion): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-pzgAu9Fm0
Gesture drawing (images to draw): http://artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/

Tutorials:
http://www.furaffinity.net/gallery/thefurryartacademy/
http://hippie.nu/~unicorn/tut/

gesture drawing: http://screwbald.livejournal.com/19663.html#cutid1
Sketching (anthro): http://screwbald.livejournal.com/19161.html?thread=133849
how to draw fur: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/drawing-the-furry-fluffy-and-feathered.html

Current art level status: I did an art :P still need to work on drawing anthros in different stances though!
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2949/15281495808_5bfdae14fc_z.jpg)
link to current art (near end of page): http://forums.furtopia.org/artwork-techniques-tutorials/sciex-attempts-to-get-better-at-art-)/100/ (http://forums.furtopia.org/artwork-techniques-tutorials/sciex-attempts-to-get-better-at-art-)/100/)



old stuff from original into post below ↓
Quote
Dates follow D/M/Y Format
Anthro wolf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLlqN7tHyFM (lol. Looking back over this there is something seriously wrong with body proportion XD Mainly the shoulders)
(http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2014/006/5/b/anthro_wolf_by_239cx5-d6xmygj.png)

Wolf: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeSwFqEJxns
Hehe. Look like a Pokemon wolf :D The neck is a bit too long (this one was done after the second one)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7396/12474184215_da67fac433_o.jpg)

If you can give me any tips or link me to tutorials that you yourself have found useful please feel free to do so :)

:D Working on the first image.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7345/12474322453_53fd84fd98_o.png)

Coloured:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7336/12474181645_7f27815a01_o.png)

I think he still needs more character. Any suggestions? :3

Body Proportions:http://www.furaffinity.net/full/4130657/
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5494/12474184175_58f79717fc_o.jpg)

A project I worked on for Korvre:
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3812/12474331023_447ab14a6a_o.jpg)
^ Original sketch
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7392/12474702134_eea7722109_o.png)
^ Started adding outline and colour. This is the first time I've used this outline style (Using darker and lighter colours for outlines instead of black)
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3752/12474193255_2795613d84_o.png)
^more progress (I will add the tail, add texture to the cargo pants, work on shading of the ears and add some texture to the shirt.
Still have to add a tail :P Slowly getting better at this art thing ^.^
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3744/12474341063_6d80d88a8c_o.png)
added the tail :P

If you have any suggestions on improvement or tutorials you found good yourself then please post below. I will put the tutorials in the links section If I find them useful.


I'm currently currently working on gesture drawing so I won't be doing any major art soon ^.^ Hopefully I'll make a new avatar for myself :)
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Wrangell on December 17, 2013, 03:56:36 am
cool work so far :D
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: miiburd on December 25, 2013, 05:24:44 am
Your most recent project reminds me of Katz from courage the cowardly dog. Which is fantastic.
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: GrayWolf448 on December 25, 2013, 04:58:54 pm
looks nice ^^ im still waiting on an art tablet that's why i have made no progress.....
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Zedd on December 27, 2013, 03:58:19 pm
Looking good there Sciex.  :)
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on December 28, 2013, 01:09:26 am
Accidently clicked quote instead of edit. Silly me ^.^
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Old Rabbit on December 30, 2013, 12:03:55 pm
Keep up the good work Sciex. :orbunny:

It would be better if you put your art activities in seperate posts. 
One long post is harder to follow.
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on December 30, 2013, 06:01:08 pm
Keep up the good work Sciex. :orbunny:

It would be better if you put your art activities in seperate posts.  
One long post is harder to follow.
Ok. I'll do that then. Hopefully I will be able to post some art soon ^.^ Been working on gesture drawing


I need some help understanding this tutorial (just though I'd give it a go): http://www.furaffinity.net/full/4298630/

any idea what "Unite the glow tonalities "Brushing" upside down with the colour pencil." means? I'm stuck with the whole upside down with the colored pencil thing???
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on January 03, 2014, 08:46:42 pm
Ok guys. I made myself a new avatar :D this took several hours and I did a rough sketch, basic outline, coloured outline and I finished with a same thickness outline because I was not happy with the way it was turning out. I find that it's very hard to draw with a bamboo tablet Hopefully it will be allot easier when I get an android tablet ^_^.  I'm a lot better at drawing things on paper. It's easier to get the thickness and tone of the the outlines.

basic outline:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7298/12474452083_2bf8c8292b_o.png)

coloured outline:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7457/12474300205_8956b4b19f_o.png)
Finished picture: (only grey outline except for the mouth)
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3666/12474299035_e38c1b7820_o.png)

Feel free to give me any tips on how to improve my work :D Try to keep it to being constructive criticism.

I don't usually do close up portrait style art, but I thought it was about time I did :P
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on January 08, 2014, 07:52:43 pm
Ignore this post.
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: GrayWolf448 on January 09, 2014, 02:17:37 am
you are getting great at drawing ^^
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on January 09, 2014, 04:35:21 am
you are getting great at drawing ^^
Thanks :) I hope I can keep it up. I'm gonna try to do more pictures where the characters are doing things rather than just standing still. I have a bad habit of doing that.
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Zedd on January 09, 2014, 08:45:37 pm
You're doing very well at drawing Sciex, keep up the good work!  :D I've been really slacking off lately because of work.  x_x
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on January 10, 2014, 03:52:04 am
Yay. Here is the stuff I've been wanting to upload for a while:

(First is a bit faded because of the scanner)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7309/12474872644_f21df05a93_o.jpg)
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/12474391645_04fc1cfb9e_o.jpg)
Emotion tutorial: http://www.furaffinity.net/full/4130687/

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7340/12474391865_e3ef102ea7_o.jpg)
A hand that I drew based on an image here: http://hippie.nu/~unicorn/tut/xhtml-chunked/ch04s03.html
The headphones were just some quick concept art that I later used in my newest avatar. I also did some shading tests

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2861/12474541893_05f63935cb_o.jpg)
Simplifying the body: http://hippie.nu/~unicorn/tut/xhtml-chunked/ch02s08.html#basics-humananatomy-poses-manikin

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5516/12474868244_f9c0bd6185_o.jpg)
And a cute fox I drew (First time drawing a fox):D I'm gonna try to do some magic tomorrow and see if I can edit some colour into it.
It's based off this tutorial for organic shapes: http://hippie.nu/~unicorn/tut/xhtml-chunked/ch01.html

I think I'm improving allot which is good. I certainly didn't think I'd be able to draw a fox so well.
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: GrayWolf448 on January 10, 2014, 04:00:55 am
i am starting to get jealous now.... do me a favor and stop getting better 3:<

i need to draw more.....  :'(
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on January 10, 2014, 04:19:34 am
i am starting to get jealous now.... do me a favor and stop getting better 3:<

i need to draw more.....  :'(
Haha XD When I saw my fox I basically thought "I wish I could draw like that" even though I just drew it. I was amazed at how well I drew it :)

Also.. go to sleep! XD You said you were going to bed.
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Old Rabbit on January 10, 2014, 11:59:35 am
Your doing well. It's always nice to see new styles of drawing.

