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KoA makes pics, k?
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I'm still away on my artistic sabbatical, but I figured that with the recent bumpage, now's as good a time as ever to give ya'll a brief update on how much I've improved in this time. <3 This is my first non-pokemon art in god knows how long, and it feels excellent to not be haunted by visions of pokemon dancing through your mind.
Essentially, this pic was more or less a practice of shading and line structure with my cg style. I also picked up a bit of anatomy along the way as working with people is great every now and then.
Essentially, I converted a still photograph and touched it up and incorporated all the appropriate shading and highlight effects. I daresay I was blown away myself with the final result. Even the hair, which is always my worst thing, came out great.
Reference picture:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a...airly Recent to New Art/thm_thm_phpXmi2kV.jpg
So yeah, expect all my future works to be having this same level of quality, if not better!
Also, I will get around to the tutorial eventually, I still have it laying around half-finished on my hard drive... :/
And CK I did not color Steelix up, but I was planning on re-sketching him anyway. <3So, KoA, you leave Pokemon and start drawing 3D girls? It's too bad that everything that you ever draw is a fantasy for you...
Just kidding =P
I really like your new style, the shading is really good. I might recommend a light streak throughout the hair, where the flash would light, and the nose is a little plain.
/end cyberhate on KoA
All of the stuff in here is great, I don't think I should parrot anyone else in saying that [insert any KoA art here] is clearly amazing.
Hey cyber, shush. >;o
But I will take your criticism though.
Anywho, I just finished up my first commissioned work. A guy my mom talks to offered me money to design him a business card for his funeral home. I employed some new techniques in this and the end result turned out fantastically.
He is also thrilled with the result and is asking me to name a price. x)
I think this piece marks an era of new beginnings for me with my art. I'm now entering the field of being paid for my work, and it's exciting. He said he will relay info about me to all his friends, so I'm likely to have more work in the future. x)
That is amazing. It even matches your comment about the new era... like something (Jesus maybe) is coming out of that light.Hey cyber, shush. >;o
But I will take your criticism though.
Anywho, I just finished up my first commissioned work. A guy my mom talks to offered me money to design him a business card for his funeral home. I employed some new techniques in this and the end result turned out fantastically.
He is also thrilled with the result and is asking me to name a price. x)
I think this piece marks an era of new beginnings for me with my art. I'm now entering the field of being paid for my work, and it's exciting. He said he will relay info about me to all his friends, so I'm likely to have more work in the future. x)
Possibly my best pic to date.
I dunno if anyone here is a fan of the Ys series, but I did my own artistic interpretation of Darm, the final boss of Ys II.
I tried out a couple new techniques, including the fire in his crystal, but the end result came out phenomenal.
Would it be weird of me to be considering having this tattooed on me?
Eh, a couple sketches today. I'm not good at drawing out my feelings, but when you have the right girl on your mind, things have a habit of coming out easier. x)
"This heart has seen its share of troubles in the past, but it still shines as pure as the morning sun. It is now and forever in good hands"
"You will never be alone, as I watch you from above. Pain will never come your way, as I will suffer it for you instead. Your feet will never grow weary, as I will carry you across the world."
I'm such a sap. ^_^
Dude, that scene girl is so bangin.
I'd tap that.
Here's another sketch today. I call it "The Martyr". It represents the pain I feel when she has a bad day. I feel her pain, but magnified.
I'm cleaning and coloring this up as we speak. Might be finished tomorrow.
EDIT lol, I don't know why I seem to be going through a skull and ribcage fetish as of late, leave me alone! ;o
lol morm I didn't quite catch that at first.
Well yeah, I've been more emotional lately, but I blame mah hormones. Bah, all new relationships start off like such. Just wait til I become less passionate about shit. Eventually I'll just be blah about it. for now though, ya'll will have to deal with my sappiness. :&you better be a chick cause guys don't have hormones, at least not ones that make them feel ways about stuff
If you're interested, may I suggest you check out some basic skeletal anatomy books? Skeletons that are anatomically accurate, at least to me, have a way of being way more effective at the whole purpose of a skeleton in art.
Yeah, it would probably be best to do references off of actual skeletons rather than purposely distorting them to my own needs. (Which necessarily isn't a bad thing, but it never hurts to be accurate sometimes) Though I've been focusing more on like demons and shit, I wanna try drawing a human skeleton.
