[Rakanja]

k ive been lurking for like 2 years andijust registered i like to sketch, but i suck at the whole digital coloring thing. Ive read a few tutorials or whatever and i decided id give it a shot. Please try to help me out i dont really know what im doing and ive only got photo shop. thanks in advance for c&c, ill update the images when i work on them.

k this is my reference



and this is what i got so far, mostly just a sketch and some colors i wanna make it.



thanks
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[Darkside]

hi,

if you are just starting out with the digital medium forget all about color and concentrate on getting values right and to get form to your drawing. I would recommend doing this in just a b/w range.
here a link that might be useful: http://www.digitalartform.com/values.htm

T

[Rakanja]

i couldnt deal with black and white so i have ogtten this far. will update next work session



this ones in color



ill keep working

sorry for img bigness
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[gLitterbug]

Threads like this make me sad, because I don�t even know how to reply to them.

[Misc]

Keep on sketching, sketch sketch sketch. Study anatomy. Darkside said b/w range, so feel free to use the values in between too... Play around with the opacity and pressure levels on the brush to get different values, and avoid the smudge and blur tool. Getting the values right is everything. I'm slowly learning that. Keep on painting, and don't be afraid to make mistakes, there's always the undo.. Play around!

[Yarik]

I am going to critique your work to my best knowledge. It kind of sucks, why? Well because you seem to be using a mouse to draw all of that. If you think of really getting into drawing get a pad for about 78.99 bucks. from newegg This one: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=83-100-010&depa=1
Also, if you are can dooo take a class in college or high school, wherever you are going. These classes can sometimes be much more helpfull than a book.
Second, study shadows first. Take images with LOTS of shadows and convert them to B/W. And try to figure out
1) Wher is the light coming from
2) What shadows are cast
3) Do any of the materials reflect lighting, if so then how much.
4) And the deepness of the shadows.

It is important that you dont make all of your shadows have the same depth, else your image will look.... crapy. I dont mean to hurt your feelings.

[Rakanja]

ouch lol.

dont have money for a wacom or whatever impretty poor an stuff.

yea i like using my mouse tho haha

ive taken a digital art class at my high school but i knew more than the teacher- so that was kindof pathetic
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[Capt. Fred]

I was gonna do a speedpaint from the ref and then go back in history and save steps from along the way at the end. Of course my history doesn't last forever, so I'm left with the final sketch which isn't going to be of much use to you:

if your still curious:
click

[Rakanja]

wow thats awesome. i dont know that it helps me or nothing, but its tight haha

ill just go back to lurking and admiring i guess.

k thanks dude

btw i was just trying to kill this semi useless thread

oh well

peace
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[gLitterbug]

My respect for you Capt. Fred, you did a great job!

Too bad the steps are lost, I�d be very interested in seeing them, as I have a hard time copying photos and stuff. Well I�m not exactly trying too hard I have to admit, but the times I did I got discouraged pretty fast, because my stuff didn�t look anything like the original.

And Rakanja, if you don�t accept and appreciate help like our Capt. Fred is giving you, and not even say "thank you" for his effort, then I wonder why you posted at all.