I would suggest doing a bit more detail work on some of your drawings.
Putting in the small details can make a good drawing look really nice.

Keep up the good work. :orbunny:
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: GrayWolf448 on January 10, 2014, 03:46:13 pm
i am starting to get jealous now.... do me a favor and stop getting better 3:<

i need to draw more.....  :'(
Haha XD When I saw my fox I basically thought "I wish I could draw like that" even though I just drew it. I was amazed at how well I drew it :)

Also.. go to sleep! XD You said you were going to bed.
.

I said I was going to bed not sleep :3
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: WhiteAkitaKeiko on January 10, 2014, 06:09:21 pm
Whoa! You get better each time! I applause for you *bows*
Practice make perfect :D
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on January 10, 2014, 08:22:31 pm
Thanks for the comments guys. It's really appreciated. :)
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on January 10, 2014, 09:32:12 pm
Ok. Here's the fox drawing that I edited a bit. (I'll edit it allot more)

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5516/12474868244_f9c0bd6185_o.jpg)
original

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7377/12474608353_b857552fc1_o.png)
I recoloured the image and blurred the furr in the direction that it would go

How I coloured the image:
I changed the colour balance of the original sketch (which is why the signature is now orange). I then created a layer on top of the sketch and turned the transparency down. I then added colours in areas that needed it. So I added white, a darker orange and black.I then merged this layer to the sketch to do the next step.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7416/12474939714_d727ab51f7_o.png)
I added some black in the areas that it would be and added some eyes. (I'll make the eye of the left side of the image darker)

I'm gonna play around with lots of tools and stuff to see if I can get a good fur effect.


How I drew eyes:
If you guys are wondering how I draw eyes I turn down the opacity and flow of the brush (For photoshop). I then turn down the hardness and size of the brush. Because the opacity is turned down you draw multiple times of the same area to get the shade that you want. (You're going to draw it blurry) You then get a lighter or darker colour and draw on areas of the eye you think would have that colour. When you are happy with the iris you draw the pupil (The black part of the eye). To draw the iris turn the flow of the brush up a draw the pupil. In my case the pupil is not round for the image I'm drawing so I drew it vertically. Once you have done this use the sharpen tool on the pupil to make it sharp and on the iris (coloured part of the eye) to give it an edge. Then you want to select the eyes and play with the brightness contrast to get the transition of colour you want. You can then use the hue/saturation tool to modify the colour.

Anyone know some tutorials of how to draw fur digitally? I think I'm lacking the ability at the moment.

edit:
Here's what came out of my experiment:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7299/12474461555_918da4c287_o.png)
It's way to bright and I couldn't get a fur texture I wanted. Oh well ^_^ Maybe I'll just practice with coloured pencils...
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on January 10, 2014, 09:34:59 pm
accidently clicked quite instead of edit :/
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Sergalicious on January 11, 2014, 12:11:57 am
oh you did an art! i like art. art is good. "bowties arts are cool" i am going to preorder a 3D printer so ill be doing things with that once i get it.
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: GrayWolf448 on January 11, 2014, 02:14:41 am
oh you did an art!

Sir that is bad grammar!
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: WhiteAkitaKeiko on January 11, 2014, 06:18:37 am
Just a small tip  :-[ (If you don't mind , of course)

Your coloured fox is looking marvellous! Just remember to make the fox's nose bigger, other than that , It's a beautiful picture :D.
You could even sell the picture, because it's so nice!
I applause you  :)

It's such a great idea to tell other on how you make pictures   :D
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Sergalicious on January 11, 2014, 09:11:38 am
oh you did an art!
Sir that is bad grammar!

as is yours, i am not a knight i am not sir korvre i am just korvre. are you implying i should be knighted? am i just that good.
 anyway, good job sciex.
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Old Rabbit on January 11, 2014, 12:51:42 pm
Here is a web site that shows how to draw fur. Not just for dummies either.  :P

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/drawing-the-furry-fluffy-and-feathered.html (http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/drawing-the-furry-fluffy-and-feathered.html)
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on January 11, 2014, 05:12:13 pm
Thanks :) I'll give it a go some time when I'm more awake ^_^ soo sleepy..
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on January 21, 2014, 12:35:45 am
Ok guys. Here is my current work in progress. I've only just started it.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7429/12474973144_369f43ff82_o.png)

I thought I'd show you how I start off some of my drawing. I usually start with the head and work down. On some of my drawings such as this one I draw a bit of a skeletal structure of what I want to get. I made the moon by selecting a circular area, colouring it white, adding some grey blotches, blurring it, sharpening, unselecting, blurring edges, sharpened, new layer, add glow underneath by using a fuzzy brush. The Star's were made by using a small brush with about 30% hardness and using different levels of pressure on my graphics tablet. Hopefully I can make a god image out of this ^.^ I'm also doing this image because I've never drawn any characters in shadow with only some light touching them. So It will be interesting to see if it comes out alright. The Anthro is supposed to be sitting on something (Maybe a rock? I'm not sure yet) looking up at the moon and stars.

The trees were me just being random. I'm going to make some tree silhouettes against the night sky :) (Or because the sky is so black I'll have light touching some branches to make them visible) I'll probably use the smudge brush on the stars to make them look better.

I better do some math now. I have to finish a chapter of math before I go back to school.

Edit: Tried some colour and shadows and added a new bone structure as a guideline:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7328/12474496365_9500184cc4_o.png)
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Old Rabbit on February 01, 2014, 12:03:53 pm
Looks good. Stick figures are a good way to work out
body poses.  I generally do it that way.
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on February 01, 2014, 06:41:06 pm
Looks good. Stick figures are a good way to work out
body poses.  I generally do it that way.
I think Instead of finishing that Pic I'll try to do some Anthro drawings that take up most of the image so I can work on adding detail (Hopefully with some different poses).  I can't work on any of my art currently. I've got so much work ^.^

Hopefully I can pull off the following image > Anthro steampunk. I love Steampunk and the furry fandom. So I'll try to combine them :)

