IsaacJLitman In reply to Tailikku1 [2018-08-11 01:00:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!  

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IsaacJLitman In reply to SACRIFICE-OF-V [2017-12-25 16:44:15 +0000 UTC]

Hey, thanks for the warm words!

It really depends on what you intend to pursue in art, and the market is much larger than you might think.
I can give you some knowledge/tips, but first what would you like to do? 

Studying the figure was a huge challenge for me, I haven't really posted anything recent but I've been practicing anatomy non stop for roughly a year now, pouring through anatomy books and lessons. When I do post another piece, I want the anatomy to be pretty spot on.

My bro Adam I won't go into too much detail since that's his private life, but he is set to be married in a year and is doing pretty well. We've been working on another private project together, and hopefully in a year or so I can post something from it ^^

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SACRIFICE-OF-V In reply to IsaacJLitman [2017-12-26 07:40:08 +0000 UTC]

That's a really good question; I hadn't actually considered that until now.
To answer your question though, illustration runs in my blood; I'm a storyteller and a designer, and I want to be able to express any sort of mood or stylistic approach that someone asks of me, whether it be a zany off-the-wall cartoon or a realistic down-to-earth portrait (currently cartooning is my strength; to be honest, I'm a cartoonist at heart so it's not too surprising that's the case).

The figure is challenging, I feel your pain there. I understand the basics but I need to study more of the details such as the individual bones & muscles soon (as well as the head! Gosh that's a difficult thing to draw ).
What books do you recommend exactly? I own Figure Drawing for All It's Worth & Drawing the Head and Hands (both by Andrew Loomis) and I've been slowly dipping into Bridgman, Hogarth, and Vilppu's books over time as well.

That's awesome!! Congrats to he and his fiancee; as an old fan of his work I wish them both the best!
Very excited to hear about the fact you guys are working on something new as well! Looking forward to when you guys eventually put it out

Merry Christmas by the way!

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IsaacJLitman In reply to SACRIFICE-OF-V [2017-12-30 06:31:06 +0000 UTC]

For illustration, your absolutely going to want to look into background courses then; unfortunately that's an area I intend to look into during 2018 and can't give much advice for yet... 

However regarding Anatomy! Proko.com or the Proko youtube channel is great for learning the individual muscles and bones. But my absolute go to and biggest break through in anatomy was thanks to this book . Honestly 3D artists do anatomy the best, so it only makes sense to learn anatomy in 3D lol; the books on drawing in 2D never did squat for me and it was infuriating. The book does a wonderful job of showing all the muscles from different angles as well as positions, plus grouping and breaking them down into understandable sections. But you're still going to need to practice, and figure drawing is a must. 

My sketches overall have been quicker and more accurate as a result of the above, I'm hoping to produce Majora's Wrath and Oni Link in the near future to show off my new knowledge  
Hope this helps! 

Thank you, and hope you have a great New Years tomorrow! 

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IsaacJLitman In reply to Tailikku1 [2017-08-25 17:38:22 +0000 UTC]

 Go for it, just please give credit where it's due In this case, please go by (IsaacJLitman aka AttoSama)  

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Tailikku1 In reply to IsaacJLitman [2017-08-25 17:49:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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IsaacJLitman In reply to Gyokuyou-no-Kuugen [2017-07-03 05:06:39 +0000 UTC]

Found it, I'd be mad, but they literally left a link back to me lol. Honestly it's a harmless edit, and they aren't taking credit for the original. 

Thank you for letting me know though  

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Gyokuyou-no-Kuugen In reply to IsaacJLitman [2017-07-03 18:49:51 +0000 UTC]

They weren't mentioning your username or linking you at first, but it seems they rectified that.

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IsaacJLitman In reply to GFTheplayer [2017-01-25 04:57:35 +0000 UTC]

Yup, that's me : ) 
I'm really sorry about closing MFZ, honestly life got in the way for both Kajin and I, we weren't able to maintain regular updates or the forum, and eventually decided it was no longer worth pursuing as our goals and interests changed. There was a brief moment we thought of bringing it back, but as we were working on it we realized neither of us had the confidence or interest left to continue. The majority of my sprites can be found on the www.spriters-resource.com/ now.  

