This is my own Character Drawings

artimies7 wrote:If you want, I can draw a bit of an example of the eyes-under-hair thing.

Sure. Do what you want.
Im just saying, for that particular drawing, I couldn't pick out good eyes for her.

So you've got your epic guy, right?

But he needs hair.

Oh dear, they overlap. Whatever shall you do.

This is what you do, foo.

And fill in the rest.

Ta-Da! You're done!

I know it isn't the same person that you did, but my drawing thingy won't upload without giving me a bunch of crap.

yes, well you see. That is just little bit of bangs. Now, How would you do it with a huge mop of hair going down your face? I can understand small bits like that.

Personally, I don't see a huge problem with obscuring a character's eyes with their hair, but I wouldn't reccomend it for an integral or expressive character. That's because a lack of eyes, or more specifically a lack of eyebrows really takes away from the range of emotion a character is able to display. Someone with hair over their eyes is usually delegated to the role of the stoic or the dummy. The comic by Jolly-Jack is a great example, but let me bring up an even better one;



Sam The Sheepdog, from the Looney Toons shorts. He starred in a spin-off of the Coyote and Roadrunner shorts, where he guarded a flock of sheep against Ralph the Wolf. The entire point of Sam was to sit in one spot, and he only moved when absolutely necessary. He is an impenetrable mass, both physically and expressively.


The only other main character that I can think of with this trait was Debbie from The Wild Thornberrys (The older sister), and she was similarly aloof and dismissive of the other characters of the show.


Wow, wasn't trying to make a speech outta this... Anyway, my point is that not showing the eyes of a character is a perfectly acceptable stylistic choice, albeit one that restricts the depth of the character when drawn that way.

Well Stated

A mop you say? I must construct additional screens...

Ugh... I don't post a lot anymore.. I guess my Ego is Broken...
Anyway, this is the Gubernat. (from my story, "Clockwork")




A standard vehicle for the Underground survivors. The Gubernat is a Steam Powered walking automotive that can fit in tight tunnels. It can travel at an average speed of 20 Miles Per Hour (on a rough terrain), Maxing out at 30 Miles Per Hour on a Flat Surface.

The Gubernat can fold in its legs to make for easy storage.
It has 4 movement control levers/nobs/peddles.

1st Lever- controls Forward, Backward, and Neutral set movement control. (like a car)

2nd Duel Peddles- controls left and right leg speed. (like a tank)

3rd Lever- controls Strafe Movement.

4th Lever- controls Stationary 360° Turning.


The Gubernat
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Faction: Steamwork
Boiler Size: Medium
Average Distance in One Tank: 300 miles
Height: ~ 3 Meters (1.5 Meters without legs)
Length: ~ 5 Meters (3 Meters without legs)
Weight: ~ 3 Tons (with Empty Boiler)

History-
The Gubernat was designed by one of the first Sub-terrain People, who went by the name of Gibson. The Gubernat was designed to run off of water. Because the people lived in Underground Caves, where Air didn't Circulate easily, They needed an Air Friendly Engine to power their equipment. Gibson was the only one of his colony to think of using Steam. As they came in contact with other colonies, New Steam vehicles were designed, and the Steamwork Faction was formed.

There are many Steamwork Engineers in all of the colonies now.

The Last Clock Smith

The surface of Haven is a Desert Wasteland. Dry, Windy, and Bone Chilling, not to many life forms live there.
There Is however 1 lone Clock smith. He is the last one who uses and works with Clockwork. His Tall companion is a Clockwork Robot, and must hide his true Identity from those who Frown upon anything Clockwork.

(Ill give you One guess who the tall guy is) (Hint: he jumps around all my stories, Somehow ending up in this one.)

The Clockwork Faction lives through the work of this Lone Engineer. He dose not have a Moral Side. Neither Good or Bad, he dose what he can to assist everyone.

In a way, he is similar to the Enlightened View of God. He builds and lets things run their course.

Nikolai, well done on the last one, the Gubernat though is very poorly presented, now I know it's just a design, but I think you went too lazy on the last minute, because I can tell that the last locksmith shows off more of your skill than the "Gubernat". Well done. Really nice shading. Gubernat....not so much.

I'm going to upload them in sequential order here, just as I drew them.






I think the third one is the best to show the actual concept, but I had to go all out on the fourth, just to practice.

Dreadstunlock wrote:Nikolai, well done on the last one, the Gubernat though is very poorly presented, now I know it's just a design, but I think you went too lazy on the last minute, because I can tell that the last locksmith shows off more of your skill than the "Gubernat". Well done. Really nice shading. Gubernat....not so much.

Thanks for the feedback, don't get that to often. About the Gubernat Drawing. It was kinda a blueprint kinda drawing, and just the product of getting an idea onto paper. U see, I mentioned the Gubernat in what I had (key word, "Had") written in the Clockwork story. So, it was in a sense, a Reference picture, if anything.

