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Category Artwork (Traditional) / Pokemon
Species Pokemon
Size 996 x 1062px
File Size 1.73 MB
I actually did make a colored (and digital) version of a similar sketch a while back. Not sure if I ever submitted it on FA, but it is on DA. http://fav.me/d5bukry Unfortunately, no cute little proboscis in this one.
This particular sketch unfortunately doesn't really lend itself to being finished traditionally, as it's in a tiny sketchbook with thin paper.
This particular sketch unfortunately doesn't really lend itself to being finished traditionally, as it's in a tiny sketchbook with thin paper.
!!! Wow, I love it! The bio is really cool too, lovely attention to detail with the voice! I miss the proboscis, but that makes up for it immensely! XD
And I know that feel. Tiny sketchbooks with thin paper are so great for drawing while out places, but they're a bitch to try to actually finish anything in. Still, I love the sketch and the digital version. So nice. :>
And I know that feel. Tiny sketchbooks with thin paper are so great for drawing while out places, but they're a bitch to try to actually finish anything in. Still, I love the sketch and the digital version. So nice. :>
Danke! He's a character I frequently use in a Pokemon-themed group roleplay. I also actually have him in my White version game, which helps a lot with determining things like nature and moveset.
In fact, most of my Pokemon characters are ones I have in-game, which is also why a bunch of them have silly names. For example, Qwerty was one of hundreds of Scraggies I hatched, and I have a weird thing where I feel I have to name EVERY Pokemon I catch or hatch, so all the Scraggies have really stupid names, like "Giraffe," "Fartmonkey," "Penisvagina," "fhrekabgure," etc. Basically random words and button mashing.
Getnthecar hatched sometime during or shortly after the in-game plotline, and his name is based off the internet meme "Jesus Christ there's a lion get in the car".
Tiny sketchbooks tend to work pretty well for me, since if I finish them, I typically do it digitally. Though now that I have a scanner on hand, I'll probably be finishing a bit more traditional art. I have some liquid watercolors I got for Christmas, and I've been meaning to try them out.
In fact, most of my Pokemon characters are ones I have in-game, which is also why a bunch of them have silly names. For example, Qwerty was one of hundreds of Scraggies I hatched, and I have a weird thing where I feel I have to name EVERY Pokemon I catch or hatch, so all the Scraggies have really stupid names, like "Giraffe," "Fartmonkey," "Penisvagina," "fhrekabgure," etc. Basically random words and button mashing.
Getnthecar hatched sometime during or shortly after the in-game plotline, and his name is based off the internet meme "Jesus Christ there's a lion get in the car".
Tiny sketchbooks tend to work pretty well for me, since if I finish them, I typically do it digitally. Though now that I have a scanner on hand, I'll probably be finishing a bit more traditional art. I have some liquid watercolors I got for Christmas, and I've been meaning to try them out.
Ahh, sounds awesome! Anatole is actually based on my starter from Black 2, funnily enough. :'> I have the need to name my pokemon a lot too, though I don't usually name every last one. That's pretty dang impressive, and also somewhat hilarious, considering Fartmonkey and Fhrekabgure XDDD
I imagine that wouldn't be so bad, now that you mention it. When/if I start working with digital stuff, I bet that'd be a great way to color things! I like to have a small notebook to doodle and take notes in with me, and I've also grown rather fond of mini bristol board and watercolor blocks. And DUDE, that's awesome! I love watercolors, though I prefer the pencils or the dry cakey ones, myself. Can't wait to see what you make with the liquid ones, though! :D
I imagine that wouldn't be so bad, now that you mention it. When/if I start working with digital stuff, I bet that'd be a great way to color things! I like to have a small notebook to doodle and take notes in with me, and I've also grown rather fond of mini bristol board and watercolor blocks. And DUDE, that's awesome! I love watercolors, though I prefer the pencils or the dry cakey ones, myself. Can't wait to see what you make with the liquid ones, though! :D
Nice! I'm actually not sure if those are names I've used, I was approximating. I'm pretty sure Giraffe and Penisvagina were names I used, and probably Fartmonkey somewhere along the line, but the button mashing example is one I just made up on the spot.