Also I'm gettin' in touch with my feminine side. ;o
It's cool. Enjoy your twitterpation period! It's one of the best things about being 'young' (I use the term loosely, like in comparison to the 30+s)....omg 30+s dun come after me.
I gotta admit tho, I've smirked more than once at your recent pics. I've done the same cheesy thing with the hands holding the heart and what not. Not with the skull and bones though.. lol
Lol yeah, It's amazing how I jump from lovey-dovey to pics like this:
Full size:
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1702/martyrcopy.pngLove that Lapras. Mind if I use it as a sprite?
Eeeh, well since I already made my final submission for CaP 8 in the art thread, I figure I'm allowing myself to post here again. ;o
Might as well start of with the actual design, yes?
This guy went through a ton of revamps to design and color scheme, but this seems to be the general consensus of the better one.
Why not look at the creation of this bugger chronologically?
Original sketch of the Maverick I used to convert him into this pokemon
Original pic with red color scheme
Slight redesign with bolt eyebrows and yellow-black coloring. My personal favorite color scheme.
Blue and yellow color scheme, I messed up the beard and it looked like pubes hanging off his chin...
Fullsized version of the final design.
Let's not forget the final piece of supporting detail I did either. I honestly consider this one of my best pieces of work yet and the ten hours I put into this should show.
Doug told me about my lighting prolems and shadows, but aside from that, It's still a very solid piece. I particularly like how the bolts all came out. :)
AAAAAnd, I figure I might as well share what auditory art I've made as well. I tried my hand at music remixing a while back, but I've long since quit.
I will just post all the works I've made chronologically starting from the beginning when my songs sucked so much ass....
Well, my first foray into music was remixing my favorite theme ever, bloody tears from the Castlevania franchise. Let's lol at its awfulness...
Click here to listen to Bloody-Tears_TimKing_Full.mp3
After that, I decided to do Magus' Theme from Chrono Trigger. Hilarity ensues as I had trouble getting my timing together...
This next one came out surprisingly decent, it's an original piece called the Magnemix. I made it using no instruments aside from the cries of the Magnemite family spliced up and such. Definitely worth a listen.
Next is my only piece not dedicated to video game music. I was boed one night and after watching a Halloween marathon, I got the jingle stuck in my head, so I remixed that and threw in random guitars cuz I can.
After this piece, I took a break for a few months and got myself more comfortable with the program. When I came back, I did a mini medley of various songs from the Castlevania universe. Not great as I messed up quite a few songs, but at least they're all distinguishable.
After that, I decided to py homage to my childhood and remix Dr. Robotnik's theme from Sonic 2. It's a bit more dancey that you remember, but it's all the Ivo goodness you love.
With Dr. Ivo out of the way, I decided to revisit my past and give Magus' Theme another shot. This time it came around great. I used guitars and violin's to give this theme that extra dark tone it deserves.
Click here to listen to Darkness Within.mp3
Next was Heart of Fire, which is the Stage 5 music from the first Castlevania game. Same instrumentation as above though it might be a lil harsh on the ears if you aren't expecting it.
Continuing on my Castlevania binge, I did Wicked Child next. This is the Stage 3 theme. Also came out alright.
Next was Out of Time, the stage music for the final level. This version is funky and very dancey. You'll be tapping your foot without realizing it!
Click here to listen to Out of Time.mp3
This one is from Megaman Legends 2 for the playstation. It's a remix of the Calinca Tundra theme, the first overworld area of the game. I think the chorus in the background went well.
Click here to listen to Out of Time.mp3
Also from Megaman Legends 2, this is the main theme of the Bonnes, the main "antagonists" of the Legends series. They're silly and make me chuckle.
Now then, I decided once more to revisit my past and redo Bloody Tears this time. This newer version is more relaxing and pleasing to the ears, if I do say so myself. ;)
And now my final piece of music ever, this is the boss theme from the first Castlevania game, Poison Mind. The theme is real short so I looped it a few times.
Aaaaand, that's a wrap for now.Yay, Castlevania music!
I don't know if you've heard the music from Castlevania Judgment, but despite the horrible gameplay, the music is excellent. I'd like to see what you could do with the opening song.Hmm, never played Castlevania. Do you think you could do a remix of the main Chrono Trigger theme?