I want a tophat so bad it's not funny :/
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: GrayWolf448 on February 03, 2014, 03:09:37 am
that last picture looks great i cant wait to see how it turns out. im still getting jealous that you are getting better than me.... if you don't stop im going to be forced to.... i have no idea what i could do...... this is so unfair D:

wait you have you work... HA!! wait i still don't have an art tablet... this sucks.....   
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on February 03, 2014, 05:04:34 am
that last picture looks great i cant wait to see how it turns out. im still getting jealous that you are getting better than me.... if you don't stop im going to be forced to.... i have no idea what i could do...... this is so unfair D:

wait you have you work... HA!! wait i still don't have an art tablet... this sucks.....   
It's ok. I wont be doing much art :/ I got the terrible terrors of distance education. I probably won't work on that picture for quite a bit of time though.
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: SkyFire on February 07, 2014, 12:51:58 am
Hey sciex, have you succeeded? The title of the thread is 'Sciex ATTEMPTS to get better at art'. I think you have, but do you? Don't be modest, be honest.
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on February 07, 2014, 02:33:19 am
Hey sciex, have you succeeded? The title of the thread is 'Sciex ATTEMPTS to get better at art'. I think you have, but do you? Don't be modest, be honest.
I have improved a lot compared to where I started before I made this thread. I think I can still get a lot better with some practice. I haven't been able to do art lately because of school :(

I will work on some art now since I have the time :)
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: SkyFire on February 07, 2014, 03:41:48 am
Good, just checking.  :) It doesnt matter what other people say, but what YOU honestly think of your work and stuff in life. if every body says you're absolutely amazing, but you think you stink, then you will stink until you believe you dont stink. You cant experience true success until YOU think YOU have earned it.
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on February 07, 2014, 04:51:52 am
Good, just checking.  :) It doesnt matter what other people say, but what YOU honestly think of your work and stuff in life. if every body says you're absolutely amazing, but you think you stink, then you will stink until you believe you dont stink. You cant experience true success until YOU think YOU have earned it.
Thanks allot :) I have been having a bit of doubt on how well I do art ^.^

Yay! I'm starting developing my Fursona/Fursuit design (If I do get a fursuit. It won't be any time soon)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7337/12474633794_8e4b6cb08c_o.png)
Template can be found here: http://forums.furtopia.org/fursuits-and-plushies/need-fursuit-character-reference-sheet-read-here/
Aww. It's so cute :D

I will create a few colour designs and see which ones I like best :)

It's a wip progress. So I haven't decided on the colours or any markings etc. Feel free to give me any suggestions or comments :)
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Sergalicious on February 07, 2014, 06:10:36 pm
hehe, thats the same template i used.
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on February 08, 2014, 04:04:45 am
Ok. Here's how the first version came out. I'm create a few different colour schemes:
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3806/12474633464_c0024e3af2_o.png)
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Sergalicious on February 08, 2014, 11:54:29 am
you like green dont you?
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on February 08, 2014, 04:17:09 pm
you like green dont you?
Yep  :) I started liking light green even since I gave my Runescape character green hair instead of brown. I think this was maybe 2010 or something? I haven't played that game in ages (Started playing in 2007). I have an account whose total level is over 1600  (:
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on February 08, 2014, 07:05:56 pm
Ok. Here is the second colour scheme that I have made:
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5509/12474155525_8bbb04d289_o.png)
I based this one off my avatar.
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Old Rabbit on February 09, 2014, 11:55:27 am
I like the last one best. :orbunny:
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: SkyFire on February 09, 2014, 02:29:22 pm
I like the last one best. :orbunny:

seconded!
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on February 10, 2014, 12:10:50 am
Thanks  (: I think the green makes a good contrast against the black.

Hmm. I'll start a poll to see which one is better. I'll probably make some bright coloured designs as well though ^.^

Possible colours for future designs:
Light green (Fluro)
Light blue
White
Black
Yellow
Red
Orange (fluro optional as a highlight)

Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Kobuk on February 10, 2014, 06:18:38 pm
Either fursuit design is ok, but if it were me, I'd go with the grey. Simply because a black suit design will make you hotter since black will attract sunlight and heat like a sponge.  x_x You'll end up cooking yourself to death in a black furred fursuit.
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on February 11, 2014, 01:31:33 am
Either fursuit design is ok, but if it were me, I'd go with the grey. Simply because a black suit design will make you hotter since black will attract sunlight and heat like a sponge.  x_x You'll end up cooking yourself to death in a black furred fursuit.
:O We don't want that to happen
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Miser on February 11, 2014, 05:39:15 pm
Hey. I'm not sure if this thing is still open, but anyway, I have some tips, or should I say, I see you making some mistakes that I did too, and still do, but sometimes are hard to understand and make a huge difference.

- Some of the poses there seem to stiff and artificial. The "simplified body" seems to be better in this aspect,  since it's more dynamic and less symmetrical. Arms just falling down are unnatural, put them on the pockets, on the air, on the waist, on someone else's face, it's all good. If you notice, even the ref picture you posted for colors doesn't have the arms just falling down. That goes for the legs too, and even the collarbones.

- Clothing doesn't usually sit so perfectly to the body. Add some wrinkles here and there and try to add volume. Don't use the same line for the neck and the shirt, add a little bump on the shirt to indicate that it's actually sitting on top of the skin.

- I remember reading this many-a-years ago, and it stuck to me since. When drawing wolf eyes, and I do so for pretty much every furry eyes, There's this black tear like shape near the front, going in the direction of the muzzle. I think it comes to preference, but I think it's always good, even if it's just a tiny bit. If you look closely on your reference picture for the colors you can make it out.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JRu31DWltvI/S3SPjPJc4lI/AAAAAAAAAOA/q3miqBUYuLA/s1600/wolf-eyescolor.jpg)

- This one is something that I learned recently too, and it makes a huge difference for me. Unless it's heavily stylized, you want the neck to be the same width as the head until it reaches the collarbone. There's a muscle behind the neck, the  trapezius, which gives it it's triangular shape. Those are the lines that will connect to the shoulder.

- The shoulder structure also seems to be misplaced. Males have wider shoulders, yes, but the drawings don't distinguish where the trapezius muscle ends and the shoulders begin. On your simplified body you did circles for the shoulders, You should make them a little bigger and actually go around it instead of going straight. That will also go for the joints, and arms/legs. There should be a clear definition on where the joints are, and even on the rest of the limb, the width isn't constant so it would be good to check some basic anatomy to spot these parts and make them more believable. I am working on this part myself.

You can see bellow how the trapezius muscle works behind the neck, and how it connects with the shoulder, which has its own lump of muscle tissue.

(http://www.practiceyourviola.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Trapezius_Gray409.png)

Another great thing that I'm trying to implement recently is, the width of the torso isn't constant either. If you draw a line from the head to both ends of the hips, and one from the middle of the pelvis to both shoulders you should have the basis for the torso bends.

I made some lines at the drawing I'm working on pointing out some of the things I mentioned, which I found out quite recently myself, so more training is required.

(http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a559/MiserMutt/Sketches/sketchTips_zps3b3b8730.jpg)

I also hope I didn't seem to harsh or mean, I just try to make a direct approach. I wish you luck on your endeavor.

I also don't own any of the pictures here except for the last one.

Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on February 11, 2014, 10:18:59 pm
It's fine. I appreciate the advice and the time you took to write it :) Hopefully I can implement some of the things you mentioned next time I do some drawing. I don't really know to draw the creases in shirts and stuff to show they are sitting on the body. I've had some difficulty last time I tried it. I'll probably just have to practice it. Thanks Miser :)
Title: Re: Sciex attempts to get better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on February 17, 2014, 05:33:33 am
Here's a random drawing I'm working on  :) (sorry for the blurry image. I just took the pic with my webcam)

I did it without actual references to clothing. So it may look a bit odd. It's a wip so hopefully I'll make something good out of it. I really need to work on clothing folds. (I'll look at some ref photos)
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3722/12585967174_35ec6fffc7_o.jpg)
One of my friends made the comment that he had shark hands XD Which is funny because it looks like it (It's just simplified hands that I draw before I add detail). I drew the black outline because I'm going to trace the drawing onto better paper to work on.

I'm not to sure what I'm going to do with this character. I might position him differently. He's got one of the Conical hat (I really like the look of those hats. They look like they're actually functional and practical), some sort of robe with draping sleeves, draping pants (around the lower legs) and hell be wearing some geta sandals (wooden sandal things). Hopefully I can get my self to draw a character in a pose for once ^.^
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Post by: GrayWolf448 on February 17, 2014, 06:43:27 am
lol those hands do kinda look like sharks ^^
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Post by: Zedd on February 21, 2014, 08:23:58 pm
Either fursuit design is ok, but if it were me, I'd go with the grey. Simply because a black suit design will make you hotter since black will attract sunlight and heat like a sponge.  x_x You'll end up cooking yourself to death in a black furred fursuit.
:O We don't want that to happen
*sniff* *sniff* What's that smell? Oh, Sciex is roasting... in his fursuit oven.
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Post by: Keitsu on May 12, 2014, 07:47:37 am
Yay. Finally posting a drawing after FOREVER!
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7370/13981659590_9c2c2f2208_z.jpg)
I did this drawing while listening to owl city and testing a pencil to see if it is worthy for the harshness of exams (it was how I relaxed before exam day). (which I happened to have to write in pen due to rules) I can finaly upload my work without my parents having to see it  :D. I took this pic with my Android tablet and I might of changed the brightness a bit? idk..

Let me criticize myself even though this was a quick sketch.. Looks good, right hand is a little weird, proportions are good except for left elbow looking bendy. Head is angled too much but I think it looks good anyway. The t-shirt was drawn well, maybe needs some small creases for detail and the right ear is too small. Since it is closer to the non-existent camera it should be larger. Once again, need to work on making a pose other than standing front on doing nothing. However, I do like this pic :)
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Post by: Sergalicious on May 12, 2014, 06:44:24 pm
could maybe flesh out the paw on the shirt a bit. more paw like, less ovals for fingers. it looks good though
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Post by: the lone shadow wolf on May 12, 2014, 07:38:27 pm
well done  :)

I also had an idea for a paw print shirt
thinking of spray painting it
the paw wont be just a regular paw but a wolfs hand paw

when I do it i'll post it  :goldgrin:
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Post by: Keitsu on May 16, 2014, 11:13:27 pm
the paw wont be just a regular paw but a wolfs hand paw
Ok. I'll do that If I ever get around to making a digital copy of it ^^
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Post by: greenfox on May 18, 2014, 12:09:54 am
Sciex, that's pretty good - especially the body proportions.  I like how you furred the arms, so I'm taking notes on that. ;)
If you do a digital version, can I suggest maybe making the head a little bigger and rounding the ears?
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Post by: Keitsu on May 18, 2014, 12:34:55 am
ok, thanks ^^ Will do. I have to order a stylus for my tablet. (posts a new thread)
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Post by: Keitsu on June 01, 2014, 01:29:22 am
ok.. so I started doing a sketch on the back on my English assessment and of course it turned into a drawing.
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3794/14131027139_2e52e7ee61_b.jpg)
He's supposed to be lying down on grass etc. :)

I'm pretty happy with this drawing so far. Criticism please :D I want to know what corrections I should make before I shade it. What do you guys think? I think I might need to make the Abs look a bit larger. It doesn't seem to fit and it makes the body look to skinny (when it isn't)

Also, he is supposed to be lying down on the ground relaxing. Looks at the second half of Misers post on the previous page* I'll look into that :P
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Post by: Sergalicious on June 01, 2014, 01:45:03 am
looks nice, the eyes looka a little weird and the mouth are could be a bit better it looks kinda, how to put it, flat. maybe making the snout front on instead of off to side? i dont know i dont art dont trust me
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Post by: Keitsu on June 01, 2014, 01:59:35 am
looks nice, the eyes looka a little weird and the mouth are could be a bit better it looks kinda, how to put it, flat. maybe making the snout front on instead of off to side? i dont know i dont art dont trust me
Yea. I'm going to move the snout more front on. Atm it looks crooked. I want him to be looking up so it's not at the right

Edit: after standing in front of the mirror (I really need to do some drawings based off reference photos) to see what curves go where I have realised that I have made quite a few mistakes (all of it. Lol). I'll just redraw this picture on a piece of paper and plan the anatomy out. The angle of the elbow needs to be allot less. It's a good thing this thread is about learning to draw :)
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Post by: the lone shadow wolf on June 01, 2014, 12:08:19 pm
the neck is a little bigger than the head  and that could use a little work :)
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Post by: Old Rabbit on June 07, 2014, 12:11:32 pm
Over all it's a good drawing for someone that's learning.
You should see some of my early work.

There are a few things it needs, but shading would help
it look better.  Just keep drawing. You probably should
work on heads more. Then body structure..

Keep up the good work. :orbunny:
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Post by: Keitsu on June 14, 2014, 07:01:06 am
I really need to do some tutorial some time XD

anyway.. I just drew this at school on a desk when I got bored.. left it for a day.. decided to trace it onto a plastic sleeve and then traced and modify it onto a piece of paper.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2929/14232048217_7372839b33.jpg)

The legs look att weird cause I don't know how to draw legs :P It's alright though ^^

Edit: Just for those who want to know what a sitting wolf should look like. Here's a link: http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/240/f/2/sitting_pup_wolf_48_by_snakegirlshilach-d2xhc3e.jpg

I should really try drawing with reference pics some time :P
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Post by: greenfox on June 14, 2014, 08:58:48 am
Very nice - your art is getting better with each drawing; I bet if you used a reference image, you could produce some pretty good sketches ;)
Also, for the legs, you might be able to give them a more natural look by making the back merge more with the body... I'm not entirely sure how to say what I'm thinking there.
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Post by: Old Rabbit on June 16, 2014, 11:06:50 am
Reference pictures are always good to use. Disney artists go out
in the field to view, and sketch real animals. They use reference
models in their studios as well.

Drawing well from memory comes with lots of practice.

