Malchiel's consolidated art thread

[Malchiel]

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http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6553/curvessmall8or.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/3930/eldritch2f2fx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5043/itsfunny28oi.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/8301/millienorecartoon1fp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[shindou501]

its very wonderfull, i love how the hair came out

[Malchiel]

Eh pretty cool isn't it? It took me 2 hrs to draw ^^

You guyz have all been very encouraging. Before, I'd stopped drawing for a while... because I felt it's rather useless :)

Now it feels fun, once again.

[Caska's Knight]

Very awesome! The whole thing is great but to me...the hair and the shading are just wicked! I like the position of the as eyes as well. Show us more!

[Twitch]

I like the one on the left most. Very nice work.

[Malchiel]

I gotta tell you, she's just the girl of my dream ^^ Sexy, yet classy, not trashy; Slender body, with a mysterious melachonlic face... like mishima (in Rahxephon) ehehehe...

Not to mention I spent literally hours creating her... [in no small part for the costume design and the hair] and still not done yet! One of these days I'll color her, enlarge the image and add more background. Hopefully I could make a wallpaper out of this one :) which'd be my frist.

A few minor adjustments
http://img142.exs.cx/img142/4549/celiafinal1smallbetter8nk.jpg

[Malchiel]

Anyways since the purpose of this thread is to combine all my artworks together, I'm gonna do just that.

Most of these drawings are drawn in class with ballpens :P you could really see the difference with the one above.

Hi!
http://img198.exs.cx/img198/6829/hismall3ze.jpg

Merielle
http://img176.exs.cx/img176/5380/merielle39ne.jpg

Uh... Lara Croft? May be not...
http://img175.exs.cx/img175/7162/merielle6nv.jpg

[Malchiel]

Elf
http://img181.exs.cx/img181/1949/deedo8wo.jpg

Black Lightning!!!
http://img186.exs.cx/img186/6282/kid9gz.jpg

Come!
http://img194.exs.cx/img194/5361/kid3small7tt.jpg

[Caska's Knight]

Dude..................Her dress is insane. The detail in that drawing is off the wall. Very, very, very awesome work my friend. Wow.

[Malchiel]

Dude..................Her dress is insane. The detail in that drawing is off the wall. Very, very, very awesome work my friend. Wow.


Ty Caska ^^ I've been waiting for a comment from you. I know you draw very well ehehe... So a critique from you is definitely worth a lot.

[shindou501]

all of your pics there are truly impressive and yes i also agree the detail on that dress of hers is just amazing, i dont think i could ever do anything that detailed let alone draw clothing correctly, well none the less GREAT job so far

[Malchiel]

all of your pics there are truly impressive and yes i also agree the detail on that dress of hers is just amazing, i dont think i could ever do anything that detailed let alone draw clothing correctly, well none the less GREAT job so far

Sure you can can :) I guess if it fits yourstyle. Some ppl don't really like it. It wasn't very easy for me. It took a very loooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggg time to draw them ^^. At least hours, but they were fun.

[Summer_Stardust]

Oh, cool, I love the knight dude. Plus your proportions are real good, wow, I love the poses wish I could think of cool stuff like that My art kind of went down the hill.

[Malchiel]

I sharpened the edges somewhat I think the girl and the dress looks so much better now ^^

Oh, cool, I love the knight dude. Plus your proportions are real good, wow, I love the poses wish I could think of cool stuff like that My art kind of went down the hill.
Thx, but uhh... I think my proportions still needs work

And I took a look at your work. They're good. I still dunno how to do some of the stuff you did. And poses :S I'm pretty bad at that, probably it's just coz you've drawn more than I did. I don't really like drawing dynamic poses, I like them sort of still, which sorta limit my choices.

[Fobb]

u really put in a lot of detail. i cant figure out how to do cloths ripples, and girl hair.

[Malchiel]

I learned it from my sempai ^^

Check out my Who's your sempai thread (http://animenation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=167607)

[Malchiel]

http://img182.exs.cx/img182/157/celiafinal1smallbetter8nk0xj.jpg http://img142.exs.cx/img142/4549/celiafinal1smallbetter8nk.jpg

Which of the two images above are more anatomically correct. I've been eyeballing this thing... and felt something was odd... so I touched it up and came up with the first image.

Second question is which one is better? Even if the 1st one is more "correct" I felt that the photoshop botch job ruined the dress :(

Edit: My take is the second one still looks better. As for the first one I'm not sure what I did >< It doesn't seem like it's much better. And the hand is too forward in its position, I think if it were a bit towards the back it'd have looked more natural.

[Malchiel]

http://i135.exs.cx/img135/8988/untitled24qx.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[RapCloudStrife]

These drawings are cool, I wish I can draw like that...

[Malchiel]

These drawings are cool, I wish I can draw like that...

Thanx Rap :) They aren't much compared to some others around here, but oh well, they are mine ^^

http://img77.exs.cx/img77/505/myaribeth6jr.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img10.exs.cx/img10/4075/pose8vl.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[LadyAkuma]

Your sketches are pretty cool. Are you ever going to finish any of them? Sometimes I deem my sketches worthy enough for me to finish.

[SAB-CA]

Yeah, I like the Celia #2 pic better than the first one ^_^

The only diffrence I could detect in the 1st was the lines of her dress agreeing more with her stance and angle... in this reguard, I think the 1st was slightly better. But that could be fixed in the pencils as well, ne?

