My Doodles :)
My old doodles.. some I gave as freebies and had the chance to save a photograph of them and some I doodles while at work and noone's looking haha! =]
I'll be uploading more since this is my way to divert my attention from grabbing all those SM!
I'm really not into coloring my art, i usually just use charcoal, pencils or even plain ballpen.
But i saw ( Read more... )
I'll be uploading more since this is my way to divert my attention from grabbing all those SM!
I'm really not into coloring my art, i usually just use charcoal, pencils or even plain ballpen.
But i saw ( Read more... )
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I'm with you on the whole not-too-much-into-coloring thing (my sketch books are 99% pencil/pen, not so much color). My preference for color though is generally colored pencil. I personally use Prismacolors--they're expensive, but they're soooo worth it, and they last forever (with the exception of the overused colors, like basic red, yellow, blue, skin tones, black, which you can pick up single color pencils at a craft store like Michaels). They have a softer lead then the regular pencils in the store, so they tend to look better in overall presentation, and they're so much easier to work with (and they blend so pretty!). They take a bit of getting used to, lots of playing around, figuring what works, what looks best, but once you get the hang of it, things look really good (example ^^)
Btw I like how the layout is coming along ^^
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Well I first started fiddling with them AGES ago, like before high school.. I had a couple icky drawing classes in high school, but we used Prismacolors in there, and I guess that helped a little.. It mostly just takes experimenting, and lots of it. Spend an hour or two just scribbling out colors, using different angles, different pressures, blend different colors, see what you like best.
What I tend to do is start with the dark areas, fill in the shadows fairly lightly (pressing slightly harder for the really dark areas), and if you have any highlighted parts (like shiny hair, shiny parts in skin) color those in HARD with white. Then pick out what you want your middle color to be, kind of your base color, and go over the whole area with medium pressure, with the exception of the really light areas. Then pick a light color and go over the whole thing with fairly hard pressure. I generally go over the shiny parts again with white once its done. Most of the time I ink them before I color them, but not always. ;)
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http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-OIL-ACRYLIC-W-C-PAINTING-EASEL-300-ART-SUPPLIES-NR_W0QQitemZ270262109734QQihZ017QQcategoryZ20158QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
but they end like $60+++
im not sure if it's worth it. oohh i love your art! i'm a big fan of you and krutoineshi (lol forgive my memory on spelling) lol
oh, give me your email, i'll send the files and codes. i'll be making juggernaute's LJ next! :) *hugs*
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I usually don't end up coloring my doodles, or even inking them up, for that matter. I get too worried about messing up and I can be quite obsessive-compulsive when it comes to making things look correct (in my view). So, for the pictures I do feel like finishing up, I more often scan things in and clean up/color them digitally. (the Undo command is my best friend ^.^") The traditional media I do use somewhat often are paints, but that's because I make fancels.
*sigh* and I actually do have a substantial set of prismacolor pencils too... they've only really been used in my bio labs to color in drawings of microscope observations - lame, eh?
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ohyeah.. i can try coloring my art using pshop! a lot of artists do that nowadays and the ctrl+z helps a loooot! i want to see your doodles too! gimme the links when you're able to post them okay? once i receive my old doodles way back in gradeschool. i'll post them too! ahahah they look weird though :) is the prismacolors really good??? i'll buy it if it's really good.
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Lessee, if you want to try different media, I think it would be better for you to go to your local craft store (do you have a Michael's or Joann's nearby?) and get one of those 'starter kits' they usually sell. Where I live, these places often give a weekly ad for 40% off a single item, so that helps even more with saving $$. Oh! If you're interested in one of those kits, I can buy one using one of those coupons and ship it to you, just let me know!
I wouldn't go out right away and buy the easel + paint kit like what you posted above unless you are really serious about things, especially since buying paints, canvases, brushes, etc. really, really adds up. Also, there's the chance that you decide that it's not the right type of media you want to work with, and that's not a good result ( ... )
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