Keep up the good work. :orbunny:
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Post by: Keitsu on June 28, 2014, 09:59:07 pm
I occasionally play with Photoshop now and then and I edited one of Akita's drawings. (I'm posting this in my thread with her permission)

original drawing: http://forums.furtopia.org/artwork-announcements/akita's-art-journey!/ (http://forums.furtopia.org/artwork-announcements/akita's-art-journey!/)
(http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r755/Nikola_Loska/WP_000265_zps70394e68.jpg)

Modified colors a bit, changed the eyes a bit and used the dodge tool to remove most of the dark lines in the white fur, made the glasses look as they were reflecting light to cover up the mess I made with editing the colors, cropped and added a white surrounding with a large soft brush
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3872/14514748191_6996d1902c_o.png)

duplicated the layer, applied the oil painting effect and used transparency to get a mix of the two
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3896/14331550768_dd28f1fdbc_o.png)

Added some shadow with the burn tool
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2905/14517096162_396f49de90_o.png)

As for my own art I haven't been drawing anything lately. I should be getting my stylus for my android tablet within a month.. but that's not stopping me from drawing because I do have pencils and paper. (I'll find some motivation sometime)
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Post by: Keitsu on July 01, 2014, 04:47:55 am
Just testing some head drawing :P

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/14549161805_b859619e4f_z.jpg)

Trying to follow this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNsIEysbaGs

I can't draw the first angled head (I've been trying) so I'm going to practice that. On the image above the first head is from that video, the second is from another video and the last is one I just randomly drew. (The last one is lioness or panther or something)
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Post by: Keitsu on July 01, 2014, 06:43:19 am
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3891/14547615424_c97d059af5.jpg)
I turned this drawing into my new avatar

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5559/14546291821_1323f3d113.jpg)
Yay! :D New avatar. I have to fix the snout though.. It's too thin currently.  (Hopefully I'll eventually be able to make one that's not side on)


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Post by: the lone shadow wolf on July 01, 2014, 01:52:53 pm
whoa whoa whoa so you scan it then you can fill in the color to it in photo shop or just after scanning cause if I am able to then I should have done it sooner cause my laptop is so slowwwwww :P >:(
but don't worry my dad is getting me a new computer by the end of summer :D
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Post by: greenfox on July 01, 2014, 06:28:00 pm
Just testing some head drawing :P

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/14549161805_b859619e4f_z.jpg)

Trying to follow this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNsIEysbaGs

I can't draw the first angled head (I've been trying) so I'm going to practice that. On the image above the first head is from that video, the second is from another video and the last is one I just randomly drew. (The last one is lioness or panther or something)

I actually kinda like the first angled one better for some reason...  That angle can be really challenging sometimes.

And good job on the new avatar by the way. ;)
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Post by: Keitsu on July 01, 2014, 08:14:32 pm
whoa whoa whoa so you scan it then you can fill in the color to it in photo shop or just after scanning cause if I am able to then I should have done it sooner cause my laptop is so slowwwwww :P >:(
but don't worry my dad is getting me a new computer by the end of summer :D
I didn't scan my images. I captured them with the camera on my tablet. I used Photoshop and my Wacom tablet to create my avatar as I'm still waiting for my styli for my android tablet to arrive. But yea.. you can scan images in and then trace them :P

Edit:
I've retraced the muzzle ^^
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2929/14368003688_2402fa80d1_m.jpg)(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3847/14554601705_d936bf3fd6_m.jpg)(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3879/14551200021_411651a99b_m.jpg)
So the very left is the drawing, the middle is tracing, and the last one is when it's been coloured.

Second edit:
I made the other image into a digital image:
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2922/14553279074_4754802604_n.jpg)(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3835/14554863415_279b124148_n.jpg)
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Post by: Old Rabbit on July 03, 2014, 12:40:11 pm
Your doing well Sciex . You might try shading a your colored work. Shading can make
a colored drawings look really nice.
  
It's always good to try new things, especially if they are  hard to do. :orbunny:






typo edit
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Post by: Keitsu on July 04, 2014, 07:18:36 am
Yay :D New Avatar.

You will all die of cuteness...
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5528/14384670770_e81542b255_o.png) (https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3922/14384737639_39c3648106_o.png)

I'll only use the rainbow flag version where it's safe to do so :P

This was made with this outline (created by FelisRandomis): http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11657593/

The color design of this version of my fursona was done by raverix and slightly modiified.
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Post by: Kobuk on July 04, 2014, 09:33:37 am
Quit licking all the windows!  >:( The staff aren't going to like that. Then you'll have to clean them yourself.
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Post by: Sergalicious on July 04, 2014, 11:15:32 am
cute, if only she had a sergal one.
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Post by: Old Rabbit on July 04, 2014, 11:55:28 am
The licking drawing is cute.

Our windows need a good cleaning now and then anyway.  :D
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Post by: the lone shadow wolf on July 04, 2014, 06:10:26 pm
lol
one question how did you add the backround :)
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Post by: Keitsu on July 04, 2014, 10:29:10 pm
Quit licking all the windows!  >:( The staff aren't going to like that. Then you'll have to clean them yourself.
continues to lick windows* huh, what did you say? I can't hear you. This window tastes funny.

cute, if only she had a sergal one.
I'll ask her for you ^^

lol
one question how did you add the backround :)
I just had the background layer below the outline and coloring layer. For the rainbow flag I just googled it and then downloaded an image as a reference. The size of the image I was working on was 300 pixels tall and there was 6 colors. So that meant that each color was 50 pixels high. From there I just used the eyedropper tool to get the color and selected the area that I wanted to assign that color to.
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Post by: greenfox on July 05, 2014, 09:20:55 pm
Yay :D New Avatar.

You will all die of cuteness...

...


:D I love it.
* goes into a cuteness coma * x_x
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Post by: Keitsu on July 07, 2014, 04:42:39 am
Made a sergal lick template free for anyone to use (so long as they leave my name on it) :P
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2895/14614601783_fc5dd7ec01_o.png)

Download template: https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5542/14594521785_800d5b50ca_o.png (https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5542/14594521785_800d5b50ca_o.png)
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Post by: Keitsu on July 07, 2014, 04:43:26 am
Double post. My internet has been derping.

Edit: Guess I'll use this post to show the drawing that it was beased off.