I like the action in your sketches, too! You might not have the most dynamic poses, but you obviously are trying for them, and that's commendable.

Adding color to deeply-penciled works... it's a fun process, that's for sure. I might take a swing at it once situations for me calm down a bit, if you'd like. I could use the practice, and not having to draw the picture gives me more ability to focus on colorizing the thing -_-;

[Malchiel]

Your sketches are pretty cool. Are you ever going to finish any of them? Sometimes I deem my sketches worthy enough for me to finish.

Hmmm not yet. I love drawing a lot more than painting ^^

Yeah, I like the Celia #2 pic better than the first one

The only diffrence I could detect in the 1st was the lines of her dress agreeing more with her stance and angle... in this reguard, I think the 1st was slightly better. But that could be fixed in the pencils as well, ne?

I like the action in your sketches, too! You might not have the most dynamic poses, but you obviously are trying for them, and that's commendable.

Adding color to deeply-penciled works... it's a fun process, that's for sure. I might take a swing at it once situations for me calm down a bit, if you'd like. I could use the practice, and not having to draw the picture gives me more ability to focus on colorizing the thing
Yesterday 09:28 AM

I felt the same way too :/ Btw I don't usually try dynamic poses... I like tall majestic poses better ^^ who knows why.

An old image with after photoshophttp://img28.exs.cx/img28/1900/tumple2ip.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Anyways here's a new one I hope it is more "dynamic" :P Been wanting to do a girl in this pose for a while now.

http://img59.exs.cx/img59/3158/risingwatermm6ce.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[SAB-CA]

Comic book panel, that's definatly what this new one reminds me of (with the girl in the "summon(?)" pose). I like the feel of movement within the work.

[LadyAkuma]

I really like the last one. Very dynamic. Cool indeed.

[Malchiel]

Okay I colored the previous one... I think it looks horrible >< at least in comparison to most ppl here who're accustomed to painting their picture.

Anyways this is definitely my first photoshop work. So be gentle and give me comments so that I can improve on this. Please!

Thank you ^_^


http://img177.exs.cx/img177/7655/risingwatercolorfixed5ha.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Lunay]

http://img177.exs.cx/img177/7655/risingwatercolorfixed5ha.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Hey, Malchiel nice work!

I think it needs more detail, more shadows, etc. The Background looks trippy.. Did you use the smudge tool? The wave doesn't look bad either, very original. Make the sword/katana more bad A$$ man! Other than that I think it looks great! I would like to see more of your work. :)

[LC3]

As for the girl with the sword, they both look correct , but the one on the right looks more interesting. I think she needs a little more butt though so she doesn't look top heavy.

[LadyAkuma]

The colored on is fine. That's better water than I can ever do. :/

All of my suggestions would just be a matter of personal taste, so I won't give any. You did a good job with it.

[Malchiel]

Aight thx for the kind comments. Lunay is right though, I need more shading.

@LC3 I think I figured out, what's wrong with that picture >< I need to make her right hip, higher, suit with her pose... kinda too late now. She's a pain to draw... took 2x letter sized paper :S just so that I could work on the details.

@Lady Akuma... hmmm not really you did better on coloring human body. I need more shades, more swatches ^^; I wish I could just mix them in photoshop like in real life. But I gues I prolly need a paintshop pro for that, or some later version of photoshop. Unless I missed out on a feature...

Also the hair is kinda hard to draw with a mouse ><, now if only I have a tablet pc or something. I want the hair to look like Celia's... but it's kinda hard to draw smooth curve and lines with a mouse.

Anyways thx for the comment, it's useful n encouraging.

[Malchiel]

Added more tone

http://img193.exs.cx/img193/3167/improved9hm.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[LadyAkuma]

You don't even want to see my first photoshop coloring. My Lord! Using photoshop just takes lots of practice. Play around with the brushes. Many artists use different settings. I switch it up each time I CG, but I prefer the default soft brush and I adjust the flow so the color looks soft. Some artists use a very low opacity and their work will look so smooth and cool.

Here's one of my favorite skin tutorials. It works with low opacity.
http://www.deviantart.com/view/13079229/

It may be hard to understand, but once you get the hang of an imaging program, it won't be so though. I believe he did the tut with photoshop, but it will work with any program that has those features.

[Malchiel]

You don't even want to see my first photoshop coloring. My Lord! Using photoshop just takes lots of practice. Play around with the brushes. Many artists use different settings. I switch it up each time I CG, but I prefer the default soft brush and I adjust the flow so the color looks soft. Some artists use a very low opacity and their work will look so smooth and cool.

Here's one of my favorite skin tutorials. It works with low opacity.
http://www.deviantart.com/view/13079229/

It may be hard to understand, but once you get the hang of an imaging program, it won't be so though. I believe he did the tut with photoshop, but it will work with any program that has those features.

Thx very useful link, exactly what I wanna see. Yea I got a long way to go beforeI can be good with photoshop :D

[Malchiel]

New one

http://img225.exs.cx/img225/9572/new5le.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Anime_Empress]

I like the style of the lines. ^^ It's already a pretty pic to began with. I love her expression...

