WIP - "Pumpkin"

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Sketch - Chrome Brush Krita

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Lineart - Krita

(10/1/2024) Wake me up when September ends...in 2024

Get @ Me dog!

@cedricgo Thanks man! your frog piece was freakin' raaad!
@watercolour Thanks! Cant wait to see you rip through all that old work stuff to completed pieces!

Critiques

CLICK ON THE LITTLE DOWN ARROW ON THE RIGHT IN THIS EMBED!! HOLY SH*T I COULD HAVE BEEN DOING THIS THE WHOLE TIME!!!
Helping out uraniumpuppy with some torso drawing tips!

Helping out ilovecookieforlife (awesome name) with some character art

Some Farts-

I mean ARTs. cant spell farts without it though....

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WIP-it real good....

Been really focused on this one and I'm excited to bring it home this weekend...possibly.
The face was too much like shrek and too goofy, I wanted a goofy fun pose but for the head and face------and my vibe is a little more dark and less cartoony.

Gotta grab a face ref for the lady, and pimp out that armor and bit more to be less boring, mess with that leather piece on his chest...So heres a placer face for now. LOL

I think I want to make some stickers for Halloween! I'll make some monsters and zombies and classic stuff with some new found confidence in Krita.

Later Taters

(10/6/24) It's Finally Finished: 'Pumpkins'

Ladies and Germs, I present to you, "Pumpkins"

"Pumpkins" came from a random idea after drawing recent torsos to practice the female variety. I wanted to draw some nameless fleshy broad, but also draw a troll or undead knight holding/swooping her away. What popped out one night was the first sketch you see in the process shot. I've been wanting to paint something for some time now and for some unknown reason this scratched the itch. It is rare when one is compelled to do something, especially what you weren't planning on. And for no good reason, its suddenly consuming your whole life.

I was inspired by the works of Paul Bonner on the game - The Dead Keep.
And random floaty haired busty anime women.

I will say that going to work and taking breaks, and coming back with constant fresh eyes was the best tool in drawer for this work. There are tons of mistakes, and more I'm sure I will find as time progresses. I didn't know when I was going to be done. But suddenly I was. I couldn't find anything else to adjust or noodle.

Last midnight, with completion on the horizon, tired and whispering over heretic runes - drastic changes and - "redesign regret"- loomed. It was the next day with sobering sleep clearing my tainted mind - I realized, "f*ck that just finish it..."

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Process:

I painted multiple parts of this painting at least three times. It took so much longer than I wanted but I didn't let that stop me. I just kept plugging along fixing things till it was done. I just told myself the whole time - Learn from this, you will just do it faster in your next piece.
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Thoughts:

Krita, I love it. It never crashed. It has gradient maps. It has the most incredible and diverse brush engine. Every thought that I had to change a brush to my dearest whim - was granted upon mere clicks and scrollings. And it is, free. free. free.
H - O - T - T - O - G - FREE....... b*tch....

I will be donating money to them as often as I can. I only feel so bad that I gave so much to Adobe, which I could have given to these wonderful people too support their efforts.

From this great effort is born much learnings. Interestingly - of what I need to learn next. What I struggled with so much and for so long is now my nearest motivation. Where my biggest time sinks were and my greatest regrets. I look forward to sharing them all with you someday.

Yesterday resulted an epiphany - regarding the absolute fundamentals of picture making. It involves theories from several sources. From finding the answers for others, critiques, tutorials and musings. It is simple, iconic and ideally - unstoppable. It ties together the contrast of all principle fundamentals, ratio, and the elusive application of mood.

Right brain emotions and left brain math finally combined in an ultimate symbiosis, and ANALOGIZED for you. It might look and sound mad. But who gives a shit.

I cannot wait to put it together and show it too you. It's symbology can be contained in one note card.

Get @ me Bros

@uggievang I cannot tell you how long I held myself from completing that stage - because it was...fantastic. I'm sad its over. lol
@cedricgo It is my magnum opus. Far more effective than its complete version. Its like shall never be seen again.

Later Taters

NOV 2024 - APR 2025

Back at you 'bros'

@gregorya thanks so much for the wonderful comments and visits! Keep that sketchbook going strong
@Ginungar that's awesome! thanks so much for stopping by!

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New Year New Us

I have had a nice time taking a break for the holidays after burning out from 'pumpkins' a bit. But I know from experience that most creative types slow down to a hibernation state - to recoup in their family caves and gorge on chocolate. I knew winter was coming so I did the same.

I tried to pick up where I left off with my studies of the the human form from imagination. After these I find the need to fill the reservoir with new information from masters and reality. It is a fine balance to keep - on top of day to day activities it is easy to lose track. This is my escape after all and not my full time profession anymore.

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Critiques

I had a wonderful time helping out a few people over this time period.

TTRPGBREWSTER

This was the most I had ever written so far in one critique section. It took two weeks of correspondence and was a real joy to see the improvement. I recommend seeing ttrpgbrewsters serious improvements in just over two weekends - while following the basics of fundamentals. Get a snack, a boba and and put a fat pillow under you for this one.

GINUNGAR
Ginungar had a wonderful comic project worked on - and pushed it too the next level.

MAPLE-SYRUP-FAIRY
Maple learned about head drawing and the complications. Zeroed in on solving the problem.

BWAUSE83
B had some dope figures that needed gesture and design improvement and nailed it.

VISCERATED
V had some dope character designs to work out.

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I hope all of you can read and learn some things from the critiques provided through others. This platform is great 'old school' internet style for that. Go give them a read and a like and make them feel heard.

You want doodles? I have oodles.

Some sketches when I had time.

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I'm still working out the two ideas from online teachers and how they are tied together in some wild symbology. Unless you have read through and have their work this might not make much sense. Forgive the miss spellings.

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