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You could try "drawing" with the polygonal lasso (or lasso) tool. That's what I use for like everything.

Very interesting...thanks for the suggestion! ;o I'll have to check and see if GIMP has one of those and experiment.

Those are mostly just quick drawings, since I need to draw quickly while I've got the images in my head. For the nicer looking stuff, I use the tablet (and endure my sister's computer to use it, since she has a desktop and more room for it). ;]


...Not that I've sat down to draw anything neat or nice lately. B(

Oh nice another gimp user! The lasso tool is the same as photoshop's polygonal lasso. For quick drawings and curves, you could also look into the path tool.
Draw a path, Edit > Stroke Path, choose a thickness, and there ya go, a nice smooth outline.

Oh nice another gimp user! The lasso tool is the same as photoshop's polygonal lasso. For quick drawings and curves, you could also look into the path tool.
Draw a path, Edit > Stroke Path, choose a thickness, and there ya go, a nice smooth outline.

Very cool tips! :-) I tried out paths and the lasso tool. Both looked pretty neat, but I definitely need to get used to them more. B( lol

Yeah definitely, it can be really annoying at first. Even more so if you're using a tablet.

Finally took the time to sit down for a few hours and draw out a sexy heroine:

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That was a weird angle to work with, so I hope it turned out ok. I have a few "huh?" moments when I look over it, but I'm overall pretty happy with the way it turned out. I should have stuck with a more simple pose, though. ;o

I should have stuck with a more simple pose, though. ;o

Nah. Trying new things and pushing our comfort zone is the only way to improve, right?

is she a magician?

It looks good!

What's with the translucent triangle thing over her breasts though? It doesn't seem to conform to her body shape.

Nah. Trying new things and pushing our comfort zone is the only way to improve, right?

True! I've been really trying to work on my anatomy drawing skills. In a search for a new area of study, I've considered pursuing a B.A. in Arts & Technology. From that angle, I might try to find my way into the gaming industry or get into graphic development and design fields. I'm going to need to really step it up with my art and design abilities, though.

is she a magician?

No, but I went for a magician-like design for her! ;o

It looks good!

What's with the translucent triangle thing over her breasts though? It doesn't seem to conform to her body shape.

Thanks, irock! :-) The triangle thing was a last minute add-on to make her look less naked. It ended up looking kind of odd, though.

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I'm surprised that I haven't commented on this yet xd
Its really nice. I like the choice in colors and the overall design of the character. It looks like the portraits in your project

I'm surprised that I haven't commented on this yet xd
Its really gnar-gnar. I like the choice in colors and the overall design of the character. It looks like the portraits in your project

Thanks! You mean the Lhuvia Tales characters? Me and my sister have a very similar style of artwork. We generally use the same coloring techniques, but she's much better at it. B)

Made some LoZ fan art. B) This time, I went for a slightly different style for the coloring. The picture came out a bit sloppy because I set up the tablet with my laptop and had to sit farther away from the screen (I'm near-sighted). I shrunk the pic a bit to cover up the sloppiness. ;]

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Made some LoZ fan art. B) This time, I went for a slightly different style for the coloring. The picture came out a bit sloppy because I set up the tablet with my laptop and had to sit farther away from the screen (I'm near-sighted). I shrunk the pic a bit to cover up the sloppiness. ;]

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Ghirahim looks fabolous as always ~

Got some non digital art for once - a painting, nonetheless!



Sorry for the crappy image quality... I took this picture on my phone. This is my most recent assignment in my art class! I had to paint a watercolor background (using saran wrap to make the pattern) and then cut out pieces from magazines (using people-shaped stencils). I then had to place them in a design of my choosing, so this was the final piece.

It turned out very unusual. I like it. B) I think I'll experiment with paints some more (after I finish my acrylics assignment).

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Also, I went with this design because I thought it was cool that they look like synchronized swimmers. So, that's what I've titled this piece after. :B

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yay I finished a painting! On, like, a real canvas and stuff!

It was an art assignment to cut up Disney pictures and place them around randomly, sort of like a puzzle. The goal was to match the colors to the original picture as best as possible. I don't really like the painting much, but it took awhile and I'm glad I actually can say that I painted something. :B This was my first time ever using Acrylics, so it's a bit sloppy. Not that you can see the full extent of that with my terrible phone's camera.


*Not actual size. The painting is like 16x20?

I've been doing a lot of non-digital artwork lately, so I finally managed to get everything scanned. Well, almost everything. My best piece yet isn't currently with me because my art teacher put it on display in the hallways. But seriously...I can't wait to post it. ;~; 10ish hours of love went into it. <3

For now, here's some other(more simple) things I've been working on. ;o

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Medium: Graphite Pencil, Colored Pencils
I actually intended for it to be a design originally, but it ended up transforming into something adorable and boe-inspired.

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Medium: Recycled Print Images, Sharpie Colors
Uhhh something about abandoned images from the print class that we decided to cut into shapes, design, and add a little color to. I dunno, but it looks kinda neat.

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Medium: Watercolors
I loooove using watercolors. Even more fun when you pattern it. ;~;

if i became a magical girl that would be my familiar ^.^

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then i would find out it had been eating people and i want to killed it but it give me my powers to i let it kill people and then i become the villian in the second season

;] In the guise of a distributor of love

Your abstract style is really neat. I think there's room to grow there

+1

Your abstract style is really neat. I think there's room to grow there

Thanks, Sophist! ;o;

I've been experimenting a lot with paints lately. I'll try to make a better watercolor painting with the techniques I worked on yesterday. I also got several small canvases while they were on sale, so I might do some more acrylic paintings, too. ;o

Medium: Watercolors, Sharpie
My Mucha-style Art Nouveau Queen of Swords! ;______; I've been on a painting craze lately and finally started working with using watercolors for actual pictures (instead of just backgrounds). For the second time, technically (I forgot to post the first picture :<). Anyways, this took me 6+ hours to draw out and paint. I used a reference for the pose, but that's pretty much it. I'm extremely proud of this, but also in some pretty extreme back pain after doing all the painting in a straight shot (that part alone probably took 4 hours). :B I also used a rag for the background speckly pattern. :>


I got some canvases on sale the other day, so I might be doing some acrylic paintings soon, too. :] Watercolors are my favorite right now, so it might take me a bit to branch from them. ;o I want to try out oil painting sometime, too. It's the only one I haven't tried yet.

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Medium: Graphite Pencil, Colored Pencils
I actually intended for it to be a design originally, but it ended up transforming into something adorable and boe-inspired.

This made me think of Kingdom Hearts, maybe just because of the heart shape and colors?  Either way, I like all of your art. Pretty