These days most of my digital stuff is entirely digital, including the sketch, since I now have a tablet and a program that supports it. Most of the commissions I've done for Shadowsunderer started with traditional sketches though, he just prefers it that way.
I recently figured out how to digitally color sketches without having to make lineart for them first, just have to set the sketch layer to "multiply." Something I colored that way: http://fav.me/d5xnxzw
These days most of my digital stuff is entirely digital, including the sketch, since I now have a tablet and a program that supports it. Most of the commissions I've done for Shadowsunderer started with traditional sketches though, he just prefers it that way.
I recently figured out how to digitally color sketches without having to make lineart for them first, just have to set the sketch layer to "multiply." Something I colored that way: http://fav.me/d5xnxzw
Ah, gotcha. I suspected that was too many characters... :-P
I can see why Shadowsunderer likes that, there is a certain charm to digital-colored traditional lineart I think. :> I imagine when I start working with digital more, that's how I'll try to ease into it, by coloring some sketches on paper. It seems like a huge jump from traditional to digital... Was it very difficult for you?
And fmkaffd, more shiny darkrai art from you brb gotta log into dA and fav the ever-loving hell out of this
I can see why Shadowsunderer likes that, there is a certain charm to digital-colored traditional lineart I think. :> I imagine when I start working with digital more, that's how I'll try to ease into it, by coloring some sketches on paper. It seems like a huge jump from traditional to digital... Was it very difficult for you?
And fmkaffd, more shiny darkrai art from you brb gotta log into dA and fav the ever-loving hell out of this
Digital is definitely a very different critter. At the time I made that Getnthecar pic I linked, I was using GIMP and a mouse, making lines with the pen tool, and that is a rather different process from pen and paper. It took a while to get that to not look horrible.
The jump to tablet was actually harder, despite how it would appear so deceptively similar to working with traditional media. A very different feel going on with the stylus (hard plastic object sliding on hard plastic object actually doing something? wat), and it takes a while to get used to doing the drawing in one place while it appears in another. Shaky lines ahoy, gaaah!
There's also the issue of having to hunt for the right settings to mess with to get it to do what you want, while with traditional stuff you can more easily do things like rotating a marker to get a different shape/size in contact with the paper or manually shaping a brush. And pressure sensitivity can be adjusted, which is nice, but putting the same pressure on the same physical object and getting a very different visual result is a bit disorienting at first.
My favorite things about doing digital art, though, would be the undo button, clean erasing, and being able to select, move around, and resize parts of a picture on a whim without having to tear up paper. XD There's also more precise control, as accidental dripping of the brush is not really a thing, and if you -do- accidentally touch the stylus to the tablet, there's the aforementioned undo button or clean eraser.
I think I've managed to get to a point where the lines don't look horrible, and I've gotten accustomed to the most basic tools. What's sad though is when I go to do something traditional and keep looking for the undo button. XD
Tl;dr: Going from traditional to learning to use a tablet is a bitch and a half, but it's got some pluses.
The jump to tablet was actually harder, despite how it would appear so deceptively similar to working with traditional media. A very different feel going on with the stylus (hard plastic object sliding on hard plastic object actually doing something? wat), and it takes a while to get used to doing the drawing in one place while it appears in another. Shaky lines ahoy, gaaah!
There's also the issue of having to hunt for the right settings to mess with to get it to do what you want, while with traditional stuff you can more easily do things like rotating a marker to get a different shape/size in contact with the paper or manually shaping a brush. And pressure sensitivity can be adjusted, which is nice, but putting the same pressure on the same physical object and getting a very different visual result is a bit disorienting at first.
My favorite things about doing digital art, though, would be the undo button, clean erasing, and being able to select, move around, and resize parts of a picture on a whim without having to tear up paper. XD There's also more precise control, as accidental dripping of the brush is not really a thing, and if you -do- accidentally touch the stylus to the tablet, there's the aforementioned undo button or clean eraser.