Original:
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3926/14576955262_71548ee073.jpg)

I then mirrored the right side as the original was wonky
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3892/14391102578_9f486e048e.jpg)
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Post by: WhiteAkitaKeiko on July 07, 2014, 08:49:20 am
Hey you! Yes, you . You missed a spot on the far corner!  :D     

In all seriousness , great job! The sergal looks so inviting and cuddly!
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Post by: Sergalicious on July 07, 2014, 11:48:59 am
yes it is quite good. i congratulate you on making a sergal look cute
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Post by: Keitsu on July 15, 2014, 04:10:52 am
Yay. ^^ I think my drawing ability is improving.

here is my current wip (If you look closely you can see the horizon. I tend to put my horizon to low so I adjusted it to be higher based off the woodland image):
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3855/14472923018_c2c72f8812_b.jpg)

Yay. First time I have characters interacting ^^ (even if it is a one way interaction)

So I was doing some some of the tutorials from here: http://hippie.nu/~unicorn/tut/xhtml-chunked/ch03.html#basics-animal-canines

and started to create a drawing based of this:
http://hippie.nu/~unicorn/tut/img/basics/animalanatomy/canine-skeleton.jpeg
http://hippie.nu/~unicorn/tut/img/basics/animalanatomy/canine-muscles.jpeg

Then I decided I wanted to make it a wolf so I looked at a reference: http://jon-atkinson.com/Large%20Images%201/Grey%20Wolf%203.jpg

I then decided to add a wolf pup trying to get the wolves tail so I looked at a reference: http://www.livingwithwolves.org/images/Gallery_Images/Pups/WS4_0043.2.jpg

I then wanted to add a background so I look at this picture: http://www.freeimageslive.co.uk/image/view/74/_original

Since this wolves are in a woodland tpye are I decided that I'm going to try to make the fur pattern resemble a timber wolf (I'm going to have to add shadows for all those trees): http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2013/032/e/a/timber_wolf___timberwolf_4_by_bluesgrass-d5thygh.jpg

I decided to stop work on it tonight for a few reasons:
- I need to cook food and I don't want to starve
- I tend to only draw well in the first few hours of drawing
- If I want to complete the artwork quickly I may rush parts of it, get frustrated and ruin it
- It's better to complete art of time because you can look at it after taking a break and realize a few mistakes you have made (wolf's front right paw does not match the front left paw)

If you are trying to improve your art. Remember that art takes time, leaning and patience. Don't do so much art that you get frustrated. Just like anything, try to take appropriate breaks and don't rush. This is a mistake I've made to many times on previous pieces of art.

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Post by: the lone shadow wolf on July 15, 2014, 05:13:42 am
well done the form is really good but needs a little more fur texture look
but otherwise very cute :)
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Post by: Keitsu on July 15, 2014, 07:00:04 am
well done the form is really good but needs a little more fur texture look
but otherwise very cute :)
Yea. I'm trying to work out a way to do that without it looking messy. :P (I think I'll redraw the same idea on a new piece of paper)

Edit: just found this http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2013/068/5/a/wolf_anatomy_study_by_javamoos-d5xgl1p.jpg

I'll try to draw the fur like that. Maybe I'll try redrawing the wolf and try not to completely ruin it. I need to place the head lower.

I'll also try to redraw it in a walking position (rather than standiing) to show motion http://ppcdn.500px.org/5780287/9097201c88da2c386f7eb1338931de794c1f2c72/5.jpg
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Post by: greenfox on July 15, 2014, 02:04:37 pm
Cute x3, that work is looking good. :)
I'm excited to see how it turns out.
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Post by: Sergalicious on July 16, 2014, 12:12:10 am
looks good so far.
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Post by: WhiteAkitaKeiko on July 16, 2014, 12:52:25 pm
Looking pretty good , can't wait to see the finished product :)
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Post by: Keitsu on July 20, 2014, 05:21:48 am
progress update :P
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3835/14714222824_fc55f581c3_c.jpg)
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Post by: WhiteAkitaKeiko on July 20, 2014, 07:17:08 am
I like this one, it got more movement and isn't 'stiff'  ,  great work !
I can't wait for the end results :) .
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Post by: Keitsu on July 20, 2014, 08:29:10 am
Thankyou so much Akita for your encouragement :) I really needed that.
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Post by: Old Rabbit on July 20, 2014, 11:38:58 am
It is better .

Keep up the good work. :orbunny:
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Post by: greenfox on July 22, 2014, 01:36:48 am
Well, its getting even better.
Are you going to color it when you're done, or just shade it?
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Post by: Keitsu on July 22, 2014, 07:55:09 am
Well, its getting even better.
Are you going to color it when you're done, or just shade it?
Only shade due to my lack of color pencils :( I'm going to try to work on the lighting though ^^
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Post by: Keitsu on July 28, 2014, 04:38:24 am
Here's just something drawing that I did at school and then made a digital version at home :P

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5581/14741609556_efbf6212db_o.jpg)(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3926/14578824137_21e54bbf34_o.png)

It's my second fursona named Alex.  It's very hard to get pointed ends on those black lines so I just did that part in photoshop. It's a white tiger.. I know that fur pattern is not accurate but it's just a cartoon version :P
As for my current project I've redrawn the legs and need to start the shading:

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3902/14752112501_a2e1a3dd20_c.jpg)
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Post by: Keitsu on August 02, 2014, 04:07:09 am
yay, Here is the shaded version ^^
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3848/14804642051_14bdcb3c35_c.jpg)

Behind the trees there is a mountain and in the front is a bunch of trees. It's supposed to be a night sky and the round thing is the moon :P

edit: Here is a quick digital copy that I made that shows the colors I wanted to do (When I say quick, I mean that it took me 40 minutes):
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2934/14621342649_9362cb976b_c.jpg)
I moved the moon because the shadows wouldn't make sense. I think I'll work on some cartoon style drawings next ^^
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Post by: Zedd on August 03, 2014, 09:29:11 am
You're getting much better Sciex.  :) Keep up the good work!
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Post by: Evilo on August 03, 2014, 04:12:14 pm
Oh my the colored version is so cute <3 . I love the "tail" thing haha.
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Post by: Keitsu on August 04, 2014, 02:41:01 am
thanks ^^
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Post by: Old Rabbit on August 04, 2014, 12:06:58 pm
Your doing better all the time. :orbunny:
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Post by: WhiteAkitaKeiko on August 04, 2014, 12:11:55 pm
Very nice! You keep getting better! Keep it up :)
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Post by: Keitsu on August 13, 2014, 05:18:52 am
Here's a random anthro I drew on an exam paper (not the actual exam but a previous exam I had to go through to help with my study)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3918/14904550522_d151d67c6b_z.jpg)

If I start drawing I usually draw things that I know how to do (for practice) and do some experimenting. So the base sketch for this was just body proportions.

Turns out you can sketch pretty well with some pens :o I think I've gotten allot better at drawing :) Looking back at my drawing on the first page of this thread before I did the body proportions tutorial I can see that the t-shirts look really weird and so does everything else. I'm still not comfortable drawing things in different positions or with the face at an angle but I just need to practice with some reference pics ^^
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Post by: the lone shadow wolf on August 13, 2014, 03:37:04 pm
looks good though it could use a little wider arms
not like super buff
but just a little skinny ;)
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Post by: Keitsu on August 14, 2014, 01:56:43 am
looks good though it could use a little wider arms
not like super buff
but just a little skinny ;)
Yea. The lower arms need to be thicker and it shouldn't get so narrow at the elbow. Thanks for pointing that out ^^ Hopefully I'll remember that in my future drawings.
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Post by: Old Rabbit on August 15, 2014, 11:14:58 am
Your doing pretty good..

