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Zang · **Posted:** Sun Apr 05, 2015 4:20 pm

Cori wrote:

Here's a thing I made for a friend's birthday.

oh my shit, that's cute

Curly Tale · **Posted:** Wed Apr 08, 2015 11:21 pm

Do any of our pro artists have any advice I could use for doing landscapes?

Cori · **Posted:** Thu Apr 09, 2015 4:36 am

That's...a really vague question.

Dire · **Posted:** Thu Apr 09, 2015 9:32 am

1. use reference, even if the landscape is made up.
2. get to know different kinds of perspective ie 1-point 2-point etc
3. consider your fore/middle/background. Staging is important.

Curly Tale · **Posted:** Thu Apr 09, 2015 4:17 pm

Cori wrote:

That's...a really vague question.

Ha, probably cause I only have a vague idea of how to do landscapes. I'm mostly having a hard time figuring out how to shade it and give it texture.

Dire · **Posted:** Thu Apr 09, 2015 7:29 pm

Texture depends on what you're drawing. ie trees, stone, water
Shading is a matter of light source, depth and framing.

Curly Tale · **Posted:** Thu Apr 09, 2015 9:51 pm

I need to figure out how to do leaves. I'm just using photoshop 10 and for most of the textures I've just used differently shaped brushes. But I'm not sure what to use for leaves. Should I do a more speckly brush or something more rounded?

I guess I could post a progress image if it would help you give me advice.

Supaaku · **Joined:** Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:14 am **Posts:** 1215

I don't think that the brush should really have a huge impact on drawing the leaves of a tree. Really, so long as you can convey the idea that they are leaves, you can get away with just having big swatches of colour with a few detailed bits to give it form.
But yeah, reference is always helpful when you want to draw something.

Curly Tale · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2015 2:08 pm

Thanks for all the advice everyone! I'll post the results when I'm done

YCobb · **Posted:** Sat Apr 11, 2015 11:41 pm

I have a portfolio deadline coming up in just over a week, so I've been rounding up some things to include.
Turned this into this today, since I always kind of liked it.

TheStranger · **Posted:** Sun Apr 12, 2015 1:59 pm

Noffletoff · **Posted:** Sun Apr 12, 2015 4:47 pm

Making a second creeper mosaic for Angelic

Side by side, first one is normal tiles, second one is sparkling tiles.

with grout.

Lordy · **Posted:** Mon Apr 13, 2015 7:41 am

So I got an Intuos drawing tablet for Christmas last year, but only just got around to using it while I was on holiday. Presenting:

G-g-grumpy

Face of man that somewhat resembles Bruce Wayne as seen in The Batman

A ray from the shark tank at Sea World

As you can see, I haven't exactly mastered digital colouring yet but I think the linework for not-the-batman is pretty solid at least. Although his eyes are a little mismatched.

Airra · **Posted:** Mon Apr 13, 2015 8:29 am

I needs me a drawing tablet. Pencil and Paper just isn't my friend anymore.

Curly Tale · **Posted:** Mon Apr 13, 2015 8:52 pm

Remember that landscape drawing I kept asking advice for? Yeah, I finished it finally.

So yeah, what do you guys think? Any advice for next time?

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