[LadyAkuma]

The colors are very nice (dark skin + red hair = the awesomeness). I like the orange on her skintone too. It really helps to add some colors like that to flesh people out. Heehee, now if only I could follow my advice. >_>

[Malchiel]

Thank you for the positive comments. Sorry haven't replied, haven't been to this forum in a while. Anyways, here's a new one.
http://img170.exs.cx/img170/6416/archerpen5cu.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img33.exs.cx/img33/7760/archerflat5ol.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img46.exs.cx/img46/5072/archercombo7bo.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[LadyAkuma]

Wow, that one is uber cool. That's some sweet pose. Look, you've already shown improvment in the photoshop area. :)

[Fobb]

hah! camel toe!

[Malchiel]

Wow, that one is uber cool. That's some sweet pose. Look, you've already shown improvment in the photoshop area. :)

Oi ty ty ty ^^

Ima beat reiq one day... ermm okay... a good distant in the future, perhaps :P

[tokyo_master]

your drawings are really good, you just have some proportion problems as most anyone has, and you did get better using photoshop, keep up the good job

[Malchiel]

your drawings are really good, you just have some proportion problems as most anyone has, and you did get better using photoshop, keep up the good job

Sorry, I know this isn't true, about "proptiont-problem" not in the latest ones. Sure there're mis-placed things, like the sandal strap on the right leg, the way the right hand fingers is holding the arrow, but I just don't think the proportion problem part is true.

I've been known to accept criticism, but I do discern which's right and which's wrong. If you insist there's a proportion problem though, I ask that you point out where it is.

For example legs are too short, it's supposed to be X timex the length of the body, etc.

[tokyo_master]

no, I'm sorry, I was referring to the just little mistakes that you speak of and that's true of most artist, even me, and I'm sorry that I made you mad

[Malchiel]

no, I'm sorry, I was referring to the just little mistakes that you speak of and that's true of most artist, even me, and I'm sorry that I made you mad

Not mad, just wishes to clarify :) 's all

Sorry for the miscommunication.

[Blue_Bull]

Proportion problems are fixed thru observation (and time!) In any case, your drawings have passion and that is pretty hard to come by!

Ganbatte!

[Malchiel]

Actually he's right. Okay I fixed the fingers. The right foot sandal strap, the right hand holding the arrow knocked, the right thigh that was a a bit jagged. Also cleaned up the face, the nose, eyes and lips. Hopefully it's a lot better now.

These images are 1024 x 768 if you wanna use them as walls ^^

http://img230.exs.cx/img230/2442/archerfixedbnwsmall1iz.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img214.exs.cx/img214/2952/archerfixedsmall3fu.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img214.exs.cx/img214/4078/archerfixedcombosmallhc0jw.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

How was it? Much better?

[Malchiel]

This time it's a fanart.

http://img195.exs.cx/img195/8929/captainkidwallpaper8hk.jpg

[Pariah]

I really like the hunter, warrior....person :P, very cool style and positioning, just incredibly drawn, i love it

[shindou501]

the hunter...or warrior lol whatever works, looks REALLY good^_^ the coloring is great as well.

[Ayame56]

HEY!! :w00t: i saw the archer grl in deviantArt!!! its very good!!

[Malchiel]

YKK fanart ;)

If you dunno what that's, find out about it!

http://img139.exs.cx/img139/5848/kokone6to.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Fobb]

use photoshop for that pic? i like it! good coloring

[Malchiel]

Paint shop pro, actually ^^

But now I know how to vector!!! wheeeee!!!!

[Fobb]

whats vector? i dunno all this digital artist stuff. hey! comment on my pic too!

[Anime_Empress]

Ooo, looks so warm and sunny...I wanna go barefoot too... =D

[shin_gyokakuran]

cool. Just practice and work on your anatomy. Your almost there! keep it up! :cheers: to ya!

[Malchiel]

http://img157.exs.cx/img157/540/karin5ve.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Malchiel]

3 ppl said that that this picture is very distorted, especially, waist downwards.

May be I'm blind, but I've looked at it for 10 mins and still can't see what they're talking about X_X First of all, her shins is 2/3 the length of her body, that's already long enough. Her legs are folded 90 degrees. So all that's showing are the shins. Honestly I'd question my opinion against the opinion of 2 ppl... but this time, I just can't see it.

edit » Okay somebody help me figure out what's wrong and be very specific. 3 ppl said, this pic is outta proportion, I can't see it, except for her boobs that is. They said hip and below is too small. Actually the ratio of Shoulder to waist, waist to hips is about 2 vs. 1. So that doesn't seem to be it. The shins as I said above, is the right length. Furthermore, if I remove the boobs altogether, I doubt all that would have mattered. If there's one thing wrong with this picture, that would be the left hand... Your help will be appreciated, thx.

[SAB-CA]

Try tracing the lower body of the pic over on another sheet of paper, giving it more volume there.

Try finding a reference of a similiar pose... see if that helps you balance the picture better. It's pretty difficult to figure out, I know, your pose is kinda "daring" in it's dynamics:)

[Malchiel]

Thx saab :) heh this is just a difficult one I guess :) But I think I know why. It's not so much the proportion as much as it is the pose itself or rather the anatomy ><

[LadyAkuma]

If I have your permission, I would like to draw over this pic, and show you some things I would do. I dislike critiquing and would rather not, especially since I don't know all that much.

[Malchiel]

Sure LA, u don't need permissions ^^ but gosh I hate that piece so much now. All I got was critique, and few of them were right. This is too small, that's too big duh >< I've a good eye for proportion, better than average. So I doubt I'm wrong. I suspect it's the anatomy or the pose itself that's problematic.