The body is a bit long unless you wanted it that way. It appears
both sets of toes are facing the viewer even though his right foot
is turned out a bit.

One thing to remember is unless your wanting a rigid pose a character
looks better when relaxed.

Keep up the good work. :orbunny:





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Post by: Keitsu on September 11, 2014, 06:37:04 am
Yay. I got to do some art since I haven't got much work to do atm :3

I decided to make a new ref sheet based of this lineart: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8016880/ So I did some work making clothes and stuff :P

basic:
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5575/15019905508_8b75c8db71_z.jpg)

underwear ^^
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5566/15206470105_bd6992eb4c_z.jpg)

pants :D
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5595/15206090182_21cc979fa8_z.jpg)

For the pants I got inspiration from one of Raverix's images: http://demonwolf-nightcore.deviantart.com/art/Anthro-Raverix-449644081
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Post by: greenfox on September 11, 2014, 09:59:04 pm
That's really good ;)  The shading looks great, same with the clothes.
Also, I love the color scheme, but I'm rather biased. :P
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on September 12, 2014, 03:42:02 am
That's really good ;)  The shading looks great, same with the clothes.
Also, I love the color scheme, but I'm rather biased. :P
Thanks ^^ Yea, Green and dark gray (almost black) look good. It was actually Raverix that came up with my current fursonas color scheme. :)

Here's the ref sheet he made for me ^^
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3907/15191149296_cda41823f9_c.jpg)
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: greenfox on September 13, 2014, 03:45:41 am
Yeah.
I can never decide on 'green on black' vs 'black on green'.  Most of my drawings are the latter, since it's easier to see :P

In that ref, the green is shows up as yellow (maybe it's my screen though).
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on September 14, 2014, 09:08:27 pm
Yeah.
I can never decide on 'green on black' vs 'black on green'.  Most of my drawings are the latter, since it's easier to see :P

In that ref, the green is shows up as yellow (maybe it's my screen though).
What's with everyone's screes showing weird colours :o
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Old Rabbit on September 15, 2014, 01:00:36 pm
Yeah.
I can never decide on 'green on black' vs 'black on green'.  Most of my drawings are the latter, since it's easier to see :P

In that ref, the green is shows up as yellow (maybe it's my screen though).
What's with everyone's screes showing weird colours :o

Colors look normal here.
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on October 07, 2014, 02:44:54 am
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5597/15279720897_544d5904a3_c.jpg)
Yay. New drawing ^^ It's of my sona walking around in the wilderness :P

The thing to the left is a tree, behind is a mountain with a river, to the right a bush and under my foot is a rock.. I'm wearing camo shorts, a t-shirt and a backpack. I think I'll try to make a colored digital copy of this.
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on October 07, 2014, 08:22:04 am
Well. Here's the digital copy. I went a little crazy and ended up in Japan. Anyone know the way back to Furtopia?

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2949/15281495808_5bfdae14fc_c.jpg)
In case you guys are wondering how long it took. It was about 8 hours. I traced the photo of my drawing on my tablet and then got the file onto my computer. From there I just drew away :P
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: WhiteAkitaKeiko on October 07, 2014, 11:15:30 am
I really like this drawing Sciex. I can really see the improvements and the background is just so colourful and detailed :) .

Keep it up this good work!

And psst. To get to Furtopia , take out your teleportation device which is in your left front pocket  ;)
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on October 07, 2014, 06:22:52 pm
how'd you know it was there? :o  presses it* zapp.

yay. I'm back ^^
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: greenfox on October 08, 2014, 07:45:08 pm
 :) that's quite nice; I love the scenery; it's very well detailed.

...so did you bring back any foodthings to share??  :P
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on October 08, 2014, 11:00:00 pm
There was actually a store at the top of that hill so I got some stuff :) opens up back pack* Lets look at what I got..

Green tea flavored kit kat as well as some normal chocolate flavored ones (lol):
(http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2013-11/enhanced/webdr01/6/15/grid-cell-17349-1383770230-44.jpg)

some Pocky (chocolate covered biscuit sticks):
(http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/cool/12-11/images/okashi02.jpg)

and some rice/seaweed crackers:
(http://image.ec21.com/image/yelujack/oimg_GC06578384_CA07010466/Baked_Rice_Crackers_Coated_Peanuts_Japanese_Rice_Crackers.jpg)

passes stuff around for everyone to try* noms on green tea flavored kit-kat* ^^

oh.. and I got some mountain dew for everyone.. not like we don't have enough of that already:
(http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1000395.1325630979!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/image.jpg)
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Old Rabbit on October 09, 2014, 11:42:14 am
The treats look good. "nibbles on the crackers and washes them down with mtn dew. "  :orbunny:
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Kobuk on October 09, 2014, 07:59:16 pm
Yay, Pocky!  :D  Grabs a box and a bottle of Dew.
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: greenfox on October 13, 2014, 06:07:45 am
:o green tea flavored kit-kats? I'm not sure how I even feel about that :P
But I will have some of those pocky things, thank you.
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: the lone shadow wolf on October 13, 2014, 09:30:21 pm
what mountain dew  :o
green tea flavored kit kats
and seaweed crackers

this awesome combo is over 9000  :goldlaugh: :D
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on October 17, 2014, 10:49:03 pm
Yay new fursona :D
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3939/14940028003_acdc16d3c6_c.jpg)
I'll still be called Sciex but this specific sona's name is Keitsu (key-et-su). I though't I'd try something new and move away from the dark colors and green that I almost always use. It felt more appropirate to use lighter colours since I'm allot happier now ^^ I'll still keep some black and that green in some of his clothing. So yay ^^ I like sky blue. There's quite a few nice fursuits with blue :3

I'm going to try to make an interactive .swf where you can toggle parts of his clothing on and off. Here's some more pics of Keitsu: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sciex/sets/72157648417546090/

Oh.. btw.. a storyline behind my fursona changing colours. I drank too much tea and the radioactive green washed out and it turns out that my markings were sky blue. As for my fur getting lighter.. I have no clue about that. I think I had a shower.
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on October 19, 2014, 01:35:49 am
I was organising my art that I have stored on my computer and came across this:
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3927/14949847063_bc756aef45_c.jpg)

It's some minecraft fanart I made a while ago. I submitted it to DA on October 3, 2013 The clouds look derpy but other than that it's a pretty good piece of art.
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: greenfox on October 19, 2014, 02:11:59 pm
Yay new fursona :D
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3939/14940028003_acdc16d3c6_c.jpg)
I'll still be called Sciex but this specific sona's name is Keitsu (key-et-su). I though't I'd try something new and move away from the dark colors and green that I almost always use. It felt more appropirate to use lighter colours since I'm allot happier now ^^ I'll still keep some black and that green in some of his clothing. So yay ^^ I like sky blue. There's quite a few nice fursuits with blue :3

I'm going to try to make an interactive .swf where you can toggle parts of his clothing on and off. Here's some more pics of Keitsu: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sciex/sets/72157648417546090/

Oh.. btw.. a storyline behind my fursona changing colours. I drank too much tea and the radioactive green washed out and it turns out that my markings were sky blue. As for my fur getting lighter.. I have no clue about that. I think I had a shower.

