YOUR fanart!

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:23 am

The S, I think you have potential! I'd like to see what you can become with practice! ^_~

Sujin, your Gohan is [and I don't usually say this] really cute! Hope you post more art!

Super Saiya-jin Sujin · Post by **Super Saiya-jin Sujin** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:10 pm

Thank you very much ^_^

Here are some I drew on MSPaint. Yay for freehand.

This here's a birthday present for a friend on dA

And last, Goten. (When I look at it more, the more I think I coulda done a better job on it ^^;; )

SpaceKappa · Post by **SpaceKappa** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:39 pm

Great shading and details on clothing wrinkles, I'd just suggest studying proportions more.

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:49 pm

HELL YEAH!! It's all about doing freehand drawings on MS Paint! XD
I love doing that, it's fun! I'm bugging my dad to set up the scanner. ^_^;

Leotaku · Post by **Leotaku** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:15 am

When you've been practicing for about fifteen out of twenty years, it is crap.

I drew like crap just a couple years ago, and I had been drawing a long time before that. Don't be so hard on yourself.
What do you do to practice, by the way? I learned more from getting criticism at forums, but then after that, I started learning on my own. A good place to start is learning realistic anatomy first, as opposed to anime. It gives you the proper proportions and stuff as a base of knowledge, than when you're familiar with it, you can stylize it. I didn't start learning until I tried realistic stuff first. Before that, I was drawing anime stuff, but didn't actually know what all the stuff I was doing really was. Realism helped me a LOT. But that's just a suggestion, from my experience. I'd be the last person to tell someone how to draw. Cause I've been through it before, people getting on my case for drawing a certain way. Nevermind them. Do what you want.

Super Saiya-jin Sujin: Hey, I've seen those pictures before. Weren't you the one who faved my Goku portrait on deviantART? I remember seeing those when I visited your gallery.

Thanks.
By the way, just a suggestion, you might wanna set all your black and white images to grayscale. Like that Goten picture, it has all those blue, green, and pink dots and stuff. Also, if you use Photoshop, you can use Image > Adjustments > Auto levels to make your pictures darker. I use it all the time.

Super Saiya-jin Sujin · Post by **Super Saiya-jin Sujin** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:56 pm

Leotaku wrote: Super Saiya-jin Sujin: Hey, I've seen those pictures before. Weren't you the one who faved my Goku portrait on deviantART? I remember seeing those when I visited your gallery. Thanks.
By the way, just a suggestion, you might wanna set all your black and white images to grayscale. Like that Goten picture, it has all those blue, green, and pink dots and stuff. Also, if you use Photoshop, you can use Image > Adjustments > Auto levels to make your pictures darker. I use it all the time.

Yup, that was me ^_^

And I scanned the Goten pic last year, that was before I got Paintshop Pro and Photoshop. Thanks for the tip though, now I know what to do with my other drawings!

SpaceKappa · Post by **SpaceKappa** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:47 pm

I added a couple of old (circa 2001) pictures to my DevaintART gallery as well.

http://joesunrider.deviantart.com

Leotaku · Post by **Leotaku** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:28 pm

And I scanned the Goten pic last year, that was before I got Paintshop Pro and Photoshop. Thanks for the tip though, now I know what to do with my other drawings!

Oh, OK. Haha, I have tons of crappy quality scans from when I didn't know how to utilize the almighty Photoshop.

There must be hundreds and hundreds on my personal site, I never bothered making them look better.

Anyway, happy to help.

The S · Post by **The S** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:54 pm

I guess it's just a case of me being my own worst critic, then.

Leotaku · Post by **Leotaku** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:53 am

You know, I often do say, people are usually hardest on their own work.
Though since I'm not pursuing art as a career, I find it easier to not care how I'm doing anymore.

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:11 pm

Edit: Newer Doodle

Second Edit: That's strange, it worked earlier.

Super Saiya-jin Sujin · Post by **Super Saiya-jin Sujin** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:43 pm

Can't see it, Chuey. ^_^;;

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Super Saiya-jin Sujin · Post by **Super Saiya-jin Sujin** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:21 pm

Chuey: Still nothing.... I don't think you can directly link from dA, try sending the URL to your deviation instead.

Kuribo: Site not found??

Xyex · Post by **Xyex** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:44 pm

A really good way to darken an image is to duplicated it into another layer and set it to multiply. ^^ Works great for darkening lines after scanning.

And Super Saiya-jin Sujin, you may want to get rid of that banner before Mike sees it. ^^;

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:53 pm

Super Saiya-jin Sujin wrote:Chuey: Still nothing.... I don't think you can directly link from dA, try sending the URL to your deviation instead.

Kuribo: Site not found??

So sorry. It did show up when I posted it but DA took the links off I guess ^_^;;

Here:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/15898908/
And
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/15898973/

Super Saiya-jin Sujin · Post by **Super Saiya-jin Sujin** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 6:52 am

Aw, those are cute, Chuey! ^^ I like your chibi DBZ art.

Xyex: Thanks, I was told that images aren't allowed in sigs.... ^^;; I'm still new, cut me some slack

My bad. XP

Leotaku · Post by **Leotaku** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:00 am

A really good way to darken an image is to duplicated it into another layer and set it to multiply. ^^ Works great for darkening lines after scanning.

I never do it that way, but yeah, that works too. I always used multiply while I was colouring. You can set a blank layer on top of the lineart and set it to multiply, then you can colour over the lineart without worrying about colouring over the lines.