Topic: I did a drawing!

[Calamity]

I just recently got a new iPad and I've been trying out the drawing features.  And I came up with this:



Primarus Head!  Using one of my own miniatures as a reference.  Crudely done with just my finger, mostly to see how the app works, I'm going to get the pencil asap.  Hopefully that'll help improve things.  I used to be much better at this but a decade out of the game has rendered me rusty as hell. 

[The GrimSqueaker]

Keep going. There's no harm in creating. It's http://inktober.com/  They say ink but I say art.

[Calamity]

I'll try to aim for a drawing a day.  It's the only way I'll get any better.

[Sir_Godspeed]

Not bad for a li'l sketch.
Incidentally, I also did a little face-sketch today, though just with a pen.

[Calamity]

Cool!  Faces (and hands) are definitely the hardest things to draw.

I don't think I got the perspective right here.  It seems distorted.  Definitely something to work on.

[Orange]

I did that drawing a day thing for a while, it's amazing how much you improve when you do it all the time and don't stress if you do a bad one.

Good luck!

[Saim-Dann]

G'day Cap!
If that's what you come up with using your finger, keen to see What you come up with using a pen.As rough as this piece is, it shows you have a good flow to your etching. Am an ink guy myself. Haven't been bold enough to step onto the graphic art stage as yet... Hats off!

[Lord of Winter and War]

Nice one! Gonna post more?

[Calamity]

I did that drawing a day thing for a while, it's amazing how much you improve when you do it all the time and don't stress if you do a bad one.

Good luck!

Thank you!

G'day Cap!
If that's what you come up with using your finger, keen to see What you come up with using a pen.As rough as this piece is, it shows you have a good flow to your etching. Am an ink guy myself. Haven't been bold enough to step onto the graphic art stage as yet... Hats off!

Cheers!  I picked up the Apple Pencil today so the future work will hopefully be improved.  Only thing is, this damn toothache is destroying my concentration and motivation to do anything let alone draw. 

Nice one! Gonna post more?

I most certainly am!

I'm currently in the process of drawing another marine now, and I plan to go back and improve that first one too!  Stay tuned!

[Calamity]

Did some more art.  Expanding on the first one:

[Saim-Dann]

Niiiiice!
Good pose and Everything in proportion. Would be nice to see an action shot though. Leaping over ruble. Taking out a jaw with the butt of his rifle maybe? Keep up the good work, mate. Looking Micky Mouse... Be well!

[Sir_Godspeed]

Good pose!

[Calamity]

Thank you guys.   

I'll try to do some action poses.  In the meantime I tried to add some colour to my work and...oh dear



I'm going to have start over there, because this is just awful. 

[Saim-Dann]

G'day Cap!
It's only awful if we don't learn from them, mate. something as simple as moving those yellow shines to the top outside corners of the lens would make all the world of difference... Pointy ears forever!! 

[Calamity]

I hope it’s ok to revive this thread?  Because I’ve done another one.  One I meant to do for ages but only now got around to doing:



Got that out in 20 minutes while waiting for minis to dry.  Messed it up though.  He’s not ‘squat’ enough. 

[Myen'Tal]

Awesome! Your skills are way better than mine, Calamity! I used to draw back in the day, but was never very good at it, haha.

[Alienscar]

Messed it up though.  He’s not ‘squat’ enough. 

For twenty minutes work that looks quite good and a lot better than anything I could produce in the same time. I agree with you though that it doesn't look 'squat' enough.I really like the outline of the ship that you have sketched in the background.

[Calamity]

Awesome! Your skills are way better than mine, Calamity! I used to draw back in the day, but was never very good at it, haha.

Thanks Myen’Tal! 

For twenty minutes work that looks quite good and a lot better than anything I could produce in the same time. I agree with you though that it doesn't look 'squat' enough.I really like the outline of the ship that you have sketched in the background.

Cheers Alienscar!  The ship was just something I doodled out to make the pic a little bit more interesting.  Added in the firing cannon effect for extra flair. 

I came back to this idea for a second try.  This time taking an hour out to do it, and in colour too.  Here’s the end result:



I’m still trying to get to grips with the colouring parts of the app.  That’s the best I can manage with my current knowledge.  Hopefully if I keep trying, they’ll get better.

[Alienscar]

The figure itself looks really good and the whole thing looks a lot more like a Dwarf now Calamity. The only thing I don't like is the colour. I don't know if it is because of the pastel shades, the fact that the colours aren't quite fully applied, or something to do with the software you are using, but I find the colours don't seem to 'sit' right. On the torso in particular the colour seems to obscure rather than enhance the texture.   

[Calamity]

The figure itself looks really good and the whole thing looks a lot more like a Dwarf now Calamity. The only thing I don't like is the colour. I don't know if it is because of the pastel shades, the fact that the colours aren't quite fully applied, or something to do with the software you are using, but I find the colours don't seem to 'sit' right. On the torso in particular the colour seems to obscure rather than enhance the texture.

Oh I agree.  They aren’t sitting right at all.  As I said, I’m still trying to figure out how the app actually works in that regard.  It’s not very precise and it’s tricky to blend the colours.

I know it can be better (I’ve seen demo pics that are outstanding), so maybe I just need to watch some tutorials, and stick to drawing black and white in the meantime.

I did also manage to make this:



Still has the same problems really. 

Obviously these are all GW’s IP, but I’m hoping that the practice I get from them will help me develop my own ideas and characters in future.  Then I can hopefully get paid for this!