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| Topic Started: Feb 18 2009, 11:28 PM (371 Views) | |
| anon | Feb 18 2009, 11:28 PM Post #1 |
 
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Anyone got any tips for working with pastels? I've never really used colour in my art but I bought a set of pastel pencils today and fancy having a try at something, probably Rukia-based but perhaps Ichigo-Vizard. |
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| Master of Darkness | Feb 19 2009, 04:50 AM Post #2 |
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First off, make sure the paper you use is thick enough to withstand the pressure. Despite your best efforts, you will end up pressing down on the paper. Everyone does. Watercolour paper might be too much, but something like sugar paper should be fine. If you use normal sheet A4, be careful or rippage WILL occur. Don't mix your pastels in the box. Sounds logical but you'd be surprised about how hard it is to remove dark red from a yellow if you accidentally get them muddled up... obviously, careful handling is a given as they can crack easily. Before using for the first time on a drawing, experiment. If you're using square ones, put it flat onto the paper and smear away to see the textures you're going to get with the paper you use. Put it on its end, and see what you get. Try different pressures. Try scribbling, and finer detail. Pastels are an extremely flexible tool to use. If you've got ones that are watercolour-based or similar, get a damp paintbrush and wipe around an area of colour to make it look more solid. If not, then simply use a piece of cloth, tissue or even your finger. The dust is remarkably spreadable. Try a dark block of colour, then using lighter shades on top. Then try a darker colour and using lighter ones on top. The key thing with all the above is just to play around and have fun, and see what you can and can't do before you go and wreck something you spent an hour inking. My recommendation: use darker base colours and then highlight. Also hit up Google or Deviantart for some basic tutorials to get you going. Tutorials plus your imagination are always a good thing. So long as you can apply your imagination to the technique, you're on to a winner. Or if all else fails, find a dodgy way of downloading Photoshop and scan your images in, and colour them in there. Hell, works for me. |
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| anon | Feb 19 2009, 01:06 PM Post #3 |
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haha, thanks MoD. it all sounds simple enough, and ye shall be seeing some of my inane dribbles in here before long. |
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| anon | Feb 25 2009, 09:06 PM Post #4 |
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 Shiba Kukaku, one of my fave Bleach girls. Drawn straight out of the manga. |
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| RamenNoodles452 | Feb 25 2009, 09:47 PM Post #5 |
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(ﾟДﾟ) Holy crap! That's insane! The detail is excellent! Though it's not an original piece. This is none-the-less incredible. absolutely no critiques, you managed to capture the look almost perfectly. |
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| anon | Feb 25 2009, 10:01 PM Post #6 |
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i thankee Noodles, mucho appreciate the comments. wish i could do original compositions, but i suck at them.  a quick sketch of Zaraki Kenpachi doing what he does best... the complete bloody psycho. |
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| anon | Feb 26 2009, 05:01 PM Post #7 |
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 still trying to get myself back into the sketchy mood. Kurosaki Isshin. |
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| Master of Darkness | Feb 26 2009, 07:16 PM Post #8 |
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Check my fringe, bitches
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I'm going to have to colour one of these in, once I'm finished with Ramen's... 
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| anon | Feb 26 2009, 07:29 PM Post #9 |
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it'd be an honour, MoD 
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| anon | Mar 8 2009, 09:27 AM Post #10 |
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Was doing some pen-sketching last night. I am so bad at original compositions that it's just not funny, but I try now and then and this kinda stuff is the result. I blame my dad for not being able to come up with original things, as he always taught me to straight-copy. Bit of a pain... if I ever have kids I'm making them improvise big time Takahashi Chihiro  Takahashi reading  Takahashi grinding herbs 
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| RamenNoodles452 | Mar 8 2009, 03:48 PM Post #11 |
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it's not bad at all, I'm pretty impressed with the poses you were able to do. |
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| lilbankai | Mar 9 2009, 06:29 AM Post #12 |
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woooooooow... These are good! Nice stuff man!... wish I could draw... but I can't... I can only do weird stuff on paint... so yea... Good stuff! |
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| anon | Mar 9 2009, 10:40 PM Post #13 |
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More pen sketching... This time practise for a pic of Yamamoto, Kyoraku and Ukitake in battle stance. Each has their shikai activated. Might also throw in their direct subordinates if there's room. |
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| anon | Mar 10 2009, 12:51 PM Post #14 |
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The (nearly) finished pic of the above pen sketches. Tbh it's unlikely I'll go back to this and finish it. Kyoraku's kimono finished my enthusiasm for the pic
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| anon | Mar 22 2009, 06:18 PM Post #15 |
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latest pic... Takahashi Chihiro singing karaoke, inspired by Noodles!
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| anon | Apr 22 2009, 08:56 AM Post #16 |
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My first attempt at using photoshop. This is the free version of the "photoshop lightroom" ~ I have no idea if this is as good as the photoshop MoD etc use. Anyway, here's my attempt at modifying a picture (limited to shade changes and softening in places, as I don't really understand how it all works yet). From L to: L! 
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| Master of Darkness | May 30 2009, 04:51 AM Post #17 |
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Check my fringe, bitches
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Nice job. Don't be afraid to experiment; so long as you have the original image - or a back-up in case you accidentally save over it - then just get creative. Can you use layers in this program of yours? |
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| anon | Jul 15 2009, 09:00 PM Post #18 |
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@ MoD not a clue, it ran out ages ago  my new additions. it has been a while...  ^ A possible Vizard character I may write up. V A pen sketch I did at work, of work. This is my view from sitting at the side of the counter, during one of my many many slow hours. Plus this is at about 6am... 
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| The Tortured Soul | Jul 16 2009, 05:44 AM Post #19 |
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A Vizard with a full-head-mask I'm worried! |
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ザ・トーヂャーダ・ソール "The Chaos moves, it flows. All we have to do is learn to ride the wave!"  Thank you Shiva for my sig Tort seems to have lost the ability to give a shit | |
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| anon | Aug 25 2009, 02:05 PM Post #20 |
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