[jome]

Introductory post:

Hello, all.
About eight days ago I found this forum, and what a revelation! I registered today (or yesterday? Hmmz...)
I am more into using the raw pencil, but seeing all your works here made me realize the possibilities are endless with digital colouring or painting. So I gave it my first shot using Photoshop and a mouse. I already had some very basic knowledge about the program (for school). I'm a 20-year old Belgian slacker studying product design. And seeing all the talent at this board, I've got myself a new goal: leeching all this knowledge (I am very unschooled) and sharing the few things I learnt through drawing.

This image was a sketch I did during a physics lesson, pressing down hard on a propelling pencil. I scanned it, blurred it, adjusted the contrast and painted underneath the line-layer. That's about it.
Please comment and criticize so I can learn from my mistakes. Tell me what you would've done differently.



Thanks, jome

[xXxPZxXx]

I don't really qualify myself as good enough to give critiques but for a first try this is pretty good. The concept of the dino thing is neat and your line-work is very crisp.

The background needs work though. It is kind of distracting and doesn't really give any indication of a light source. It just looks "random".

It's extremely tough with a mouse but worry less about the lines and just go for painting the forms in on your next try. Loosen up and have fun. It will show in your work.

-PZ-

[fuddo]

Pretty good. It could use some more armor highlights though.

Reminds me of my robo-animal

[jome]

Thanks for the kind comments. The background could be toned down, that's right.
About the armor highlights, I thought it would look right when it gave you the feel of a CAT bulldozer. Texturized, the paint affected by the dirt, no shiny stuff.

(By the way, homestead is very slow since some days. It works if I click "show image" in Opera 6.)

)ome