Haha I don't know about the boots. When I did the design and I was thinking about his armor I wanted it to feel genuinely barbarian so my mind basically went ( *caveman talking style* barbarian RAARGH! big man live in cold place. Big man go hunt and smash puny bear skull. Man eat meat. Man take hide for clothes. and uh maybe... scrubs everything out of a bear's paw and makes boot?) and yes I was inspired by the d3 artwork. I dunno, I think bear paws as boots are cool.
And yes....scars. Dammit, I can't think of a good excuse for why I forgot that *facepalm*
Ok so here is the barbarian picture I've been working on for so long. I would have finished it earlier but college kept me away from my tablet.
Anyhow, I thought it would be nice to have a barbarian that looked like he had some experience. I still remember when playing d2 that there were quite a lot of old people in Harrogath. That left an impression on me.
Also, I thought it would be nice to equip him with a sword for once.
So here is the picture, with 2 close-ups on the original sized jpg.
If you want to improve tough i suggest you draw random stuff from real life...like people, hands, chairs, mugs whatever comes to your mind. Do this to practice your perspective, proportions and anatomy because right now your drawings look flat and are anatomically incorrect. Although it's not something to get upset with since you're just beginning.
On the good side tough I can say that you have good definite base lines ( not fuzzy like some beginners tend to draw them).
From seeing your work i can tell that you have some skill. Your work reminds me of Frazetta somehow...guess that's a good thing.
Here are my reviews of your pics.
1. I like this one very much. Good overall composition, values and anatomy. Although the chroma seems a bit too saturated in some places.
Also, there are some anatomy issues with the hands and his left foot. For the hands they are minor. In the case of the foot it's a bit more drastic but it actually helps the composition because of that nice curve. In your palce, I don't know if I would have completely straightened it but maybe I would have made it a little bit less curvy.
But I have to say that I really like the feel in this one. Good posture. Very dark. The background is also very nicely rendered. I can smell a little bit of Andrew Jones in there. Oh and is that a bible on his chain? Nice...and a mug? Lol that's cool it made me laugh.
2. Good. Altough i'm skeptical about his third arm or whatever that thing is that is holding him in fron of himself, I do like the feel in this painting. Once again, dark and gloomy. Also there is a nice aquarelic feel to the work which is great.
3. I like his pose, the lightning ( especially on the grass) and his hair. The rest needs a bit of work...but it's a sketch I suppose so that's really good. Altough I would ahve atleast drawed his fingers.
4. Nice. Good sketch overall. I'm skeptical about his right arm tough ( too much sapce between it and his chest)
5. Nice atmosphere. I would have made the tree look more realistic...or more devilishly scary. Because right now it's kind off silly actually. After the middle of the trunk it breaks away into a very incoherent bunch of branches...like straws. Doesn'T feel tree-ish to me.
6. Ok...I really like this one. I don't know if he killed himself with that claymore but this picture has a nice psychotic or whatveer you call it feel to it. Which...is a good thing. Especially considering that it's DIABLO fan art. I like how his silhouette is drawn against the bacground. And how the background fades in . The dark liquid or...energy...or cloth...or whatever is dripping from his hand is also cool. His torso is also very well rendered. I love the arrows.
Very good composition overall, nice silhouette. I still would have worked more on the hands tough.
It seems to be a reccurent issue with your drawings. You don't like drawing the fingers and the hands in general ( yea it's hard i know). Altough I have seen your sketchbook and saw some of your hands studies.... they are good. I don't understand why you don't incorporate that into your sketches.
The overall composition is great. I really like the fire texture on the axes and the facial expression of the fallen to the far right. the background is also very well done. I love the silhouettes of the hands and limbs in grey.
There are only 3 things that bother me:
1. I understand that it would have been hard to get his eyes right at this scale, but was darkening them completely really the best option? It does add to his bad ass attitude, but maybe a hint of an iris or of an eyelid would have helped to make them more plausible. Because imo, right now his face is missing a little something. Here is an analogic situation. I think it's better with at least the
eyelids being shown:
2. He is standing on his knees, I suppose. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but maybe showing his right calve and foot a little bit would have been better for the readability of the painting.
3.You have done a good job texturising the environment. Besides it, the skin of the barbarian and of the fallens looks a bit plain, ceramic even. Most of the concept artist do it this way, and it's not a major isssue. However i find that texturized skin, even slightly, adds a lot to the painting.