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Tailikku1 In reply to IsaacJLitman [2017-08-18 22:26:53 +0000 UTC]

Funny that you should mention that... some members of the old forums have banded together and made a Discord server

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IsaacJLitman In reply to Tailikku1 [2017-12-05 03:03:19 +0000 UTC]

That's pretty rad! Glad to hear some members have still kept in touch  
I like to hope my bro and I had some positive impact on the community we hosted. 

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Tailikku1 In reply to IsaacJLitman [2017-12-05 03:08:37 +0000 UTC]

Well from the looks of it, yes.  One sheet uploaded to it has even been dedicated in Shibuyah's memory.  As well as jokes about Semi-Super Sonic being "canon" due to a bug in Sonic Mania

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GFTheplayer In reply to Tailikku1 [2017-09-01 15:47:19 +0000 UTC]

They have a Discord server?

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Tailikku1 In reply to GFTheplayer [2017-09-01 15:47:46 +0000 UTC]

Yes

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GFTheplayer In reply to IsaacJLitman [2017-07-25 12:55:47 +0000 UTC]

COMEBACK COMMENT!
Happy Birthday!

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IsaacJLitman In reply to TheGameartist03 [2016-11-02 02:47:09 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome, glad that I could help  

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TheGameartist03 In reply to IsaacJLitman [2016-11-05 16:13:06 +0000 UTC]

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IsaacJLitman In reply to TheGameartist03 [2016-10-26 05:01:08 +0000 UTC]

Lol, I think I know which remix you're talking about, and thank you  

I use Photoshop CC, and currently paint on the Surface Book. I enjoy the Surface Book because of its thin glass and high resolution, it feels much more natural to work on than the Cintiq, even though its not as strong as Wacom's product. That said Microsoft is going to announce its "All in one PC" sometime next month I believe, and it sounds like it might be a real competitor to the Cintiq due to its size and touch screen surface. 

As for other tips, that depends which direction you want to go? Hit me back with some more questions. 

And lol, my birthday was in July, but thank you regardless. 

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TheGameartist03 In reply to IsaacJLitman [2016-10-27 03:12:38 +0000 UTC]

I kinda want to learn more on how to make things more realistic and get good at shadowing and perspective. I can always see how I want it to come out, but then it never comes out how I want it to. I'm trying to work on something like this right now actually. What do you think of it? sta.sh/01y775edfr6i Plz let me know any critiques! Oh, and thanks for helping out... >////<

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IsaacJLitman In reply to TheGameartist03 [2016-10-31 03:18:18 +0000 UTC]

For what you're asking, drawing from life will be best, and working traditionally for the time being. While Photoshop is a powerful program, it's best utilized when you're bringing the techniques you learned from pencil, painting or any number of methods of working traditionally. Time and perseverance are also key, as well as find the right classes and teachers. 

For learning lighting and shadow, setup a two or three objects in a dark room and shine a lamp on them. You'll want to study not only the form and shadow, but how the color bounces of the correlating surface and objects. It helps to take a photo if you have a powerful camera, and to set the photo to gray-scale to better understand the values. I recommend beginning with black and white, and as you advance in lighting and shading, to then pick up color. 

Once you switch to color, be your choice acrylic or oil paints, learning how to mix colors is just as important as learning how to apply them. That said, color did not come easily to me and I was very stubborn and impatient, lol. I personally learned color best when switching to hard pastels, because I couldn't deal with how long it took paint too dry : P 

I did try learning all of these things in Photoshop first with little success. Working from life and doing things traditionally is the way to go first if you want to understand how to make things look realistic. Applying that knowledge later to Photoshop is how you make things feel real. 

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IsaacJLitman In reply to v-16 [2016-07-03 15:32:18 +0000 UTC]

Sup V! : ) 

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IsaacJLitman In reply to Lo0bo0 [2015-09-24 21:25:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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IsaacJLitman In reply to Tailikku1 [2015-09-14 05:40:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank Tonberry2K for reaching out to me  
And long time no see. 

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