I think I've managed to get to a point where the lines don't look horrible, and I've gotten accustomed to the most basic tools. What's sad though is when I go to do something traditional and keep looking for the undo button. XD
Tl;dr: Going from traditional to learning to use a tablet is a bitch and a half, but it's got some pluses.
I bet! I was lucky enough to get to mess with a tablet a bit in my high school art class, though I was just using MS paint and hoping for the best. :'D It definitely was weird to get used to not watching my hands, and that plastic feeling was definitely strange. XD It seems a lot like tablet work involves relearning things, but I feel a lot less nervous about it seeing how well you've done with it. :> How long have you been working with a tablet?
And I've already experienced the joy of looking for ctrl+z when drawing on paper, I actually completely spaced out and typed it on my keyboard and everything while drawing on paper. I am sorry to say it does not work. XDDD
Anyhow, thanks for answering my question! That is simultaneously reassuring and a tiny bit worrisome all at once! :'>
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And I've already experienced the joy of looking for ctrl+z when drawing on paper, I actually completely spaced out and typed it on my keyboard and everything while drawing on paper. I am sorry to say it does not work. XDDD
Anyhow, thanks for answering my question! That is simultaneously reassuring and a tiny bit worrisome all at once! :'>
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http://fav.me/d4h5f6u <- Well, that there is my first attempt at using my (technically my mom's, but she's pretty much handed it over to me) tablet, in November of 2011. Emphasis on attempt, it looks pretty awful. |D Those were done in GIMP though, which is not too tablet-friendly to begin with. (no pressure sensitivity support, and glitches a bit when using a tablet)
I got Photoshop in late August 2012, which made using the tablet go a lot smoother. http://fav.me/d5csxkd <- The first thing I drew in Photoshop with the tablet.
It was a few days before I figured out I needed to install the tablet driver to get pressure sensitivity, that was embarrassing. XD I was having trouble getting pressure sensitivity and told a friend about it, and after some back and forth he told me I needed to install the driver, and I was like... wat. So I took care of that, and predictably, that made things a lot better.
Much later, same friend was complaining about my lineart being sloppy, and asked what setting I had the pressure sensitivity on. Again I was confused, and he had to show me how to do it. Also, the driver wasn't displaying the adjustment screen thing properly, so I had to find a way around that. I managed to access the settings through system preferences, and I set the tip hardness or whatever a little higher. Biiiig difference. I also set some shortcuts for the buttons on the tablet, most notably the undo and redo shortcuts. That was nice. I found that adjusting the sensitivity allowed me more control when I needed it (ie, lineart), and less control when I didn't (coloring), which is easier on my hand.
For a while I was not too confident about my ability to draw nice, long lines with the tablet without having them be super wiggly. So for a little while, my lineart was made of lots of little lines, like so: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9615429/
Eventually I started making thicker lines done a little more confidently. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9878949/ (NSFW)
Currently I'm working on refining that and using smaller brush sizes for lineart. It's still a little shaky, but for the most part I'm managing to make it not look awful. I've also discovered the magic of overlays, layer settings, and most recently, layer effects. So at this point, I'm exploring Photoshop, now that I more or less know how to adjust my tablet settings.
I'm still learning, but I'm definitely doing a lot better than I was when I started!
If and when you try your hand at using a tablet, I recommend using Photoshop or Paint Tool SAI, both of which are tablet-friendly programs. SAI has a line stabilizing function, and apparently has good features for selecting areas, but I don't know too much about that. I've also heard good things about Sketchbook Pro. (I -think- that's the name)
Pretty sure it's possible to pirate any of those, but if you're thinking of actually paying for a program, SAI is muuuuch cheaper than Photoshop. If you're a student though, you can get a big discount on Photoshop and other Adobe programs (Illustrator, Flash, etc) at http://www.nubscc.com/ . With the discount it's still like $350 though.
SAI seems to be about $50-$60, varying with the yen/USD exchange rate. This appears to be the place you can purchase it: http://systemax.jp/en/sai/
I got Photoshop in late August 2012, which made using the tablet go a lot smoother. http://fav.me/d5csxkd <- The first thing I drew in Photoshop with the tablet.