The idea here is that she's scurrying away from the bed... ><

But heh, may be I'm just obstinate

[LadyAkuma]

Well, I couldn't do it. I couldn't draw over it without redrawing some parts, thus defeating the purpose of the image. Besides, who knows if I would have been "correct" with it. :/

I believe that the MOST problematic thing about it is the pose. I believe your intent was drawing her pulling away from the bed...so that can be an issue with how it was executed. Besides, no one's anatomy is perfect.

I wish I could explain myself better. Don't worry, everyone has these sort of pics, just work hard on the next one and forget about this one.

[Malchiel]

Yea true that. That's what I think too. The pose itself is problematic. Not so much as the proportions. Thx for the cmnt ^^

[Shinu]

Gwak! how the heck do you guys do this kinda stuff.... all those pics are incredible!!! ; ;.... ill just keep trying lol u.u;
Good job, keep up the nice work ^^

[Malchiel]

Trial and error... more error than trials though =_= at least some ppl seem to think that way. Oh well... but to answer your question. Photoshop. Look up online references :( self studies... that's all for me.

[Malchiel]

New stuff, new coloring method, new anatomic designs, all new ^^ a breakthrough for me. I think Reiq art isn't far off the target now ehiehehehehe...

http://img169.exs.cx/img169/2541/akuma4oy.jpg

[Malchiel]

Was hoping for this to turn out better, but oh well, this will have to do. Still a WIP.

http://img141.exs.cx/img141/2699/princessbath2wip0km.jpg

[Malchiel]

http://img163.echo.cx/img163/289/necro4um.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[lksadhfoiwaerua]

you have a continuing proportion problem with the heads and legs. Try to work it out, more pencil work than digital may help you!

[Malchiel]

you have a continuing proportion problem with the heads and legs. Try to work it out, more pencil work than digital may help you!

Yeah kinda true. Nothing I couldn't live w/o. I think it's fine, ie. not too obvious besides ppl come in different proportions. It doesn't seem to stray too far from normal to me. And as a note this was done in pencil, that's why the lines are thick. I think after I vectored them and make the lines thinner the proportion will be closer to what it should be.

Thx for commenting.

[lksadhfoiwaerua]

I'd like to help out for a second if I may with a previous picture. I know this one is older, but some of the problems from it are still in your recent pictures. Just trying to help, and I hope you value this info, because I would have killed for it, when I was at your stage.

http://home.comcast.net/~bissett5/karin5.jpg
I flipped your image around, so that maybe some of the problems stick out better. Part of the reason you might not be able to see errors is because after looking at an image for a while mistakes start to dissapear, flipping it can sometimes make the image look like a new one.

Your problem is almost strickly a proportional one, at least that is the one that is bringing your art down the most. The anatomy is fine for right now, until better proportions can be drawn from memory. I drew this one for you:

http://home.comcast.net/~bissett5/karin5redo.jpg
although the foot sucks, hehe, you should notice a difference in proportion. Next think about weight, where the figure is, how it falls, what it is doing?
I decide the shoulder angle first, find the line of gravity, and then sweep of the figure, or it's action. Normally I find the sweep with blocked in torso and hip region drawn with blocky proportions quickly.
http://home.comcast.net/~bissett5/karin5redo2.jpg
The black lines here are the shoulder angle, and line of gravity. The red lines show that support always tries to come back to the center of gravity in the grounded figure. Not exactly together, but they try to line back to that center...I'm still figuring it out myself. The yellow line is the sweep, or action line. Try to keep everything flowing with the sweep.

Well I hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know and I'll do my best to help!

[Malchiel]

Hey that's really neat! ^^ Finally after so long trying to figured out what's wrong with that picture lol XD

Thx for taking the effort to draw things.

Hey since you said you'll do your best to help, show me what I did wrong in the latest picture.

There're two things I can think of
-the neck is too long
-not exactly in the most relaxed position (the head)

As for the legs... :S they look like the right size to me. It does appear on the thin side, but not terribly so. Also if you trace the outer contour of the outlines, it'll further increase the size.

Thx Iksad. And hey post your pics here. You're the most helpful person in forum who seem to draw really well. The other good ones are kinda snobbish arnd here.

[lksadhfoiwaerua]

hey, I'm glad you appreciated it. I have a thread in this section, so look for it if you haven't seen it yet. Since you are asking for help, I will gladly give it to you. You have a good eye. The legs are an appropriate length, and the figure is in ok proportion length-wise. The torso, hips, and head are proportionately problematic though. Also the stance of the figure is a little too tilted, and shows no weight. You are doing well though, and your figure has good symmetry, and the face is nice. I flipped your image, and rotated it, although I rotated it a little too much. It was supposed to be more vertical. Anyways here is your drawing:

http://home.comcast.net/~bissett5/necro4.jpg
If the figure were entirely vertical, there would still be some tilt because the legs are not supportive of the torso. The legs also appear skinny because the hips are not wide enough to be female. Legs can be skinny, but there is a natural round taper from the hips down for them to be sexy and support weight, and we all want sexy. hehe.

http://home.comcast.net/~bissett5/necro5redo.jpg
try to keep the lines straight and simple.

http://home.comcast.net/~bissett5/necro5_2redo.jpg
Same method here. The black lines are shoulder angle and line of gravity. Very important! something has to come back to meet the line of gravity, the leg on the right in this case, comes back in. Since this leg holds the weight it pushes the hip up on that side. Red lines are pieces that come back to gravity line, yellow is sweep of the figure. The blue line is the angle of the hips. When you start the figure, if you are working from your imagination figure the size of the person out first, find the middle, find the shoulder angle and gravity...find the pose, and use blocks to block in the ribcage, hip area, and head. Develope the rest of the figure after that from the sweep line.

Hope it's helped! if you have any other questions or anything, I will try to help.

[Malchiel]

Thx Iksad ^^ I've put into practice those guiding lines so hopefully the next few will look a lot better.

http://img241.echo.cx/img241/5271/schoolgirlsm8br.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Malchiel]

http://img256.echo.cx/img256/9027/randomfemalesmall0jv.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Malchiel]

Yay woot woot!!
I can finally paint well XD

http://img259.echo.cx/img259/5871/necro20ps.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Malchiel]

The bigger, for more "mature" viewer only is here

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/17548733/

[lksadhfoiwaerua]

malchiel, are you doing those black and white line drawings with a pen brush on the computer, or are you doing them on paper then using a filter to get the effect? The filter won't teach you anything about learning the technique or style, it will also rob your art of charm.

-ttyl

[Malchiel]

Iksad, thx, but don't worry about it. It isn't a particular style I wanna develop. I did it because my original drawing is always very messy. Not to mention they're drawn on line paper in class. As such the filter does what I want, remove those lines and clean it up a bit. They aren't meant to showcase what I can do :)

Anyways I've just got a new tablet yay!! finally ^^ I'm so happy, I think this will mean my drawings will be entering a whole new level. There're just things you can't do with mouse that you can do with a pen/pencil.

So here's my first drawing with a tablet and ms. paint ^^
http://img134.echo.cx/img134/5561/tablet1stdrawing6jn.jpg

The photoshop cleaned up version :>

http://img246.echo.cx/img246/7010/tablet1stdrawingp9bv.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[lksadhfoiwaerua]

Anyways I've just got a new tablet yay!! finally ^^ I'm so happy, I think this will mean my drawings will be entering a whole new level. There're just things you can't do with mouse that you can do with a pen/pencil.

nah, I disagree. I've seen some amazing paintings done with a mouse. The tools don't make the artist, however you might feel more comfortable using one over the other.

The last drawing is good, it looks much better in paint than it does before you filter it in PS. It makes everything too blocky and disconnected. Now that you have a tablet, try drawing in PS with a pencil or pen brush, keep the radius of the pen larger than you'd normally draw, and you'll have a good variety of thin to thick strokes because of the presure of the tablet pen. This will create clean work, and you won't loose any roundness or form.

[Malchiel]

nah, I disagree. I've seen some amazing paintings done with a mouse. The tools don't make the artist, however you might feel more comfortable using one over the other.

The last drawing is good, it looks much better in paint than it does before you filter it in PS. It makes everything too blocky and disconnected. Now that you have a tablet, try drawing in PS with a pencil or pen brush, keep the radius of the pen larger than you'd normally draw, and you'll have a good variety of thin to thick strokes because of the presure of the tablet pen. This will create clean work, and you won't loose any roundness or form.

Hey thx iskhad :) To be honest I'm not so sure how great this tablet is anymore ^^; Okay it's convenient to be able to use a pen instead of a mouse. But it's not as convenient as using a pencil, coz the pen is so darn bulky and heavy. I guess it's better than mouse, but I still can't draw a straight line on a tablet like I could with a pencil. The line I draw tend to be wavy :/

I'll try out your suggestion of making the lines thicker. May be that'd solve it.

[SAB-CA]

I like the Paint Version better than the Photoshop'd one:) Iksad's comments about the Pencil/Pen brush with large radius is right on; With pressure sensativity of a tablet, you can get quill-like strokes using that method. I don't remember if it's better to use a brush or an airbrush, rather than pencil, though; it's been a semi-long while since I've used a tablet -_-;

Taking the paint'd pic, and maybe shading it in photoshop... that should have good results:) You might find yourself getting Bowazi-style results if you really use the tablet well! (Which, I'd say, is a good thing :) )

Have fun with that tablet!

Edit/Add:

You know, I thought I commented on the guild wars pic... bah, reguardless, it loosk pretty good:) I'm not sure if her abs would be that much turned.... the lines give me the impression that she's turned to the right (her right) moreso than her shades show. Might just be me. Have you been playing the GW beta? I've just started to take note of the game, it sounds pretty cool!

[Malchiel]

It's been a while, hasn't it?

Latest one from me :) This is my entry for Guild Wars fan art. Which if I win, I'm gonna get me a celestial sigil to buy a guild hall. Wish me luck.

http://img64.echo.cx/img64/7780/contestfinal7gp.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Malchiel]

http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/3885/covershotfinal20uv.jpg

http://img303.imageshack.us/img303/4166/untitled11ta.jpg

http://img345.imageshack.us/img345/1902/2ndlady7lw.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/5246/biseinepp6pk.jpg

[kelly]

I'd like to have a peek into kid9gz's life, that's an awesome pic! I love the detail in the clothing and hair of celiafinal1smallbetter8nk, very nice. I like the eyes of your charaters, however I think you just need to work on the faces of the female charaters, that's about it.

