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Kerria concept art for #the-black-mirage (a visual novel game project)Related content
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Well, I hope so. Lol. It's why I did the drawing. I wish I had known about this sooner, but only saw the contest last night, before heading to work. I rushed this one, doing it in Pen only so it would show up better when I took the photo of it.
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oh, and i like the Marvel-ish style you've got there. It brings out the "independent woman" look.
(you probably lied about rushing it, it's totally too awesome and filled with details. hehe)
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Nope, it was rushed. Did this last night at work, in between doing actual work. It was Pen only, so no erasing, which is fun to do because it's an extra challenge. It took about 15-20 minutes in total to complete. The fine details is what I do too much of and usually takes me forever to do because i'm never happy with them, especially the ornate patterns on her armor. If you look at some of my other art, my Seraphim has a ornate pattern armor design, which took way too long to do. Doing this in pen, forced me 1 shot at getting it right, or wrong. While I'm happy with the way she turned out, a part of me wished I had done it in Pencil, so I could erase.
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ah, ok. may i ask, where did you learn to draw? Im interested on learning the marvel-ish drawing style you have
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All self taught, but started a long, long time ago. Back when the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles first came out. That was the very first thing I can remember drawing. For years, I'd copy comic book art, mostly Jim Lee and Rob Liefeld (I didn't know any better then). X-Men and X-Force was my favorite thing and I just loved that style. When I got older, I realized how bad Liefeld was and Jim Lee stopped doing all his cross-hatching. So I wanted to change my style and started to follow Michael Turner as we had a lot in common. We both were born on the same day, but different years. I met him in Pittsburgh, on our Birthday, quite a few years back and something changed in me. He was so cool and we talked for a bit and I realized that his style is how I want to draw. So, for awhile I was trying to duplicate his way of drawing but in my own unique way. I've been drawing off and on for nearly 25 years, so there has been a lot of practice. I still don't have everything correct yet and there's way too many things I just don't draw.
The best way to start out, is to collect comics and see what you like best. What I did starting out, wasn't the right way, but it kept me going. See what style you like to draw, be it cartoon-ish, realistic, or whatever. Get an anatomy book and some Drawing in the 3rd Perspective drawing books. Both of these have helped me understand the ins and outs of drawing a scene.
I'm not perfect...yet, but continue to develop my skills almost every day. Since I got into coloring, my art has changed again. As I'm thinking of more about how it would look in color rather then just black/white.
Also, get a sketch pad and draw everyday. Do a sketch-a-day of just anything in your head. It doesn't need to be perfect or take hours to do, but just do it. I only started a few weeks ago and have no idea why I haven't done it sooner. Get outside of your comfort zone and draw things you don't normally draw. I struggle to draw heavy/over weight people and kids/babies. I've been drawing adults for way too long without changing their appearance. I'm still learning and I don't think you should ever stop trying to learn or teach yourself new things.
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how do you cross-hatch? I know how to draw cross-hatches but i am troubled because i dont know where to place them. I put them where shadows are supposed to be but it still looks awkward
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I don't cross-hatch too much anymore. I use it in areas that need some minor shadow or depth. Browse through my gallery as some of my art has the cross-hatch effect. Back in the 80's, cross-hatching was everything. Google Jim Lee X-Men and it should give a lot of his early art where he did a ton o
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okay, i guess there's no shortcut
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