It was a few days before I figured out I needed to install the tablet driver to get pressure sensitivity, that was embarrassing. XD I was having trouble getting pressure sensitivity and told a friend about it, and after some back and forth he told me I needed to install the driver, and I was like... wat. So I took care of that, and predictably, that made things a lot better.
Much later, same friend was complaining about my lineart being sloppy, and asked what setting I had the pressure sensitivity on. Again I was confused, and he had to show me how to do it. Also, the driver wasn't displaying the adjustment screen thing properly, so I had to find a way around that. I managed to access the settings through system preferences, and I set the tip hardness or whatever a little higher. Biiiig difference. I also set some shortcuts for the buttons on the tablet, most notably the undo and redo shortcuts. That was nice. I found that adjusting the sensitivity allowed me more control when I needed it (ie, lineart), and less control when I didn't (coloring), which is easier on my hand.
For a while I was not too confident about my ability to draw nice, long lines with the tablet without having them be super wiggly. So for a little while, my lineart was made of lots of little lines, like so: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9615429/
Eventually I started making thicker lines done a little more confidently. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9878949/ (NSFW)
Currently I'm working on refining that and using smaller brush sizes for lineart. It's still a little shaky, but for the most part I'm managing to make it not look awful. I've also discovered the magic of overlays, layer settings, and most recently, layer effects. So at this point, I'm exploring Photoshop, now that I more or less know how to adjust my tablet settings.
I'm still learning, but I'm definitely doing a lot better than I was when I started!
If and when you try your hand at using a tablet, I recommend using Photoshop or Paint Tool SAI, both of which are tablet-friendly programs. SAI has a line stabilizing function, and apparently has good features for selecting areas, but I don't know too much about that. I've also heard good things about Sketchbook Pro. (I -think- that's the name)
Pretty sure it's possible to pirate any of those, but if you're thinking of actually paying for a program, SAI is muuuuch cheaper than Photoshop. If you're a student though, you can get a big discount on Photoshop and other Adobe programs (Illustrator, Flash, etc) at http://www.nubscc.com/ . With the discount it's still like $350 though.
SAI seems to be about $50-$60, varying with the yen/USD exchange rate. This appears to be the place you can purchase it: http://systemax.jp/en/sai/
Hahaha, gotta start somewhere! XD I'll remember not to try GIMP with a tablet first, though. That sounds like it's a huge pain. o~o
Ah, I hate messing with drivers. Looool. I've had a ton of problems with them for other gadgets, but at least I've got a bit of an idea what I'm in for now. Thanks! :>
Wow, that's a lot of improvement! Good luck using the smaller brushes, I remember a similar transition taking place when I started using thinner outliners. Real uneven and shaky at first, but gradually better and better. Though based on what you're saying, I imagine I'll have to go through it again when I get a tablet, hahaha.
Thanks so much for the good advice! I'll keep all that in mind, and I really appreciate it. :> I've also heard good things about ArtRage, which I think I like for the similarities to traditional tools. But SAI also sounds like a great option, I think I'll go for that one first. I've messed around in photoshop a bit, and it seems like it has a lot more stuff in it than I need... But who knows? We'll see when I actually get the tablet! XD
Ah, I hate messing with drivers. Looool. I've had a ton of problems with them for other gadgets, but at least I've got a bit of an idea what I'm in for now. Thanks! :>
Wow, that's a lot of improvement! Good luck using the smaller brushes, I remember a similar transition taking place when I started using thinner outliners. Real uneven and shaky at first, but gradually better and better. Though based on what you're saying, I imagine I'll have to go through it again when I get a tablet, hahaha.
Thanks so much for the good advice! I'll keep all that in mind, and I really appreciate it. :> I've also heard good things about ArtRage, which I think I like for the similarities to traditional tools. But SAI also sounds like a great option, I think I'll go for that one first. I've messed around in photoshop a bit, and it seems like it has a lot more stuff in it than I need... But who knows? We'll see when I actually get the tablet! XD
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