Back in blue? :P

Looks great! ...but now I'm all alone in the green & black department :(
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on October 19, 2014, 10:24:23 pm
Thanks ^^ sorry about that. Feels guilty* :/ I'm sure there's others with black and green out there though ^^ points towards sozan* and my avatar will remain black and green for quite a while :D
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: T-Yoshi45 on October 19, 2014, 11:50:39 pm
Actually Sciex...looking at the change of color it seems you've delved into my realm. :orraccoon: After all I'm gray with blue markings.
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on October 20, 2014, 07:44:33 am
Yay :D after all this talk of colors I think I'll create a thread in the polling booth asking people what color their fursona is (multi-selection based on main colors). It will be interesting to see what colors are popular ^^
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: WhiteAkitaKeiko on October 20, 2014, 02:14:08 pm
Oh blue fursona :D . I start to like this new fursona , not biased or anything!  ;)
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on October 23, 2014, 06:36:19 am
and my avatar will remain black and green for quite a while :D
Spoke to soon  :o

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3948/15421540990_dd316c7c71.jpg)
Yay :D New Avatar. I didn't do the outline or shading. That was already done for me :3 The odd thing about this is that it's spring where I am, not Autumn :D

Avatar base by Star Gazer: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14820791/
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Old Rabbit on October 23, 2014, 12:28:56 pm
Very nice avatar. I like the expression too.  :orbunny:

By the way who or what is your avatar looking up at?
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on October 23, 2014, 07:08:30 pm
He might just be happy because it's Autumn and he was just playing through the fallen leaves.
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Old Rabbit on October 25, 2014, 11:22:59 am
He might just be happy because it's Autumn and he was just playing through the fallen leaves.

Okay thats good. I was just curious if there was a reason other than a good
expression.  :orbunny:
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: greenfox on October 30, 2014, 02:45:53 pm
Well, I love the fluffiness on this one ;)
..and that foliage looks a heck of a lot like what I can see outside my window :P
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on October 30, 2014, 05:41:09 pm
Well, I love the fluffiness on this one ;)
..and that foliage looks a heck of a lot like what I can see outside my window :P
Yap. He's nice and fluffy ^^ Ready to attack people with hugs
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on November 27, 2014, 12:08:06 am
Yay, I drew something :P It's a more muscular version of my sona (Keitsu)  :) I started off by drawing a head (I drew at least 3 different heads throughout creating this) and then worked down.

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7495/15888048362_aa20cf87c2_c.jpg)

Here's a closer look:
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7544/15701386880_d806e9e630_c.jpg)

I think remembered that I had colored pencils so I added some color :P Ironically the cheaper brand of pencils works allot better than the expensive brand. :o

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8649/15701444900_11b9c9e31d_c.jpg)
The left arm looks weird, oh well.

edit:
Here's a color adjusted version.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7517/15895227462_09357a3aa1_c.jpg)
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Old Rabbit on November 27, 2014, 11:48:28 am
Your drawings are looking good Sciex. Muscle definition always gives
a nice look where possible.

Keep up the good work. :orbunny:
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on December 20, 2014, 02:52:41 am
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7568/15442080493_4afe72f2aa_c.jpg)
Yay, New Art ^^ I know it's not Christmas yet but I can't be bothered waiting until then before uploading.

The lineart and shading was done by star gazer: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15263293/
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: greenfox on December 23, 2014, 02:59:56 pm
cute :)
Nice work ~
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Old Rabbit on December 27, 2014, 11:08:53 am
Nice job. Never too early for holiday drawings. :orbunny:
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Wildhead_the_fox on February 05, 2015, 05:06:14 pm
WOW, much better than me!
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on February 05, 2015, 11:52:46 pm
WOW, much better than me!
I haven't done much art in a while though, and my best art tends to be templates that other people have made XD (And I just color them and add some stuff)
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Wildhead_the_fox on February 05, 2015, 11:54:55 pm
Oh hehe well still much better than mine as of yet!
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on June 10, 2016, 12:57:53 am
Haven't really been doing individual drawing and stuff. But I have been working on my Minecraft resource pack called Firewolf which I started over 2 years ago.

Firewolf Download (http://"http://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/firewolf-resource-pack")
Facebook (http://"https://www.facebook.com/Firewolf-Resource-Pack-1618114858474364/") <-- To see recent updates

Resource Pack Preview:
(http://media-elerium.cursecdn.com/attachments/63/765/2016-06-01_21.png)
(http://media-elerium.cursecdn.com/attachments/63/766/2016-06-07_23.png)
(http://media-elerium.cursecdn.com/attachments/63/767/2016-05-26_20.png)
(http://media-elerium.cursecdn.com/attachments/63/768/image3.png)
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Old Rabbit on June 18, 2016, 12:32:04 pm
Nice background artwork.

Thanks for sharing. :orbunny:
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Chipper Blu-wolf on August 17, 2016, 07:40:45 am
Sciex, I've started at page 1, now I'm all at page 6.  You've definitely improved over the couple of years of posting.  The newest stuff I can see the light guidelines you've put to take all the helpful hints to heart to get the proportions correct.  Compare some of your latest stuff, to some of the earliest; you've come a long way. :)

And I like the blue/black combination more than neon green.  Just easier on the eyes.
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on August 18, 2016, 07:14:52 pm
Sciex, I've started at page 1, now I'm all at page 6.  You've definitely improved over the couple of years of posting.  The newest stuff I can see the light guidelines you've put to take all the helpful hints to heart to get the proportions correct.  Compare some of your latest stuff, to some of the earliest; you've come a long way. :)

And I like the blue/black combination more than neon green.  Just easier on the eyes.
Thanks ^^ The blue is a lot nicer :) And I agree, I have improved quite a bit.
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on September 07, 2016, 07:46:55 am
Made this a while. I think it's really cute ^^
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8107/28894003734_21a97b07d8_c.jpg)
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Chipper Blu-wolf on September 07, 2016, 10:23:13 pm
Awww, the moon got a hug! :D

I like the shading on the moon and how it made the fox all light up and such.  Like a night light or something.
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Old Rabbit on October 13, 2016, 12:19:27 pm
That fox on the moon drawing is very cute. :orbunny:
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Keitsu on December 20, 2016, 03:11:53 am
My resource pack is starting to look pretty amazing.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/768/30917053204_e6a56cb911_c.jpg)

You can download it from here: https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/245106 (https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/245106)
Title: Re: Sciex gets better at art :)
Post by: Old Rabbit on December 28, 2016, 01:12:12 pm
Keep up the good work. :orbunny: