CBMeadow's art thread - Page 2

CBMeadow · Oct 6th, 2012, 8:56:24 PM

Here you go!

I toyed around with new ways to utilize colour this time, putting reds and violets in to shade the blues and using red and orange to shade the yellow. I think it looks pretty good.

Superpowerdude · Oct 6th, 2012, 9:06:26 PM

Thankyou that looks great well done!

**RitterCat** · Oct 6th, 2012, 10:00:22 PM

Yeah using the other colours to give depth to the shading really works well, it looks great! That might be my favourite piece of yours just for the lovely colours haha

Eagle4 · Oct 7th, 2012, 5:17:25 AM

Hello! Could I request a Probopass please for my avatar. I'll say it was made by you!

CBMeadow · Oct 7th, 2012, 11:07:34 AM

I hope this isn't too small, avatar-size always throws me off especially when I'm drawing traditionally.

(Glad you like it! :3 I can make the background transparent if you'd prefer.)

Additionally, have a little preview of an animation I'm making. Knowing me, it may never be completed, though... :P

Very much influenced by Cartoons!'s style. Also, the onion-skin feature on GraphicsGale is great.

CBMeadow · Oct 7th, 2012, 7:06:30 PM

(ah god double posting again aa)

but yeah that animation is done:

(kind of flashy)

Also kind of rushy looking. Animations are really, really hard you guys. And take forever. This one in particular is 90 frames long.

Eagle4 · Oct 7th, 2012, 7:11:55 PM

Ow my eyes! Anyway, you've really come into your element with pencil drawings, they're amazing.

I'll vote for your CAP submission if you change it back to your second design, the one with legs but segmented and rainbow-coloured.

Oh, and thanks for the avatar. It's great!

Pwnemon · Oct 10th, 2012, 9:00:34 PM

CAN YOU DRAW A MISCHIEVOUS GLIGAR

GLIGAR IS LIKE MY FAVORITE POKEMON EVER

Oct 10th, 2012, 9:03:33 PM

You told me to make a request here, so I'm doing so!
Two of my favorite Pokemon happen to be the two sheep Pokemon: Ampharos and Whimsicott. If you can do anything adorable with them, that would be awesome. Like, an upside-down Whimsicott on an Ampharos's head so it looks like the Ampharos is wearing an afro wig. Or maybe an Ampharos with wool like Flaffy's that it turns out just stole a little Whimsicott's fluff. You know, something cute and silly like that.

CBMeadow · Oct 10th, 2012, 9:40:11 PM

I'll get right on those requests, but first..

Gwuh, there goes several hours of my life. Fairly worth it though.

EDIT: Forgot to mention it was a Salamence.
It's a Salamence.

CBMeadow · Oct 14th, 2012, 12:42:43 AM

Your "mischievous" Gligar. It doesn't quite fit the adjective properly in my opinion, but I'll gladly redo if you like now that I've kinda got the hang of it. they are incredibly hard to draw right

Ampharos and Whimsicott:

Whimsicott looks a bit dull to me, I might tweak and update later.

CBMeadow · Oct 17th, 2012, 7:25:28 PM

x3 triple post combo!!!
Pwnemon's better Gligar

(a tad overweight though)

and

a BW Charizard, done with markers like a sane person

(a tad smudged though)

semi irrelevant rant ahead:
I plan on, whenever a Smeargle artist bumps their thread to comment with praise and/or critique as desired - at the very least I want to say something on all the recent artists' threads. I haven't done this already because I feel like I'd be forum-hogging if so, but as long as I give reasonable substance to replies I think I'll be good.
Good?
good.

More relevant: I will be drawing way more than this in the future I hope, the big issue is not having a way to look up references in school. That's why I'll often draw the same Pokemon many times in this thread- because I don't want to guess a Pokemon wrong when I already remember what a different one's traits are.

Of course, requests are very wanted- they make my job of thinking up what to draw much easier, so please don't hesitate to ask for one!

Eagle4 · Oct 17th, 2012, 7:45:31 PM

These are obviously fantastic. Obviously. The Charizard shows you can work with heavy contrast, whilst the Gligar is just...

On average, how long does it take for you to draw a pokemon in your style?

Cough, you could comment on my art thread, cough...

CBMeadow · Oct 17th, 2012, 8:20:56 PM

Uh.. Well it depends on the style, and it depends on the Pokemon. Once I've got the hang of what the Pokemon looks like, though- assuming I work nonstop:

-BW (Salamence/Charizard): like, two days with ballpoint pens, and maybe... 2 hours with markers? One?
-The outlined coloured pencil detail style(Uxie): Couple hours. Lineart-thickening takes much longer than anything else.
-Pencil(otherCharizard): An hour or so.
-Realistic coloured pencil (which I don't believe I've posted, just means there's no bold outlines): also about an hour.

In short, really not too long, at all, since I pretty much have all day to sit here. Backgrounds complicate things though, assume the time goes double for those.

I totally want to, there's just rules about bumping older threads (hence 'commenting on the ones that've bumped'). If the rule means years-old or something, let me know somewhere!

Pwnemon · Oct 17th, 2012, 8:29:24 PM

thanks for the non-rapist gligar! i luv it <3

unfortunately its just not avvie material so gah idk what to do with it

Kythro · Oct 17th, 2012, 9:56:34 PM

just a little tip; the yellow in your 2nd gligar drawing is actually the 2nd darkest color in there, so it doesnt work well as your highlight glaze lol

Juicy Fruit · Oct 18th, 2012, 7:44:08 AM

Oh my god some of these are amazing! I love the salamence, its such a dynamic picture, great stuff.

The pencil drawings are fantastic too, you really blend the colours well

Espeon65 · Oct 18th, 2012, 4:09:08 PM

I love your artwork! My favorite is the Uxie because of the colorful shading. Can I please request a Mr. Mime in the style of that Uxie? Thanks!

**Bummer** · Oct 18th, 2012, 4:44:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat CBMeadow

Whimsicott looks a bit dull to me, I might tweak and update later.

The look of agony in its face. Perfect.

CBMeadow · Oct 18th, 2012, 7:31:08 PM

@Pwnemon:
How about this?

Additionally, a dragon head, since I personally feel I draw those better than anything else:

@Everybody else (and Pwnemon too, of course): Thank you all immensely! It really helps me to see people liking my stuff, makes it easier to crank out more.

@Espeon65: I'll get right on that! :3

(critique is appreciated too, though- don't hesitate if you have any!)

CBMeadow · Oct 19th, 2012, 9:02:20 PM

Espeon65, your Mr. Mime is done!

I'm really not happy with this lineart though, it bothers me so much.. :L

Furosuto · Oct 19th, 2012, 10:43:19 PM

Sweet, could I request a charging Tauros please? Your traditional art looks amazing, especially the black and white with it's contrast.

Espeon65 · Oct 19th, 2012, 11:18:52 PM

That's really great CBMeadow! I'm sure there's something there to critique you on...then again, I'm a crappy artist, so I wouldn't know very well XD.

CBMeadow · Oct 21st, 2012, 1:35:21 PM

Sorry for the wait, Furosuto! It took me a while to notice your request.

Juicy Fruit · Oct 21st, 2012, 2:30:14 PM

The perspective of the head looks iffy in the Tauros drawing, considering the animal appears to be mid-gallop having the head exactly flat side-on looks very bizarre, and how the nose appears more 3D when the jaw isn't.

Another thing is the hind-quarters: Notice how you've drawn the abdomen overlapping the leg? It's very unusual to see that for an outstretched leg - or we're talking about a really fat Tauros here. Usually the leg would blend straight into the body when it is pointed backwards, this is emphasized even more when an animal is running, it will then come forwards to be outlined over the body.

Other than that the shading is really good and I like the perspective, good to see somebody trying really dynamic positioning as well instead of having it sat on its arse.

Oct 6th, 2012, 8:56:24 PM	#26
CBMeadow Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 115 Elsewhere.	Here you go! I toyed around with new ways to utilize colour this time, putting reds and violets in to shade the blues and using red and orange to shade the yellow. I think it looks pretty good. __________________ Art. My critiques on your art will be honest! I'm not mean about it- or at least I don't think I am- but I won't lie to you. As a result, I'll always hide-tag my critiques (don't be nervous because it's hidden!). My praise, however, is also honest, and I'll never give one without the other.

Oct 6th, 2012, 9:06:26 PM	#27
Superpowerdude A Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 907 Australia Mentor	Thankyou that looks great well done! __________________ #ratemyteam \| Smog Work\| Rater Of the Week \| RMT \| Dogbirds Join #dogbirds on irc!!!

Oct 6th, 2012, 10:00:22 PM	#28
RitterCat Overlord of all Animals and Paintbrushes Moderator Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,835 Queen of iSketch Mentor	Yeah using the other colours to give depth to the shading really works well, it looks great! That might be my favourite piece of yours just for the lovely colours haha __________________ GP TEAM \| VM/PM/IRC/TELEGRAM/CARRIER PIGEON FOR A CHECK \| I DO ART TOO

Oct 7th, 2012, 5:17:25 AM	#29
Eagle4 Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 913 Avatar by the awesome Magistrum!	Hello! Could I request a Probopass please for my avatar. I'll say it was made by you! __________________ My favourite pokemon grid

Oct 7th, 2012, 11:07:34 AM	#30
CBMeadow Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 115 Elsewhere.	I hope this isn't too small, avatar-size always throws me off especially when I'm drawing traditionally. (Glad you like it! :3 I can make the background transparent if you'd prefer.) Additionally, have a little preview of an animation I'm making. Knowing me, it may never be completed, though... :P Very much influenced by Cartoons!'s style. Also, the onion-skin feature on GraphicsGale is great. __________________ Art. My critiques on your art will be honest! I'm not mean about it- or at least I don't think I am- but I won't lie to you. As a result, I'll always hide-tag my critiques (don't be nervous because it's hidden!). My praise, however, is also honest, and I'll never give one without the other. Last edited by CBMeadow; Oct 7th, 2012 at 2:38:46 PM.

Oct 7th, 2012, 7:06:30 PM	#31
CBMeadow Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 115 Elsewhere.	(ah god double posting again aa) but yeah that animation is done: (kind of flashy) Also kind of rushy looking. Animations are really, really hard you guys. And take forever. This one in particular is 90 frames long. __________________ Art. My critiques on your art will be honest! I'm not mean about it- or at least I don't think I am- but I won't lie to you. As a result, I'll always hide-tag my critiques (don't be nervous because it's hidden!). My praise, however, is also honest, and I'll never give one without the other. Last edited by CBMeadow; Oct 7th, 2012 at 8:52:47 PM. Reason: tweaked gif

Oct 7th, 2012, 7:11:55 PM	#32
Eagle4 Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 913 Avatar by the awesome Magistrum!	Ow my eyes! Anyway, you've really come into your element with pencil drawings, they're amazing. I'll vote for your CAP submission if you change it back to your second design, the one with legs but segmented and rainbow-coloured. Oh, and thanks for the avatar. It's great! __________________ My favourite pokemon grid

Oct 10th, 2012, 9:00:34 PM	#33
Pwnemon Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 3,969 Maryland	CAN YOU DRAW A MISCHIEVOUS GLIGAR GLIGAR IS LIKE MY FAVORITE POKEMON EVER __________________ [11:56pm] Pwnemon: statutory rape and all [11:56pm] bmelts: i have such a huge boner right now [9:28pm] Kadew: pwnemon that signature is like an x marking the spot of treasure, except instead of treasure its a pile of humorous garbage that turtles crapped out

Oct 10th, 2012, 9:03:33 PM	#34
Asylum_Rhapsody Guest Posts: n/a	You told me to make a request here, so I'm doing so! Two of my favorite Pokemon happen to be the two sheep Pokemon: Ampharos and Whimsicott. If you can do anything adorable with them, that would be awesome. Like, an upside-down Whimsicott on an Ampharos's head so it looks like the Ampharos is wearing an afro wig. Or maybe an Ampharos with wool like Flaffy's that it turns out just stole a little Whimsicott's fluff. You know, something cute and silly like that.

Oct 10th, 2012, 9:40:11 PM	#35
CBMeadow Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 115 Elsewhere.	I'll get right on those requests, but first.. Gwuh, there goes several hours of my life. Fairly worth it though. EDIT: Forgot to mention it was a Salamence. It's a Salamence. __________________ Art. My critiques on your art will be honest! I'm not mean about it- or at least I don't think I am- but I won't lie to you. As a result, I'll always hide-tag my critiques (don't be nervous because it's hidden!). My praise, however, is also honest, and I'll never give one without the other.

Oct 14th, 2012, 12:42:43 AM	#36
CBMeadow Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 115 Elsewhere.	Your "mischievous" Gligar. It doesn't quite fit the adjective properly in my opinion, but I'll gladly redo if you like now that I've kinda got the hang of it. they are incredibly hard to draw right Ampharos and Whimsicott: Whimsicott looks a bit dull to me, I might tweak and update later. __________________ Art. My critiques on your art will be honest! I'm not mean about it- or at least I don't think I am- but I won't lie to you. As a result, I'll always hide-tag my critiques (don't be nervous because it's hidden!). My praise, however, is also honest, and I'll never give one without the other.

Oct 17th, 2012, 7:25:28 PM	#37
CBMeadow Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 115 Elsewhere.	x3 triple post combo!!! Pwnemon's better Gligar (a tad overweight though) and a BW Charizard, done with markers like a sane person (a tad smudged though) semi irrelevant rant ahead: I plan on, whenever a Smeargle artist bumps their thread to comment with praise and/or critique as desired - at the very least I want to say something on all the recent artists' threads. I haven't done this already because I feel like I'd be forum-hogging if so, but as long as I give reasonable substance to replies I think I'll be good. Good? good. More relevant: I will be drawing way more than this in the future I hope, the big issue is not having a way to look up references in school. That's why I'll often draw the same Pokemon many times in this thread- because I don't want to guess a Pokemon wrong when I already remember what a different one's traits are. Of course, requests are very wanted- they make my job of thinking up what to draw much easier, so please don't hesitate to ask for one! __________________ Art. My critiques on your art will be honest! I'm not mean about it- or at least I don't think I am- but I won't lie to you. As a result, I'll always hide-tag my critiques (don't be nervous because it's hidden!). My praise, however, is also honest, and I'll never give one without the other.

Oct 17th, 2012, 7:45:31 PM	#38
Eagle4 Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 913 Avatar by the awesome Magistrum!	These are obviously fantastic. Obviously. The Charizard shows you can work with heavy contrast, whilst the Gligar is just... On average, how long does it take for you to draw a pokemon in your style? Cough, you could comment on my art thread, cough... __________________ My favourite pokemon grid

Oct 17th, 2012, 8:20:56 PM	#39
CBMeadow Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 115 Elsewhere.	Uh.. Well it depends on the style, and it depends on the Pokemon. Once I've got the hang of what the Pokemon looks like, though- assuming I work nonstop: -BW (Salamence/Charizard): like, two days with ballpoint pens, and maybe... 2 hours with markers? One? -The outlined coloured pencil detail style(Uxie): Couple hours. Lineart-thickening takes much longer than anything else. -Pencil(otherCharizard): An hour or so. -Realistic coloured pencil (which I don't believe I've posted, just means there's no bold outlines): also about an hour. In short, really not too long, at all, since I pretty much have all day to sit here. Backgrounds complicate things though, assume the time goes double for those. I totally want to, there's just rules about bumping older threads (hence 'commenting on the ones that've bumped'). If the rule means years-old or something, let me know somewhere! __________________ Art. My critiques on your art will be honest! I'm not mean about it- or at least I don't think I am- but I won't lie to you. As a result, I'll always hide-tag my critiques (don't be nervous because it's hidden!). My praise, however, is also honest, and I'll never give one without the other.

Oct 17th, 2012, 8:29:24 PM	#40
Pwnemon Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 3,969 Maryland	thanks for the non-rapist gligar! i luv it <3 unfortunately its just not avvie material so gah idk what to do with it __________________ [11:56pm] Pwnemon: statutory rape and all [11:56pm] bmelts: i have such a huge boner right now [9:28pm] Kadew: pwnemon that signature is like an x marking the spot of treasure, except instead of treasure its a pile of humorous garbage that turtles crapped out

Oct 17th, 2012, 9:56:34 PM	#41
Kythro Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 59 Atlantis	just a little tip; the yellow in your 2nd gligar drawing is actually the 2nd darkest color in there, so it doesnt work well as your highlight glaze lol __________________ http://i.minus.com/iPohYZiiKQ3go.gif

Oct 18th, 2012, 7:44:08 AM	#42
Juicy Fruit Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 124 Here	Oh my god some of these are amazing! I love the salamence, its such a dynamic picture, great stuff. The pencil drawings are fantastic too, you really blend the colours well

Oct 18th, 2012, 4:09:08 PM	#43
Espeon65 Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 792 Akron, Ohio	I love your artwork! My favorite is the Uxie because of the colorful shading. Can I please request a Mr. Mime in the style of that Uxie? Thanks! __________________ CAP Anime Style Battling!

Oct 18th, 2012, 7:31:08 PM	#45
CBMeadow Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 115 Elsewhere.	@Pwnemon: How about this? Additionally, a dragon head, since I personally feel I draw those better than anything else: @Everybody else (and Pwnemon too, of course): Thank you all immensely! It really helps me to see people liking my stuff, makes it easier to crank out more. @Espeon65: I'll get right on that! :3 (critique is appreciated too, though- don't hesitate if you have any!) __________________ Art. My critiques on your art will be honest! I'm not mean about it- or at least I don't think I am- but I won't lie to you. As a result, I'll always hide-tag my critiques (don't be nervous because it's hidden!). My praise, however, is also honest, and I'll never give one without the other.

Oct 19th, 2012, 9:02:20 PM	#46
CBMeadow Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 115 Elsewhere.	Espeon65, your Mr. Mime is done! I'm really not happy with this lineart though, it bothers me so much.. :L __________________ Art. My critiques on your art will be honest! I'm not mean about it- or at least I don't think I am- but I won't lie to you. As a result, I'll always hide-tag my critiques (don't be nervous because it's hidden!). My praise, however, is also honest, and I'll never give one without the other.

Oct 19th, 2012, 10:43:19 PM	#47
Furosuto Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,391 Currently fighting dragons.	Sweet, could I request a charging Tauros please? Your traditional art looks amazing, especially the black and white with it's contrast. __________________ Minecraft Username: jamster1297 Check out my art thread guys, and give me a pokemon request if you want! ~Furosuto's Chaotic Art~ Also, don't forget to check out my Youtube channel! SUBSCRIBE. SkyTopGamers

Oct 19th, 2012, 11:18:52 PM	#48
Espeon65 Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 792 Akron, Ohio	That's really great CBMeadow! I'm sure there's something there to critique you on...then again, I'm a crappy artist, so I wouldn't know very well XD. __________________ CAP Anime Style Battling!

Oct 21st, 2012, 1:35:21 PM	#49
CBMeadow Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 115 Elsewhere.	Sorry for the wait, Furosuto! It took me a while to notice your request. __________________ Art. My critiques on your art will be honest! I'm not mean about it- or at least I don't think I am- but I won't lie to you. As a result, I'll always hide-tag my critiques (don't be nervous because it's hidden!). My praise, however, is also honest, and I'll never give one without the other.

Oct 21st, 2012, 2:30:14 PM	#50
Juicy Fruit Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 124 Here	The perspective of the head looks iffy in the Tauros drawing, considering the animal appears to be mid-gallop having the head exactly flat side-on looks very bizarre, and how the nose appears more 3D when the jaw isn't. Another thing is the hind-quarters: Notice how you've drawn the abdomen overlapping the leg? It's very unusual to see that for an outstretched leg - or we're talking about a really fat Tauros here. Usually the leg would blend straight into the body when it is pointed backwards, this is emphasized even more when an animal is running, it will then come forwards to be outlined over the body. Other than that the shading is really good and I like the perspective, good to see somebody trying really dynamic positioning as well instead of having it sat on its arse.