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looks like a linolium tile. The light is too difused if you were going for a laquered wood. The grain on the wood floor is a pattern and the reflections at much more crisp. my $.02

Nice, Its looking good.

good points zeroOBK, I'll take a closer look when i'm going to be roughing in better poses. And about the hair, i'll see how much i can change it, it was my wifes suggestion to undo it. So i'll play around with it too.

Thanks for the c&c.

This is what i get for getting addicted to naruto.

This needs text so your suggestions and scripts are welcome.

Rar Hi Rez files 16 pages
http://rapidshare.com/files/91127048/txsnarutodraft.rar

Sketch, just practice

lo-rez
http://bp1.blogger.com/_6wmaiGMb0Vs/R7CnTlrlUAI/AAAAAAAAAK0/SxshCsTM_O8/s1600-h/20080211001web.jpg

Due to Devarts anti H(x) rating i'm looking for a new solution to hosting hi rez images. and right now it looks like i'll probably put up a website.

damn it it got pulled before i got to see :cry:

another temari sketch page

lorez
http://bp1.blogger.com/_6wmaiGMb0Vs/R65CEFrlT_I/AAAAAAAAAKs/k285f1NEwB4/s1600-h/20080209001web.jpg

hirez, devarts down so i'll figure something out later.

I;ll be posting less for a while, school started and i have a real time intensive class. But i hope all of you will keep submitting your work.

onegaishimasu.

lorez:
http://bp3.blogger.com/_6wmaiGMb0Vs/R604T1rlT-I/AAAAAAAAAKk/HwWZyfVrudw/s1600-h/20080208001web.jpg

hirez:
http://femmesketchbook.deviantart.com/art/Temari-Studies-76871339

Whats that red refraction from?

after looking over your stuff you seem to have a natural tendency which reminds me of this artist check it out see if it helps you

http://www.cafesale.net/bengal/

yeah drawing the lines smooth is difficult but i'll post a demo on how to train your hand. and also it helps to spin your drawing pad so its in a comfortable natural position position.

No actually i dont mind that what the point of this thread was for.

Now i want you to try to draw the line in a smooth curve rather than jaggies.

I pulled this example from a book called Force by Michael Mattesi you want to move from drawing type 3 lines to a type 1 line.

http://bp2.blogger.com/_6wmaiGMb0Vs/R5qkKqk4bZI/AAAAAAAAAKc/Lu1RjDx08kc/s320/20080125001crit.jpg

Just an update, added another 2 hours to the painting. So thats 5 total.

here
http://bp3.blogger.com/_6wmaiGMb0Vs/R5mNiKk4bYI/AAAAAAAAAKU/K4YPZF84CQw/s1600-h/20080124001Web.jpg

The division of levels the first two arent really levels but skill distinction whereas the third is the next level when you can create a more effective language.

I hope you get a chance to post stuff soon, you can always use a digital camera

Well ZeroOBK,

I'm not a very good artist, is my short and simple answer. I practiced my realistic style because its how i can make pictures. Thats the short version.

Here are some sketches then onto a long explination:

Sasuke Sketch from my head.
hi rez
http://femmesketchbook.deviantart.com/art/Fan-Art-Sketch-75448192
lo rez
http://bp3.blogger.com/_6wmaiGMb0Vs/R5ganak4bXI/AAAAAAAAAKM/B2y-AX73wMI/s1600-h/20080123002web.jpg

Temari Sketch from my head.
hi rez
http://femmesketchbook.deviantart.com/art/Temari-75448645

lo rez
http://bp1.blogger.com/_6wmaiGMb0Vs/R5gam6k4bWI/AAAAAAAAAKE/Sz0wF8tLcGA/s1600-h/20080123001web.jpg

I'll try to explain it in a longer version. First off i believe everythings learnable. Its just a matter of practice, talent and genetic disposition just make the process come along faster. I know many artists who get angry when someone says, oh youre just talented, they dont realize how many loose pages, sketchbooks, canvases, hard drives and hours they spent practicing. You do the pencil milage you'll do it too, it may take you longer but you 'll get there.
I see art in several levels.
First theres my level. I can paint and draw things i can see in front of me, whether its in life or reference. Dont take this step lightly, realistic work still requires some difficult skill, you need perspective, analytical division, and patience to bring a picture to finish, and i'm only 2 for 3. What it means is this type of person can mostly make an image understandable when he can form the art language by extracting whats infront of him.
Second theres a level i call abstract, emotional drawing, this type of person draws and paints according to the exagerations in their mind. This person creates an understandable image so that ppl look at it and know what he created.
Finally there is a level that masters both, its a person who takes reality and combines it with their abstract art language and is able to compose it in such structure that it is instantly readable.
This is regardless of style.

Now style arises from one your limitation and your willingness to go beyond your limitation. ie hours and hard work.

What is style, it is a persons perception, translated into meaningful and repeateable solutions to image problems so that they consistently and cohesively describe the form.

Stay tuned. this may only be the beginning of the answer.

if you want to develop your own style.
1. draw.
2. copy works of ppl you like to learn how they solved a particular problem. Ask questions? Artists generally like to answer technical questions because they are proud of the struggle they put into solving a problem. When you understand how they solved it it helps you find your own solution.
3. draw some more, now incorporate what you learned from copying.

many upcoming artists copied from their inspirations, many of them had the same one, frazzetta will come up, haruhiko mikimoto, akira toriyama, masemune shirow, koh kawarajima, rin-sin, andrew loomis, walt disney's nine old men, rembrant, luis royo, michaelangelo, mike mignola. They learned the lesson, took out the information, practiced it and turned it into their own.

Furthermore, post your stuff escpecially your rough work. ask for constructive criticism.(c&C). Fix what ppl suggest, if you agree with it, and let them know by reposting corrections. everybody loves a winner, but ppl are enamored with the underdog who never quits and works hard. son goku, naruto, ichigo, spiderman. Thats why there is such a strong fanship for characters who do it well, it forms a kinship in understanding of hardship.

With this i invite anyone who whats to learn to create images to join up, start posting. Ignore the negative comments, its usually made by ppl who are to scared to try thier own hand at it.