[Malchiel]

Something new :)

http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/5425/conceptandroid0051qz.jpg (http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?image=conceptandroid0051qz.jpg)

[Malchiel]

New Terra

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/369/newterra7tk.jpg

[Malchiel]

This is WIP

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2601/v12a9fw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

BTW YOU CAN COMMENT, I'LL REFRAIN FROM BITING ="=

[Malchiel]

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/2479/v12acolorwall25ro.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/9475/mary3bb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Magami No ER]

Beautiful design and textures, but the shadows aren't defined enough, making it feel "airy"

[Malchiel]

Beautiful design and textures, but the shadows aren't defined enough, making it feel "airy"

Ha... first commentor in a few months ^^! , thx.

[Malchiel]

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/1189/epiloguecorrected2s4md.jpg

[Malchiel]

This last one is kinda ecchi... well I wanted to create something more conservative but ekh worked so hard on the anatomy >< pity to throw it away lol

Anyways, here goes:

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/7866/epiloguecorrectedfinal8ji.th.jpg (http://img35.imageshack.us/my.php?image=epiloguecorrectedfinal8ji.j pg)

[Malchiel]

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/8103/swishs1kp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Malchiel]

http://img321.imageshack.us/img321/3466/etoo8oh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Malchiel]

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/9269/coolcape3vu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Malchiel]

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/8854/niraikanai7bs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Magami No ER]

Pretty. ^_^

[shindou501]

I like all of your new works. My favorite of your new is this one, great job. but none the less so far all of your work I have seen is great in my opinion

http://img321.imageshack.us/img321/3466/etoo8oh.jpg

[Malchiel]

Thx you two :) This thread been getting kinda lonely here, with me posting pics and nobody ever commented XD

And shindou about that pic, yea it's an alternative drawing style with a different theory.

Basically you draw the eyes larger, the nose, smaller. Then you increase the size of the forehead and shorten the chin. The result is a baby like appearance that's kinda cute.

What I can't decide though is which's better, the usual stuff with more realistic proportion, or the exaggerated one. I think the usual one is more unique though (cute but still realistic), the last one is a tad too japanese like (hence, less original). XD but that might just be me.

Anyhow if anybody read this, sound off your opinion.

[MirKz]

i like the girl with the long dress, the shadows look good, i dont like her arm though, they way its positioned along with the head, makes it look like shes been put on backwards almost, but other than that it looks nice :)

[Malchiel]

i like the girl with the long dress, the shadows look good, i dont like her arm though, they way its positioned along with the head, makes it look like shes been put on backwards almost, but other than that it looks nice :)

Well her torso isn't facing the viewer =P (you should notice this since the way the shoulder muscles are shaped is pretty clear that it's not a head view. And she's spinning, so different parts of the body faces different direction. If you consider this, the hand is facing the right direction.

So she's indeed put on backwards =P It's not almost, it is.

But thx for the comment. =P

[MirKz]

ahhhh okay then :P yeah makes sense now, i didnt quite see that she was spinning, but now that you mention it :P
an yeah did notice the torso was facing forwards XD hehe

[Malchiel]

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/750/coffeegirlfinal2af.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Another Sketch While I'm Working On My Next Colored Work. Enjoy.

[Malchiel]

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1407/orangedreamv1small9rh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img173.imageshack.us/img173/6787/orangedreamv2small0ok.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Colorado59]

Great job, especially for pictures in your 1st post.(really your style, something different..idk)

[Malchiel]

Thx :) It's my first time doing things this way, I'm still experimenting a lot.

[Malchiel]

http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/7986/violinist20gu.jpg
http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/8527/violin21ew.jpg

[SAB-CA]

I'll leave it to MR to get in depth, for here, I'll just say, the pics deserve attention, I enjoy the sketchy style! A fav thing of mine, besides black-and-white pics:)

[Malchiel]

Thx SAAB ^^ I'll repay your kindness, most assured XD!!! I gotta right, I owe it to ya for commenting that much!

[Malchiel]

http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/3930/eldritch2f2fx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/2875/eldritch2fwallpaper0ns.th.jpg (http://img490.imageshack.us/my.php?image=eldritch2fwallpaper0ns.jpg) http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/1156/twofaeries9kg.th.jpg (http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/1156/twofaeries9kg.jpg)

[Malchiel]

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6553/curvessmall8or.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Malchiel]

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/3092/maleanatomysmall9ul.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

10 characters =P

[hiney]

how can you do background!!!very amazing!!!

[Malchiel]

Lol that's the first time it came out so good. How did I do it... I took 50 hrs of my life and sat working on it XD Not to boast... but yeah, the bg took a *lot* of time >.< Thx for commenting :)

[Malchiel]

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4139/skunkworks6003fr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6521/millienore6007ix.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Malchiel]

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/8301/millienorecartoon1fp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Malchiel]

http://img335.imageshack.us/img335/8130/cynthiadreamweaversmall4dg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Malchiel]

Lazarus arise! :P

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/8640/covercsmall5zi.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/9765/twohands5lw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/4273/twohands2copy9ce.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/5821/merlynbcopy4zq.jpg

[Malchiel]

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3308/rainyday3copy1qi.jpg

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/741/rainyday2copy3cj.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/divinityproject_ghostship.jpg

http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/6747/bishounen6kw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/8983/alfaandguncopy0ig.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Malchiel]

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/1341/3iscompany3bwall2tr7jc.jpg

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/993/3iscompany3bhuge0xu.th.jpg (http://img81.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3iscompany3bhuge0xu.jpg)


http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5483/sing5copywall0ff.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8941/sing5copylarge9as.th.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sing5copylarge9as.jpg)

[Malchiel]

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/heartache_Final_WALL_2.jpg

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2049/heartachefinalfullsmootherport.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/phoenix_sings_v2m_bw.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/phoenix_sings_v2m.jpg

The XXL version link
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/phoenix_sings_v2.jpg

[MirKz]

Very nice Malchiel!!
I like the black and white angel (or winged person and the sketches are great too!!!) (theyre all great but theyre my favs =) )

[xxxYaoiLovrxxx]

Holy dip....I LOVE your artwork!!!!! Keep up the good job!!! Love your style!!!!

