queensorchadragon Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Hey folks, um, this is my art thread I suppose :) I will post whatever I draw here. Critique is welcome. Any Neo art is going to be heavily watermarked and I apologize, but I have never gotten into the AG and I want to, so I don't want to take the chance of someone stealing my stuff... And yes I know my username on here is "queensorchadragon" but I identify much more with opalescent, so there. xD Anyway I'll start with some old stuff and work my way up? I used to do a lot of pencil and watercolor art. I went through a fairy-drawing phase. I'm not as good now. Then I started learning to do computer art... the earliest examples, I think, are disappeared somewheres on my external hard drive (Pity??) but these are the latest :) I've posted some of these on here but I might as well assimilate my Neo art :) This is my magma Xwee, Auddissea, being all superhero. Needs a background, and her whip. But this was before I was any good at backgrounds... I drew this this summer to enter for peophin day. Never got in. I was sad. Oh well :P This is my latest. I entered it but I don't think it'll get in until a random day, because this next week or two is full of events... When is lenny day, anyway? Anywho. That's my art... hope you guys like it so there actually was a point to this thread :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Shoot Em All Peophin!~ Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 they are all good arts! :wub_anim: i love them all, mostly on peophin art, it is truly breathtaking! TNT surely have weird decision making on some occasion.. those really are AG stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queensorchadragon Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 Thanks :) oh i forgot to mention, if for some reason someone WANTS to do requests, i'll totally do that... probably only 1 at a time though, I draw slow XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlitteryCupcake Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 My favorite is that faerie Lenny! It's fantastic - I especially like the background! Those colors are beautiful. Is it a digital piece or did you maybe use pastels? I like how it's hard to tell what your medium was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queensorchadragon Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 It's digital :3 I got a drawing tablet for my birthday this year, so every once in a while I go crazy and draw something :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedhaun Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I really like all of your Neopets-themed art pieces, Opal. Your Magma Xweetok and Faerie Lenny came out marvelously out of everything, especially with the textures and colourful effects. Oh, and Lenny Day is on February 12th if you want to submit that Lenny art piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linsta Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I love colourful arts! Colourful stuff makes me happy =) Good luck getting into the AG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlitteryCupcake Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 It's digital :3 I got a drawing tablet for my birthday this year, so every once in a while I go crazy and draw something :) Oh cool! I have a small little wacom tablet myself, but I don't use it often. Would you mind sharing a bit more about how you drew it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queensorchadragon Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 I use GIMP, it's a free alternative to photoshop. I generally use the paint brush, just round brush and fuzzy brush, and I tweak the size. I frequently use "brush dynamics" based off pressure. For the feathers in the background, I had it vary both opacity and size. I started out in the background with large criss-crossing strokes of a dark green, drew in little circles where I wanted the "eyes", shrunk my brush size a bit (but only a little, still larger than the feather's tendrils) and did a basic sketch of the feather, then added some strokes of colors in, blue on bottom, lighter blue/green on top, colored in the eyes. Then I shrunk my brush down even farther and did the highlights of light green, light purple/blue/orange, and a bunch of that light green throughout. I had separate layers for different things, for instance the head, the fan, the wing, and the background feathers (though I think I had a few more than that).. That way I can adjust the boundaries between the layers and not have to worry about re-drawing. I learned how to do eyes from the tutorials here: http://rtallamy.com/tutorials.html though I sometimes tweak with it a bit. (those are GOOD tutorials, too, I followed the ear one and i creeped my mom out with how realistic it looked) Let's see... anything shiny is from the "dodge" tool... umm... for textures I tend to put large background strokes before small foreground strokes. I color in my base picture before I add any textures... I tend to shade with colors that are slightly off from the main color of the object... and .... i'm very obsessive about perfection. I feel like this is just meaningless syllables without pictures, but the most I can do with that picture is split it up into its constituent layers, so I hope this helps :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlitteryCupcake Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Oh wow, thank you for such a detailed response! I really appreciate it! It definitely gives me a better understanding of how you did everything. Those tutorials look fantastic too! That ear one...geeeez. That could pass as a photograph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leedom111 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Wow, your stuff is FANTASTIC! I love all the detail that went into the lenny. I feel like I would die if I had to do something with that many strokes @____@ Keep submitting your art and don't give up! I'm positive these will get in eventually if you have patience. Also, I would loooove for you to draw something for me! My faerie Jetsam Tiberonth could use some art :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queensorchadragon Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Alright! Is there a specific customization you'd like him in? (her?) and it'll probably take a while, lol, especially around Christmas as my family wants a lot of time together. EDIT 12/23/2011 Here is a WIP so you know I am working on it XD It's quite scaled down but the full size is huge soo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lils Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 wow i see such a huge improvements from you old pencil sketches to your current digital art! i was wondering, if your not too busy (or when you have time), would you be able to draw me Speckled Xweetok? i got into making layouts so a custom art would be awesome! Speckled theme For the win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queensorchadragon Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 I'll try! I can't do any work today my family decided today is a no-computer day (at least as soon as the rest of them wake up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leedom111 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Wow, it looks awesome so far! It's gonna look sooo good when it's done :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queensorchadragon Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Sorry it's taking so long! I am busier this break than I expected. Hardly been on Neopets even! But I'll get it done, just you wait xD (I HAVE gotten farther than that, though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leedom111 Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Ha ha, don't worry about it, I know exactly what it's like (I have several art requests that I need to finish too) ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queensorchadragon Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Ugh yeah, don't even mention the fact that I have schoolwork :/ my math took me HOURS today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leedom111 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 How goes the schoolwork? I really hate homework personally >_< What level math are you at? Anything less than calculus and I -might- be able to help, if you need it. I used to be pretty good at math :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airinga Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Your art is really cute :3 This post has been edited by a member of staff (Neomysterion) because of a violation of the forum rules. Keep your posts at 7 words or more, thanks. Please check your user inbox to see if you have been contacted regarding this incident, then review our rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.