SD's Artastic Contests!! (Closed)

[Capricious Dreams]

Been busy, but I have worked the project into my schedule. It should be finished within the beginning of next week if not later today. All I have left is the nit-picky details and shine spots ._.  

[Kasumi Roseglimmer]

@Capricious Dreams: Ooh, that sounds promising. cat_3nodding

I'm also posting to let Star know that I'm going to remove my entry so I can work on it a bit more.

I realised that I've been using my reference materials incorrectly (like, I was copying them too much instead of 'referencing') so I want to try to fix it before I post the final one.

I wish I'd read through the rules in the art forum on Gaia sooner. XP I feel more than a bit stupid. Heh. Better go and edit it. ^///^; Sorry. I just don't feel right entering it now though. So I have to fix it. *shamed*  

[Stardust Drifter]

Take as much time as you need. smile I realized that a time limit is no good because people are busy. ^^ It's understandable, once all the entries have been posted then the contest will be over with to decide the winners. ^^

I dont' hold these often :3 but I figure it stretches the creative/drawing muscle. That's why I made this in the first place. To also help people practice. ^^  

[Kasumi Roseglimmer]

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Okay, there's my next attempt. I don't like the way her face turned out. Tried giving her eyes a new shape (more feline) and forgot to move one of the eyebrows. But it was fun to draw and I think I got in some practise. I liked my sketch version better but with my camera taking such dim pictures, it's easier to see when the lines are inked. Lol. Anyway, not gonna colour (maybe some other time...bit apprehensive about that! Ha ha!)  

[Capricious Dreams]

Finally finished it guys! Talk about a scrunch in time. So little time to do it, I apologize for the wait!

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Everything within this image is copyrighted to me and I am kindly asking that no one use this in any way. This is for my use in the contest as well as however else I, and I alone, wish to use it.  

[Quiet Sniper]

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you just made me not want to finish mine Q~Q  

[Capricious Dreams]

Quiet Sniper

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you just made me not want to finish mine Q~Q

Oh no, don't say that ⊙ △⊙! I bet yours is a lovely piece! Don't feel discouraged yet (◕ ω◕)ノ  

[Fallen Akari-chan]

Capricious Dreams

*grovels before you* I wanna be able to draw like that, I'm having trouble getting my rough sketches down! for the contest.

Love the work though!  

[Viper 9000]

Damn Cap, that looks awesome. Gonna blow my scribby doodle out of the water (once I get around to scanning it in and post it).  

[Capricious Dreams]

Fallen Akari-chan

*grovels before you* I wanna be able to draw like that, I'm having trouble getting my rough sketches down! for the contest.

Love the work though!

thank you, it means a lot!

It takes me forever to get rough sketches to look right, but I was lucky enough to just dive right into the outline for this one. The scales killed me though, I found myself huddled in a corner half the time I was working on the tail
ಥ ^ಥ  

[Capricious Dreams]

Viper 9000

Damn Cap, that looks awesome. Gonna blow my scribby doodle out of the water (once I get around to scanning it in and post it).

Now that I think about, I feel kinda bad. I might have overdone myself for this one . _.  

[Fallen Akari-chan]

Capricious Dreams

Fallen Akari-chan

*grovels before you* I wanna be able to draw like that, I'm having trouble getting my rough sketches down! for the contest.

Love the work though!

thank you, it means a lot!

It takes me forever to get rough sketches to look right, but I was lucky enough to just dive right into the outline for this one. The scales killed me though, I found myself huddled in a corner half the time I was working on the tail
ಥ ^ಥ

Did you scan it into photoshop from paper then colour it? I'm just interested in how people actually make the patterns and such.  

[Capricious Dreams]

Fallen Akari-chan

Did you scan it into photoshop from paper then colour it? I'm just interested in how people actually make the patterns and such.

For this one, I merely sketched it straight on the computer on the SAI program. I draw with a bamboo tablet from wacom, but if you are interested in adding different patterns digitally, it is very simple. All it takes is a simple copy and paste of the pattern you have taken a liking to that you think will fit your image. If you are able to contact the creator of the pattern, such as with DA, you ask them first. Once pasted onto the image all you have to do is resize it, angle it how you would like, change the opacity, and erase the excess bits of the image so that only what you need there is present on the image.

I used a child's wallpaper background for the scales (though I was dumb enough to try free-handing each and every individual scale three different ways.) and changed the color to fit the places I wanted it. This one was a bit more difficult than most are since her tail bends, so I have the pattern blended and chopped up to have the scales change directions as it would on an actual fish.

The same can be done with traditional medias, you just have to play with different kinds of materials; for example, I like to use salt with my watercolors to make a sparkle or starburst effect. You can use almost anything to make effects. If you add color to your drawings, you could probably use lacing for scales( as another example of traditional uses of patterns).

Back on the note of scanning, I normally don't anymore unless I am looking to color and finish something from ages ago, though for beginning into digital art, tracing from an image you have already created on paper is the easiest path to go down for practice.  

[Stardust Drifter]

Capricious Dreams

O_O woah! That's very good!

She's very pretty too. ^^  

[Capricious Dreams]

Stardust Drifter

Capricious Dreams

O_O woah! That's very good!

She's very pretty too. ^^

Thank you, I very much appreciate the kind words!