Artist Army {old thread}

[Cap'n Rose]

It's a type of art, so I think so. One of the five or so.
*counts on fingers* Visual, writing, performing, gaming, auditory... i think that's all the catagories...

[christa renz]

Alrighty then. c:
My plot idea is for a story I intend to call 'A Trashcan Full of Roses', because of reasons.
It's set on an apocalyptic/post apocalyptic Earth, where aliens have invaded. They gathered up the world's best athletes, thinkers, strategists, and the like, and sent them off to battle for Earth's right to exist. However, this is not their story. Several lightyears away, an alien ship left behind to watch over the Earth orbits closely around the sun. It has massive shields that deflect the heat energy, so it is able to stay without melting. Eight minutes at the speed of light away, a young girl named Katie (or something, not sure yet) and her family join many others to set about rebuilding. When the ship first reached the Earth, its shields disrupted the electromagnetic field protecting the Earth from solar flares. Because of that [_____ science-y stuff need to research]. It also nudged the moon slightly out of orbit due to its large mass and gravitational pull, causing even more catastrophes on the planet below. Katie has two twin sisters who play professional double's tennis (or something), and the aliens deemed one of them the best and shuttled her off to the distant reaches of space. The other was left alone on Earth: a rose pruned from the bush. I don't know anything about Katie as a character yet, not even really her name, so I can't tell how she'll react to the situation. I do know that they eventually follow along with a 'doomsday prepper' in their neighborhood, or someone with equal leadership skills. And I know that they receive messages from the lost sister, at a delay of eight minutes from when the mothership at the sun receives all the communications. I also know that the competition lasts for years and years, but at the end the Earth has lost. The planet is destroyed, and the formal message that the other sister is now a fatality statistic reaches only wreckage and radioactive particles.
...I sort of came up with this last night, so a good majority of this was made up as I went along and it's all very open to change, though I'd like to keep the title.

[Cap'n Rose]

Alrighty then. c:
My plot idea is for a story I intend to call 'A Trashcan Full of Roses', because of reasons.
It's set on an apocalyptic/post apocalyptic Earth, where aliens have invaded. They gathered up the world's best athletes, thinkers, strategists, and the like, and sent them off to battle for Earth's right to exist. However, this is not their story. Several lightyears away, an alien ship left behind to watch over the Earth orbits closely around the sun. It has massive shields that deflect the heat energy, so it is able to stay without melting. Eight minutes at the speed of light away, a young girl named Katie (or something, not sure yet) and her family join many others to set about rebuilding. When the ship first reached the Earth, its shields disrupted the electromagnetic field protecting the Earth from solar flares. Because of that [_____ science-y stuff need to research]. It also nudged the moon slightly out of orbit due to its large mass and gravitational pull, causing even more catastrophes on the planet below. Katie has two twin sisters who play professional double's tennis (or something), and the aliens deemed one of them the best and shuttled her off to the distant reaches of space. The other was left alone on Earth: a rose pruned from the bush. I don't know anything about Katie as a character yet, not even really her name, so I can't tell how she'll react to the situation. I do know that they eventually follow along with a 'doomsday prepper' in their neighborhood, or someone with equal leadership skills. And I know that they receive messages from the lost sister, at a delay of eight minutes from when the mothership at the sun receives all the communications. I also know that the competition lasts for years and years, but at the end the Earth has lost. The planet is destroyed, and the formal message that the other sister is now a fatality statistic reaches only wreckage and radioactive particles.
...I sort of came up with this last night, so a good majority of this was made up as I went along and it's all very open to change, though I'd like to keep the title.

*nods to self* I do have a thing for apocolypse stories... WHenever you start writing, I shall be happy to read if you need help.

[Zoker]

@Bast;I like the snake pic but I agree with Iva, the hood looks slightly off.

Can anyone redline this for me?You will find the ref in the post.If you wanna redline,just say so and I will add your name. C:

What ze world!? THAT IS EPIC!

Zoker - I'm not great with anatomy. However, I envy you for trying daring poses! It's so different to the general "standing wolf" and "sitting wolf". I love it!

Thanks to both of you,so I am guessing my anatomy is right? C:

[KenmilltoSky]

I recommend making the lines at least on the front of the ears smooth, they look strange in contrast to the face.

Ah, I see what you mean! It’s such a bad habit of mine. I get a lot of my drawings and inspiration from my dog, a medium to long-haired German Shepherd, and her ears are very very fluffy... o.o

What do you guys think of this? I KNOW it's got no nose. D: I drew it a few days ago and I haven't had my tablet out since to add the nose in... *facepalm*
I was trying to go for a "clean lines" look, though I don't know if it worked that well. On top of that, redlines and critique are much appreciated! :]

Great work on that drawing^^. I redlined it for you, but I don't have much to nitpick on. For the clean look I'd recomend less fluffing of the lines, especially on the ears, just like Medusa's Cascade just said before me. This will vary depending on what kind of look you are going for of course, but I also have some anathomical pointers; The ears are a great deal big, and placed to much on the top of the head. Try slideing them down the sides of the head a bit. The muzzle ends a little bluntly, a pointier tip with some nose and mouth details will give it a more delicate look^^.

Oh wow, that redline does help a lot! Thank you!
I’ve really got to work on the positioning of the ears and the mouth/nose. I can see now how to improve on my drawings. I think that half of my problem is I’m doing it from imagination and so I have no reference; as well as my inexperience.
Thank you ever so much for the redline and the tips! This isn’t the first redline you’ve done for me in the past and your effort is really helping me to improve. I just want to say a huge thank you! <3

What do you guys think of this? I KNOW it's got no nose. D: I drew it a few days ago and I haven't had my tablet out since to add the nose in... *facepalm*
I was trying to go for a "clean lines" look, though I don't know if it worked that well. On top of that, redlines and critique are much appreciated! :]

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/ ... keeper.jpg
^ Reference ^.^

Your muzzle has an interesting bump when it reached towards the end, whereas wolf muzzles are actually fairly boxy.
The ears also seem a tad to big ^.^
Other then that, though, it looks really nice.

Hope this helps~

Thank you for the reference! I know now from your tips that I should try and use some photos to help my skeleton practice. Unfortunately, my dog will have to be the subject of my photos! Almost wolf-like. =P
I’ll take on board your comments about the muzzle and the ears. I’m going to work on those. ^^

Thank you to you all!

[plum]

Great news! I found my tablet installation CD.. and I installed my tablet to this computer.
I started a drawing on the oekaki as well, but I messed it up beyond repair so I scratched it.

[Bast]

Wow. Everyone as been helped with surprisingly. Lol.

Ok. So I've been experimenting with humans, mainly anime to get a hang of it and I need LEG red-lines. Its for a contest commission. The feet are gonna be paws so if you wish to finish it then please, by all means. I know its sideways but this phone is weird with pictures. Lol.

[christa renz]

Wow. Everyone as been helped with surprisingly. Lol.

Ok. So I've been experimenting with humans, mainly anime to get a hang of it and I need LEG red-lines. Its for a contest commission. The feet are gonna be paws so if you wish to finish it then please, by all means. I know its sideways but this phone is weird with pictures. Lol.

I'm not the best with legs, but this would be the perfect excuse to research them a bit (as I've been putting off) and see what I can learn xD
However, I can't exactly see the picture. :/ Is there any way you could get a larger size of it, or one with higher contrast?

[Bast]

Is this better?

[christa renz]

Is this better?

Yes, thank you! c:
I'll see what I can do, though I can't promise anything.