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Alright, May 11 may or may not be the birthday of mind-boggling 
weremagnus - according to her LJ profile, that is.
Regardless of whether it is the truth, a mistake or a devious elaborated ploy to throw well-wishing stalkers off track, here's a pic for her.
The badly drawn robotic contraption is Boston Dynamics' "BigDog" prototype (watch and get creeped out).
Lady Magnus had expressed her fascination with these things a long while ago, so there ;3
weremagnus - according to her LJ profile, that is.Regardless of whether it is the truth, a mistake or a devious elaborated ploy to throw well-wishing stalkers off track, here's a pic for her.
The badly drawn robotic contraption is Boston Dynamics' "BigDog" prototype (watch and get creeped out).
Lady Magnus had expressed her fascination with these things a long while ago, so there ;3
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Fanart
Species Western Dragon
Size 900 x 652px
File Size 364.9 kB
Thanks ! It was done thought the middle of the night and it's about the best time to shape out the boring tiny details in a large picture. It's still insufficiently well attended in the matter of line precision. Lightsaber could benfit from some glowing, too. I'm as far from being decent artist as I can be.
Anyway you can put some highlights from the saber on it's skin or to make background behind darker, that's all *is feeling herself boring saying such things* I like to draw at night, but when I work with pencils, all shadows look so nice and in daylight all effect is lost. xD
Yeah, it also doen't help to have some kind soul walk into a dimly lit room you've chosen for drawing in and, pausing for an insightful remark like "Gosh, how can you even see in such darkness ?!", proceed to switch on the bright light. NO MAH EYEZ ! Thanks a lot, buddy ! ;3
It would almost work out but for the friggin' bent lightsaber's beam and lack of any illumination coming from it. Oh, and the complete lack of shading. And the bunch of things I can't even point out.
But thanks a bunch, anyways ! I like that emote at the end of your post - it resembles an owl or something of that kind ;3
But thanks a bunch, anyways ! I like that emote at the end of your post - it resembles an owl or something of that kind ;3
Thank you for the feedback!
My choice not ink was likely due to the fact that I'd not learned what inking was by that time.
It was supposed to be a quick joke piece, but one of the basic skills an artist must learn is how to scale their idea to their canvas, and I never learned it, so instead the end result was this overblown, overambitious piece that should have spurred Weremagnus, Boston Dynamics, George Lucas and Mother Earth into suing me for defamation, but somehow I escaped my just comeuppance.
My choice not ink was likely due to the fact that I'd not learned what inking was by that time.
It was supposed to be a quick joke piece, but one of the basic skills an artist must learn is how to scale their idea to their canvas, and I never learned it, so instead the end result was this overblown, overambitious piece that should have spurred Weremagnus, Boston Dynamics, George Lucas and Mother Earth into suing me for defamation, but somehow I escaped my just comeuppance.
Using colored lines for contours is an awesome technique, and I've seen be used to a fantastic effect in mainstream animation and by the local artists alike.
I did use not only the pencil linework, but also a black watercolor pencil for the contours, so really the only thing that had stopped me from inking those contours nice and thick must have been the absence of inking tools in my supply bag at the time.
Drawing fanart is a peculiar thing: you could view it as a earnest expression of admiration for someone else's design, or story, which is how the common rules of etiquette prescribe this form of creativity to be treated -- but that very standard of courtesy may turn this into an opportunity for abuse. An artist with a small following may not be guaranteed any feedback for a new submission, but making a fanart of a popular character belonging to a high profile artist not only compels the recipient to respond, fave and follow them back, but also potentially brings in many more followers who will respond to the recipient's promotion.
And then there is the even nastier subject of SFW characters being featured in NSFW fanart without permission.
But those are outlying negative cases, and mostly people just respond to seeing cool character designs with offering their own take on that design. Imitation as the highest form of flattery, and all that.
I did use not only the pencil linework, but also a black watercolor pencil for the contours, so really the only thing that had stopped me from inking those contours nice and thick must have been the absence of inking tools in my supply bag at the time.
Drawing fanart is a peculiar thing: you could view it as a earnest expression of admiration for someone else's design, or story, which is how the common rules of etiquette prescribe this form of creativity to be treated -- but that very standard of courtesy may turn this into an opportunity for abuse. An artist with a small following may not be guaranteed any feedback for a new submission, but making a fanart of a popular character belonging to a high profile artist not only compels the recipient to respond, fave and follow them back, but also potentially brings in many more followers who will respond to the recipient's promotion.
And then there is the even nastier subject of SFW characters being featured in NSFW fanart without permission.
But those are outlying negative cases, and mostly people just respond to seeing cool character designs with offering their own take on that design. Imitation as the highest form of flattery, and all that.
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