But as you can see, my complaints are minor. The anatomy, composition and values are all very good. Excellent work, keep it up.
Omg I just saw this... rofl it made my day that's for sure.:D
It's not bad for a beginner.
If you want your drawings to get better tough you should start drawing from life. Drawing other peeps is ideal, but if you can just draw your hands it' s already great.
Also, your drawing looks a bit too lumpy to me, especially the mountains.
I know I haven't posted since a while. That's because I haven't drawn since a while (which is why I'm not in good terms with myself lately.)
Anyhow, this is a sneak peek of a painting I started. I'm posting this because I don't know If I'll have the time to finish the painting before I leave, and I still want your feedback on it.
I'll let you ponder on what the rest of the scene looks like.
Everything that was said above. As well as the fact that his legs are curved outwards. Also the way he's clinching his staff is really unnatural. The only time when you might get that sort of bend is when you play an electric guitar standing and you have to play something on the top 2 strings. Another thing I can't quite understand: did you want him to have 4 fingers or 5?
Also personally I would have made him older and hungrier ( showing ribs). I don't know; when I used to run around the rogue encampment the fallen didn't seem like they had a lot to eat. Don't know how accurate this is if we ask those who know the diablo universe better tough.
But asides from that it's a fine drawing. Love the flag. Would have continued the background on the other side tough.
I know I haven't been on for a while. My classes finish the 25th so I should start posting some fan art afterwards.
I like it. Just seems a little clean to me (if you know what I mean). Very smooth and without a lot of texture. It's good in the sense that I can clearly tell what it is, but I don't yet believe that it's real. Work on putting some subtle texture in there (like in her pants, for example) and the painting would become a LOT more realistic.
I know what you mean, I think the same thing. Yes she's clean and a little too smooth. Texture is something I have to work on in this painting.
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ahh u used painter? voxorb u used photshop for painting beofre? i neveer used painter i wonder how it differs for painting?? is it good?
Well, I never used photoshop for painting so I can't really compare them. But painter has some unique features such as the mixing palette, as well as a wider choice of brushes/textures and other features like the impasto effect, the watercolor system and etc.
I'm sorry for making another thread for something I have posted earlier, but nobody seemed to notice the updates I was making to the old thread.
Anyhow, here is the painted version of the rogue I uploaded the sketches for several weeks ago. It didn't turn out exactly as I wanted it to, but I think it's acceptable for a first digital painting. For all of you who have been disappointed with the sketch I think you'll find the painted version much more appealing.
Some nice details were lost with the reduction so I also uploaded a cropped section of the image where you could see them.
Also, the next thing I'll make will probably be more demonic, and less clean. Although, I can't really tell you when will that be since I have a huge amount of college work to finish first.
And yes....scars. Dammit, I can't think of a good excuse for why I forgot that *facepalm*
Anyhow, I thought it would be nice to have a barbarian that looked like he had some experience. I still remember when playing d2 that there were quite a lot of old people in Harrogath. That left an impression on me.
Also, I thought it would be nice to equip him with a sword for once.
So here is the picture, with 2 close-ups on the original sized jpg.
Oh and...if you DO post any Diablo fan art please don't draw Diablo or Tyrael...we already have a handful of those.
If you want to improve tough i suggest you draw random stuff from real life...like people, hands, chairs, mugs whatever comes to your mind. Do this to practice your perspective, proportions and anatomy because right now your drawings look flat and are anatomically incorrect. Although it's not something to get upset with since you're just beginning.
On the good side tough I can say that you have good definite base lines ( not fuzzy like some beginners tend to draw them).
Keep up with the work.
From seeing your work i can tell that you have some skill. Your work reminds me of Frazetta somehow...guess that's a good thing.
Here are my reviews of your pics.
1. I like this one very much. Good overall composition, values and anatomy. Although the chroma seems a bit too saturated in some places.
Also, there are some anatomy issues with the hands and his left foot. For the hands they are minor. In the case of the foot it's a bit more drastic but it actually helps the composition because of that nice curve. In your palce, I don't know if I would have completely straightened it but maybe I would have made it a little bit less curvy.
But I have to say that I really like the feel in this one. Good posture. Very dark. The background is also very nicely rendered. I can smell a little bit of Andrew Jones in there. Oh and is that a bible on his chain? Nice...and a mug? Lol that's cool it made me laugh.
2. Good. Altough i'm skeptical about his third arm or whatever that thing is that is holding him in fron of himself, I do like the feel in this painting. Once again, dark and gloomy. Also there is a nice aquarelic feel to the work which is great.
3. I like his pose, the lightning ( especially on the grass) and his hair. The rest needs a bit of work...but it's a sketch I suppose so that's really good. Altough I would ahve atleast drawed his fingers.
4. Nice. Good sketch overall. I'm skeptical about his right arm tough ( too much sapce between it and his chest)
5. Nice atmosphere. I would have made the tree look more realistic...or more devilishly scary. Because right now it's kind off silly actually. After the middle of the trunk it breaks away into a very incoherent bunch of branches...like straws. Doesn'T feel tree-ish to me.
6. Ok...I really like this one. I don't know if he killed himself with that claymore but this picture has a nice psychotic or whatveer you call it feel to it. Which...is a good thing. Especially considering that it's DIABLO fan art. I like how his silhouette is drawn against the bacground. And how the background fades in . The dark liquid or...energy...or cloth...or whatever is dripping from his hand is also cool. His torso is also very well rendered. I love the arrows.
Very good composition overall, nice silhouette. I still would have worked more on the hands tough.
It seems to be a reccurent issue with your drawings. You don't like drawing the fingers and the hands in general ( yea it's hard i know). Altough I have seen your sketchbook and saw some of your hands studies.... they are good. I don't understand why you don't incorporate that into your sketches.
Anyhow, great work...hope to see more of you.
The overall composition is great. I really like the fire texture on the axes and the facial expression of the fallen to the far right. the background is also very well done. I love the silhouettes of the hands and limbs in grey.
There are only 3 things that bother me:
1. I understand that it would have been hard to get his eyes right at this scale, but was darkening them completely really the best option? It does add to his bad ass attitude, but maybe a hint of an iris or of an eyelid would have helped to make them more plausible. Because imo, right now his face is missing a little something. Here is an analogic situation. I think it's better with at least the
eyelids being shown:
2. He is standing on his knees, I suppose. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but maybe showing his right calve and foot a little bit would have been better for the readability of the painting.
3.You have done a good job texturising the environment. Besides it, the skin of the barbarian and of the fallens looks a bit plain, ceramic even. Most of the concept artist do it this way, and it's not a major isssue. However i find that texturized skin, even slightly, adds a lot to the painting.
But as you can see, my complaints are minor. The anatomy, composition and values are all very good. Excellent work, keep it up.
It's not bad for a beginner.
If you want your drawings to get better tough you should start drawing from life. Drawing other peeps is ideal, but if you can just draw your hands it' s already great.
Also, your drawing looks a bit too lumpy to me, especially the mountains.
Anyhow, this is a sneak peek of a painting I started. I'm posting this because I don't know If I'll have the time to finish the painting before I leave, and I still want your feedback on it.
I'll let you ponder on what the rest of the scene looks like.
Also personally I would have made him older and hungrier ( showing ribs). I don't know; when I used to run around the rogue encampment the fallen didn't seem like they had a lot to eat. Don't know how accurate this is if we ask those who know the diablo universe better tough.
But asides from that it's a fine drawing. Love the flag. Would have continued the background on the other side tough.
I know I haven't been on for a while. My classes finish the 25th so I should start posting some fan art afterwards.
Here is a draw-over.
My hands for doing hers, that's all.
I know what you mean, I think the same thing. Yes she's clean and a little too smooth. Texture is something I have to work on in this painting.
Well, I never used photoshop for painting so I can't really compare them. But painter has some unique features such as the mixing palette, as well as a wider choice of brushes/textures and other features like the impasto effect, the watercolor system and etc.
Professionals often use both in fact.
Anyhow, here is the painted version of the rogue I uploaded the sketches for several weeks ago. It didn't turn out exactly as I wanted it to, but I think it's acceptable for a first digital painting. For all of you who have been disappointed with the sketch I think you'll find the painted version much more appealing.
Some nice details were lost with the reduction so I also uploaded a cropped section of the image where you could see them.
Also, the next thing I'll make will probably be more demonic, and less clean. Although, I can't really tell you when will that be since I have a huge amount of college work to finish first.
Comments are always appreciated.
I think the color scheme is a bit too pale, or at least you could have added some vibrant values somewhere. But regardless, it's very good.
The anatomy is flawless in my opinion. I don't really need to do a paintover here.