[Malchiel]

Thx you two :)

[bowaZi]

ok continuing c&c :

(chick with wings)
her body is too hard to make out and her feet are huge, the shading is nice and all but without proper anatomy and outline the drawing lacks substance, don't blur your lines too much when coloring unless it has a meaningful effect (ex. to help define perspective or in action shots) otherwise it's all just bells and whistles

(other chick)
if you look at her right hand it seems like it's angled inwards to her right, in which case her fingers should be showing, since that's an awkward position to have i'd suggest angling her right hand more to her left (outward) so it's centered towards the viewer and thus the fingers don't need to be showing. the shading on her shoulder makes her look bony (the point where the collar bone connects with the shoulder), in which case her arms are too muscular, since it's much less work to fix the shoulders you can just round out the shading a bit more

... i'm getting tired of c&c ... this is a lot of work

[Shiroiyuki]

... i'm getting tired of c&c ... this is a lot of work

That's why a review board should be set up.....then not only one (or a few) of us has to tackle all of the pictures/fanfiction on this entire forum alone.

[Malchiel]

My 3rd entry for the Karas Contest :) Also the other female lead in my comic I think she's lovely <3

I'll be updating the comic itself by weekend. Akh sorry for the late updates. I got the sketch for a few pages though :)

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/Alfa_Strike_F_MS.jpg

Hmm does anyone think this is too hot? <_< I don't usually draw risque stuff anymore, yet once in a while... :) Besides this will be a scene in the comic itself, so I figured why not get 2 things done all at once, Karas entry and Webcom page. ;p

[Malchiel]

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6639/heyyas0pe.jpg

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/6200/thebigthree78kc.png (http://imageshack.us)

[tickled_pink]

This picture abobe cool!
Nice and metalicy:)

[Malchiel]

This picture abobe cool!
Nice and metalicy:)

Thx tickled pink :)

[Malchiel]

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/Random_girl7_Wall.jpg

[Malchiel]

Just a sketch. Been a while isn't it?

Gotta go back and work on my comic sigh that takes so much time :I but I sketched up 7 new pages and will slowly ink them.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/Angel_Singing.jpg

[Anime_Empress]

You have alot of nice motion going on. ^^

[Malchiel]

You have alot of nice motion going on. ^^

Wow AE you're late by a few... months... <_<;

So how's it hangging? with MR closed and stuff? :)

new pic:

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6128/merlynpinupfinaltco1.jpg

[LadyAkuma]

Wow, that last one is very awesome. The colors are very nice and her face is lovely. :) You sure have gotten better. :)

[Malchiel]

Wow, that last one is very awesome. The colors are very nice and her face is lovely. :) You sure have gotten better. :)

I'm trying ^^ I'm not satisfied yet though. I think there's still room for improvement :( way too much I'm still getting crits XD

I'll be satisfied when there's none of those anymore XP

anyways new img.

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/6922/alfa5sh2.jpg

[Malchiel]

Corrected a bunch of anatomical issue from the sketch ver.

I guess you can tell what they're.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/Alfa6_F.jpg

[kiyomi]

Yes, you made her..boobs bigger. Shame on you. ^_^

Great art work though hun! Keep drawing and post some more! :naughty:

[Malchiel]

Yes, you made her..boobs bigger. Shame on you. ^_^

Great art work though hun! Keep drawing and post some more! :naughty:

I deny!!!

XP



Thank you.

[Anime_Empress]

Wow AE you're late by a few... months... <_<;

So how's it hangging? with MR closed and stuff? :)

new pic:

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6128/merlynpinupfinaltco1.jpg

Well if you wanted, I can be either late, or not at all. :) I rarely come around AN anymore. And no, MR is more alive than ever, just doesn't look the same.

Great pic. I think it's one of your best so far. :spin:

[SAB-CA]

Merlyn's Latest Pic: I like the lips. The face... is it kinda... squished together? Or maybe it's the size of her nose? Hmmm... her bottom lip looks nice and shapely, and well rendered.

Alfa's Latest Pic: Heh, the irony. Being such an anime fan, I normally look at real women, and marvel at how small a humans head really looks in comparision to the rest of them. Here, in this one, as realistic as your muscle rendering and such is... I keep thinking about how big her head looks in comparision, lol. I like the muscle tone in her foward-reaching arm. The fingers are nice and well shapen, the palm blends into the arm a bit too much... A bit more contrast would help with that arm. I like her socks, too. A good take on those huge and bagy "anklewarmers", aye.

I always feel an idea of "seperation" between the elements in your pics. Newest shot-in-the-dark: maybe some more "self shading" would being some elements together? It might take a very specific picture setup, but It'd be nice to see something that character is interacting with cast some shadows on them. Your color rendering seems so 3D-render, so something else to hint towards depth and space in the pic might just help highten the concept.