Developed the Faction symbols and Showed the All around look of the Gubernat.
Don't worry, the Gubernat WILL make an appearance in another Very Detailed drawing and I hope it will look as good as I imagine it now.

artimies7 wrote:I'm going to upload them in...........

Look... I know what you mean and are trying to say. Your picture didn't help your cause at all tho.
I recall Saying I could not pick a Good looking eye to go with the Character & pose. Tried many eyes, and they ALL took away form how she is Supposed to look.

Nikolai wrote:

Dreadstunlock wrote:Nikolai, well done on the last one, the Gubernat though is very poorly presented, now I know it's just a design, but I think you went too lazy on the last minute, because I can tell that the last locksmith shows off more of your skill than the "Gubernat". Well done. Really nice shading. Gubernat....not so much.

Thanks for the feedback, don't get that to often. About the Gubernat Drawing. It was kinda a blueprint kinda drawing, and just the product of getting an idea onto paper. U see, I mentioned the Gubernat in what I had (key word, "Had") written in the Clockwork story. So, it was in a sense, a Reference picture, if anything.

Developed the Faction symbols and Showed the All around look of the Gubernat.
Don't worry, the Gubernat WILL make an appearance in another Very Detailed drawing and I hope it will look as good as I imagine it now.

The thing is, even if it's just a production painting, it always needs to have a good sketch, and also light and shadow, especially because clients need to know straight away of what it's made out of, what it will look like under certain conditions, for all they know it's made out of plastic that's used for Mcdonalds toys.

Just because a painting is just a blueprint, doesn't mean you can let it look like crap, put more effort into it, that sketch alone, is only like 2 minutes long to draw. I've actually started to do sketches up to 1/2 hours long, and they are very presentable.

Not going to be on for a bit I think. Mom is kicking me and Sister out of house..
Bye for now...

o_o Okay..

Come back soon..

Nikolai wrote:I Figured I Should Show My Original Style...Before I Started Emulating JollyJack's Style.
Just a random...sexyish...girl. lol

random eh?

Nikolai wrote:

artimies7 wrote:I'm going to upload them in...........

Look... I know what you mean and are trying to say. Your picture didn't help your cause at all tho.
I recall Saying I could not pick a Good looking eye to go with the Character & pose. Tried many eyes, and they ALL took away from how she is Supposed to look.

Okaiden. I'll just shut up now.

Dreadstunlock wrote:
The thing is, even if it's just a production painting, it always needs to have a good sketch, and also light and shadow, especially because clients need to know straight away of what it's made out of, what it will look like under certain conditions, for all they know it's made out of plastic that's used for Mcdonalds toys.

Just because a painting is just a blueprint, doesn't mean you can let it look like crap, put more effort into it, that sketch alone, is only like 2 minutes long to draw. I've actually started to do sketches up to 1/2 hours long, and they are very presentable.

Well, it DID look a lot more Neat. Smooth line, Sharp edges, the works. But It has been smudged a lot, Because it is on one of the first few pages of the book, so it all smeared allover the back of the page before it. I guess I liked the smeared look to it. made it look old, as if it was sitting in a run down Factory for several ages.
idk :\


On another note. Things kinda straightened out with my mom. Long story that i am to lazy to go into detail about.

Thanks for being the only one who acknowledged and seemed to be worried. To be honest, I figured you forgot about me, and don't bother to check out my stuff anymore. Don't know why...so don't hurt me *cower*

Youchip@ You are nowhere near the experience to emulate JollyJack's work.

Nikolai@ If it makes you feel any better, I want to work as a Concept Artist in the Entertainment Industry, and me and my dad got into a fist fight, he was left with a bloodied nose which some of his blood is on my Antec 1200 fancase, and me with a bruised eye and a bruised knuckle.

Why did we have it? Because he kept telling me crap like, I need to go to a school/college/University to be good at Concept Art, that I need good grades, go to shit like Oxford or Howard, put my crap in exhibitions.

Then after 2 hours, he came back to my room on his feet kneeling for forgivness, with me? No matter how much you fight me, I love them all the same.

But yeah, if you wanted the smeared factory look at this:




Don't be lazy, work hard on your presentation.

Dreadstunlock wrote:Youchip@ You are nowhere near the experience to emulate JollyJack's work.

sorry
but
what are you talking about?
I actually cant figure it out

Youchip wrote:

Nikolai wrote:I Figured I Should Show My Original Style...Before I Started Emulating JollyJack's Style.
Just a random...sexyish...girl. lol

random eh?

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what about it?
what does it have to do with jollyjack in the slightest?
and what does it have to do with me?
i was just pointing out that it looked like a familiar character

Woops, my apologies Youchip, I didn't notice the second bit where it says it's actually Nikolai's quote of saying emulating JollyJack's style. >< Woopsiedaisies, you are excused, out of my room

why dose it seem like my Thread is a Chat room???

A Sketch I did today in School. Kinda Random and Different from what I Normally draw.

(Note: Obviously not done)

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