Showing posts with label Digital Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Digital Art. Show all posts

Friday, June 16, 2017

I just redid a drawing! With my tablet!



     YAY! I just redid a drawing! It's not 100% finished, but it is at a point where I can show it off.

     Classic Nicole, again!


     I think I am starting to see how I can put more energy into my poses...or how to make them less stiff. I feel so horrible for enjoying digital art sometimes, because traditional art, when done well, is still such a magical thing.

     Nowadays I realize the need for digital art...and I can learn to love it more. On the side I would still love to improve my traditional art skills. And to be fair, I didn't put 110% into the original drawing but I still tried.

     For the colors this time, I actually referenced a panel from the comics. I always had this thing where I'd like to only use common colors so as to keep my work from getting terribly complicated...but for now it's fine. Thank God for the HTML Color Names page (it's something on w3schools that lists the color code and the names of the colors. It's for coding purposes but it helps with art, too.)

     I also would love to do that coloring technique where the colors are these crazy mixes that still appear to be the "correct" colors but are more vivid. I don't know if that's the standard painting technique but I would love to incorporate that. I think it's called optical blending...yeah something like that where the paint strokes are distinct and energetic.

     Anyways, I do like the newer drawing more, because I feel that it is better constructed and that it has more energy to it. I also think the pixel effect is better integrated, and that I drew the little computer better. I'll do shading later, for sure. To further practice with my tablet, I think I will redo some more drawings...

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

I HAVE A TABLET AND ZBRUSH!



I am just so happy right now!



I now have a tablet! The Wacom Intros Medium with the 3D bundle!


That's a very big deal for me. My fellow GameDev Knights members told me that I would need  a tablet so I could do 2d art and sculpting. As a Game Design major, and someone who's going to the Art track at FIEA eventually, these were a must. 

They also said that the sooner I can learn Zbrush, the better. I couldn't pay for the $150 license, and unfortunately to my knowledge I couldn't get a student license. When I was told to get a tablet, I decided on the Wacom Intuos 3D. As luck would have it, what does the 3D bundle include?


Oh yeah! Killing two birds with one stone! Also Zbrush has ZClassroom for teaching the software. It'll be time soon to start dabbling into that.

Now here's a practice drawing with the tablet: The Master Sword. It's all free-hand, no tracing. I don't ever trace. I really want to find out how to do what is done in pointillism where there are 2-3 colors for one area...you know to add vibrance. I swear that there is a way to add vibrant colors besides pointillism however. I know that I've seen that in Salvador Dali's paintings...



But yeah, very happy and I can't wait to get better! Now I can offer digital art commissions!

For the longest time I had a stigma against digital art because the people that go out of their way to learn traditional techniques make phenomenal work...

The more I think about it, the more I realize that you still need skill to make genuinely good art. It's never about your tools, but your skills!

Monday, June 12, 2017

COMMISSIONS! Information here!

I am starting commissions!!!!

Why? I need an excuse to draw as much as possible...and seeing as how I'm not terribly confident about my ability to get a job before I go back to school...well, what better way to make some dough than to sell my art?

Even if I get a job before school starts again, I need another source of some form of income that I can turn to in the next 2 years. (When I sign up for this masters' program, I won't even be permitted to have a job...)

May I be good enough to warrant your patronage!

Anyways....

COMMISSION RULES AND GUIDELINES

To Order a Commission from Me:

1.) E-mail your request to jinseikyuzai@gmail.com

2.) If I accept your request, YOU MUST *PAY ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE before I begin work on your commission.

*Payment will ONLY be accepted via Google Wallet. Send payment to jinseikyuzai@gmail.com (Go to the Google Wallet home page, and they will take you through how to send money.)

3.) After I have received payment I will e-mail you an invoice listing a unique ID number, whatever name you choose to give (whether it be username or real name), a description of your commission, and the total price you paid.

4.) I will also e-mail you an update with an image of the initial sketch. IMPORTANT: You are ONLY entitled to a refund at this point IF you decide that the commission is not to your liking AFTER YOU RECEIVE THIS SKETCH UPDATE. Afterwards, if you have no problems with it, REFUNDS WILL NOT BE GIVING.

5.) IF I PERSONALLY FIND I AM UNABLE TO COMPLETE YOUR COMMISSION, WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE SKETCH UPDATE, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A FULL REFUND.

6.) PRICES ARE NEGOTIABLE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS

7.) If you ever have any other questions, feel free to e-mail me.

8.) I ONLY ACCEPT THREE COMMISSIONS AT ONE TIME (AT THE MOMENT). I WILL SEND UPDATES WHENEVER COMMISSION SLOTS OPEN.

9.) Rules are subject to change.

WHAT I WILL DRAW:

1.) Any and all fan art from any film, TV series, Comic, Anime, Manga, Video Game, etc.
2.) Any and all art of any real-life subject/person (ex. any celebrity, any animal, any place).
3.) M-rated gore/horror
4.) Mild suggestive content
5.) Comedy/Parody content
6.) Art that approaches certain touchy subjects in a satirical fashion

WHAT I WILL NOT DRAW:

1.) Any and all Fetish/NSFW content
2.) Generally, if a series is not intended for a PG-13, R audience, I will not accept suggestive/gore/horror commissions of that series. (On a case-by-case basis or unless it is meant to be comedic/parody)
3.) Any and all propaganda related art (i.e. Art berating political/religious views, etc)

COMMISSION PRICES

Traditional Art (Sketched->Inked->Colored with Prismacolor Pencils)

One Character
Sketch--$5
Inked--$10
Inked and Colored (Flat)--$15
Inked and Colored (Shaded)--$20
Two Characters
Sketch--$8
Inked--$15
Inked and Colored (Flat)--$24
Inked and Colored (Shaded)--$32
Three Characters
Sketch--$12
Inked--$24
Inked and Colored (Flat)--$32
Inked and Colored (Shaded)--$40
Four or More Characters
*Prices are on a case-by-case basis

Add Background--Additional $5-10 depending on commission

Add a Message to Commission--Additional $2

Digital Art (Pixel Art for right now. Digital sketches/full color TBA)

One Item/Character
Black and White--$5
Colored--$10
Colored with Background--$15
Two Items/Characters
Black and White--$7
Colored--$14
Colored with Background--$20
Three Items/Characters
Black and White--$12
Colored--$25
Colored with Background--$30
Four or More Items/Characters
*Prices are on a case-by-case basis

Add a Message: $1


EXAMPLES














So yeah....I sure would appreciate the help! I hope to give you guys some good looking stuff!