Just something to think about!

[Malchiel]

New art

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/Umbrella.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/Jeans_004.jpg

@AE: oh well good to see you once in a long while I guess :)

@Sab-ca <_< looking like a render... <-- is this:


a) A complement
b) An insult
c) A fact
d) None of the above

;p

[TheDemonSlayer]

Interesting sketchs, this is exactly what I need to be doing right now.:lol: Nice work..

[Malchiel]

Interesting sketchs, this is exactly what I need to be doing right now.:lol: Nice work..

Thx :)

New 1337 sketch!

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/ai_chan.jpg

[Daydream]

Heh, that's cute ^_^

[SAB-CA]

@Sab-ca <_< looking like a render... <-- is this:


a) A complement
b) An insult
c) A fact
d) None of the above

;p

Hmmm, mostly [C], and then also [A]. A render generally has a depth of coloring and shades that's deeper than most traditional digital is willing to strive for. At the same time, Renders are also usually very shiny, because of the way most people handle their textures. (Lots of Specular Highlighting and the like. Shiny texture maps. LOADS of hotspots to the lighting.) So the strongest points I'm going for are:

a) The Coloring makes the image look as if it could exist in 3d space.
b) The lighting is really strong.

...Does that clear it up? :P C'mon, now, shouldn't the rest of my comment tell you if I'm insulting or complimenting you? XD Though it's more of a critical evaluation, more than anything.

-- Anywho, the new sketches....

Are you going to color the 2 females? Or the scribble? XD That latest one would be good for a silly childhood flashback... They do something similiar to that in the "Shadow Hearts: Covenant" game...

[Malchiel]

Yeah silly picture but it's kinda sentimental :P

@sab-ca well I'm gonna color the girl in jeans next :) and then may be draw a guy after that :P



Finally it's done :)

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/Bellowing_Wind_041_final.jpg





Link to DA for close-up picture (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/39230263/)

[nekochan]

hm, this pose reminds me of final fantasy 8?
the figure looks good, but the contrast from the back and the arm is not strong enough to pull them apart.
i love the high detail on the face and especially the hair.
however, because of that, the arm closest to us should be more detailed.

[Malchiel]

@nekochan: yeah I might fix that one day XP dunno when.



Super Rough Sketches :() Well they're messy but well... not like they're finished.

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/365/ray003yo3.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/764/alfaairbike007sml6.jpg

[Malchiel]

Been a while

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/6323/merlynlongzoomad5.jpg

[Mavin Maverick]

Oh, I really like this last one...it's very clean. I'd love to see it coloured, because colouring really seems to be a strong point for you. :-)

[stingray]

From the start to of this thread to the last page I have to say your drawing is very cool I really like the angel drawings and the last drawing. You put a lot of time into your drawings like the details you put into them as well and the colors are awesome. Keep up the great work!

[Malchiel]

Thx you two :)

I'm still improving.

Ok then on to my next drawing.

[Malchiel]

rough sketch

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/4521/alfa2006008be4.jpg

[stingray]

Looking good there can't wait to see it finished. Keep up the great work! ;)

[Malchiel]

Colored ver

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/Merlyn_long_Zoom_076F-1.jpg

[stingray]

Wow that is wonderful colored in love the colors keep up the great work!

[Mavin Maverick]

Yeah, the color looks wonderful, as I thought it might. :-) However, something strange happened with her face. It looks a little more cartoony and flat. I think it's a proportion issue. The same thing is happening with the feet. But, as with your other art, the clothing is wonderful! Maybe I'll have to have you design some armor for my characters. My "artist" claims not to be any good with clothes. LOL

[Malchiel]

Thx mavin and stingray.

Updated based on the crit I received :)

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/Merlyn_long_Zoom_080Fw.jpg

[Mavin Maverick]

Oh yeah...definitely like seeing more of her hair. I was wondering about that. :-)

[Malchiel]

Oh yeah...definitely like seeing more of her hair. I was wondering about that. :-)

Thank you :)

[stingray]

delightful love the colors, details keep up the great work! ^_^

[LC3]

That's some neat painting.

[Malchiel]

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/Alfa_Overall_Jeans_018copy2.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/Alfa_Overall_Jeans_018copy1.jpg

[LC3]

That's so cute! There's some nice tapering lines in there.

[Mavin Maverick]

Nice...the body language says a lot. Is there more finishing to be done on this?

[sasami-riyo]

Oh. My. God. I thought I was good, but you draw like a god. It's so amazing how detailed they are **faints from awe**.

Nice Job!

[Malchiel]

LC3: Thx :) I'm trying

Mavin: May be, but there're so many things to do :(

Sasami-riyo: Ekh I'm flattered :P But I'm no where near that good.

That said, please check the online story. The old pictures were wiped off my HD :( so... I'm working on rebuilding a better site, starting from scratch. Already bought the domain and the space.

[stingray]

Awesome drawing! love the details you put into the drawing keep up the awesome work! ;)

[Shyva]

does anyone know anyone who would be able to draw a anime version of me for a tattoo? if so email me at Shyva@darkcorner.com

[Dr. Ezra]

Don't spam in Malchiel's thread, Shyva.

I like your style, Malchiel!

[Malchiel]

Been in hiatus for a while :)

Thanks all for the comments. New drawing, pls comment and crit. Thanks.

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5564/ms004copyjo2.jpg

[Malchiel]

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/malchiel/twinface_006.jpg